Might be a little older than you, but my first job (stocking shelves and unloading freight) in a grocery store, paid all of $1.00/hr.
Worked 20/hrs/wk during last 2 years of HS and 60/hrs/week during summer months.
NO minimum wages in late 50's - early 60's.
Joined AF in 62. Don't even want to try and figure out what my hourly pay was for my $87.00/month pay. LOL
My dad was in the Navy from 1952 until 1977. The pay compared to hours worked on a deployment doesn't look too good on an hourly basis. If not for having a place to sleep and 3 squares, it would be much worse.