Was that what Dad paid you to mow the lawn?
My first real job for a company in the mid 60s paid the then-minimum wage of $1.60.
Minimum wage in US in 1965 to 1967 was $1.25 an hour. Some states may have established a higher minimum.
Year — Wage
1939 — 30¢
1945 — 40¢
1950 — 75¢
1956 — $1.00
1965 — $1.25
1967 — $1.00 / $1.40
1968 — $1.15 / $1.60
1969 — $1.30
1970 — $1.45
1971 — $1.60
1974 — $1.90 / $2.00
1975 — $2.00
1976 — $2.20 / $2.30
1977 — $2.30
1978 — $2.65
1979 — $2.90
1980 — $3.10
1981 — $3.35
1990 — $3.80
1991 — $4.25
1996 — $4.75
1997 — $5.15
2007 — $5.85
2008 — $6.55
2009 — $7.25 to now.
In years where there were two minimum wages, the upper value was a floor for manufacturing jobs, the lower value was generally for store workers.