In 1965 min wage was $1.25 per hr & an oz of gold was $35.50. If you were pd in gold for 40-hrs, you would have recieved 1.4oz.
FF to today, if you were pd 1.4oz of gold as min wage for 40-hrs of work, that would be $2,590 (at current price of $1850 an oz) or $64.75 per hour.