This statistic shows the percent of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender. In 2022, only 1.8 percent of the female wage and salary workers were paid hourly rates at or below the federal minimum wage, compared to 21.6 percent in 1980.
Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender
Data for 1990–91, 1996–97, and 2007–09 reflect changes in the minimum wage that took place in those years.
The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $2.90 in 1979, $3.10 in 1980, and $3.35 in 1981–89. The
minimum wage rose to $3.80 in April 1990, to $4.25 in April 1991, to $4.75 in October 1996, to $5.15 in September 1997, to $5.85 in July 2007, to $6.55 in July 2008, and to $7.25 in July 2009.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2023). Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender." Chart. August 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Workers Paid Hourly Rates at or below Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage in The United States from 1980 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/