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Number of workers in the U.S. paid less than the minimum wage 1979-2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 20, 2021
This statistic displays the number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates below the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2019. In 2019, about 1.21 million workers were paid hourly rates below the official minimum wage.

Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates below the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2019 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

December 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

1979 to 2019

Age group

16 years and over

Supplementary notes

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. In 2019, the prevailing federal minimum wage was $7.25 per hour.

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