During a June 2021 survey, around 59 percent of adults with an annual income of more than 100,000 U.S. dollars said that their wages remained the same during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, approximately 26 percent of respondents with an income of under 50,000 a year said that they experienced a decrease in wages during the pandemic.
Change in wages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of June 2020, by income level
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Morning Consult. (July 21, 2021). Change in wages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of June 2020, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252857/us-wage-changes-covid-19-income-level/
Morning Consult. "Change in wages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of June 2020, by income level." Chart. July 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252857/us-wage-changes-covid-19-income-level/
Morning Consult. (2021). Change in wages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of June 2020, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252857/us-wage-changes-covid-19-income-level/
Morning Consult. "Change in Wages during The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States as of June 2020, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252857/us-wage-changes-covid-19-income-level/
Morning Consult, Change in wages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of June 2020, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252857/us-wage-changes-covid-19-income-level/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Change in wages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of June 2020, by income level [Graph], Morning Consult, July 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1252857/us-wage-changes-covid-19-income-level/