In an April 2024 online survey, an overwhelming majority of respondents in the United States said that 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is not enough for the average American worker to have a decent quality of life. The U.S. federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009. Since then, many states have raised the wage, with a number of states having more than doubled the federal minimum.
Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024
The source defines a decent quality of life as the ability to afford basic necessities such as groceries, rent or mortgage payments, transportation, and other essential bills without struggling.
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Data for Progress. (April 26, 2024). Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485241/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-us/
Data for Progress. "Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485241/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-us/
Data for Progress. (2024). Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485241/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-us/
Data for Progress. "Share of Adults Who Think The Federal Minimum Wage of 7.25 U.S. Dollars per Hour Is Enough for The Average Worker to Have a Decent Quality of Life in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485241/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-us/
Data for Progress, Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485241/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024 [Graph], Data for Progress, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485241/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-us/
