In the United States, significantly more women are paid below the federal minimum wage than men. In 2022, approximately 286,000 male workers were working for a wage below the federal minimum, compared to 595,000 women paid below minimum wage.
Number of workers paid hourly rates below the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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. The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $7.25 per hour in 2021.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates below the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188536/workers-paid-below-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates below the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188536/workers-paid-below-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates below the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188536/workers-paid-below-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates below The Federal Minimum Wage in The United States from 1979 to 2022, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188536/workers-paid-below-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates below the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188536/workers-paid-below-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of workers paid hourly rates below the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188536/workers-paid-below-the-federal-minimum-wage-by-gender-since-1979/
