The majority of workers who experience minimum wage violations come from families of modest means: Family income of workers experiencing minimum wage violations

Family income Share of workers experiencing minimum wage violations
Less than $60,000 65.6% 
$60,000 or more 34.4% 

Note: For a more detailed breakdown of family income categories, see Appendix Table A3.

Sample includes workers age 16 to 85 in the 10 most populous states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015

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