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Workers with less education are more likely to experience minimum wage violations than workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher

Shares by educational attainment of workers experiencing minimum wage violations

Less than high school High school Some college Bachelor’s degree or higher
Workers experiencing minimum wage violations 23.1% 31.1% 31.9% 14.0%
Total minimum-wage-eligible workforce 10.6% 28.4% 30.8% 30.1%
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Share of each educational attainment group experiencing minimum wage violations

Share of workforce demographic experiencing minimum wage violations
Less than high school 8.9% 
High school 4.5% 
Some college 4.3% 
Bachelor’s degree or higher 1.9% 
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Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015

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

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