Household income of workers who would benefit from increasing the New York state minimum wage to $15 per hour by July 2021

Family income level Share
Less than $50,000  42.6%
$50,000 – $74,999  19.9%
$75,000 – $99,999 12.9%
$100,000 – $149,999 13.5% 
$150,000 or more 11.1% 

Note: Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding.

Source: EPI analysis using American Community Survey microdata, 2014

View the underlying data on epi.org.