Table 4
Minimum wage increases in suburban New York would disproportionately benefit women, Black, and Latinx workers: Number, shares, and wage increases of affected workers in Nassau, Westchester, and Suffolk counties through 2026, by select worker characteristics
| Group | Wage-earning workforce | Total affected directly or indirectly | Share affected directly or indirectly | Total change in annual wage bill | Average change in annual wages | Average change in hourly wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All workers | 1,500,500 | 349,100 | 23.3% | $386,648,000 | $1,108 | $0.69 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 743,000 | 154,400 | 20.8% | $179,814,000 | $1,164 | $0.68 |
| Women | 757,500 | 194,600 | 25.7% | $206,834,000 | $1,063 | $0.69 |
| Teenager flag | ||||||
| Teenager | 49,300 | 32,700 | 66.3% | $37,074,000 | $1,135 | $1.02 |
| Age 20 or older | 1,451,200 | 316,400 | 21.8% | $349,574,000 | $1,105 | $0.65 |
| Age category | ||||||
| Age 16 to 24 | 190,100 | 119,400 | 62.8% | $140,496,000 | $1,177 | $0.85 |
| Age 25 to 39 | 446,400 | 108,800 | 24.4% | $126,870,000 | $1,166 | $0.63 |
| Age 40 to 54 | 489,100 | 69,800 | 14.3% | $73,261,000 | $1,049 | $0.57 |
| Age 55 or older | 375,000 | 51,100 | 13.6% | $46,022,000 | $901 | $0.57 |
| Race / ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 828,600 | 127,500 | 15.4% | $121,817,000 | $955 | $0.69 |
| Black | 174,300 | 52,200 | 29.9% | $59,116,000 | $1,133 | $0.68 |
| Latinx | 361,600 | 140,700 | 38.9% | $173,933,000 | $1,236 | $0.68 |
| AAPI | 105,400 | 20,500 | 19.4% | $23,081,000 | $1,128 | $0.67 |
| Multiracial or Native American | 30,700 | 8,200 | 26.8% | $8,700,000 | $1,058 | $0.70 |
| Person of color | ||||||
| Not person of color | 828,600 | 127,500 | 15.4% | $121,817,000 | $955 | $0.69 |
| Person of color | 671,900 | 221,600 | 33.0% | $264,831,000 | $1,195 | $0.68 |
| Family status | ||||||
| Married parent | 387,000 | 51,100 | 13.2% | $56,219,000 | $1,100 | $0.61 |
| Single parent | 107,000 | 37,700 | 35.2% | $45,828,000 | $1,217 | $0.66 |
| Married, no children | 395,100 | 51,300 | 13.0% | $49,476,000 | $964 | $0.56 |
| Unmarried, no children | 611,500 | 208,900 | 34.2% | $235,124,000 | $1,125 | $0.74 |
| Usual weekly work hours category | ||||||
| Part time (<20 hours per week) | 104,200 | 47,500 | 45.6% | $25,423,000 | $535 | $0.81 |
| Mid time (20-34 hours) | 228,100 | 112,900 | 49.5% | $116,960,000 | $1,036 | $0.79 |
| Full time (35+ hours) | 1,168,200 | 188,600 | 16.1% | $244,266,000 | $1,295 | $0.59 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school | 144,900 | 82,000 | 56.6% | $106,217,000 | $1,295 | $0.75 |
| High school | 343,900 | 120,700 | 35.1% | $133,714,000 | $1,108 | $0.67 |
| Some college, no degree | 276,600 | 89,100 | 32.2% | $95,992,000 | $1,077 | $0.73 |
| Associates degree | 136,700 | 27,100 | 19.8% | $26,262,000 | $971 | $0.63 |
| Bachelors degree or higher | 598,400 | 30,200 | 5.0% | $24,464,000 | $810 | $0.54 |
| Major Industry | ||||||
| Agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining | 4,100 | 2,100 | 49.7% | – | – | – |
| Construction | 81,000 | 10,900 | 13.4% | $10,724,000 | $987 | $0.50 |
| Manufacturing | 100,000 | 16,900 | 16.9% | $16,632,000 | $982 | $0.52 |
| Wholesale trade | 48,000 | 7,600 | 15.9% | $8,185,000 | $1,072 | $0.56 |
| Retail trade | 181,200 | 78,200 | 43.1% | $80,912,000 | $1,035 | $0.71 |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 76,600 | 12,400 | 16.2% | $10,908,000 | $878 | $0.49 |
| Information | 33,100 | 3,400 | 10.3% | – | – | – |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 108,800 | 6,900 | 6.3% | $5,730,000 | $835 | $0.50 |
| Professional, science, management services | 102,100 | 6,000 | 5.9% | $4,543,000 | $754 | $0.50 |
| Administrative, support, waste services | 54,100 | 18,900 | 35.0% | $21,129,000 | $1,116 | $0.59 |
| Educational services | 186,100 | 20,200 | 10.9% | $14,766,000 | $730 | $0.59 |
| Healthcare, social assistance | 267,600 | 53,000 | 19.8% | $52,092,000 | $983 | $0.58 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreational services | 34,900 | 13,300 | 38.2% | $14,645,000 | $1,101 | $0.76 |
| Accommodation | 8,500 | 4,200 | 49.6% | – | – | – |
| Restaurants | 90,300 | 63,900 | 70.8% | $99,392,000 | $1,555 | $0.97 |
| Other services | 68,100 | 28,000 | 41.1% | $33,212,000 | $1,185 | $0.68 |
| Public administration | 55,900 | 3,000 | 5.3% | – | – | – |
| Sector | ||||||
| For profit | 1,114,900 | 305,700 | 27.4% | $349,338,000 | $1,143 | $0.70 |
| Nonprofit | 147,400 | 22,400 | 15.2% | $20,416,000 | $912 | $0.59 |
| Government | 238,300 | 21,000 | 8.8% | $16,895,000 | $806 | $0.58 |
| Family income category | ||||||
| Less than $25,000 | 85,500 | 57,000 | 66.7% | $72,296,000 | $1,268 | $0.74 |
| $25,000 – $49,999 | 166,600 | 66,900 | 40.2% | $75,287,000 | $1,125 | $0.63 |
| $50,000 – $74,999 | 181,400 | 47,100 | 26.0% | $50,945,000 | $1,081 | $0.66 |
| $75,000 – $99,999 | 182,700 | 41,500 | 22.7% | $46,574,000 | $1,122 | $0.67 |
| $100,000 – $149,999 | 322,800 | 61,300 | 19.0% | $65,605,000 | $1,070 | $0.68 |
| $150,000 or more | 550,300 | 68,500 | 12.4% | $68,799,000 | $1,005 | $0.70 |
| Family income-to-poverty status | ||||||
| In poverty | 59,400 | 40,800 | 68.7% | $52,027,000 | $1,275 | $0.84 |
| 100 – 199% poverty | 125,000 | 74,500 | 59.6% | $91,232,000 | $1,224 | $0.68 |
| 200-399% poverty | 341,100 | 108,800 | 31.9% | $117,139,000 | $1,076 | $0.64 |
| 400%+ poverty | 975,000 | 124,900 | 12.8% | $126,249,000 | $1,011 | $0.68 |
Notes: Estimated effect of minimum wage increases through 2026. All wages in 2021 dollars. Some results ommitted due to sample size. AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model; see Technical Methodology by Dave Cooper, Zane Mokhiber, and Ben Zipperer.
This chart appears in: