Chart: Many state and local government employees are paid low wages: Share and numbers of state and local government employees who are paid less than $15 and $20 an hour | Economic Policy Institute

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Many state and local government employees are paid low wages: Share and numbers of state and local government employees who are paid less than $15 and $20 an hour

	Share
Share paid less than $20	32.7%
Share paid less than $15	15.6%

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Source: Authors' analysis of 2019 and 2021 Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata.

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