Wage growth was strong at the bottom, regardless of minimum wage changes: Real wage growth at the 10th percentile among states grouped by size of minimum wage increase and gender, 2019–2024
| Presence of change | Overall | Women |
|---|---|---|
| No minimum wage change | 11.7% | 10.8% |
| Small change | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| Large change | 14.8% | 15.6% |
Notes: Figure E details the list of states in each category for overall. See EPI’s minimum wage tracker for the most current state-level minimum wage information. We exclude workers whose wages were allocated or imputed. The wage allocation model does not include the state (Census 2021). This can mute or flatten differences in wages between states.
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.61 (2025a), https://microdata.epi.org, and EPI analysis of state minimum wage laws (EPI 2025d).
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