Chart: Workers across South Carolina more likely to be paid low wages than workers nationally: Share of workers paid less than $15 per hour nationally, across the South, and in South Carolina, 2023 | Economic Policy Institute

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Workers across South Carolina more likely to be paid low wages than workers nationally: Share of workers paid less than $15 per hour nationally, across the South, and in South Carolina, 2023

	Low wage share
South Carolina	18.5%
South	15.0%
U.S.	12.0%

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Notes: Wages include overtime, tips, and commissions.

Source: EPI Low Wage Workforce Tracker, January 2023 through December 2023.

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