Sensitivity analysis
| Category | Total number of minimum-wage-eligible workers | Eligible workers experiencing minimum wage violations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Share of eligible workers | Average hourly under-payment | Average weekly under-payment | Average weekly wages received | Average annual under-payment if full-year | Average annual wages received if full-year | Share of earned wages not paid | ||
| Baseline analysis | 59,014,000 | 2,422,000 | 4.1% | $1.88 | $64 | $203 | $3,300 | $10,500 | 23.9% |
| Hourly workers only | 37,887,000 | 1,352,000 | 3.6% | $1.57 | $48 | $189 | $2,500 | $9,800 | 20.1% |
| Change from baseline | -35.8% | -44.2% | -0.5 ppt | -16.5% | -25.0% | -6.5% | -25.0% | -6.5% | -3.8 ppt |
| Excluding proxy responses | 28,629,000 | 948,000 | 3.3% | $2.08 | $73 | $207 | $3,800 | $10,700 | 26.1% |
| Change from baseline | -51.5% | -60.9% | -0.8 ppt | 11.0% | 14.7% | 1.9% | 14.7% | 1.9% | 2.2 ppt |
| Only hourly violations >$0.25 | 59,014,000 | 1,999,000 | 3.4% | ||||||
| Change from baseline | 0.0% | -17.5% | -0.7 ppt | ||||||
Note: Full-year annual wages are calculated by multiplying weekly wages by 52 weeks per year. Numbers may not add due to rounding. Shares are computed based on unrounded numbers.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015