Workers in Texas and Pennsylvania suffer the most when their wages are stolen: Average paid and unpaid weekly wages of workers experiencing minimum wage violations, by state

Average weekly wages received by workers experiencing minimum wage violations Average weekly lost wages for workers experiencing minimum wage violations
Mich. $169  $63 
Ohio $185 $53
Pa. $164 $80
N.C. $179 $72
Ill. $205 $53
Fla. $213 $54
Texas $182 $85
N.Y. $210 $62
Ga. $203 $71
Calif. $224 $64

Note: Weekly amount paid represents the average weekly wages received by workers experiencing minimum wage violations. Weekly amount stolen represents the average weekly lost wages for workers experiencing minimum wage violations.

Sample includes workers age 16 to 85 in the 10 most populous states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015

View the underlying data on epi.org.