Average paid and unpaid weekly wages of workers experiencing minimum wage violations, by age

Average annual wages received by workers experiencing minimum wage violations Average annual lost wages for workers experiencing minimum wage violations
16–24 $173 $50
25–54 $221 $70
55–85 $204 $70

Note: 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.