In the 10 most populous states, 2.4 million workers lose $8 billion annually to minimum wage violations: Statistics on minimum wage violations in the 10 most populous states
| Minimum wage in 2015 | Total number of minimum-wage-eligible workers | Eligible workers experiencing minimum wage violations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Share of eligible workers | Share of eligible low-wage workers | 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 | Total earned annual wages not paid to workers | |||
| Total | 59,014,000 | 2,422,000 | 4.1% | 17.2% | $64 | $203 | $3,300 | $10,500 | 23.9% | $8,002,000,000 | |
| California | $9.00 | 14,569,000 | 590,000 | 4.1% | 19.2% | $64 | $224 | $3,400 | $11,700 | 22.3% | $1,979,000,000 |
| Florida | $8.05 | 5,515,000 | 404,000 | 7.3% | 24.9% | $54 | $213 | $2,800 | $11,100 | 20.1% | $1,124,000,000 |
| Georgia | $7.25* | 3,769,000 | 82,000 | 2.2% | 9.4% | $71 | $203 | $3,700 | $10,600 | 25.9% | $301,000,000 |
| Illinois | $8.25 | 5,185,000 | 243,000 | 4.7% | 22.1% | $53 | $205 | $2,800 | $10,700 | 20.6% | $675,000,000 |
| Michigan | $8.15 | 2,861,000 | 130,000 | 4.5% | 17.2% | $63 | $169 | $3,300 | $8,800 | 27.3% | $429,000,000 |
| New York | $8.75 | 6,047,000 | 300,000 | 5.0% | 19.4% | $62 | $210 | $3,200 | $10,900 | 22.8% | $965,000,000 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | 3,111,000 | 84,000 | 2.7% | 12.3% | $72 | $179 | $3,800 | $9,300 | 28.8% | $316,000,000 |
| Ohio | $8.10 | 3,915,000 | 217,000 | 5.5% | 22.7% | $53 | $185 | $2,800 | $9,600 | 22.4% | $601,000,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | 4,299,000 | 107,000 | 2.5% | 10.4% | $80 | $164 | $4,200 | $8,500 | 32.9% | $448,000,000 |
| Texas | $7.25 | 9,743,000 | 265,000 | 2.7% | 10.8% | $85 | $182 | $4,400 | $9,500 | 31.7% | $1,165,000,000 |
*Workers in Georgia covered by the FLSA are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. Workers exempt from the FLSA but covered under Georgia's state minimum wage law have a minimum wage of $5.15.
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. “Eligible low-wage workers” includes all minimum-wage-eligible workers in the bottom quintile of wage earners in each state.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data, 2013–2015