Wage growth was strong at the bottom regardless of minimum wage changes: Real wage growth at the 10th percentile among states grouped by presence or size of minimum wage increase, 2019–2022
| Size of change | 10th percentile |
|---|---|
| No minimum wage change | 6.2% |
| ≤10% minimum wage change | 7.0% |
| >10% minimum wage change | 8.5% |
Notes: Figure C details the list of states in each category. See EPI’s minimum wage tracker for the most current state-level minimum wage information.
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.37 (2023), https://microdata.epi.org, and EPI analysis of state minimum wage laws.