This statistic shows the number of workers paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment. In 2023, around 142,000 people without a high school diploma earned the minimum wage or below.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 14, 2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 17, 2026, from /statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 14, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 17, 2026. /statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2026. /statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or below The Minimum Wage in The United States in 2023, by Educational Attainment (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Aug 2024, /statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/ (last visited July 17, 2026)
Number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by educational attainment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/299395/us-minimum-wage-workers-by-education/
