You look at the fact that we have a real battle in this country around minimum wage and the need to increase minimum wage. Labor Department data analyzed by the National Women’s Law Center concluded that women represent more than 6 in 10 minimum wage workers across the country, and close to three-quarters of minimum wage workers in some states. We should note that the federal minimum wage is sometimes exceeded by a state or local minimum wage, as 29 states and the District of Columbia have a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage. The handy minimum wage tracker maintained by the Economic Policy Institute shows, for instance, that the state minimum wage in New York is $11.10 and the tipped wage is $7.50; in New York City, the minimum wage is $15 and the tipped wage is $10. The bottom line: More women than men earn the minimum wage, but relatively few workers earn the minimum wage — and many people live in states or localities with wage laws mandating a wage higher than the federal minimum.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2019 07:00 UTC