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Minimum wage in the United States: share of workers by gender 1980-2016

Share of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2016, by gender

The data displays the % of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the U.S. from 1980 to 2016, by gender. In 2016, only 3.4% of the female wage and salary workers were paid hourly rates at or below the Federal minimum wage compare to 21.6% in 1980.

1980	21.6	9.7
1981	21.3	9.6
1982	17.3	8.6
1983	16.4	8.4
1984	14.8	7.5
1985	13.2	6.9
1986	11.9	5.9
1987	10.5	5.4
1988	8.6	4.4
1989	6.7	3.5
1990	6.9	3.4
1991	10.9	6
1992	9.7	5.9
1993	8.4	5.1
1994	7.8	4.7
1995	6.8	3.9
1996	6.8	3.9
1997	8.3	5.1
1998	7.7	4.7
1999	5.9	3.4
2000	4.8	2.5
2001	3.9	2
2002	3.7	2.2
2003	3.8	2
2004	3.6	1.8
2005	3.3	1.7
2006	2.9	1.5
2007	3.1	1.4
2008	3.9	1.9
2009	5.9	3.9
2010	7.3	4.5
2011	6.4	3.9
2012	6	3.4
2013	5.4	3.3
2014	4.8	2.9
2015	4.1	2.5
2016	3.4	1.9

Minimum wage in the United States: share of workers by gender 1980-2016

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