Interesting Characteristics of the Minimum Wage earner: 2009
- 19% of teens who work and are paid by the hour make the minimum wage or less.
- The % of the population over 25 and paid by the hour making minimum wage or less? 3. 3% of wage earners over 25 make minimum wage.
- School Pays:
- No High School Diploma: 10% of wage earners make the minimum wage
- High School Diploma: 4% make the minimum wage
- College Degree: 3% make the minimum wage
- Married? 3% of people who are or have been married make the minimum wage
- 13% of the population making the minimum wage works in the service industry.
