Low-wage workers are paid about $10 less than the median worker

Bars show the median hourly wage of low-wage workers and all workers.

A bar chart comparing the median hourly wage of low-wage workers to the median hourly wage of all workers in California in 2022. The median hourly wage of all workers was $26.09, about 1.6 times as much as the median hourly wage of low-wage workers, at $15.89.
In 2022, the value of the low-wage threshold is $19.69, and the state minimum wage is $15. The sample includes workers who live in California, were employed last week but not self-employed, ages 16+, and with non-zero earnings last week.
Chart: UC Berkeley Labor CenterSource: EPI Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group 2022 • Get the dataEmbed Download imageDownload PDFDownload SVGCreated with Datawrapper