1 in 3 workers paid less than $19.69 is the sole earner in their family

The bars show the share of workers paid low wages (compared to all workers) who are the sole earner in their family (they contribute 95% or more to the family's total earnings).

The bar chart shows the share of low-wage workers (compared to all workers) who are the sole earners in their family (they contribute 95% or more to the family's total earnings). A large share of low-wage workers (36.3%) are the sole earners in their family.
In 2022, the value of the low-wage threshold is $19.69. 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: IPUMS Current Population Survey - Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2022 • Get the dataEmbed Download imageDownload PDFDownload SVGCreated with Datawrapper