An arrow chart showing the share of U.S. workers with access to paid sick time, by wage group, in 2010 and 2023. Overall, higher earners are more likely to have access to paid sick time. All income groups saw increases in access. The bottom quarter of earners had the largest increase, from 33% to 56%, or 23 percentage points. The second quarter had a 16 percentage point increase, and the third and fourth quarters had 10 percentage point increases.