Workers who are paid low wages have lower educational attainment; however, almost 1 in 2 low-wage workers have attended college and 1 in 6 have a bachelor's or advanced degree
The bars show the share of workers in the labor force and the share paid low wages, by the highest level of education attained. For example, the highest level of education obtained by 23.0% of all workers is a high school diploma or GED; in contrast, 1 in 3 low-wage workers has a high school diploma or GED.
Bar chart showing the share of low-wage workers with a particular level of education in comparison to the share of all workers with that same level. Education levels include less than high school, high school graduate or GED, some college, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or advanced degree. Workers with some college or less are more likely to be paid low wages.
