How many American workers make under $15 an hour?

Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour .

(CNN) Nearly 52 million workers — or almost one-third of the nation’s labor force — earn less than $15 an hour, according to a study released Tuesday by Oxfam America, an anti-poverty advocacy group.

Excluding Washington, D.C.’s $15.20 hourly minimum wage, California has the highest in the country at $14 per hour. … States with minimum wage increases in 2021: StateAlaska2020 Minimum Wage$10.192021 Minimum Wage$10.34Effective Date1/1/2124 US States Will See a Minimum Wage Increase in 2021 www.usnews.com › News › Best States

In 2019, 82.3 million workers age 16 and older in the United States were paid at hourly rates, representing 58.1 percent of all wage and salary workers. Among those paid by the hour, 392,000 workers earned exactly the prevailing federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour .