Table 26. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal 

minimum wage by selected characteristics, 2009 annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over................................ 72,611 3,572 4.9 980 2,592

 16 to 24 years............................................ 14,389 1,737 12.1 508 1,229

 25 years and over...................................... 58,222 1,835 3.2 472 1,363

Women, 16 years and over............................. 37,426 2,215 5.9 612 1,603

 16 to 24 years............................................ 7,344 1,064 14.5 295 769

 25 years and over...................................... 30,082 1,151 3.8 318 833

Men, 16 years and over................................ 35,185 1,358 3.9 368 990

 16 to 24 years............................................ 7,045 674 9.6 214 460

 25 years and over...................................... 28,140 684 2.4 154 530

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White........................................................ 58,633 2,857 4.9 763 2,094

Women 29 760 1 783 6 0 463 1 320

Characteristic

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Total at or below prevailing Federal minimum wage

Total

Percent of 

hourly paid 

workers

At prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

Below 

prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

 Women...................................................... 29,760 1,783 6.0 463 1,320

 Men......................................................... 28,873 1,074 3.7 300 774

Black or African American.............................. 9,269 495 5.3 168 327

 Women...................................................... 5,231 302 5.8 117 185

 Men......................................................... 4,038 192 4.8 50 142

Asian........................................................ 2,718 117 4.3 21 96

 Women...................................................... 1,460 70 4.8 15 55

 Men......................................................... 1,258 47 3.7 6 41

Hispanic or Latino ....................................... 12,740 622 4.9 183 439

 Women...................................................... 5,449 331 6.1 102 229

 Men......................................................... 7,291 290 4.0 80 210

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Table 26. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing Federal 

minimum wage by selected characteristics, 2009 annual averages―Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

Full- and part-time status 1

Full-time workers......................................... 52,454 1,272 2.4 320 952

 Women.................................................... 24,066 694 2.9 183 511

 Men........................................................ 28,388 579 2.0 137 442

Part-time workers......................................... 20,027 2,281 11.4 656 1,625

 Women...................................................... 13,307 1,513 11.4 428 1,085

 Men........................................................ 6,721 769 11.4 229 540

Characteristic

Workers paid hourly rates

Total

Total at or below prevailing Federal minimum wage

Total

Percent of 

hourly paid 

workers

At prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

Below 

prevailing 

Federal 

minimum 

wage

1 Full time refers to persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part time refers to persons who usually work

fewer than 35 hours per week. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not

identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders.

NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009. Data in this table

reflect the average number of workers who earned $6.55 or less from January 2009 through July 2009 and those who

earned $7.25 or less from August 2009 through the end of the year. Data are for wage and salary workers, excluding the

incorporated self-employed. They refer to a person's earnings on his or her sole or principal job, and pertain only to

workers who are paid hourly rates. Salaried workers and other nonhourly workers are not included. Estimates for the

 

 

 

1 Full time refers to persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part time refers to persons who usually work

fewer than 35 hours per week. These data will not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not

identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders.

NOTE: The prevailing Federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009. Data in this table

reflect the average number of workers who earned $6.55 or less from January 2009 through July 2009 and those who

earned $7.25 or less from August 2009 through the end of the year. Data are for wage and salary workers, excluding the

incorporated self-employed. They refer to a person's earnings on his or her sole or principal job, and pertain only to

workers who are paid hourly rates. Salaried workers and other nonhourly workers are not included. Estimates for the

above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for

all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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