What It Takes to Live on Minimum Wage

Help Us Raise the Minimum Wage

Share your story about what it takes for women and families to live on the minimum wage.

$14,500.

That is what a woman makes working full time for a full year at the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

That's right — only $14,500 a year, which is below the federal poverty line for a family of three. For tipped workers, the federal minimum cash wage is only $2.13 an hour! And nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers and tipped workers are women.

We want to increase the minimum wage for all workers, including tipped workers, to give working families a boost and help close the wage gap.

But we can't do it without your help. We want to hear about what it takes to live on minimum wage from women who've experienced it.

If you have a story to share, could you share it with us?

Around the country, families — especially those headed by women — are struggling to make ends meet. We want to make sure that legislators know EXACTLY what the stakes are. Women who work for the minimum wage do tough jobs — and deserve a raise!

Please share your story today, and stay tuned for more opportunities to join us as we ramp up our efforts to increase the federal minimum wage!