Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers

Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers: Gradually raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would directly lift the wages of 22.5 million workers and directly or indirectly lift wages for 41.5 million workers, nearly 30 percent of all U.S. workers. The workers who would receive a pay increase are overwhelmingly adult workers, most of whom work full time in regular jobs, often to support a family.