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## Wages
#### A majority of workers are in debt and struggling to get by; many work multiple jobs
* [CareerBuilder Poll Data 17](http://press.careerbuilder.com/2017-08-24-Living-Paycheck-to-Paycheck-is-a-Way-of-Life-for-Majority-of-U-S-Workers-According-to-New-CareerBuilder-Survey)
* **78% of U.S. workers live paycheck to paycheck** to make ends meet
* Nearly 10% of workers making $100,000+ live paycheck to paycheck
* More than 25% of workers **do not set aside any savings** each month
* Nearly **75% of workers** say they **are in debt** today
* More than **50%** think they **will always be**
* More than 50% of minimum wage workers say they **have to work more than one job** to make ends meet
* **70%** of minimum wage workers **are in debt**
* [Pew Research 17](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/)
![](https://github.com/NB419/source-library/blob/master/images/wages.png?raw=true)
#### See also
* The Workplace Engagement section contains more data on how wages have not kept up with productibity