You can't raise a family on just a minimum wage job

Even with the highest minimum wage in the nation, full-time minimum wage workers in Washington state earn just enough to stay above the federal poverty line – and far less than required for a basic family budget.

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2009 Fact Sheet

Earnings from full-time work at Washington's minimum wage vs. a basic family budget.

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