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MNI BRIEF: Americans’ Pay Floor Rises To Record-NY Fed

The lowest pay Americans would accept for a new job increased to a record USD73,667 according to a New York Fed survey as soaring prices change the calculus for workers.

The self-reported "reservation wage" climbed fastest among those employed without a college degree according to a survey conducted three times a year that dates back to 2014. The measure grew 19% between March 2020 and November 2022 for employed respondents and 12% for non-employed respondents. Job holders without a college degree pushed up their reservation wage 27%.

"The respondents’ increase in satisfaction with non-wage amenities in their current jobs are the main drivers of the rise in reservations wages since the onset of the pandemic, keeping everything else constant," a New York Fed blog said.

MNI Washington Bureau | +1 202-371-2121 | evan.ryser@marketnews.com
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