San Jose Spotlight

In California, one-third of workers earned less than $14.35 in 2017, according to a UC Berkeley study.

A 2016 study, conducted by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, found raising the minimum wage to a then-high of $15 in San Jose would result in a wage increase for 31.1% of the city’s workforce and an annual pay increase of 17.8% for those getting raises.

In California, one-third of workers earned less than $14.35 in 2017, according to a UC Berkeley study.

A 2016 study, conducted by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, found raising the minimum wage to a then-high of $15 in San Jose would result in a wage increase for 31.1% of the city’s workforce and an annual pay increase of 17.8% for those getting raises.