claim: "a quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
author: teresa ghilarducci
evidence_1: jul 31, 2018 ... in a joint publication of the national employment law project (nelp) ... depot  could give each of their workers raises of at least $18,000 a year.
evidence_2: jan 28, 2014 ... so in the run-up to the state of the union address, we thought it was a good time  to review ... "a quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year.
evidence_3: aug 1, 2018 ... in the first half of 2018, since the passage of the tax cuts and jobs act, apple ...  apple says it expects to “create over 20,000 new jobs through hiring at ... could  have provided each of their workers a raise of $18,000 a year,” ...
evidence_4: jan 25, 2016 ... if, however, the worker decided to contribute $818.18 per pay period ... up  contributing the same $18,000 total during the year to the retirement ...
evidence_5: the current 401(k) deferral limit is $18,000 per year, and the catch-up ... the  maximum pay that can be considered for her for the 2016/17 plan year is  $265,000, ...