evidence: In the same year, the number of women being paid below the federal minimum wage was nearly twice that of men. The share of employees earning hourly wages at or below the minimum can also vary greatly depending on their level of education. For example, there were around 376,000 wage and salary workers in the U.S. who graduated high school but did not attend college that were being paid hourly rates at or below minimum wage. Those who had attended some college but had not attained a degree also made up a considerable amount of the U.S. workforce paid rates at or below the minimum wage.