wage earner

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Indeed, according to our new report, the average Latino wage earner here earns roughly $10,000 a year less than their counterparts in less regulated places such as Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

“The lower-end wage earner has definitely been struggling for a while,” Wells Fargo finance chief Michael Santomassimo said last week.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Mounzer was the father of four young children, and was the only wage earner in his family, also looking after his ailing father and brother.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

"It's tough to lift the heavy materials, especially when there's pollution as I cough a lot when smoke gets in my lungs and my eyes burn," said the sole wage earner in his family.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

Many of them get by by teaming up with another wage earner, a spouse or grown child.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich