What is a $15 wage really worth? Depends where you live
The movement for a $15-an-hour minimum wage got a boost earlier this month
Amazon – which has drawn criticism for its pay practices and working conditions – announced it would raise its base pay for all U.S. workers to $15 an hour.
The new minimum wage takes effect Nov. 1
the San Francisco Bay Area; there, the real purchasing power of $15 ranges from $11.80 to $12.03.
Beckley, West Virginia, has the lowest RPP of any metro area in the nation; a $15 hourly wage there has real purchasing power of $19.04.
Pew Research Center