Table 1.

Relative Cost of a $286.00 Stop Sign Violation

Income Level	Hourly Wage (Pre-Tax)	Labor Hours Needed to Pay Ticket	Percent of All Workers at or Below Wage	Percent of Black Workers at or Below Wage
High Income	$60.00	4.8 hours	95 percent	>95 percent
Moderate Income	$25.00	11.4 hours	60 percent	80 percent
Low Income	$15.00	19.1 hours	30 percent	50 percent
Minimum Wage	$10.00-$7.25	28.6–39.4 hours	10 percent	20 percent

Source: Authors’ tabulation based on Current Population Survey microdata (Gould 2020).

Notes: Hourly wage distribution for all workers ages sixteen and older. Wages rounded for ease of interpretation.