Impact of $15 per Hour Minimum Wage on Pennsylvania’s DSP Workforce Crisis

Data collected during the 2019 Pennsylvania survey of Direct Support Professional wages were used to estimate the impact of an imposed $15.00 per hour minimum wage.

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Author

Carrie Adkins-Ali

Date

April 1, 2024

Impact of $15 per Hour Minimum Wage on Pennsylvania’s DSP Workforce Crisis

Scott Spreat, Research Institute at Woods Services

Abstract
Data collected during the 2019 Pennsylvania survey of Direct Support Professional wages were used to estimate the impact of an imposed $15.00 per hour minimum wage. It was estimated that the imposition of this increased rate would be in excess of $200 million per year. It was hypothesized that provider agencies would support the increase because it might lessen the workforce crisis. Concern was raised that there was no visible means with which to fund this wage increase.

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