La Alianza Domestic Worker Surveys Quarterly Report · Q1 2025
This report summarizes 2,970 responses to six biweekly surveys among Spanish-speaking domestic workers in the first quarter of 2025. It explores key concerns related to covering basic needs, employment situation, job quality and working conditions.
Key Survey Findings
- The majority of respondents struggled to cover basic needs this quarter
- 54% found it difficult to afford regular household expenses
- 81% reported insufficient food at home
- 50% missed rent or mortgage payments
- A plurality of respondents earned between $15-19 per hour. This is between $17-$21 below the hourly average of U.S. employees on private, nonfarm payrolls [1], at $36.
- Six in ten respondents wanted to work more hours than reported.
- Only 30% of respondents had breaks in their workday for eating or resting.
- Forty-percent of respondents expressed regular concerns for their health and safety at work.
- Thirty percent of respondents reported mistreatment at work.
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