The 800,000 federal workers who haven’t been paid during the government shutdown have each missed more than $5,000 in wages on average over the four weeks so far, according to a New York Times analysis. Combined, that’s more than $200 million per workday.

While the median federal salary is $77,000, about one-fifth of workers make less than $50,000. Many have said they have less than a month of savings.

So far, after 17 workdays, a typical worker hasn’t been paid …