Growth in productivity and wages of workers at different earning levels, 1979–2013
| Year | Top 1% | 95–99th percentile | 90–95th percentile | 0–90th percentile | Net productivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -0.2% | -1.3% | -2.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -0.1% | -1.1% | -2.6% | 1.4% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | 2.2% | -0.9% | -3.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | 3.6% | 0.7% | -3.7% | 2.9% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | 6.0% | 2.5% | -1.8% | 5.6% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | 8.1% | 4.0% | -1.0% | 7.3% |
| 1986 | 32.6% | 12.5% | 6.4% | 1.1% | 9.5% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | 15.0% | 7.4% | 2.1% | 10.1% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | 18.4% | 8.2% | 2.2% | 11.4% |
| 1989 | 63.3% | 18.2% | 8.1% | 1.8% | 12.3% |
| 1990 | 64.8% | 16.5% | 7.1% | 1.1% | 13.9% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | 15.5% | 6.9% | 0.0% | 14.8% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | 19.2% | 9.0% | 1.5% | 18.9% |
| 1993 | 67.9% | 20.6% | 9.2% | 0.9% | 19.3% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | 21.0% | 11.2% | 2.0% | 20.5% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | 24.1% | 12.2% | 2.8% | 20.5% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | 27.0% | 13.6% | 4.1% | 23.4% |
| 1997 | 100.6% | 32.3% | 16.9% | 7.0% | 25.2% |
| 1998 | 113.1% | 38.2% | 21.3% | 11.0% | 27.7% |
| 1999 | 129.7% | 42.9% | 25.0% | 13.2% | 30.7% |
| 2000 | 144.8% | 48.0% | 26.8% | 15.3% | 33.8% |
| 2001 | 130.4% | 46.4% | 29.0% | 15.7% | 35.9% |
| 2002 | 109.3% | 43.2% | 29.0% | 15.6% | 39.7% |
| 2003 | 113.9% | 44.9% | 30.3% | 15.7% | 44.2% |
| 2004 | 127.2% | 47.1% | 30.8% | 15.6% | 48.1% |
| 2005 | 135.4% | 48.7% | 30.8% | 15.0% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | 143.4% | 52.1% | 32.5% | 15.7% | 51.6% |
| 2007 | 156.2% | 55.4% | 34.1% | 16.7% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | 137.5% | 53.8% | 34.2% | 16.0% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | 116.2% | 53.6% | 35.4% | 16.0% | 56.1% |
| 2010 | 130.9% | 55.7% | 35.7% | 15.2% | 60.7% |
| 2011 | 134.1% | 56.9% | 36.3% | 14.6% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | 148.4% | 58.3% | 36.3% | 14.7% | 61.7% |
| 2013 | 137.7% | 59.5% | 37.2% | 15.2% | 61.9% |
Note: Data are for all workers. Net productivity is the growth of output of goods and services minus depreciation, per hour worked.
Source: EPI analysis of Kopczuk, Saez, and Song (2010, Table A3), and data from the BLS and SSA (see technical appendix for more detailed information)
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Kopczuk, Saez, and Song (2010, Table A3), and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Indexes and Labor Productivity and Costs programs, and Social Security Administration wage statistics (see technical appendix for more detailed information)
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