Wages have stagnated for most young graduates since 2000: Real average hourly wages of young workers, by education and gender, 1989–2017*
| Date | All | Men | Women | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-12-01 | $10.16 | $10.93 | $9.30 | $17.09 | $17.78 | $16.59 |
| 1990-01-01 | $10.16 | $10.89 | $9.37 | $17.18 | $17.97 | $16.63 |
| 1990-02-01 | $10.18 | $10.91 | $9.35 | $17.17 | $17.97 | $16.59 |
| 1990-03-01 | $10.14 | $10.90 | $9.28 | $17.24 | $18.03 | $16.68 |
| 1990-04-01 | $10.24 | $10.99 | $9.41 | $17.40 | $18.48 | $16.63 |
| 1990-05-01 | $10.22 | $10.98 | $9.38 | $17.63 | $18.48 | $17.02 |
| 1990-06-01 | $10.23 | $10.99 | $9.39 | $17.65 | $18.51 | $17.00 |
| 1990-07-01 | $10.24 | $11.03 | $9.38 | $17.60 | $18.59 | $16.83 |
| 1990-08-01 | $10.26 | $11.04 | $9.41 | $17.62 | $18.61 | $16.83 |
| 1990-09-01 | $10.24 | $10.95 | $9.44 | $17.68 | $18.68 | $16.89 |
| 1990-10-01 | $10.22 | $10.89 | $9.46 | $17.61 | $18.70 | $16.80 |
| 1990-11-01 | $10.17 | $10.83 | $9.43 | $17.70 | $18.71 | $16.92 |
| 1990-12-01 | $10.17 | $10.82 | $9.46 | $17.67 | $18.67 | $16.91 |
| 1991-01-01 | $10.16 | $10.85 | $9.40 | $17.70 | $18.59 | $17.00 |
| 1991-02-01 | $10.16 | $10.85 | $9.40 | $17.67 | $18.56 | $16.98 |
| 1991-03-01 | $10.18 | $10.87 | $9.41 | $17.53 | $18.56 | $16.72 |
| 1991-04-01 | $10.13 | $10.79 | $9.39 | $17.38 | $18.11 | $16.79 |
| 1991-05-01 | $10.12 | $10.76 | $9.40 | $17.29 | $18.36 | $16.45 |
| 1991-06-01 | $10.13 | $10.76 | $9.43 | $17.20 | $18.17 | $16.44 |
| 1991-07-01 | $10.11 | $10.73 | $9.43 | $17.33 | $18.33 | $16.58 |
| 1991-08-01 | $10.08 | $10.69 | $9.40 | $17.23 | $18.29 | $16.44 |
| 1991-09-01 | $10.06 | $10.67 | $9.39 | $17.09 | $18.23 | $16.21 |
| 1991-10-01 | $10.03 | $10.63 | $9.37 | $17.04 | $18.02 | $16.28 |
| 1991-11-01 | $9.99 | $10.57 | $9.35 | $16.93 | $17.84 | $16.21 |
| 1991-12-01 | $9.94 | $10.54 | $9.29 | $16.88 | $17.77 | $16.17 |
| 1992-01-01 | $9.91 | $10.48 | $9.28 | $16.83 | $17.71 | $16.14 |
| 1992-02-01 | $9.92 | $10.47 | $9.31 | $16.80 | $17.69 | $16.11 |
| 1992-03-01 | $9.88 | $10.42 | $9.28 | $16.79 | $17.57 | $16.16 |
| 1992-04-01 | $9.87 | $10.45 | $9.24 | $16.81 | $17.67 | $16.12 |
| 1992-05-01 | $9.84 | $10.44 | $9.19 | $16.62 | $17.30 | $16.07 |
| 1992-06-01 | $9.79 | $10.39 | $9.15 | $16.67 | $17.34 | $16.12 |
| 1992-07-01 | $9.78 | $10.35 | $9.17 | $16.59 | $17.14 | $16.12 |
| 1992-08-01 | $9.79 | $10.33 | $9.20 | $16.53 | $17.06 | $16.06 |
| 1992-09-01 | $9.76 | $10.31 | $9.15 | $16.54 | $16.92 | $16.21 |
| 1992-10-01 | $9.76 | $10.29 | $9.19 | $16.59 | $17.07 | $16.18 |
| 1992-11-01 | $9.78 | $10.29 | $9.21 | $16.52 | $17.05 | $16.07 |
| 1992-12-01 | $9.76 | $10.25 | $9.20 | $16.34 | $16.88 | $15.88 |
| 1993-01-01 | $9.72 | $10.22 | $9.18 | $16.40 | $17.06 | $15.84 |
| 1993-02-01 | $9.66 | $10.13 | $9.15 | $16.38 | $17.16 | $15.71 |
| 1993-03-01 | $9.62 | $10.06 | $9.15 | $16.45 | $17.32 | $15.73 |
| 1993-04-01 | $9.56 | $10.02 | $9.07 | $16.31 | $17.10 | $15.69 |
| 1993-05-01 | $9.61 | $10.05 | $9.12 | $16.39 | $17.13 | $15.79 |
| 1993-06-01 | $9.60 | $10.03 | $9.12 | $16.46 | $17.15 | $15.90 |
| 1993-07-01 | $9.57 | $10.01 | $9.09 | $16.29 | $16.84 | $15.85 |
| 1993-08-01 | $9.53 | $9.99 | $9.02 | $16.30 | $16.88 | $15.82 |
| 1993-09-01 | $9.52 | $9.96 | $9.03 | $16.22 | $16.98 | $15.62 |
| 1993-10-01 | $9.50 | $10.01 | $8.93 | $16.32 | $17.04 | $15.78 |
| 1993-11-01 | $9.49 | $10.05 | $8.86 | $16.30 | $17.04 | $15.74 |
| 1993-12-01 | $9.48 | $10.06 | $8.82 | $16.39 | $17.18 | $15.80 |
| 1994-01-01 | $9.48 | $10.04 | $8.85 | $16.45 | $17.15 | $15.94 |
| 1994-02-01 | $9.47 | $10.06 | $8.81 | $16.57 | $17.35 | $16.04 |
| 1994-03-01 | $9.62 | $10.32 | $8.85 | $16.55 | $17.25 | $16.06 |
| 1994-04-01 | $9.68 | $10.32 | $8.97 | $16.51 | $17.25 | $16.00 |
| 1994-05-01 | $9.67 | $10.35 | $8.93 | $16.47 | $17.36 | $15.84 |
| 1994-06-01 | $9.68 | $10.39 | $8.93 | $16.38 | $17.38 | $15.65 |
| 1994-07-01 | $9.68 | $10.39 | $8.92 | $16.38 | $17.59 | $15.50 |
| 1994-08-01 | $9.68 | $10.37 | $8.94 | $16.34 | $17.36 | $15.60 |
| 1994-09-01 | $9.74 | $10.45 | $8.97 | $16.36 | $17.30 | $15.68 |
| 1994-10-01 | $9.79 | $10.54 | $8.98 | $16.35 | $17.43 | $15.51 |
| 1994-11-01 | $9.83 | $10.58 | $9.00 | $16.43 | $17.65 | $15.50 |
| 1994-12-01 | $9.93 | $10.76 | $9.03 | $16.41 | $17.51 | $15.57 |
| 1995-01-01 | $10.02 | $10.89 | $9.08 | $16.30 | $17.42 | $15.42 |
| 1995-02-01 | $10.03 | $10.93 | $9.06 | $16.24 | $17.18 | $15.47 |
| 1995-03-01 | $9.94 | $10.70 | $9.09 | $16.13 | $17.09 | $15.37 |
| 1995-04-01 | $9.90 | $10.70 | $9.00 | $16.19 | $17.18 | $15.40 |
| 1995-05-01 | $9.87 | $10.65 | $9.00 | $16.15 | $17.06 | $15.44 |
| 1995-06-01 | $9.88 | $10.63 | $9.02 | $16.15 | $17.02 | $15.48 |
| 1995-07-01 | $9.89 | $10.68 | $8.99 | $16.22 | $16.95 | $15.66 |
| 1995-08-01 | $9.96 | $10.80 | $9.00 | $16.19 | $17.04 | $15.53 |
| 1995-09-01 | $9.92 | $10.77 | $8.96 | $16.13 | $17.01 | $15.45 |
| 1995-10-01 | $9.91 | $10.73 | $9.00 | $15.95 | $16.73 | $15.38 |
| 1995-11-01 | $9.94 | $10.78 | $8.98 | $15.99 | $16.68 | $15.48 |
| 1995-12-01 | $9.86 | $10.68 | $8.97 | $15.99 | $16.76 | $15.44 |
| 1996-01-01 | $9.82 | $10.56 | $8.98 | $15.95 | $16.81 | $15.36 |
| 1996-02-01 | $9.87 | $10.61 | $9.02 | $15.87 | $16.65 | $15.34 |
| 1996-03-01 | $9.91 | $10.69 | $9.01 | $16.04 | $16.67 | $15.61 |
| 1996-04-01 | $9.90 | $10.69 | $8.99 | $16.01 | $16.59 | $15.61 |
| 1996-05-01 | $9.87 | $10.65 | $8.95 | $15.96 | $16.48 | $15.60 |
| 1996-06-01 | $9.88 | $10.70 | $8.91 | $15.87 | $16.35 | $15.53 |
| 1996-07-01 | $9.86 | $10.65 | $8.92 | $15.82 | $16.33 | $15.47 |
| 1996-08-01 | $9.83 | $10.60 | $8.92 | $16.14 | $16.49 | $15.89 |
| 1996-09-01 | $9.90 | $10.58 | $9.10 | $16.16 | $16.55 | $15.89 |
| 1996-10-01 | $9.87 | $10.55 | $9.05 | $16.16 | $16.58 | $15.89 |
| 1996-11-01 | $9.87 | $10.50 | $9.13 | $16.05 | $16.49 | $15.77 |
| 1996-12-01 | $9.91 | $10.54 | $9.16 | $16.06 | $16.47 | $15.79 |
| 1997-01-01 | $9.93 | $10.54 | $9.20 | $16.09 | $16.42 | $15.82 |
| 1997-02-01 | $9.91 | $10.47 | $9.26 | $15.98 | $16.45 | $15.64 |
| 1997-03-01 | $9.87 | $10.45 | $9.21 | $16.15 | $16.84 | $15.63 |
| 1997-04-01 | $9.92 | $10.53 | $9.25 | $16.23 | $16.98 | $15.67 |
| 1997-05-01 | $9.99 | $10.60 | $9.31 | $16.31 | $17.08 | $15.74 |
| 1997-06-01 | $10.15 | $10.80 | $9.40 | $16.45 | $17.20 | $15.89 |
| 1997-07-01 | $10.16 | $10.81 | $9.42 | $16.53 | $17.41 | $15.90 |
| 1997-08-01 | $10.16 | $10.79 | $9.44 | $16.37 | $17.37 | $15.65 |
| 1997-09-01 | $10.12 | $10.82 | $9.30 | $16.52 | $17.51 | $15.80 |
| 1997-10-01 | $10.17 | $10.87 | $9.37 | $16.58 | $17.53 | $15.88 |
| 1997-11-01 | $10.16 | $10.86 | $9.37 | $16.64 | $17.64 | $15.87 |
| 1997-12-01 | $10.15 | $10.77 | $9.42 | $16.69 | $17.85 | $15.85 |
| 1998-01-01 | $10.18 | $10.85 | $9.39 | $16.77 | $17.99 | $15.89 |
| 1998-02-01 | $10.19 | $10.87 | $9.39 | $17.02 | $18.34 | $16.03 |
| 1998-03-01 | $10.21 | $10.87 | $9.42 | $16.96 | $18.48 | $15.88 |
| 1998-04-01 | $10.23 | $10.86 | $9.47 | $17.15 | $18.89 | $15.97 |
| 1998-05-01 | $10.27 | $10.86 | $9.55 | $17.40 | $19.09 | $16.25 |
| 1998-06-01 | $10.21 | $10.71 | $9.61 | $17.42 | $19.12 | $16.28 |
| 1998-07-01 | $10.30 | $10.79 | $9.72 | $17.42 | $19.01 | $16.34 |
| 1998-08-01 | $10.39 | $10.93 | $9.77 | $17.84 | $19.99 | $16.31 |
| 1998-09-01 | $10.40 | $10.92 | $9.81 | $18.06 | $20.33 | $16.36 |
| 1998-10-01 | $10.45 | $10.96 | $9.87 | $18.21 | $20.43 | $16.57 |
| 1998-11-01 | $10.52 | $11.04 | $9.92 | $18.43 | $20.68 | $16.74 |
| 1998-12-01 | $10.62 | $11.16 | $10.00 | $18.54 | $20.79 | $16.87 |
| 1999-01-01 | $10.67 | $11.21 | $10.05 | $18.74 | $20.76 | $17.28 |
| 1999-02-01 | $10.69 | $11.23 | $10.05 | $18.73 | $20.71 | $17.29 |
| 1999-03-01 | $10.76 | $11.29 | $10.12 | $18.72 | $20.37 | $17.49 |
| 1999-04-01 | $10.79 | $11.33 | $10.16 | $18.49 | $19.75 | $17.48 |
| 1999-05-01 | $10.81 | $11.38 | $10.12 | $18.43 | $19.95 | $17.26 |
| 1999-06-01 | $10.77 | $11.37 | $10.05 | $18.56 | $20.23 | $17.32 |
| 1999-07-01 | $10.84 | $11.42 | $10.12 | $18.83 | $20.40 | $17.69 |
| 1999-08-01 | $10.85 | $11.41 | $10.14 | $18.55 | $19.46 | $17.91 |
| 1999-09-01 | $10.90 | $11.48 | $10.17 | $18.33 | $19.12 | $17.89 |
| 1999-10-01 | $10.93 | $11.57 | $10.10 | $18.44 | $19.29 | $17.94 |
| 1999-11-01 | $11.05 | $11.75 | $10.14 | $18.38 | $19.21 | $17.94 |
| 1999-12-01 | $11.01 | $11.76 | $10.05 | $18.63 | $19.42 | $18.19 |
| 2000-01-01 | $11.00 | $11.77 | $10.03 | $18.62 | $19.69 | $17.92 |
| 2000-02-01 | $11.07 | $11.86 | $10.08 | $18.63 | $19.62 | $18.01 |
| 2000-03-01 | $11.17 | $11.95 | $10.19 | $18.67 | $19.71 | $18.00 |
| 2000-04-01 | $11.21 | $12.07 | $10.15 | $18.79 | $20.13 | $17.96 |
| 2000-05-01 | $11.29 | $12.15 | $10.24 | $18.71 | $19.94 | $17.92 |
| 2000-06-01 | $11.37 | $12.26 | $10.30 | $18.86 | $19.90 | $18.17 |
| 2000-07-01 | $11.37 | $12.30 | $10.25 | $18.74 | $19.91 | $17.93 |
| 2000-08-01 | $11.34 | $12.26 | $10.24 | $18.80 | $19.96 | $18.00 |
| 2000-09-01 | $11.37 | $12.30 | $10.25 | $18.93 | $19.97 | $18.19 |
| 2000-10-01 | $11.38 | $12.26 | $10.35 | $18.96 | $19.99 | $18.23 |
| 2000-11-01 | $11.39 | $12.20 | $10.42 | $18.95 | $19.84 | $18.31 |
| 2000-12-01 | $11.38 | $12.18 | $10.44 | $18.92 | $19.80 | $18.29 |
| 2001-01-01 | $11.43 | $12.25 | $10.46 | $18.78 | $19.62 | $18.20 |
| 2001-02-01 | $11.38 | $12.24 | $10.35 | $18.84 | $19.63 | $18.28 |
| 2001-03-01 | $11.28 | $12.13 | $10.27 | $19.06 | $20.08 | $18.39 |
| 2001-04-01 | $11.29 | $12.09 | $10.35 | $19.11 | $20.24 | $18.35 |
| 2001-05-01 | $11.24 | $12.07 | $10.28 | $19.37 | $20.59 | $18.53 |
| 2001-06-01 | $11.24 | $11.96 | $10.40 | $19.20 | $20.50 | $18.32 |
| 2001-07-01 | $11.23 | $11.93 | $10.40 | $19.26 | $20.43 | $18.48 |
| 2001-08-01 | $11.27 | $11.99 | $10.44 | $19.24 | $20.57 | $18.29 |
| 2001-09-01 | $11.31 | $11.96 | $10.56 | $19.40 | $21.01 | $18.26 |
| 2001-10-01 | $11.28 | $11.99 | $10.49 | $19.34 | $20.91 | $18.23 |
| 2001-11-01 | $11.24 | $11.98 | $10.42 | $19.32 | $20.86 | $18.23 |
| 2001-12-01 | $11.27 | $11.97 | $10.47 | $19.11 | $20.66 | $18.00 |
| 2002-01-01 | $11.25 | $11.90 | $10.50 | $19.27 | $20.84 | $18.18 |
| 2002-02-01 | $11.29 | $11.89 | $10.63 | $19.44 | $21.11 | $18.30 |
| 2002-03-01 | $11.37 | $12.01 | $10.64 | $19.11 | $20.59 | $18.05 |
| 2002-04-01 | $11.36 | $12.04 | $10.61 | $19.05 | $20.21 | $18.20 |
| 2002-05-01 | $11.38 | $12.01 | $10.67 | $18.87 | $19.91 | $18.13 |
| 2002-06-01 | $11.33 | $12.02 | $10.54 | $18.90 | $20.01 | $18.11 |
| 2002-07-01 | $11.31 | $11.96 | $10.56 | $18.75 | $19.99 | $17.87 |
| 2002-08-01 | $11.31 | $11.99 | $10.50 | $18.71 | $19.92 | $17.89 |
| 2002-09-01 | $11.22 | $11.99 | $10.32 | $18.70 | $20.01 | $17.84 |
| 2002-10-01 | $11.21 | $11.96 | $10.30 | $18.73 | $20.08 | $17.85 |
| 2002-11-01 | $11.16 | $11.90 | $10.28 | $18.89 | $20.31 | $17.94 |
| 2002-12-01 | $11.14 | $11.90 | $10.23 | $18.92 | $20.42 | $17.93 |
| 2003-01-01 | $11.16 | $11.94 | $10.23 | $18.93 | $20.39 | $17.99 |
| 2003-02-01 | $11.09 | $11.89 | $10.11 | $18.70 | $20.03 | $17.82 |
| 2003-03-01 | $11.00 | $11.79 | $10.06 | $18.70 | $19.88 | $17.94 |
| 2003-04-01 | $10.98 | $11.73 | $10.07 | $18.71 | $19.91 | $17.93 |
| 2003-05-01 | $10.96 | $11.68 | $10.07 | $18.72 | $19.99 | $17.90 |
| 2003-06-01 | $10.96 | $11.71 | $10.02 | $18.70 | $19.87 | $17.94 |
| 2003-07-01 | $10.98 | $11.74 | $10.02 | $18.61 | $19.69 | $17.92 |
| 2003-08-01 | $10.99 | $11.73 | $10.08 | $18.57 | $19.70 | $17.83 |
| 2003-09-01 | $11.13 | $11.91 | $10.17 | $18.40 | $19.43 | $17.72 |
| 2003-10-01 | $11.14 | $11.89 | $10.20 | $18.45 | $19.64 | $17.65 |
| 2003-11-01 | $11.21 | $11.88 | $10.38 | $18.26 | $19.45 | $17.49 |
| 2003-12-01 | $11.23 | $11.86 | $10.44 | $18.24 | $19.11 | $17.67 |
| 2004-01-01 | $11.20 | $11.82 | $10.42 | $18.04 | $18.69 | $17.63 |
| 2004-02-01 | $11.27 | $11.86 | $10.55 | $18.11 | $18.93 | $17.59 |
| 2004-03-01 | $11.32 | $11.90 | $10.59 | $18.20 | $19.10 | $17.61 |
| 2004-04-01 | $11.32 | $11.84 | $10.64 | $18.43 | $19.20 | $17.92 |
| 2004-05-01 | $11.44 | $12.10 | $10.58 | $18.52 | $19.22 | $18.04 |
| 2004-06-01 | $11.46 | $12.12 | $10.61 | $18.37 | $19.21 | $17.81 |
| 2004-07-01 | $11.41 | $12.10 | $10.50 | $18.59 | $19.34 | $18.07 |
| 2004-08-01 | $11.36 | $12.06 | $10.48 | $18.56 | $19.25 | $18.10 |
| 2004-09-01 | $11.24 | $11.85 | $10.45 | $18.61 | $19.43 | $18.02 |
| 2004-10-01 | $11.18 | $11.74 | $10.43 | $18.57 | $19.13 | $18.16 |
| 2004-11-01 | $11.10 | $11.70 | $10.31 | $18.52 | $19.26 | $17.98 |
| 2004-12-01 | $11.21 | $12.02 | $10.24 | $18.51 | $19.38 | $17.85 |
| 2005-01-01 | $11.17 | $11.97 | $10.20 | $18.64 | $19.73 | $17.82 |
| 2005-02-01 | $11.14 | $11.96 | $10.14 | $18.50 | $19.38 | $17.82 |
| 2005-03-01 | $11.05 | $11.89 | $10.05 | $18.39 | $19.36 | $17.65 |
| 2005-04-01 | $10.99 | $11.86 | $9.94 | $18.21 | $19.46 | $17.27 |
| 2005-05-01 | $10.88 | $11.65 | $9.97 | $18.25 | $19.83 | $17.05 |
| 2005-06-01 | $10.89 | $11.71 | $9.95 | $18.40 | $20.04 | $17.16 |
| 2005-07-01 | $10.96 | $11.78 | $10.01 | $18.31 | $20.15 | $16.94 |
| 2005-08-01 | $10.96 | $11.81 | $9.96 | $18.44 | $20.38 | $16.99 |
| 2005-09-01 | $10.98 | $11.83 | $9.96 | $18.30 | $19.98 | $17.09 |
| 2005-10-01 | $11.09 | $12.08 | $9.93 | $18.22 | $19.91 | $16.99 |
| 2005-11-01 | $11.07 | $12.09 | $9.87 | $18.28 | $19.75 | $17.23 |
| 2005-12-01 | $10.91 | $11.76 | $9.87 | $18.19 | $19.63 | $17.17 |
| 2006-01-01 | $10.99 | $11.83 | $9.96 | $18.06 | $19.52 | $17.01 |
| 2006-02-01 | $10.96 | $11.82 | $9.88 | $18.35 | $19.79 | $17.30 |
| 2006-03-01 | $11.02 | $11.90 | $9.89 | $18.42 | $19.90 | $17.38 |
| 2006-04-01 | $11.07 | $11.95 | $9.93 | $18.38 | $19.64 | $17.49 |
| 2006-05-01 | $11.04 | $11.94 | $9.89 | $18.19 | $19.07 | $17.61 |
| 2006-06-01 | $11.01 | $11.95 | $9.85 | $18.09 | $18.94 | $17.50 |
| 2006-07-01 | $10.98 | $11.86 | $9.87 | $18.28 | $19.03 | $17.76 |
| 2006-08-01 | $10.94 | $11.83 | $9.81 | $18.05 | $18.63 | $17.66 |
| 2006-09-01 | $10.98 | $11.87 | $9.85 | $18.12 | $18.72 | $17.70 |
| 2006-10-01 | $10.88 | $11.69 | $9.83 | $18.23 | $18.95 | $17.72 |
| 2006-11-01 | $10.90 | $11.73 | $9.82 | $18.26 | $19.12 | $17.66 |
| 2006-12-01 | $10.94 | $11.76 | $9.85 | $18.34 | $19.31 | $17.64 |
| 2007-01-01 | $10.92 | $11.77 | $9.79 | $18.41 | $19.47 | $17.65 |
| 2007-02-01 | $10.99 | $11.83 | $9.89 | $18.55 | $19.86 | $17.61 |
| 2007-03-01 | $11.08 | $11.85 | $10.08 | $18.56 | $19.88 | $17.57 |
| 2007-04-01 | $11.17 | $11.90 | $10.23 | $18.63 | $20.21 | $17.48 |
| 2007-05-01 | $11.21 | $11.93 | $10.27 | $18.65 | $20.28 | $17.46 |
| 2007-06-01 | $11.18 | $11.86 | $10.25 | $18.69 | $20.46 | $17.43 |
| 2007-07-01 | $11.16 | $11.87 | $10.20 | $18.51 | $20.57 | $17.05 |
| 2007-08-01 | $11.20 | $11.90 | $10.24 | $18.73 | $20.84 | $17.23 |
| 2007-09-01 | $11.17 | $11.90 | $10.17 | $18.90 | $20.92 | $17.46 |
| 2007-10-01 | $11.24 | $12.01 | $10.19 | $18.85 | $21.02 | $17.34 |
| 2007-11-01 | $11.20 | $11.95 | $10.19 | $18.86 | $20.89 | $17.43 |
| 2007-12-01 | $11.29 | $12.15 | $10.19 | $18.81 | $20.62 | $17.56 |
| 2008-01-01 | $11.28 | $12.16 | $10.15 | $18.71 | $20.19 | $17.70 |
| 2008-02-01 | $11.21 | $12.07 | $10.12 | $18.41 | $19.61 | $17.60 |
| 2008-03-01 | $11.09 | $11.95 | $9.98 | $18.53 | $19.70 | $17.76 |
| 2008-04-01 | $11.04 | $11.89 | $9.93 | $18.52 | $19.60 | $17.75 |
| 2008-05-01 | $11.01 | $11.90 | $9.86 | $18.53 | $19.52 | $17.83 |
| 2008-06-01 | $10.98 | $11.85 | $9.91 | $18.60 | $19.31 | $18.08 |
| 2008-07-01 | $10.93 | $11.77 | $9.88 | $18.51 | $19.06 | $18.09 |
| 2008-08-01 | $10.91 | $11.74 | $9.87 | $18.50 | $19.28 | $17.97 |
| 2008-09-01 | $10.85 | $11.66 | $9.83 | $18.32 | $19.20 | $17.71 |
| 2008-10-01 | $10.82 | $11.58 | $9.86 | $18.30 | $18.90 | $17.87 |
| 2008-11-01 | $11.00 | $11.83 | $9.94 | $18.26 | $18.92 | $17.79 |
| 2008-12-01 | $10.91 | $11.61 | $9.92 | $18.42 | $19.12 | $17.91 |
| 2009-01-01 | $10.89 | $11.54 | $9.98 | $18.54 | $19.41 | $17.89 |
| 2009-02-01 | $10.88 | $11.54 | $9.96 | $18.49 | $19.52 | $17.75 |
| 2009-03-01 | $10.89 | $11.59 | $9.93 | $18.41 | $19.40 | $17.72 |
| 2009-04-01 | $10.84 | $11.60 | $9.81 | $18.40 | $19.46 | $17.73 |
| 2009-05-01 | $10.86 | $11.66 | $9.81 | $18.43 | $19.70 | $17.58 |
| 2009-06-01 | $10.85 | $11.63 | $9.81 | $18.54 | $19.96 | $17.56 |
| 2009-07-01 | $10.90 | $11.69 | $9.85 | $18.90 | $20.63 | $17.78 |
| 2009-08-01 | $10.95 | $11.64 | $10.02 | $18.85 | $20.47 | $17.76 |
| 2009-09-01 | $10.94 | $11.64 | $10.01 | $18.89 | $20.30 | $17.96 |
| 2009-10-01 | $10.82 | $11.47 | $9.96 | $18.70 | $20.13 | $17.76 |
| 2009-11-01 | $10.61 | $11.19 | $9.85 | $19.04 | $21.19 | $17.63 |
| 2009-12-01 | $10.61 | $11.25 | $9.79 | $18.85 | $21.14 | $17.36 |
| 2010-01-01 | $10.59 | $11.27 | $9.71 | $18.82 | $21.19 | $17.29 |
| 2010-02-01 | $10.60 | $11.23 | $9.78 | $18.76 | $21.19 | $17.18 |
| 2010-03-01 | $10.54 | $11.20 | $9.71 | $18.85 | $21.49 | $17.08 |
| 2010-04-01 | $10.50 | $11.15 | $9.64 | $18.99 | $21.72 | $17.07 |
| 2010-05-01 | $10.46 | $11.04 | $9.66 | $18.72 | $21.41 | $16.86 |
| 2010-06-01 | $10.52 | $11.12 | $9.68 | $18.47 | $20.94 | $16.80 |
| 2010-07-01 | $10.52 | $11.14 | $9.67 | $18.09 | $20.00 | $16.73 |
| 2010-08-01 | $10.41 | $11.08 | $9.51 | $18.13 | $19.96 | $16.84 |
| 2010-09-01 | $10.48 | $11.10 | $9.64 | $18.04 | $20.21 | $16.47 |
| 2010-10-01 | $10.55 | $11.16 | $9.72 | $18.24 | $20.47 | $16.62 |
| 2010-11-01 | $10.56 | $11.19 | $9.73 | $17.84 | $19.38 | $16.68 |
| 2010-12-01 | $10.56 | $11.14 | $9.79 | $17.83 | $19.33 | $16.69 |
| 2011-01-01 | $10.65 | $11.23 | $9.86 | $17.69 | $19.06 | $16.65 |
| 2011-02-01 | $10.60 | $11.25 | $9.76 | $17.77 | $19.16 | $16.70 |
| 2011-03-01 | $10.62 | $11.21 | $9.82 | $17.91 | $19.46 | $16.67 |
| 2011-04-01 | $10.50 | $11.05 | $9.78 | $17.64 | $18.97 | $16.62 |
| 2011-05-01 | $10.48 | $11.02 | $9.76 | $17.80 | $19.06 | $16.82 |
| 2011-06-01 | $10.42 | $10.93 | $9.74 | $17.77 | $19.12 | $16.73 |
| 2011-07-01 | $10.35 | $10.86 | $9.67 | $17.94 | $19.38 | $16.87 |
| 2011-08-01 | $10.36 | $10.85 | $9.70 | $17.94 | $19.46 | $16.79 |
| 2011-09-01 | $10.27 | $10.75 | $9.62 | $17.94 | $19.25 | $16.94 |
| 2011-10-01 | $10.24 | $10.76 | $9.54 | $17.80 | $19.17 | $16.76 |
| 2011-11-01 | $10.18 | $10.70 | $9.44 | $17.81 | $19.30 | $16.66 |
| 2011-12-01 | $10.13 | $10.70 | $9.35 | $17.93 | $19.47 | $16.76 |
| 2012-01-01 | $9.98 | $10.49 | $9.28 | $17.82 | $19.38 | $16.59 |
| 2012-02-01 | $9.95 | $10.48 | $9.21 | $17.59 | $19.00 | $16.47 |
| 2012-03-01 | $9.98 | $10.51 | $9.23 | $17.09 | $18.09 | $16.35 |
| 2012-04-01 | $10.10 | $10.66 | $9.30 | $17.07 | $18.22 | $16.22 |
| 2012-05-01 | $10.04 | $10.58 | $9.30 | $17.08 | $18.26 | $16.21 |
| 2012-06-01 | $10.03 | $10.58 | $9.29 | $17.14 | $18.33 | $16.24 |
| 2012-07-01 | $10.02 | $10.54 | $9.31 | $17.14 | $18.66 | $16.00 |
| 2012-08-01 | $10.08 | $10.65 | $9.29 | $17.02 | $18.52 | $15.93 |
| 2012-09-01 | $10.04 | $10.64 | $9.20 | $17.08 | $18.55 | $15.98 |
| 2012-10-01 | $10.03 | $10.64 | $9.17 | $17.07 | $18.60 | $15.97 |
| 2012-11-01 | $9.99 | $10.61 | $9.15 | $17.19 | $18.65 | $16.14 |
| 2012-12-01 | $9.94 | $10.55 | $9.13 | $17.31 | $18.69 | $16.30 |
| 2013-01-01 | $9.95 | $10.61 | $9.09 | $17.44 | $18.80 | $16.47 |
| 2013-02-01 | $9.97 | $10.60 | $9.17 | $17.55 | $18.93 | $16.57 |
| 2013-03-01 | $9.93 | $10.51 | $9.18 | $17.70 | $19.19 | $16.64 |
| 2013-04-01 | $9.99 | $10.49 | $9.33 | $17.65 | $19.11 | $16.54 |
| 2013-05-01 | $10.01 | $10.50 | $9.36 | $17.69 | $19.25 | $16.46 |
| 2013-06-01 | $9.96 | $10.47 | $9.29 | $17.63 | $19.17 | $16.44 |
| 2013-07-01 | $9.97 | $10.51 | $9.30 | $17.48 | $18.78 | $16.44 |
| 2013-08-01 | $9.92 | $10.45 | $9.26 | $17.64 | $19.13 | $16.42 |
| 2013-09-01 | $9.95 | $10.47 | $9.32 | $17.62 | $19.34 | $16.28 |
| 2013-10-01 | $9.96 | $10.48 | $9.32 | $17.74 | $19.56 | $16.28 |
| 2013-11-01 | $10.11 | $10.70 | $9.36 | $17.72 | $19.53 | $16.25 |
| 2013-12-01 | $10.17 | $10.70 | $9.43 | $17.51 | $19.48 | $15.96 |
| 2014-01-01 | $10.14 | $10.66 | $9.42 | $17.51 | $19.72 | $15.78 |
| 2014-02-01 | $10.13 | $10.69 | $9.37 | $17.47 | $19.70 | $15.74 |
| 2014-03-01 | $10.14 | $10.73 | $9.33 | $17.46 | $19.73 | $15.68 |
| 2014-04-01 | $10.12 | $10.86 | $9.14 | $17.64 | $19.87 | $15.93 |
| 2014-05-01 | $10.12 | $10.90 | $9.07 | $17.60 | $19.75 | $15.95 |
| 2014-06-01 | $10.21 | $10.93 | $9.22 | $17.69 | $20.08 | $15.88 |
| 2014-07-01 | $10.20 | $10.91 | $9.22 | $17.86 | $20.51 | $15.85 |
| 2014-08-01 | $10.23 | $10.94 | $9.23 | $17.83 | $20.44 | $15.83 |
| 2014-09-01 | $10.28 | $11.00 | $9.27 | $17.83 | $20.25 | $15.91 |
| 2014-10-01 | $10.30 | $11.04 | $9.29 | $17.80 | $20.01 | $16.04 |
| 2014-11-01 | $10.27 | $10.93 | $9.37 | $17.88 | $20.25 | $16.01 |
| 2014-12-01 | $10.31 | $11.02 | $9.32 | $18.06 | $20.35 | $16.23 |
| 2015-01-01 | $10.35 | $11.01 | $9.44 | $18.01 | $20.01 | $16.39 |
| 2015-02-01 | $10.46 | $11.11 | $9.51 | $18.19 | $20.00 | $16.71 |
| 2015-03-01 | $10.54 | $11.22 | $9.55 | $18.19 | $19.91 | $16.79 |
| 2015-04-01 | $10.54 | $11.15 | $9.60 | $18.24 | $20.03 | $16.77 |
| 2015-05-01 | $10.55 | $11.14 | $9.64 | $18.33 | $20.13 | $16.89 |
| 2015-06-01 | $10.57 | $11.15 | $9.67 | $18.40 | $20.07 | $17.02 |
| 2015-07-01 | $10.64 | $11.23 | $9.72 | $18.70 | $20.34 | $17.30 |
| 2015-08-01 | $10.64 | $11.24 | $9.73 | $18.59 | $20.09 | $17.36 |
| 2015-09-01 | $10.68 | $11.24 | $9.83 | $18.64 | $20.27 | $17.29 |
| 2015-10-01 | $10.79 | $11.27 | $10.07 | $18.73 | $20.69 | $17.09 |
| 2015-11-01 | $10.82 | $11.24 | $10.15 | $18.63 | $20.53 | $17.03 |
| 2015-12-01 | $10.85 | $11.22 | $10.28 | $18.68 | $20.77 | $16.95 |
| 2016-01-01 | $10.87 | $11.28 | $10.25 | $18.79 | $21.08 | $16.94 |
| 2016-02-01 | $10.80 | $11.18 | $10.25 | $18.76 | $21.21 | $16.78 |
| 2016-03-01 | $10.76 | $11.15 | $10.23 | $19.00 | $21.40 | $17.05 |
| 2016-04-01 | $10.75 | $11.12 | $10.27 | $19.20 | $21.50 | $17.35 |
| 2016-05-01 | $10.85 | $11.23 | $10.36 | $19.18 | $21.52 | $17.27 |
| 2016-06-01 | $10.83 | $11.24 | $10.30 | $18.99 | $21.24 | $17.16 |
| 2016-07-01 | $10.87 | $11.27 | $10.34 | $18.49 | $20.61 | $16.85 |
| 2016-08-01 | $10.90 | $11.28 | $10.39 | $18.54 | $20.64 | $16.92 |
| 2016-09-01 | $10.85 | $11.24 | $10.32 | $18.67 | $20.84 | $16.97 |
| 2016-10-01 | $10.77 | $11.23 | $10.17 | $18.66 | $20.68 | $17.15 |
| 2016-11-01 | $10.86 | $11.38 | $10.18 | $18.79 | $20.60 | $17.44 |
| 2016-12-01 | $10.85 | $11.33 | $10.23 | $18.80 | $20.44 | $17.57 |
| 2017-01-01 | $10.86 | $11.35 | $10.24 | $19.04 | $20.50 | $17.93 |
| 2017-02-01 | $10.89 | $11.39 | $10.24 | $19.18 | $20.87 | $17.88 |
* Data reflect 12-month moving averages; data for 2017 represent 12-month average from March 2016 to February 2017.
Note: Data are for college graduates age 21–24 who do not have an advanced degree and are not enrolled in further schooling, and high school graduates age 17–20 who are not enrolled in further schooling. Wages are in 2016 dollars. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata