Figure G4
Most college graduates saw minimal wage growth since 2000: Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages of Hispanic workers with a college degree for the average, median, and 90th-percentile wages, 2000–2020
| Year | 50th | 90th | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | 8.0% | 3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | 6.3% | 4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 6.0% | 2.5% |
| 2006 | -0.4% | 6.6% | 1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | 9.4% | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | 8.8% | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | 16.0% | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | -3.4% | 4.8% | 0.8% |
| 2013 | -3.4% | 12.2% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | -3.6% | 4.5% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | 12.5% | 6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | 11.6% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2018 | -3.6% | 10.9% | 7.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | 19.9% | 11.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | 20.9% | 16.5% |
Note: Education groups are mutually exclusive, so “college” here refers to those with only a four-year college degree.
Source: Author’s analysis of EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org
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