Cumulative change in real hourly wages of men, by wage percentile,* 1979–2013
| 10th percentile | 30th percentile | 50th percentile | 70th percentile | 95th percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979/01/01 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980/01/01 | -2.7% | -3.8% | -1.5% | -0.8% | -2.8% |
| 1981/01/01 | -5.6% | -4.7% | -3.6% | -2.1% | -0.8% |
| 1982/01/01 | -9.4% | -7.5% | -4.3% | -1.1% | 1.1% |
| 1983/01/01 | -12.6% | -10.3% | -5.6% | -2.2% | 4.3% |
| 1984/01/01 | -13.0% | -11.1% | -6.0% | -1.2% | 5.6% |
| 1985/01/01 | -13.4% | -10.4% | -5.1% | -0.4% | 10.7% |
| 1986/01/01 | -12.8% | -7.7% | -2.4% | 0.6% | 7.7% |
| 1987/01/01 | -12.7% | -8.1% | -3.0% | -0.4% | 11.2% |
| 1988/01/01 | -11.6% | -9.0% | -4.8% | -0.4% | 11.3% |
| 1989/01/01 | -11.1% | -10.7% | -7.6% | -1.2% | 6.1% |
| 1990/01/01 | -12.5% | -11.3% | -9.0% | -1.6% | 6.5% |
| 1991/01/01 | -14.0% | -12.3% | -9.2% | -1.7% | 7.6% |
| 1992/01/01 | -15.3% | -13.8% | -10.0% | -3.0% | 8.4% |
| 1993/01/01 | -15.9% | -14.4% | -10.7% | -3.6% | 10.4% |
| 1994/01/01 | -16.4% | -16.3% | -12.3% | -4.0% | 10.6% |
| 1995/01/01 | -14.3% | -15.9% | -11.0% | -4.0% | 10.3% |
| 1996/01/01 | -13.6% | -15.6% | -11.5% | -4.2% | 10.6% |
| 1997/01/01 | -11.9% | -13.8% | -11.0% | -2.4% | 13.3% |
| 1998/01/01 | -9.3% | -11.2% | -7.8% | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| 1999/01/01 | -5.3% | -7.5% | -5.4% | 2.0% | 18.8% |
| 2000/01/01 | -4.5% | -8.6% | -4.8% | 2.3% | 22.1% |
| 2001/01/01 | -3.4% | -8.4% | -3.5% | 3.9% | 25.5% |
| 2002/01/01 | -3.5% | -7.5% | -3.1% | 3.7% | 28.0% |
| 2003/01/01 | -2.8% | -7.2% | -3.8% | 5.4% | 28.7% |
| 2004/01/01 | -3.6% | -8.3% | -5.0% | 4.2% | 31.5% |
| 2005/01/01 | -4.4% | -9.9% | -5.8% | 3.0% | 29.4% |
| 2006/01/01 | -5.4% | -8.1% | -6.0% | 3.5% | 29.7% |
| 2007/01/01 | -5.5% | -8.6% | -4.4% | 5.2% | 31.4% |
| 2008/01/01 | -5.2% | -9.2% | -5.0% | 4.8% | 33.4% |
| 2009/01/01 | -5.5% | -7.9% | -2.3% | 7.4% | 40.3% |
| 2010/01/01 | -6.7% | -10.1% | -4.9% | 5.5% | 38.8% |
| 2011/01/01 | -9.3% | -13.3% | -7.4% | 2.6% | 34.6% |
| 2012/01/01 | -9.5% | -13.3% | -7.6% | 2.1% | 41.9% |
| 2013/01/01 | -9.4% | -13.9% | -8.6% | 2.3% | 40.1% |
* The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
Updated from: Figure 4C in The State of Working America, 12th Edition (Mishel et al. 2012), an Economic Policy Institute book published by Cornell University Press in 2012