Percent change in real hourly wages of women, by education, 2000–2013

Year Less than high school High school Some college College degree Advanced degree
2000 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2001 3.3% 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 1.8%
2002 3.2% 4.1% 3.8% 2.5% 3.0%
2003 4.2% 5.4% 4.0% 2.6% 2.4%
2004 2.0% 4.3% 3.2% 1.5% 2.5%
2005 1.7% 3.1% 2.2% 1.9% 2.7%
2006 2.5% 2.5% 2.2% 2.7% 2.4%
2007 4.6% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 3.2%
2008 2.3% 1.1% 1.0% 2.1% 3.9%
2009 4.2% 4.6% 2.1% 2.2% 6.4%
2010 3.5% 3.1% 1.7% 3.6% 6.1%
2011 2.6% 0.4% -0.9% 1.2% 4.6%
2012 -0.1% -0.5% -2.7% 0.7% 3.9%
2013 0.1% -0.7% -3.5% 1.9% 4.1%

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

Adapted from: Table 4.16 in The State of Working America, 12th Edition (Mishel et al. 2012), an Economic Policy Institute book published by Cornell University Press in 2012

View the underlying data on epi.org.