Table 1
Real hourly wages in first half (FH) of year, by wage percentile,* 2007–2014 (annual 2013 dollars)
| 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FH2007 | $8.75 | $10.60 | $12.40 | $14.57 | $17.05 | $20.16 | $23.85 | $29.38 | $39.42 | $51.41 |
| FH2009 | 8.80 | 10.76 | 12.71 | 14.92 | 17.40 | 20.59 | 24.72 | 30.57 | 41.10 | 52.56 |
| FH2013 | 8.36 | 10.01 | 11.97 | 14.23 | 16.75 | 19.81 | 23.97 | 29.88 | 40.84 | 52.63 |
| FH2014 | 8.38 | 9.91 | 11.86 | 14.15 | 16.59 | 19.63 | 23.72 | 29.54 | 40.00 | 52.23 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| 2009–2014 | -1.0 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| 2007–2014 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2013–2014 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -0.7 |
* The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group (ORG) microdata
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