Men’s black-white wage gaps, by potential experience, 1979–2015

New entrants Experienced workers
1979 11.2 19.5
1980 12.9 17.8
1981 12.7 18.5
1982 13.4 20.0
1983 12.0 17.4
1984 14.4 16.0
1985 18.3 19.0
1986 15.7 19.0
1987 16.0 19.3
1988 15.7 19.7
1989 17.0 20.6
1990 15.2 22.0
1991 14.7 22.3
1992 14.1 23.6
1993 13.5 25.6%
1994 15.7 22.0
1995 14.9 23.0
1996 16.6 25.6
1997 16.4 24.6
1998 11.8 22.2
1999 12.5 21.7
2000 13.7 19.6
2001 15.0 21.4
2002 14.0 22.1
2003 13.7 25.7
2004 11.9 23.0
2005 17.4 22.8
2006 14.6 21.9
2007 15.1 24.4
2008 15.2 24.1
2009 15.4 26.1
2010 15.9 23.4
2011 13.7 24.2
2012 15.9 22.0
2013 15.4 24.9
2014 18.6 24.9
2015 18.7 23.5

Note: Experienced workers have 11 to 20 years of experience. New entrants have 0 to 10 years of experience. Gaps are of adjusted average hourly wages.

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

View the underlying data on epi.org.