Table 2
Real Average Hourly Wages and Percent Change in Real Average Hourly Wages by Gender, Race and Potential Experience, 1979, 1985, 1996, 2000 and 2014 (2014 dollars)
| New Entrants (0 – 10 years potential experience) | Experienced (11-20 years potential experience) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||
| White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | |
| Average hourly wage | ||||||||
| 1979 | 19.63 | 16.81 | 14.56 | 14.13 | 25.93 | 19.91 | 16.35 | 15.47 |
| 1985 | 18.89 | 14.48 | 15.32 | 13.77 | 26.00 | 19.66 | 17.90 | 16.18 |
| 1996 | 18.03 | 13.84 | 16.33 | 13.61 | 25.32 | 17.66 | 20.07 | 16.41 |
| 2000 | 20.64 | 16.37 | 17.85 | 15.12 | 28.18 | 20.62 | 21.75 | 18.04 |
| 2014 | 20.85 | 15.07 | 19.34 | 15.54 | 29.02 | 20.42 | 24.47 | 19.78 |
| Percent Change | ||||||||
| 1979-1985 | -3.8% | -13.9% | 5.2% | -2.6% | 0.3% | -1.2% | 9.5% | 4.6% |
| 1996-2000 | 14.4% | 18.3% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 16.8% | 8.3% | 9.9% |
| 2000-2014 | 1.0% | -8.0% | 8.4% | 2.8% | 3.0% | -1.0% | 12.5% | 9.7% |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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