Economic Snapshot
Straight out of college, women make about $3 less per hour than men: Real average hourly wages of young college graduates by gender, 1989–2017
| Date | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | $19.69 | $17.92 |
| 2000-02-01 | $19.62 | $18.01 |
| 2000-03-01 | $19.71 | $18.00 |
| 2000-04-01 | $20.13 | $17.96 |
| 2000-05-01 | $19.94 | $17.92 |
| 2000-06-01 | $19.90 | $18.17 |
| 2000-07-01 | $19.91 | $17.93 |
| 2000-08-01 | $19.96 | $18.00 |
| 2000-09-01 | $19.97 | $18.19 |
| 2000-10-01 | $19.99 | $18.23 |
| 2000-11-01 | $19.84 | $18.31 |
| 2000-12-01 | $19.80 | $18.29 |
| 2001-01-01 | $19.62 | $18.20 |
| 2001-02-01 | $19.63 | $18.28 |
| 2001-03-01 | $20.08 | $18.39 |
| 2001-04-01 | $20.24 | $18.35 |
| 2001-05-01 | $20.59 | $18.53 |
| 2001-06-01 | $20.50 | $18.32 |
| 2001-07-01 | $20.43 | $18.48 |
| 2001-08-01 | $20.57 | $18.29 |
| 2001-09-01 | $21.01 | $18.26 |
| 2001-10-01 | $20.91 | $18.23 |
| 2001-11-01 | $20.86 | $18.23 |
| 2001-12-01 | $20.66 | $18.00 |
| 2002-01-01 | $20.84 | $18.18 |
| 2002-02-01 | $21.11 | $18.30 |
| 2002-03-01 | $20.59 | $18.05 |
| 2002-04-01 | $20.21 | $18.20 |
| 2002-05-01 | $19.91 | $18.13 |
| 2002-06-01 | $20.01 | $18.11 |
| 2002-07-01 | $19.99 | $17.87 |
| 2002-08-01 | $19.92 | $17.89 |
| 2002-09-01 | $20.01 | $17.84 |
| 2002-10-01 | $20.08 | $17.85 |
| 2002-11-01 | $20.31 | $17.94 |
| 2002-12-01 | $20.42 | $17.93 |
| 2003-01-01 | $20.39 | $17.99 |
| 2003-02-01 | $20.03 | $17.82 |
| 2003-03-01 | $19.88 | $17.94 |
| 2003-04-01 | $19.91 | $17.93 |
| 2003-05-01 | $19.99 | $17.90 |
| 2003-06-01 | $19.87 | $17.94 |
| 2003-07-01 | $19.69 | $17.92 |
| 2003-08-01 | $19.70 | $17.83 |
| 2003-09-01 | $19.43 | $17.72 |
| 2003-10-01 | $19.64 | $17.65 |
| 2003-11-01 | $19.45 | $17.49 |
| 2003-12-01 | $19.11 | $17.67 |
| 2004-01-01 | $18.69 | $17.63 |
| 2004-02-01 | $18.93 | $17.59 |
| 2004-03-01 | $19.10 | $17.61 |
| 2004-04-01 | $19.20 | $17.92 |
| 2004-05-01 | $19.22 | $18.04 |
| 2004-06-01 | $19.21 | $17.81 |
| 2004-07-01 | $19.34 | $18.07 |
| 2004-08-01 | $19.25 | $18.10 |
| 2004-09-01 | $19.43 | $18.02 |
| 2004-10-01 | $19.13 | $18.16 |
| 2004-11-01 | $19.26 | $17.98 |
| 2004-12-01 | $19.38 | $17.85 |
| 2005-01-01 | $19.73 | $17.82 |
| 2005-02-01 | $19.38 | $17.82 |
| 2005-03-01 | $19.36 | $17.65 |
| 2005-04-01 | $19.46 | $17.27 |
| 2005-05-01 | $19.83 | $17.05 |
| 2005-06-01 | $20.04 | $17.16 |
| 2005-07-01 | $20.15 | $16.94 |
| 2005-08-01 | $20.38 | $16.99 |
| 2005-09-01 | $19.98 | $17.09 |
| 2005-10-01 | $19.91 | $16.99 |
| 2005-11-01 | $19.75 | $17.23 |
| 2005-12-01 | $19.63 | $17.17 |
| 2006-01-01 | $19.52 | $17.01 |
| 2006-02-01 | $19.79 | $17.30 |
| 2006-03-01 | $19.90 | $17.38 |
| 2006-04-01 | $19.64 | $17.49 |
| 2006-05-01 | $19.07 | $17.61 |
| 2006-06-01 | $18.94 | $17.50 |
| 2006-07-01 | $19.03 | $17.76 |
| 2006-08-01 | $18.63 | $17.66 |
| 2006-09-01 | $18.72 | $17.70 |
| 2006-10-01 | $18.95 | $17.72 |
| 2006-11-01 | $19.12 | $17.66 |
| 2006-12-01 | $19.31 | $17.64 |
| 2007-01-01 | $19.47 | $17.65 |
| 2007-02-01 | $19.86 | $17.61 |
| 2007-03-01 | $19.88 | $17.57 |
| 2007-04-01 | $20.21 | $17.48 |
| 2007-05-01 | $20.28 | $17.46 |
| 2007-06-01 | $20.46 | $17.43 |
| 2007-07-01 | $20.57 | $17.05 |
| 2007-08-01 | $20.84 | $17.23 |
| 2007-09-01 | $20.92 | $17.46 |
| 2007-10-01 | $21.02 | $17.34 |
| 2007-11-01 | $20.89 | $17.43 |
| 2007-12-01 | $20.62 | $17.56 |
| 2008-01-01 | $20.19 | $17.70 |
| 2008-02-01 | $19.61 | $17.60 |
| 2008-03-01 | $19.70 | $17.76 |
| 2008-04-01 | $19.60 | $17.75 |
| 2008-05-01 | $19.52 | $17.83 |
| 2008-06-01 | $19.31 | $18.08 |
| 2008-07-01 | $19.06 | $18.09 |
| 2008-08-01 | $19.28 | $17.97 |
| 2008-09-01 | $19.20 | $17.71 |
| 2008-10-01 | $18.90 | $17.87 |
| 2008-11-01 | $18.92 | $17.79 |
| 2008-12-01 | $19.12 | $17.91 |
| 2009-01-01 | $19.41 | $17.89 |
| 2009-02-01 | $19.52 | $17.75 |
| 2009-03-01 | $19.40 | $17.72 |
| 2009-04-01 | $19.46 | $17.73 |
| 2009-05-01 | $19.70 | $17.58 |
| 2009-06-01 | $19.96 | $17.56 |
| 2009-07-01 | $20.63 | $17.78 |
| 2009-08-01 | $20.47 | $17.76 |
| 2009-09-01 | $20.30 | $17.96 |
| 2009-10-01 | $20.13 | $17.76 |
| 2009-11-01 | $21.19 | $17.63 |
| 2009-12-01 | $21.14 | $17.36 |
| 2010-01-01 | $21.19 | $17.29 |
| 2010-02-01 | $21.19 | $17.18 |
| 2010-03-01 | $21.49 | $17.08 |
| 2010-04-01 | $21.72 | $17.07 |
| 2010-05-01 | $21.41 | $16.86 |
| 2010-06-01 | $20.94 | $16.80 |
| 2010-07-01 | $20.00 | $16.73 |
| 2010-08-01 | $19.96 | $16.84 |
| 2010-09-01 | $20.21 | $16.47 |
| 2010-10-01 | $20.47 | $16.62 |
| 2010-11-01 | $19.38 | $16.68 |
| 2010-12-01 | $19.33 | $16.69 |
| 2011-01-01 | $19.06 | $16.65 |
| 2011-02-01 | $19.16 | $16.70 |
| 2011-03-01 | $19.46 | $16.67 |
| 2011-04-01 | $18.97 | $16.62 |
| 2011-05-01 | $19.06 | $16.82 |
| 2011-06-01 | $19.12 | $16.73 |
| 2011-07-01 | $19.38 | $16.87 |
| 2011-08-01 | $19.46 | $16.79 |
| 2011-09-01 | $19.25 | $16.94 |
| 2011-10-01 | $19.17 | $16.76 |
| 2011-11-01 | $19.30 | $16.66 |
| 2011-12-01 | $19.47 | $16.76 |
| 2012-01-01 | $19.38 | $16.59 |
| 2012-02-01 | $19.00 | $16.47 |
| 2012-03-01 | $18.09 | $16.35 |
| 2012-04-01 | $18.22 | $16.22 |
| 2012-05-01 | $18.26 | $16.21 |
| 2012-06-01 | $18.33 | $16.24 |
| 2012-07-01 | $18.66 | $16.00 |
| 2012-08-01 | $18.52 | $15.93 |
| 2012-09-01 | $18.55 | $15.98 |
| 2012-10-01 | $18.60 | $15.97 |
| 2012-11-01 | $18.65 | $16.14 |
| 2012-12-01 | $18.69 | $16.30 |
| 2013-01-01 | $18.80 | $16.47 |
| 2013-02-01 | $18.93 | $16.57 |
| 2013-03-01 | $19.19 | $16.64 |
| 2013-04-01 | $19.11 | $16.54 |
| 2013-05-01 | $19.25 | $16.46 |
| 2013-06-01 | $19.17 | $16.44 |
| 2013-07-01 | $18.78 | $16.44 |
| 2013-08-01 | $19.13 | $16.42 |
| 2013-09-01 | $19.34 | $16.28 |
| 2013-10-01 | $19.56 | $16.28 |
| 2013-11-01 | $19.53 | $16.25 |
| 2013-12-01 | $19.48 | $15.96 |
| 2014-01-01 | $19.72 | $15.78 |
| 2014-02-01 | $19.70 | $15.74 |
| 2014-03-01 | $19.73 | $15.68 |
| 2014-04-01 | $19.87 | $15.93 |
| 2014-05-01 | $19.75 | $15.95 |
| 2014-06-01 | $20.08 | $15.88 |
| 2014-07-01 | $20.51 | $15.85 |
| 2014-08-01 | $20.44 | $15.83 |
| 2014-09-01 | $20.25 | $15.91 |
| 2014-10-01 | $20.01 | $16.04 |
| 2014-11-01 | $20.25 | $16.01 |
| 2014-12-01 | $20.35 | $16.23 |
| 2015-01-01 | $20.01 | $16.39 |
| 2015-02-01 | $20.00 | $16.71 |
| 2015-03-01 | $19.91 | $16.79 |
| 2015-04-01 | $20.03 | $16.77 |
| 2015-05-01 | $20.13 | $16.89 |
| 2015-06-01 | $20.07 | $17.02 |
| 2015-07-01 | $20.34 | $17.30 |
| 2015-08-01 | $20.09 | $17.36 |
| 2015-09-01 | $20.27 | $17.29 |
| 2015-10-01 | $20.69 | $17.09 |
| 2015-11-01 | $20.53 | $17.03 |
| 2015-12-01 | $20.77 | $16.95 |
| 2016-01-01 | $21.08 | $16.94 |
| 2016-02-01 | $21.21 | $16.78 |
| 2016-03-01 | $21.40 | $17.05 |
| 2016-04-01 | $21.50 | $17.35 |
| 2016-05-01 | $21.52 | $17.27 |
| 2016-06-01 | $21.24 | $17.16 |
| 2016-07-01 | $20.61 | $16.85 |
| 2016-08-01 | $20.64 | $16.92 |
| 2016-09-01 | $20.84 | $16.97 |
| 2016-10-01 | $20.68 | $17.15 |
| 2016-11-01 | $20.60 | $17.44 |
| 2016-12-01 | $20.44 | $17.57 |
| 2017-01-01 | $20.50 | $17.93 |
| 2017-02-01 | $20.87 | $17.88 |
Data reflect 12-month moving averages; data for 2017 represent 12-month average from March 2016 to February 2017. Data are for college graduates age 21–24 who do not have an advanced degree and are not enrolled in further schooling. Wages are in 2016 dollars. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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