Real average hourly wages of young graduates, by gender and race/ethnicity, 1990–2017
| High school graduates | College graduates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year* | All | Men | Women | All | Men | Women |
| 1990 | $10.17 | $10.82 | $9.46 | $17.67 | $18.67 | $16.91 |
| 1995 | $9.86 | $10.68 | $8.97 | $15.99 | $16.76 | $15.44 |
| 2000 | $11.38 | $12.18 | $10.44 | $18.92 | $19.80 | $18.29 |
| 2007 | $11.29 | $12.15 | $10.19 | $18.81 | $20.62 | $17.56 |
| 2017 | $10.89 | $11.39 | $10.24 | $19.18 | $20.87 | $17.88 |
| Annualized percent change | ||||||
| 1990–2000 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| 1990–1995 | -0.6% | -0.3% | -1.1% | -2.0% | -2.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995–2000 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 2000–2017 | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000–2007 | -0.1% | 0.0% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007–2017 | -0.4% | -0.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
* Data for 2017 are 12-month averages from March 2016–February 2017. All other data represent 12-month averages as of December of the indicated year.
Note: Data are for high school graduates age 17–20 and college graduates age 21–24 who are not enrolled in further schooling. Wages are in 2016 dollars.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata