Hourly wages of all workers in New York State, by wage percentile, 1979-2014 (2014 dollars)
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Wage by percentile* |
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| Year | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 50th percentile (Median) | 80th percentile | 90th percentile |
| 1979 | $9.16 | $10.67 | $16.74 | $26.17 | $32.63 |
| 1989 | $8.76 | $10.81 | $18.29 | $29.46 | $37.24 |
| 1995 | $8.04 | $10.49 | $17.79 | $29.64 | $39.47 |
| 2000 | $8.54 | $10.72 | $17.90 | $31.26 | $41.27 |
| 2007 | $8.95 | $11.22 | $18.49 | $33.13 | $44.15 |
| 2014 | $8.82 | $10.52 | $18.79 | $34.18 | $46.17 |
| Cumulative percentage change | |||||
| 1979–1995 | -12.2% | -1.7% | 6.3% | 13.3% | 21.0% |
| 1995–2000 | 6.2% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 5.5% | 4.6% |
| 2000–2007 | 4.8% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| 2007–2014 | -1.5% | -6.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 4.6% |
| 1979–2014 | -3.7% | -1.4% | 12.2% | 30.6% | 41.5% |
*The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Note: Dollars deflated using the CPI-U-RS.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata