There is a wide and persistent gap between domestic workers’ wages and wages of all other workers: Median real hourly wages of domestic workers, by occupation, versus other workers, 2005–2019
| All other workers | Home care (agency-based) | Home care (non-agency) | House cleaners | Nannies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $19.21 | $11.34 | $11.81 | $11.21 | $10.54 |
| 2006 | $19.05 | $11.35 | $11.97 | $11.13 | $10.42 |
| 2007 | $18.99 | $11.34 | $12.27 | $10.98 | $10.52 |
| 2008 | $18.99 | $11.31 | $12.21 | $11.07 | $10.53 |
| 2009 | $19.12 | $11.32 | $12.07 | $11.39 | $10.66 |
| 2010 | $19.32 | $11.35 | $11.93 | $11.64 | $10.58 |
| 2011 | $19.29 | $11.49 | $11.90 | $11.50 | $10.41 |
| 2012 | $19.07 | $11.36 | $12.15 | $11.37 | $10.27 |
| 2013 | $18.92 | $11.22 | $11.38 | $11.28 | $10.73 |
| 2014 | $18.87 | $11.04 | $11.19 | $10.85 | $10.76 |
| 2015 | $18.98 | $11.01 | $11.11 | $10.76 | $10.82 |
| 2016 | $19.27 | $11.18 | $11.75 | $10.79 | $10.81 |
| 2017 | $19.52 | $11.51 | $11.81 | $11.11 | $11.08 |
| 2018 | $19.72 | $11.67 | $11.84 | $11.41 | $11.87 |
| 2019 | $19.97 | $12.08 | $11.89 | $11.89 | $11.60 |
Notes: Wages include overtime, tips, and commissions and are computed from rolling three-year pooled microdata (i.e., “2019” is pooled 2017–2019 data, “2018” is pooled 2016–2018 data, “2017” is pooled 2015–2017 data, etc.). Since the best wage measure in the Current Population Survey is unavailable for self-employed workers, wages of workers who provide child care in their own homes are not included.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.2 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org
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