Figure B4
The 95th percentile continues to pull away from middle- and low-wage workers: Cumulative change in real hourly wages of Hispanic workers, by wage percentile, 1979–2020
| year | 10th | 50th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | -6.9% | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | -8.7% | -5.2% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | -12.4% | -4.5% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | -15.7% | -5.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | -18.1% | -4.3% | 1.5% |
| 1985 | -19.9% | -4.8% | 3.9% |
| 1986 | -20.6% | -4.8% | 6.6% |
| 1987 | -21.1% | -4.9% | 4.6% |
| 1988 | -19.1% | -6.1% | 6.1% |
| 1989 | -18.0% | -7.7% | 3.4% |
| 1990 | -19.2% | -8.7% | 4.0% |
| 1991 | -18.6% | -10.0% | 3.8% |
| 1992 | -19.2% | -9.2% | 7.7% |
| 1993 | -21.0% | -10.0% | 6.0% |
| 1994 | -22.5% | -12.1% | 8.4% |
| 1995 | -22.7% | -13.3% | 4.3% |
| 1996 | -20.4% | -10.9% | 3.8% |
| 1997 | -17.3% | -11.6% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | -13.4% | -8.0% | 9.1% |
| 1999 | -11.0% | -6.7% | 11.9% |
| 2000 | -10.7% | -6.6% | 12.6% |
| 2001 | -9.5% | -2.1% | 10.8% |
| 2002 | -9.1% | -1.4% | 14.0% |
| 2003 | -7.6% | -2.7% | 17.1% |
| 2004 | -6.4% | -4.8% | 18.0% |
| 2005 | -9.0% | -4.7% | 19.1% |
| 2006 | -9.1% | -2.4% | 18.5% |
| 2007 | -8.6% | -0.5% | 23.7% |
| 2008 | -7.4% | -0.3% | 22.3% |
| 2009 | -6.7% | 0.3% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | -5.8% | -1.7% | 28.0% |
| 2011 | -6.5% | -4.3% | 22.7% |
| 2012 | -8.1% | -4.4% | 23.1% |
| 2013 | -9.1% | -4.5% | 27.0% |
| 2014 | -9.4% | -2.6% | 26.1% |
| 2015 | -5.2% | 0.2% | 28.5% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | 4.2% | 36.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | 8.0% | 36.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | 6.4% | 36.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | 10.5% | 40.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | 16.7% | 50.2% |
Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100−x)% earn more.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.15, (2021), https://microdata.epi.org.
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