Figure B
Eliminating the gender and inequality wage gap would raise women’s wages by 69%: Median hourly wages for men and women, compared with wages for all workers had they increased in tandem with productivity, 1979–2015
Year | Wages for all workers | Men’s wages | Women’s wages | Wages for all workers had they grown in tandem with productivity |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | $16.15 | $20.30 | $12.66 | $16.15 |
1980 | $16.07 | $19.98 | $12.60 | $16.03 |
1981 | $15.66 | $19.52 | $12.53 | $16.38 |
1982 | $15.75 | $19.30 | $12.61 | $16.13 |
1983 | $15.71 | $19.18 | $12.76 | $16.62 |
1984 | $15.71 | $19.15 | $12.93 | $17.05 |
1985 | $15.80 | $19.10 | $12.98 | $17.34 |
1986 | $16.27 | $19.70 | $13.26 | $17.70 |
1987 | $16.12 | $19.75 | $13.64 | $17.78 |
1988 | $16.10 | $19.23 | $13.64 | $17.99 |
1989 | $16.06 | $18.57 | $13.71 | $18.13 |
1990 | $15.85 | $18.12 | $13.62 | $18.39 |
1991 | $15.94 | $18.06 | $13.68 | $18.54 |
1992 | $15.98 | $18.10 | $13.82 | $19.21 |
1993 | $16.06 | $17.87 | $14.02 | $19.28 |
1994 | $15.80 | $17.67 | $13.98 | $19.46 |
1995 | $15.58 | $17.91 | $13.85 | $19.47 |
1996 | $15.65 | $17.93 | $13.87 | $19.94 |
1997 | $16.04 | $17.85 | $14.14 | $20.22 |
1998 | $16.49 | $18.65 | $14.54 | $20.62 |
1999 | $16.97 | $19.10 | $14.73 | $21.12 |
2000 | $16.83 | $19.20 | $15.03 | $21.61 |
2001 | $17.27 | $19.44 | $15.31 | $21.95 |
2002 | $17.27 | $19.64 | $15.72 | $22.56 |
2003 | $17.56 | $19.35 | $15.61 | $23.30 |
2004 | $17.55 | $19.17 | $15.69 | $23.92 |
2005 | $17.40 | $18.95 | $15.63 | $24.34 |
2006 | $17.51 | $18.91 | $15.58 | $24.49 |
2007 | $17.21 | $19.21 | $15.70 | $24.66 |
2008 | $17.30 | $19.06 | $15.85 | $24.70 |
2009 | $17.65 | $19.75 | $16.06 | $25.20 |
2010 | $17.40 | $19.09 | $15.92 | $25.94 |
2011 | $16.92 | $18.60 | $15.74 | $25.97 |
2012 | $16.83 | $18.59 | $15.44 | $26.12 |
2013 | $16.95 | $18.38 | $15.32 | $26.20 |
2014 | $16.90 | $18.41 | $15.14 | $26.33 |
2015 | 17.11 | 18.94 | 15.67 | 26.47 |
Source: Reproduced from Figure G in Alyssa Davis and Elise Gould, Closing the Pay Gap and Beyond:
A Comprehensive Strategy for Improving Economic Security for Women and Families, EPI Briefing Paper #412, November 18, 2015