Hourly wages by wage percentile, 2000–2018 (FH2018 dollars)
| Wage by percentile | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th |
| 2000 | $9.09 | $11.20 | $13.11 | $15.10 | $17.89 | $20.97 | $24.80 | $30.05 | $39.23 | $50.07 |
| 2007 | $9.30 | $11.36 | $13.27 | $15.61 | $18.20 | $21.54 | $25.41 | $31.12 | $41.87 | $53.82 |
| 2017 | $9.85 | $11.44 | $13.47 | $15.60 | $18.63 | $21.96 | $26.45 | $33.41 | $46.19 | $60.95 |
| 2018 | $10.06 | $11.90 | $13.89 | $15.95 | $18.72 | $22.00 | $26.56 | $33.62 | $46.49 | $62.26 |
| Annualized percent change | ||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 2007–2018 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| 2017–2018 | 2.2% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| 2000–2018 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
Note: The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Sample based on all workers ages 18–64. Each year represents annual data, calculated using the first-half data in the listed year combined with the second-half data for the prior year.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey microdata