Women's wages are more compressed than men's wages, but inequality among women has increased since 2000: Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages of women, by wage percentile, 2000–2017
| Year | 10th | 30th | 50th | 70th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 11.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 13.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | 1.9% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 12.0% | 15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -0.9% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 14.6% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -0.7% | 1.9% | 6.4% | 10.6% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -1.7% | 0.6% | 6.3% | 10.4% | 17.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 14.9% | 20.3% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 16.4% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 12.3% | 18.0% | 23.5% |
Notes: Sample based on all workers ages 18–64. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100 − x)% earn more.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata