Hourly wages by race/ethnicity and wage percentile, 2000–2017 (2017 dollars)
| Wage by percentile | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th | |
| White | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $9.61 | $11.61 | $14.13 | $16.31 | $18.89 | $22.09 | $26.21 | $31.50 | $41.01 | $51.85 |
| 2007 | $9.51 | $11.83 | $14.21 | $16.82 | $19.67 | $22.87 | $27.19 | $33.29 | $44.33 | $56.68 |
| 2016 | $10.10 | $12.17 | $14.46 | $17.10 | $20.21 | $23.62 | $28.51 | $35.32 | $48.32 | $63.95 |
| 2017 | $10.03 | $12.25 | $14.94 | $17.34 | $20.10 | $24.02 | $28.75 | $35.76 | $48.06 | $66.17 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2000–2017 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| 2000–2007 | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| 2007–2017 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| 2016–2017 | -0.7% | 0.7% | 3.3% | 1.4% | -0.5% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | -0.5% | 3.5% |
| Black | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $8.65 | $10.13 | $11.55 | $13.39 | $14.96 | $17.15 | $20.11 | $24.19 | $30.87 | $37.17 |
| 2007 | $8.81 | $10.48 | $11.79 | $13.39 | $14.93 | $17.46 | $20.28 | $24.32 | $32.75 | $40.81 |
| 2016 | $8.79 | $10.16 | $11.28 | $13.17 | $15.24 | $17.37 | $20.41 | $25.27 | $34.36 | $44.27 |
| 2017 | $8.95 | $10.06 | $11.58 | $13.01 | $14.99 | $17.08 | $20.05 | $25.03 | $33.81 | $43.68 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2000–2017 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| 2007–2017 | 0.2% | -0.4% | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2016–2017 | 1.9% | -1.0% | 2.7% | -1.2% | -1.7% | -1.7% | -1.8% | -1.0% | -1.6% | -1.3% |
| Hispanic | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $8.31 | $9.31 | $10.46 | $11.49 | $12.94 | $14.49 | $17.19 | $21.21 | $27.88 | $35.51 |
| 2007 | $8.55 | $9.52 | $10.74 | $11.90 | $14.04 | $15.75 | $18.26 | $22.67 | $29.70 | $39.12 |
| 2016 | $9.16 | $10.21 | $11.23 | $12.66 | $14.42 | $16.38 | $19.40 | $23.61 | $32.60 | $42.97 |
| 2017 | $9.39 | $10.39 | $11.62 | $12.96 | $14.94 | $16.87 | $19.89 | $24.07 | $33.05 | $43.18 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2000–2017 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| 2007–2017 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| 2016–2017 | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Wage disparities | ||||||||||
| Black as a share of white | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 90.0% | 87.2% | 81.8% | 82.1% | 79.2% | 77.7% | 76.7% | 76.8% | 75.3% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | 88.5% | 83.0% | 79.6% | 75.9% | 76.3% | 74.6% | 73.1% | 73.9% | 72.0% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | 83.5% | 78.0% | 77.0% | 75.4% | 73.6% | 71.6% | 71.5% | 71.1% | 69.2% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | 82.1% | 77.5% | 75.1% | 74.6% | 71.1% | 69.7% | 70.0% | 70.4% | 66.0% |
| Hispanic as a share of white | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 86.4% | 80.2% | 74.1% | 70.5% | 68.5% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 67.3% | 68.0% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | 80.5% | 75.6% | 70.8% | 71.4% | 68.9% | 67.2% | 68.1% | 67.0% | 69.0% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | 83.9% | 77.6% | 74.0% | 71.4% | 69.4% | 68.0% | 66.8% | 67.5% | 67.2% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | 84.8% | 77.8% | 74.7% | 74.3% | 70.2% | 69.2% | 67.3% | 68.8% | 65.3% |
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. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata