Table 5

Average hourly wages by race/ethnicity and education, 2000–2017 (2017 dollars)

Less than high school High school Some college College Advanced degree
White
2000 $13.84 $18.24 $20.51 $31.36 $39.15
2007 $14.40 $18.62 $20.68 $32.15 $40.21
2016 $14.07 $18.83 $20.58 $33.66 $42.16
2017 $14.64 $19.12 $20.60 $33.70 $41.90
Annualized percent changes
2000–2017 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
2000–2007 0.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
2007–2017 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
2016–2017 4.0% 1.5% 0.1% 0.1% -0.6%
Black
2000 $12.36 $15.39 $17.60 $25.99 $34.02
2007 $12.64 $15.32 $17.74 $25.96 $33.46
2016 $11.75 $15.07 $17.04 $26.73 $34.71
2017 $12.23 $14.93 $16.59 $26.53 $33.92
Annualized percent changes
2000–2017 -0.1% -0.2% -0.3% 0.1% 0.0%
2000–2007 0.3% -0.1% 0.1% 0.0% -0.2%
2007–2017 -0.3% -0.3% -0.7% 0.2% 0.1%
2016–2017 4.1% -0.9% -2.7% -0.7% -2.3%
Hispanic
2000 $12.35 $15.49 $18.10 $25.97 $34.46
2007 $13.00 $16.08 $18.29 $27.63 $37.59
2016 $13.64 $16.33 $17.84 $28.85 $36.83
2017 $13.85 $16.67 $18.08 $27.69 $36.60
Annualized percent changes
2000–2017 0.7% 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
2000–2007 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% 0.9% 1.3%
2007–2017 0.6% 0.4% -0.1% 0.0% -0.3%
2016–2017 1.6% 2.0% 1.4% -4.0% -0.6%
Wage disparities
Black as a share of white
2000 89.3% 84.4% 85.8% 82.9% 86.9%
2007 87.8% 82.3% 85.8% 80.7% 83.2%
2016 83.5% 80.0% 82.8% 79.4% 82.3%
2017 83.5% 78.1% 80.5% 78.7% 80.9%
Hispanic as a share of white
2000 89.3% 84.9% 88.2% 82.8% 88.0%
2007 90.3% 86.4% 88.5% 85.9% 93.5%
2016 96.9% 86.7% 86.7% 85.7% 87.4%
2017 94.6% 87.2% 87.8% 82.2% 87.4%

Note: Sample based on all workers ages 18–64.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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