The male wage at the top shot up in 2016 while wages at the middle and bottom remained near or below their 2000 level: Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages of men, by wage percentile, 2000–2016
| Year | 10th | 30th | 50th | 70th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | 0.5% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 5.1% | 7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.0% | -1.3% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 6.0% |
| 2006 | -1.7% | 1.4% | -1.5% | 0.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 2007 | -2.8% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 7.6% |
| 2008 | -1.6% | -0.5% | -0.7% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | -1.6% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 14.7% |
| 2010 | -2.9% | -1.5% | -0.6% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 13.2% |
| 2011 | -5.7% | -4.9% | -3.1% | -0.5% | 5.5% | 10.0% |
| 2012 | -5.8% | -5.2% | -3.2% | -0.8% | 6.8% | 15.8% |
| 2013 | -5.1% | -5.1% | -4.3% | -0.5% | 8.1% | 14.9% |
| 2014 | -5.3% | -5.2% | -4.1% | -1.5% | 6.2% | 13.1% |
| 2015 | -1.9% | -2.7% | -1.4% | 1.7% | 13.1% | 22.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | 0.1% | -0.6% | 4.0% | 12.1% | 30.0% |
Note: Sample based on all workers age 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