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, 2000–2016
| 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 | 4.3% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 8.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 13.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 12.1% | 15.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -0.8% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 9.8% | 14.7% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -0.6% | 1.9% | 6.4% | 10.6% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -1.6% | 0.7% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 17.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 14.9% | 20.4% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 16.5% | 23.5% |
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