Hourly wages by wage percentile, 2000–2016 (2016 dollars)
Wage by percentile | Wage ratio | ||||||||||||
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10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th | 50th/10th | 95th/50th | 95th/10th | |
2000 | $8.90 | $10.93 | $12.64 | $14.64 | $17.04 | $20.20 | $23.82 | $29.13 | $37.92 | $48.32 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
2007 | $9.11 | $10.95 | $12.77 | $15.00 | $17.43 | $20.76 | $24.63 | $30.30 | $40.55 | $52.48 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
2015 | $9.08 | $10.25 | $12.56 | $15.08 | $17.33 | $20.40 | $25.21 | $31.29 | $42.87 | $56.88 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 6.3 |
2016 | $9.35 | $10.91 | $12.91 | $15.03 | $17.86 | $21.00 | $25.08 | $31.89 | $43.86 | $57.86 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.2 |
Annualized percent changes | Wage ratio change | ||||||||||||
2000–2016 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
2000–2007 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
2007–2016 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
2015–2016 | 2.9% | 6.4% | 2.8% | -0.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | -0.5% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
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