Hourly wages by race/ethnicity and wage percentile, 2000–2016 (2016 dollars)

Wage by percentile
10th 20th 30th 40th 50th 60th 70th 80th 90th 95th
White
2000 $9.41 $11.37 $13.83 $15.96 $18.49 $21.62 $25.65 $30.83 $40.14 $50.76
2007 $9.31 $11.59 $13.91 $16.47 $19.26 $22.40 $26.63 $32.60 $43.41 $55.50
2015 $9.41 $11.42 $14.03 $16.31 $19.40 $22.77 $27.28 $34.17 $46.38 $61.86
2016 $9.89 $11.92 $14.16 $16.75 $19.79 $23.12 $27.92 $34.59 $47.31 $62.62
Annualized percent changes
2000–2016 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.7% 1.0% 1.3%
2000–2007 -0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 1.1% 1.3%
2007–2016 0.7% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.7% 1.0% 1.4%
2015–2016 5.1% 4.4% 0.9% 2.7% 2.0% 1.6% 2.4% 1.2% 2.0% 1.2%
Black
2000 $8.47 $9.91 $11.31 $13.10 $14.65 $16.79 $19.69 $23.68 $30.22 $36.38
2007 $8.62 $10.26 $11.55 $13.11 $14.62 $17.09 $19.86 $23.82 $32.07 $39.96
2015 $8.31 $9.64 $10.70 $12.39 $14.39 $16.44 $20.04 $24.36 $33.13 $42.62
2016 $8.61 $9.95 $11.05 $12.89 $14.92 $17.01 $19.98 $24.75 $33.64 $43.35
Annualized percent changes
2000–2016 0.1% 0.0% -0.1% -0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% 1.1%
2000–2007 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.9% 1.3%
2007–2016 0.0% -0.3% -0.5% -0.2% 0.2% -0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.5% 0.9%
2015–2016 3.5% 3.3% 3.2% 4.1% 3.7% 3.5% -0.3% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7%
Hispanic
2000 $8.13 $9.11 $10.24 $11.25 $12.66 $14.19 $16.83 $20.76 $27.29 $34.76
2007 $8.38 $9.32 $10.51 $11.66 $13.75 $15.42 $17.88 $22.20 $29.08 $38.31
2015 $8.65 $9.66 $10.30 $12.11 $13.67 $15.31 $18.29 $22.56 $30.48 $39.82
2016 $8.97 $10.00 $10.99 $12.40 $14.12 $16.04 $18.99 $23.12 $31.92 $42.08
Annualized percent changes
2000–2016 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 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%
2007–2016 0.8% 0.8% 0.5% 0.7% 0.3% 0.4% 0.7% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0%
2015–2016 3.6% 3.5% 6.7% 2.4% 3.3% 4.7% 3.8% 2.5% 4.7% 5.7%
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%
2015 88.4% 84.4% 76.3% 76.0% 74.2% 72.2% 73.5% 71.3% 71.4% 68.9%
2016 87.1% 83.5% 78.0% 77.0% 75.4% 73.6% 71.6% 71.5% 71.1% 69.2%
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%
2015 92.0% 84.6% 73.4% 74.2% 70.5% 67.2% 67.1% 66.0% 65.7% 64.4%
2016 90.7% 83.9% 77.6% 74.0% 71.4% 69.4% 68.0% 66.8% 67.5% 67.2%

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. 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

View the underlying data on epi.org.