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