Average hourly wages by gender and education, 2000–2016 (2016 dollars)
Less than high school | High school | Some college | College degree | Advanced degree | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | |||||
2000 | $12.72 | $17.11 | $19.44 | $29.87 | $37.79 |
2007 | $13.16 | $17.33 | $19.54 | $30.57 | $38.74 |
2015 | $12.97 | $17.09 | $18.94 | $31.20 | $39.87 |
2016 | $13.23 | $17.25 | $19.11 | $31.93 | $41.01 |
Annualized percent changes | |||||
2000–2016 | 0.2% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
2000–2007 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
2007–2016 | 0.1% | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
2015–2016 | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
Men | |||||
2000 | $13.95 | $19.30 | $22.00 | $33.89 | $42.36 |
2007 | $14.26 | $19.24 | $21.82 | $34.97 | $43.92 |
2015 | $14.11 | $18.84 | $21.22 | $35.68 | $46.42 |
2016 | $14.43 | $18.88 | $21.27 | $37.13 | $47.77 |
Annualized percent changes | |||||
2000–2016 | 0.2% | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
2000–2007 | 0.3% | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
2007–2016 | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
2015–2016 | 2.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% | 2.9% |
Women | |||||
2000 | $10.73 | $14.69 | $17.03 | $25.65 | $32.40 |
2007 | $11.22 | $15.02 | $17.43 | $26.24 | $33.44 |
2015 | $11.03 | $14.76 | $16.80 | $26.85 | $34.07 |
2016 | $11.16 | $15.04 | $17.08 | $26.93 | $34.95 |
Annualized percent changes | |||||
2000–2016 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
2000–2007 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
2007–2016 | -0.1% | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
2015–2016 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
Wage disparities (women as a share of men) | |||||
2000 | 76.9% | 76.1% | 77.4% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2007 | 78.7% | 78.1% | 79.9% | 75.0% | 76.1% |
2015 | 78.2% | 78.3% | 79.2% | 75.2% | 73.4% |
2016 | 77.4% | 79.7% | 80.3% | 72.5% | 73.2% |
Note: Sample based on all workers age 18–64.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata