Hourly wages by race/ethnicity and wage percentile, 2000–2015 (2015 dollars)
| Wage by percentile | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th | |
| White | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $9.19 | $11.23 | $13.53 | $15.64 | $18.19 | $21.25 | $25.23 | $30.47 | $39.94 | $50.11 |
| 2007 | $9.21 | $11.44 | $13.75 | $16.27 | $19.03 | $21.99 | $26.32 | $32.29 | $42.97 | $54.82 |
| 2014 | $8.99 | $11.00 | $13.48 | $15.81 | $18.72 | $21.96 | $26.20 | $32.26 | $43.54 | $57.47 |
| 2015 | $9.25 | $11.27 | $13.82 | $16.15 | $19.01 | $22.53 | $26.94 | $33.62 | $45.81 | $62.23 |
| Annualized percent change | ||||||||||
| 2000–2015 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| 2007–2015 | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| 2014–2015 | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 8.3% |
| Black | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $8.35 | $9.85 | $11.25 | $12.87 | $14.44 | $16.63 | $19.53 | $23.45 | $29.68 | $36.17 |
| 2007 | $8.48 | $10.03 | $11.38 | $12.96 | $14.54 | $16.90 | $19.76 | $23.74 | $31.94 | $40.05 |
| 2014 | $8.09 | $9.32 | $10.36 | $12.08 | $14.01 | $16.07 | $19.16 | $23.90 | $31.26 | $41.56 |
| 2015 | $8.20 | $9.49 | $10.58 | $12.23 | $14.22 | $16.23 | $19.71 | $24.10 | $32.60 | $42.65 |
| Annualized percent change | ||||||||||
| 2000–2015 | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| 2007–2015 | -0.4% | -0.7% | -0.9% | -0.7% | -0.3% | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| 2014–2015 | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $7.89 | $8.95 | $10.00 | $11.16 | $12.58 | $14.15 | $16.79 | $20.53 | $27.27 | $34.45 |
| 2007 | $8.21 | $9.23 | $10.43 | $11.57 | $13.46 | $15.20 | $17.62 | $21.74 | $28.84 | $38.05 |
| 2014 | $8.11 | $9.15 | $10.07 | $11.47 | $13.03 | $15.05 | $17.75 | $21.63 | $29.88 | $38.51 |
| 2015 | $8.49 | $9.53 | $10.23 | $11.92 | $13.48 | $15.22 | $18.10 | $22.26 | $30.21 | $39.31 |
| Annualized percent change | ||||||||||
| 2000–2015 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| 2007–2015 | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 2014–2015 | 4.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Wage disparities | ||||||||||
| Black as a share of white | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 90.9% | 87.7% | 83.1% | 82.3% | 79.4% | 78.3% | 77.4% | 76.9% | 74.3% | 72.2% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | 87.7% | 82.8% | 79.7% | 76.4% | 76.8% | 75.1% | 73.5% | 74.3% | 73.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | 84.8% | 76.8% | 76.4% | 74.8% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 74.1% | 71.8% | 72.3% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | 84.2% | 76.6% | 75.8% | 74.8% | 72.0% | 73.2% | 71.7% | 71.2% | 68.5% |
| Hispanic as a share of white | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 85.9% | 79.7% | 73.9% | 71.3% | 69.2% | 66.6% | 66.5% | 67.4% | 68.3% | 68.7% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | 80.7% | 75.9% | 71.1% | 70.7% | 69.1% | 67.0% | 67.3% | 67.1% | 69.4% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | 83.1% | 74.7% | 72.6% | 69.6% | 68.5% | 67.7% | 67.0% | 68.6% | 67.0% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | 84.6% | 74.0% | 73.8% | 70.9% | 67.6% | 67.2% | 66.2% | 65.9% | 63.2% |
Note: 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