Table 4
Average hourly wages by gender and education, 2007–2014 (2014 dollars)
Less than high school | High school | Some college | College | Advanced degree | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | |||||
2007 | $12.98 | $17.09 | $19.27 | $30.15 | $38.21 |
2013 | $12.24 | $16.46 | $18.16 | $29.94 | $39.06 |
2014 | $12.31 | $16.46 | $18.14 | $29.55 | $38.20 |
Annualized percent change | |||||
2007–2014 | -0.8% | -0.5% | -0.9% | -0.3% | 0.0% |
2013–2014 | 0.6% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -1.3% | -2.2% |
Men | |||||
2007 | $14.07 | $18.97 | $21.52 | $34.50 | $43.32 |
2013 | $13.17 | $18.08 | $20.25 | $34.26 | $45.31 |
2014 | $13.37 | $18.12 | $20.19 | $33.35 | $44.10 |
Annualized percent change | |||||
2007–2014 | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.9% | -0.5% | 0.3% |
2013–2014 | 1.5% | 0.2% | -0.3% | -2.7% | -2.7% |
Women | |||||
2007 | $11.07 | $14.82 | $17.19 | $25.88 | $32.99 |
2013 | $10.60 | $14.39 | $16.21 | $25.77 | $33.27 |
2014 | $10.44 | $14.29 | $16.20 | $25.94 | $32.82 |
Annualized percent change | |||||
2007–2014 | -0.8% | -0.5% | -0.8% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
2013–2014 | -1.5% | -0.7% | -0.1% | 0.6% | -1.4% |
Wage disparities (women/men) | |||||
2007 | 78.7% | 78.1% | 79.9% | 75.0% | 76.1% |
2013 | 80.5% | 79.6% | 80.0% | 75.2% | 73.4% |
2014 | 78.1% | 78.9% | 80.2% | 77.8% | 74.4% |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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