Table 5

Average hourly wages by gender and education, 2000–2015 (2015 dollars)

Less than high school High school Some college College Advanced degree
All
2000 $12.56 $16.89 $19.20 $29.49 $37.32
2007 $13.00 $17.11 $19.29 $30.18 $38.25
2014 $12.32 $16.48 $18.16 $29.58 $38.24
2015 $12.81 $16.88 $18.70 $30.81 $39.38
Annualized percent change
2000–2015 0.1% 0.0% -0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
2000–2007 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
2007–2015 -0.2% -0.2% -0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
2014–2015 3.9% 2.4% 3.0% 4.2% 3.0%
Men
2000 $13.78 $19.06 $21.73 $33.46 $41.83
2007 $14.08 $18.99 $21.55 $34.53 $43.37
2014 $13.39 $18.14 $20.22 $33.39 $44.15
2015 $13.93 $18.61 $20.95 $35.23 $45.84
Annualized percent change
2000–2015 0.1% -0.2% -0.2% 0.3% 0.6%
2000–2007 0.3% 0.0% -0.1% 0.4% 0.5%
2007–2015 -0.1% -0.3% -0.4% 0.3% 0.7%
2014–2015 4.1% 2.6% 3.6% 5.5% 3.8%
Women
2000 $10.60 $14.51 $16.82 $25.32 $31.99
2007 $11.08 $14.83 $17.21 $25.91 $33.02
2014 $10.45 $14.31 $16.22 $25.97 $32.86
2015 $10.89 $14.57 $16.59 $26.51 $33.65
Annualized percent change
2000–2015 0.2% 0.0% -0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
2000–2007 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%
2007–2015 -0.2% -0.2% -0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
2014–2015 4.2% 1.8% 2.3% 2.1% 2.4%
Wage disparities (women’s wages as a share of men’s)
2000 76.9% 76.1% 77.4% 75.7% 76.5%
2007 78.7% 78.1% 79.9% 75.0% 76.1%
2014 78.1% 78.9% 80.2% 77.8% 74.4%
2015 78.2% 78.3% 79.2% 75.2% 73.4%

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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