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