College-educated Hispanic men now face wider wage gaps than Hispanic men with less education: Adjusted wage gaps between Hispanic men and non-Hispanic white men in the U.S., by highest level of education attained, 1980–2016
| Year | College grad | Some college | High school | Less than high school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 24.4% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | 10.2% | 13.7% | 25.4% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 25.3% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | 10.8% | 15.2% | 24.8% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | 11.2% | 16.0% | 24.9% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | 10.9% | 16.7% | 25.4% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 17.2% | 24.9% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | 13.1% | 16.8% | 24.6% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | 12.9% | 16.5% | 23.9% |
| 1989 | 18.8% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 23.8% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | 11.9% | 17.3% | 23.6% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | 11.8% | 17.1% | 24.5% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | 11.4% | 16.4% | 24.4% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 23.5% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | 11.4% | 15.1% | 22.9% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | 12.6% | 16.0% | 22.3% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | 13.9% | 16.5% | 22.2% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 22.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 21.8% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 20.3% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 18.7% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | 14.9% | 16.7% | 17.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | 14.6% | 16.6% | 18.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 17.2% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | 14.7% | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | 14.0% | 16.9% | 16.3% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | 13.5% | 16.6% | 16.8% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | 13.4% | 16.4% | 17.2% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 17.3% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | 12.7% | 17.0% | 17.4% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | 12.1% | 17.5% | 17.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | 12.2% | 17.6% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 17.1% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 17.3% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | 11.9% | 15.7% | 16.8% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | 10.4% | 15.2% | 15.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 14.9% |
Note: The wage gap is how much less, in percent terms, the average member of each identified subgroup makes than the average non-Hispanic white man with the same education level (adjusted for experience and region of residence). The wages compared are average hourly wages and the population is full-time workers ages 18–64. Wage gaps reflect a three-year moving average, with 1979 included in the average for 1980 and 2017 included in the average for 2016.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau
