A college education does not reduce the wage gap for Hispanic women: Adjusted wage gaps between Hispanic women 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 | 37.7% | 36.6% | 45.0% | 54.2% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | 36.0% | 43.4% | 54.2% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | 34.0% | 41.5% | 53.8% |
| 1983 | 37.8% | 32.7% | 40.0% | 54.1% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | 32.3% | 39.9% | 54.2% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | 32.8% | 40.3% | 54.9% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | 32.6% | 41.5% | 54.6% |
| 1987 | 37.8% | 29.8% | 41.5% | 53.2% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | 28.2% | 40.6% | 51.0% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | 28.4% | 38.8% | 50.4% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | 29.0% | 37.8% | 49.1% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | 29.5% | 37.2% | 48.2% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | 28.2% | 36.4% | 47.4% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | 27.6% | 36.1% | 46.6% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | 28.0% | 36.8% | 47.0% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | 29.1% | 37.7% | 45.2% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | 30.5% | 38.0% | 44.1% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | 30.7% | 36.6% | 42.8% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | 31.5% | 36.9% | 42.7% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | 31.6% | 36.4% | 41.8% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | 32.1% | 36.4% | 39.5% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | 30.7% | 36.3% | 37.9% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | 29.8% | 35.5% | 37.7% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | 28.7% | 35.3% | 38.1% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | 29.0% | 34.1% | 37.9% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | 29.0% | 35.5% | 38.2% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | 29.1% | 36.5% | 38.6% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | 28.3% | 37.3% | 39.0% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | 28.4% | 36.1% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | 28.0% | 35.6% | 38.9% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | 28.0% | 34.7% | 37.7% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | 27.2% | 35.1% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | 27.2% | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | 28.1% | 33.9% | 38.3% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | 28.9% | 33.0% | 36.9% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | 28.9% | 33.1% | 36.0% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | 28.0% | 33.1% | 36.3% |
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
