Table 7
Wage percentiles by race/ethnicity and gender, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2016 (in 2016 dollars)
| Levels (real 2016$) | Changes (percent) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2000 | 2007 | 2016 | 1995–2000 | 2000–2007 | 2007–2016 | |
| All genders | |||||||
| Median, overall | 15.78 | 17.04 | 17.43 | 17.86 | 8 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Median, white | 17.1 | 18.49 | 19.26 | 19.79 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| Median, black | 13.39 | 14.65 | 14.62 | 14.92 | 9.4 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Median, Hispanic | 11.84 | 12.66 | 13.75 | 14.12 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 2.7 |
| Male | |||||||
| Median, overall | 18.14 | 19.44 | 19.45 | 19.33 | 7.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Median, white | 19.55 | 21.22 | 21.74 | 21.86 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Median, black | 14.21 | 15.49 | 15.62 | 15.12 | 9 | 0.8 | -3.2 |
| Median, Hispanic | 12.46 | 13.77 | 14.02 | 15.03 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Female | |||||||
| Median, overall | 14.03 | 15.22 | 15.9 | 16.08 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Median, white | 14.64 | 15.96 | 16.93 | 17.7 | 9 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| Median, black | 12.54 | 13.93 | 14.03 | 14.23 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Median, Hispanic | 11.06 | 11.85 | 12.43 | 12.96 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| All genders | |||||||
| 10th percentile, overall | 7.93 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 9.35 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 10th percentile, white | 8.29 | 9.41 | 9.31 | 9.89 | 13.5 | -1.1 | 6.2 |
| 10th percentile, black | 7.7 | 8.47 | 8.62 | 8.61 | 10 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| 10th percentile, Hispanic | 7.1 | 8.13 | 8.38 | 8.97 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Male | |||||||
| 10th percentile, overall | 8.65 | 9.67 | 9.39 | 9.91 | 11.8 | -2.9 | 5.5 |
| 10th percentile, white | 9.35 | 10.36 | 10.36 | 10.03 | 10.8 | 0 | -3.2 |
| 10th percentile, black | 7.88 | 8.88 | 8.93 | 8.89 | 12.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 10th percentile, Hispanic | 7.62 | 8.32 | 8.71 | 9.39 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 |
| Female | |||||||
| 10th percentile, overall | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.59 | 8.98 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 10th percentile, white | 7.8 | 8.61 | 8.77 | 9.17 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| 10th percentile, black | 7.4 | 8.35 | 8.35 | 8.51 | 12.8 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 10th percentile, Hispanic | 6.78 | 7.84 | 7.99 | 8.53 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| All genders | |||||||
| 95th percentile, overall | 43.66 | 48.32 | 52.48 | 57.86 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 10.3 |
| 95th percentile, white | 45.15 | 50.76 | 55.5 | 62.62 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 12.8 |
| 95th percentile, black | 34.48 | 36.38 | 39.96 | 43.35 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
| 95th percentile, Hispanic | 32.56 | 34.76 | 38.31 | 42.08 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| Male | |||||||
| 95th percentile, overall | 48.77 | 53.72 | 57.79 | 69.86 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 20.9 |
| 95th percentile, white | 51.83 | 56.72 | 63.73 | 86.28 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 35.4 |
| 95th percentile, black | 35.24 | 39.11 | 41.7 | 46.06 | 11 | 6.6 | 10.5 |
| 95th percentile, Hispanic | 34.48 | 36.15 | 39.83 | 43.96 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Female | |||||||
| 95th percentile, overall | 37.38 | 40.41 | 44.64 | 49.91 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
| 95th percentile, white | 37.81 | 41.93 | 46.28 | 52.11 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 12.6 |
| 95th percentile, black | 33.8 | 34.84 | 38.93 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 11.7 | 8.1 |
| 95th percentile, Hispanic | 29.23 | 32.04 | 36.11 | 38.62 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 7 |
Source: CPS-MORG, Deflator = CPI-U-RS, chained to CPI-U for 2016
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