Figure B
Cumulative change in real hourly wages for men, by wage percentile 1979–2019
| Date | 10th | 50th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | -3.4% | -0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | -5.8% | -3.0% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | -9.1% | -3.0% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | -11.4% | -4.8% | 0.9% |
| 1984 | -11.6% | -4.1% | 2.3% |
| 1985 | -12.5% | -3.7% | 2.9% |
| 1986 | -12.7% | -2.7% | 6.9% |
| 1987 | -14.0% | -2.4% | 9.7% |
| 1988 | -13.1% | -2.1% | 7.4% |
| 1989 | -12.3% | -5.5% | 2.8% |
| 1990 | -11.6% | -9.1% | 3.8% |
| 1991 | -11.5% | -9.8% | 4.3% |
| 1992 | -13.1% | -9.8% | 3.7% |
| 1993 | -14.2% | -9.6% | 4.4% |
| 1994 | -15.1% | -10.7% | 5.5% |
| 1995 | -15.2% | -10.3% | 6.3% |
| 1996 | -14.1% | -10.8% | 4.7% |
| 1997 | -11.2% | -9.3% | 7.2% |
| 1998 | -7.5% | -6.9% | 11.4% |
| 1999 | -6.1% | -4.7% | 13.7% |
| 2000 | -4.1% | -3.7% | 16.1% |
| 2001 | -1.2% | -3.0% | 18.7% |
| 2002 | -1.5% | -1.6% | 21.5% |
| 2003 | -2.3% | -1.3% | 21.1% |
| 2004 | -1.8% | -3.0% | 22.4% |
| 2005 | -3.6% | -5.2% | 21.1% |
| 2006 | -3.0% | -3.9% | 22.2% |
| 2007 | -3.0% | -3.5% | 22.2% |
| 2008 | -4.3% | -3.6% | 23.4% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | -0.9% | 27.4% |
| 2010 | -3.5% | -3.2% | 27.1% |
| 2011 | -5.8% | -5.6% | 25.0% |
| 2012 | -6.5% | -5.2% | 26.2% |
| 2013 | -6.0% | -6.1% | 27.5% |
| 2014 | -5.0% | -7.0% | 24.9% |
| 2015 | -3.6% | -3.8% | 32.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -2.8% | 31.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -1.4% | 33.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -2.8% | 36.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -0.3% | 39.3% |
Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Source: Author's analysis of EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org/.
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