Figure C
Cumulative change in real hourly wages for women, by wage percentile 1979–2019
| Date | 10th | 50th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1980 | -7.6% | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | -8.8% | 0.1% | 2.0% |
| 1982 | -12.6% | -1.0% | 3.5% |
| 1983 | -15.7% | 0.7% | 5.4% |
| 1984 | -18.2% | 2.5% | 7.2% |
| 1985 | -20.0% | 3.2% | 10.5% |
| 1986 | -20.1% | 5.0% | 12.9% |
| 1987 | -21.1% | 6.4% | 14.4% |
| 1988 | -20.9% | 8.6% | 17.6% |
| 1989 | -19.6% | 7.9% | 20.1% |
| 1990 | -19.3% | 7.6% | 19.5% |
| 1991 | -16.7% | 9.3% | 22.0% |
| 1992 | -16.3% | 9.1% | 25.1% |
| 1993 | -16.3% | 11.0% | 26.6% |
| 1994 | -17.1% | 10.2% | 30.0% |
| 1995 | -15.7% | 10.0% | 29.4% |
| 1996 | -15.6% | 10.0% | 30.4% |
| 1997 | -14.3% | 12.1% | 30.5% |
| 1998 | -10.1% | 16.7% | 35.0% |
| 1999 | -8.0% | 16.2% | 38.1% |
| 2000 | -7.0% | 18.0% | 40.0% |
| 2001 | -6.7% | 20.4% | 42.5% |
| 2002 | -4.5% | 24.0% | 44.4% |
| 2003 | -4.6% | 25.2% | 47.9% |
| 2004 | -5.2% | 23.5% | 48.5% |
| 2005 | -6.2% | 22.8% | 50.3% |
| 2006 | -6.9% | 23.6% | 49.6% |
| 2007 | -6.5% | 24.0% | 52.3% |
| 2008 | -6.1% | 25.2% | 53.2% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | 28.1% | 56.0% |
| 2010 | -2.4% | 27.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | -4.8% | 26.5% | 55.9% |
| 2012 | -6.7% | 24.4% | 55.7% |
| 2013 | -7.2% | 23.4% | 56.6% |
| 2014 | -7.8% | 21.9% | 57.3% |
| 2015 | -3.7% | 24.8% | 63.5% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | 27.3% | 65.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | 28.8% | 68.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 29.1% | 69.6% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | 33.6% | 73.4% |
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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