New Figure A
Inflation-adjusted hourly wage of telecom technicians, by percentile, 1973–2021: (1979=100.0)
Year | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 107.0 | 94.8 | 96.6 | 95.0 | 97.0 |
1974 | 87.3 | 88.5 | 90.8 | 92.1 | 94.3 |
1975 | 113.7 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 97.7 | 107.1 |
1976 | 112.9 | 104.2 | 101.5 | 98.9 | 100.1 |
1977 | 106.5 | 100.7 | 104.2 | 100.6 | 98.5 |
1978 | 113.0 | 101.2 | 106.2 | 99.9 | 101.9 |
1979 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
1980 | 91.7 | 95.6 | 104.0 | 102.4 | 107.0 |
1981 | 86.6 | 88.3 | 102.1 | 102.6 | 105.9 |
1982 | 86.0 | 94.8 | 105.5 | 106.6 | 109.9 |
1983 | 103.0 | 105.6 | 111.1 | 107.4 | 107.7 |
1984 | 105.8 | 107.2 | 115.1 | 110.3 | 110.2 |
1985 | 107.0 | 103.3 | 111.3 | 113.8 | 110.6 |
1986 | 106.7 | 106.4 | 115.8 | 112.9 | 114.2 |
1987 | 106.8 | 109.0 | 113.9 | 112.5 | 114.1 |
1988 | 88.4 | 98.9 | 110.1 | 110.2 | 110.0 |
1989 | 92.3 | 99.0 | 109.9 | 107.5 | 110.0 |
1990 | 85.8 | 98.5 | 107.4 | 106.4 | 107.0 |
1991 | 91.7 | 94.9 | 106.7 | 106.3 | 104.6 |
1992 | 91.9 | 97.1 | 107.4 | 107.6 | 107.6 |
1993 | 95.3 | 94.1 | 106.0 | 105.9 | 108.9 |
1994 | 77.4 | 88.7 | 103.5 | 107.6 | 112.1 |
1995 | 84.2 | 86.1 | 100.5 | 106.0 | 109.6 |
1996 | 82.4 | 85.8 | 104.3 | 109.4 | 112.6 |
1997 | 71.5 | 79.3 | 101.7 | 107.8 | 113.8 |
1998 | 79.9 | 81.7 | 102.6 | 110.6 | 111.8 |
1999 | 82.5 | 85.9 | 102.8 | 114.3 | 120.9 |
2000 | 83.3 | 84.9 | 106.2 | 114.9 | 118.2 |
2001 | 88.2 | 87.1 | 108.8 | 119.4 | 124.0 |
2002 | 84.9 | 92.3 | 106.9 | 117.6 | 119.7 |
2003 | 83.9 | 87.6 | 104.4 | 117.1 | 120.5 |
2004 | 91.8 | 99.6 | 113.1 | 123.2 | 128.0 |
2005 | 75.0 | 86.4 | 114.2 | 117.9 | 127.1 |
2006 | 94.7 | 89.3 | 104.6 | 117.1 | 122.4 |
2007 | 97.2 | 99.5 | 111.7 | 120.5 | 125.6 |
2008 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 101.2 | 119.5 | 119.0 |
2009 | 80.0 | 81.9 | 108.3 | 119.7 | 124.3 |
2010 | 84.2 | 82.6 | 98.7 | 117.8 | 123.0 |
2011 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 107.7 | 115.3 | 124.8 |
2012 | 75.0 | 81.0 | 100.8 | 112.9 | 122.5 |
2013 | 85.5 | 83.5 | 103.0 | 115.8 | 126.7 |
2014 | 69.3 | 70.8 | 89.3 | 108.3 | 118.7 |
2015 | 76.9 | 75.6 | 91.3 | 118.9 | 130.3 |
2016 | 71.4 | 76.8 | 99.9 | 120.1 | 129.1 |
2017 | 75.2 | 84.1 | 97.5 | 122.2 | 132.1 |
2018 | 75.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 114.3 | 123.2 |
2019 | 77.7 | 77.5 | 90.1 | 107.5 | 121.7 |
2020 | 93.6 | 84.9 | 97.5 | 115.1 | 129.9 |
2021 | 76.5 | 81.1 | 97.2 | 120.8 | 138.4 |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey data.
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