Table 5

Real average hourly wages, by education and gender, 1979–2013

All Men Women
Less than high school High school Some college College degree Advanced degree Less than high school High school Some college College degree Advanced degree Less than high school High school Some college College degree Advanced degree
Levels (2012 dollars)
1979 $14.85 $16.67 $17.82 $23.36 $28.53 $17.13 $20.08 $20.88 $27.29 $31.06 $11.00 $13.04 $14.00 $17.73 $22.71
2000 11.92 16.04 18.23 27.99 35.42 13.08 18.09 20.62 31.77 39.71 10.06 13.77 15.97 24.04 30.37
2007 12.34 16.24 18.31 28.65 36.31 13.37 18.03 20.45 32.78 41.17 10.52 14.08 16.34 24.59 31.34
2012 11.75 15.78 17.30 28.28 37.34 12.75 17.41 19.20 32.54 43.42 10.06 13.70 15.53 24.21 31.55
Period changes
2000–07 3.5% 1.3% 0.5% 2.4% 2.5% 2.2% -0.3% -0.8% 3.2% 3.7% 4.6% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 3.2%
2007–12 -4.7 -2.9 -5.6 -1.3 2.8 -4.6 -3.5 -6.1 -0.7 5.5 -4.4 -2.7 -4.9 -1.6 0.6
2000–12 -1.4 -1.6 -5.1 1.0 5.4 -2.5 -3.8 -6.9 2.4 9.4 -0.1 -0.5 -2.7 0.7 3.9
1979–2012 -20.9 -5.3 -2.9 21.1 30.9 -25.6 -13.3 -8.0 19.2 39.8 -8.6 5.1 10.9 36.5 38.9
Recovery years
2009–10 -3.4% -1.8% -1.2% 0.1% -0.9% -4.8% -2.2% -2.2% -1.1% -1.2% -0.7% -1.5% -0.4% 1.4% -0.3%
2010–11 -1.3 -2.0 -2.8 -2.8 -3.0 -1.5 -2.0 -3.3 -3.2 -3.7 -0.9 -2.6 -2.6 -2.4 -1.4
2011–12 -0.6 -0.7 -1.6 1.0 2.6 0.3 -0.7 -1.3 2.3 5.0 -2.5 -0.9 -1.8 -0.4 -0.7
Most recent trends*
2011–12 -1.3% -1.0% -2.0% -0.1% 2.6% 0.6% -0.6% -1.6% 0.4% 5.4% -4.7% -1.7% -2.7% -0.5% -1.2%
2012–13 -0.7 -0.7 0.1 1.2 0.2 -2.2 -1.7 1.0 1.1 -0.8 1.5 0.9 -1.1 1.1 1.5

* Year-over-year growth rates are the change from the 1st half to the 1st half.

Note: All education categories in this table are mutually exclusive.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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