Wage gap between the 50th and 10th percentiles, by gender, 1973–2019
| Date | 50/10 wage gap: women | 50/10 wage gap: men |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.92 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 1.98 | 1.77 |
| 2017 | 1.99 | 1.81 |
| 2016 | 1.96 | 1.79 |
| 2015 | 2.06 | 1.82 |
| 2014 | 2.02 | 1.86 |
| 2013 | 2.06 | 1.87 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 1.87 |
| 2011 | 2.07 | 1.87 |
| 2010 | 2.08 | 1.83 |
| 2009 | 2.12 | 1.86 |
| 2008 | 2.08 | 1.87 |
| 2007 | 2.06 | 1.86 |
| 2006 | 2.05 | 1.86 |
| 2005 | 2.03 | 1.84 |
| 2004 | 2.04 | 1.83 |
| 2003 | 2.09 | 1.84 |
| 2002 | 2.06 | 1.82 |
| 2001 | 2.03 | 1.81 |
| 2000 | 2.08 | 1.78 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 1.77 |
| 1998 | 2.08 | 1.82 |
| 1997 | 2.11 | 1.83 |
| 1996 | 2.15 | 1.83 |
| 1995 | 2.19 | 1.83 |
| 1994 | 2.18 | 1.87 |
| 1993 | 2.18 | 1.86 |
| 1992 | 2.15 | 1.83 |
| 1991 | 2.11 | 1.84 |
| 1990 | 2.13 | 1.87 |
| 1989 | 2.23 | 1.88 |
| 1988 | 2.33 | 1.93 |
| 1987 | 2.35 | 1.89 |
| 1986 | 2.3 | 1.84 |
| 1985 | 2.28 | 1.81 |
| 1984 | 2.24 | 1.76 |
| 1983 | 2.22 | 1.68 |
| 1982 | 2.21 | 1.59 |
| 1981 | 2.13 | 1.54 |
| 1980 | 2.12 | 1.51 |
| 1979 | 2.07 | 1.4 |
| 1978 | 2.08 | 1.45 |
| 1977 | 2.13 | 1.56 |
| 1976 | 2.07 | 1.55 |
| 1975 | 2.13 | 1.59 |
| 1974 | 2.09 | 1.59 |
| 1973 | 2.06 | 1.7 |
*Ratio of workers' wages at the 50th earnings percentile to wages at the 10th percentile.
Source: Authors' analysis of State of Working America Data library: Wages by percentile and wage ratios. See Gould (2020).