Figure C

Wage gap between the 95th and 50th percentiles, by gender, 1973–2018

Date 95/50 wage gap: Men 95/50 wage gap: Women
2018 3.98 3.13
2017 3.57 3.09
2016 3.61 3.13
2015 3.49 3.11
2014 3.31 3.1
2013 3.34 3.02
2012 3.34 2.96
2011 3.2 2.91
2010 3.2 2.91
2009 3.15 2.84
2008 3.07 2.86
2007 3.04 2.87
2006 3.01 2.85
2005 3.04 2.84
2004 3.02 2.79
2003 2.9 2.76
2002 2.89 2.75
2001 2.87 2.74
2000 2.83 2.72
1999 2.77 2.74
1998 2.76 2.65
1997 2.76 2.67
1996 2.75 2.69
1995 2.75 2.68
1994 2.73  2.68
1993 2.66 2.59
1992 2.64 2.57
1991 2.65 2.52
1990 2.58 2.52
1989 2.52 2.47
1988 2.52 2.44
1987 2.52 2.42
1986 2.52 2.39
1985 2.52 2.37
1984 2.46 2.31
1983 2.44 2.28
1982 2.34 2.32
1981 2.26 2.22
1980 2.18 2.22
1979 2.2 2.2
1978 2.14 2.17
1977 2.22 2.2
1976 2.23 2.23
1975 2.17 2.19
1974 2.24 2.19
1973 2.24 2.18
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*Ratio of workers' wages at the 95th earnings percentile to wages at the 50th percentile

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group (ORG) microdata

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