Real earnings of full-time, full-year workers, by gender, 1995–2016

Men: Full-time, full-year Women: Full-time, full-year
1995 $49,292  $35,209
1996 $48,991 $36,137
1997 $50,237 $37,256
1998 $52,013 $38,058
1999 $52,443 $37,924
2000 $51,921 $38,276 
2001 $51,889 $39,607
2002 $52,614 $40,303
2003 $53,064 $40,089
2004 $51,837 $39,695
2005 $50,875 $39,162  
2006 $50,317 $38,713
2007 $52,223 $40,634
2008 $51,691 $39,849
2009 $52,724 $40,587
2010 $52,783 $40,606
2011 $51,437 $39,609
2012 $51,642 $39,508
2013 $51,540 $40,156
2014 $51,084 $40,173
2015 $51,860 $41,258
2016 $51,640 $41,554

Note: Earnings are wage and salary income. Shaded areas denote recessions. Because the redesign of the CPS ASEC in 2013 did not directly affect earnings, the data for 2013 are an average of the new and old series.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement Historical Income Tables (Table P-41)

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