Hourly wages of black workers as a percent of white hourly wages, at the 10th, 50th, and 95th wage percentiles, 1979–2013
YEAR | 10th percentile | 50th percentile | 95th percentile |
---|---|---|---|
1979/01/01 | 94.7% | 82.8% | 78.9% |
1980/01/01 | 93.2% | 81.9% | 78.1% |
1981/01/01 | 95.9% | 82.4% | 79.5% |
1982/01/01 | 95.4% | 79.6% | 75.3% |
1983/01/01 | 95.3% | 80.6% | 76.2% |
1984/01/01 | 94.3% | 79.6% | 77.4% |
1985/01/01 | 93.7% | 78.4% | 75.1% |
1986/01/01 | 92.6% | 80.2% | 75.2% |
1987/01/01 | 91.0% | 80.1% | 77.5% |
1988/01/01 | 89.5% | 81.2% | 77.3% |
1989/01/01 | 88.7% | 79.5% | 76.0% |
1990/01/01 | 87.8% | 78.5% | 72.9% |
1991/01/01 | 88.7% | 78.8% | 76.0% |
1992/01/01 | 91.2% | 79.2% | 77.4% |
1993/01/01 | 92.4% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
1994/01/01 | 92.8% | 78.3% | 76.1% |
1995/01/01 | 92.4% | 78.1% | 75.8% |
1996/01/01 | 89.7% | 77.8% | 73.5% |
1997/01/01 | 88.3% | 76.7% | 73.9% |
1998/01/01 | 92.2% | 80.1% | 73.9% |
1999/01/01 | 92.2% | 78.6% | 72.8% |
2000/01/01 | 90.5% | 79.2% | 72.1% |
2001/01/01 | 89.6% | 77.1% | 72.4% |
2002/01/01 | 91.9% | 77.6% | 72.6% |
2003/01/01 | 92.9% | 79.7% | 73.1% |
2004/01/01 | 92.1% | 79.8% | 72.6% |
2005/01/01 | 90.2% | 76.8% | 72.5% |
2006/01/01 | 90.1% | 78.1% | 74.5% |
2007/01/01 | 92.1% | 76.3% | 72.9% |
2008/01/01 | 92.6% | 76.2% | 72.5% |
2009/01/01 | 94.0% | 77.6% | 70.5% |
2010/01/01 | 93.8% | 77.6% | 70.4% |
2011/01/01 | 93.5% | 76.9% | 73.1% |
2012/01/01 | 91.6% | 75.4% | 70.5% |
2013/01/01 | 90.8% | 76.7% | 70.0% |
Note: The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more. Shaded areas denote recessions. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata