Women’s wages are more compressed than men’s wages, but inequality among women has increased since 2000: Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages, by wage percentile, 2000–2018
| Year | 10th | 30th | 50th | 70th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 9.5% | 11.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 13.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | 2.3% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 14.0% | 15.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | 0.8% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 11.4% | 14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.4% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 11.2% | 14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 16.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -0.5% | 3.4% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 17.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | 2.0% | 5.8% | 9.4% | 16.8% | 20.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 18.5% | 24.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 5.5% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 20.0% | 23.9% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 12.5% | 21.1% | 26.1% |
Notes: Sample based on all workers ages 16 and older. The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau