Disproportionate wage growth since 2000 for those at the top has contributed to widening inequality among men: Cumulative percent change in real hourly wages of men, 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 | 3.1% | -1.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -2.3% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -0.7% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5.4% | 7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.3% | -1.6% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -1.5% | -0.3% | -1.0% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 7.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -2.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 9.7% | 14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.6% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 9.5% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -5.9% | -2.1% | 0.1% | 7.6% | 11.0% |
| 2012 | -2.4% | -5.7% | -1.6% | -1.2% | 8.6% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | -2.0% | -6.7% | -2.6% | -0.3% | 9.8% | 15.1% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -5.2% | -3.5% | -1.2% | 7.6% | 13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.4% | -0.2% | 2.2% | 14.2% | 23.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 29.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 15.2% | 29.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 5.4% | 17.1% | 42.0% |
Notes: Sample based on all workers ages 16 and older.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau