For workers with some college education, wages have finally surpassed their 2000 level: Cumulative percent change in real average hourly wages, by education, 2000–2019
| year | Less than high school | High school | Some college | College | Advanced degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | 0.6% | -0.7% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | 1.3% | -0.5% | 2.7% | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -0.7% | -3.3% | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -1.4% | -4.7% | 0.9% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -2.3% | -5.0% | 1.6% | 5.5% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -2.2% | -5.1% | 0.1% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | 0.0% | -2.2% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 0.9% | -1.4% | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | 2.2% | -1.6% | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 6.7% | 11.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% pointoptions showlabel labelcolor=”#4383a3″ labely=+6] | 4.0% | 1.4% | 8.8% | 12.2% |
Source: Author’s analysis of EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org