Table 4

Average hourly wages by gender and education, selected years, 2000–2019 (2019$)

Wage by education
Less than high school High school Some college College Advanced degree
All
2000 $12.82 $18.18 $20.69 $31.84 $40.18
2007 $13.27 $18.39 $20.83 $32.53 $41.34
2018 $13.93 $18.79 $20.70 $33.96 $44.59
2019 $14.08 $18.91 $20.97 $34.63 $45.07
Annualized percent changes
2000–2019 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.6%
2000–2007 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
2007–2019 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 0.7%
2018–2019 1.1% 0.6% 1.3% 2.0% 1.1%
Men
2000 $14.09 $20.52 $23.40 $36.19 $44.98
2007 $14.50 $20.44 $23.30 $37.18 $46.84
2018 $15.47 $20.72 $23.25 $39.29 $52.18
2019 $15.33 $20.96 $23.58 $39.99 $52.38
Annualized percent changes
2000–2019 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.8%
2000–2007 0.4% -0.1% -0.1% 0.4% 0.6%
2007–2019 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.6% 0.9%
2018–2019 -0.9% 1.1% 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
Women
2000 $10.94 $15.34 $17.82 $26.77 $33.78
2007 $11.32 $15.67 $18.24 $27.43 $34.91
2018 $11.67 $15.71 $17.88 $28.33 $36.68
2019 $12.20 $16.15 $18.44 $29.55 $38.64
Annualized percent changes
2000–2019 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.7%
2000–2007 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%
2007–2019 0.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.8%
2018–2019 4.5% 2.8% 3.2% 4.3% 5.3%
Wage disparities (women’s wages as a share of men’s)
2000 77.7% 76.1% 77.5% 75.3% 76.5%
2007 78.1% 78.0% 79.7% 75.1% 75.9%
2018 75.5% 77.9% 78.6% 73.4% 72.3%
2019 79.6% 77.1% 78.2% 73.9% 73.8%

Source: Author’s analysis of EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org

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