Table 5

Average hourly wages by race/ethnicity and education, 2000–2018 (2018 dollars)

Less than high school High school Some college College Advanced degree
White
2000 $12.81 $18.60 $20.98 $32.15 $39.97
2007 $13.18 $18.96 $21.19 $32.89 $41.28
2017 $13.69 $19.49 $21.15 $34.39 $42.94
2018 $13.77 $19.75 $21.58 $34.75 $44.46
Annualized percent changes
2000–2018 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6%
2000–2007 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5%
2007–2018 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 0.7%
2017–2018 0.6% 1.3% 2.0% 1.1% 3.5%
Black
2000 $12.10 $15.75 $18.02 $26.60 $34.98
2007 $12.22 $15.67 $18.16 $26.56 $34.38
2017 $11.96 $15.39 $16.99 $27.02 $34.91
2018 $11.42 $15.57 $17.15 $27.46 $36.23
Annualized percent changes
2000–2018 -0.3% -0.1% -0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
2000–2007 0.1% -0.1% 0.1% 0.0% -0.2%
2007–2018 -0.6% -0.1% -0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
2017–2018 -4.5% 1.1% 0.9% 1.6% 3.8%
Hispanic
2000 $12.48 $15.88 $18.52 $26.62 $35.55
2007 $13.13 $16.48 $18.82 $28.36 $38.40
2017 $14.02 $17.02 $18.53 $28.38 $37.69
2018 $14.11 $17.28 $18.66 $28.49 $38.47
Annualized percent changes
2000–2018 0.7% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
2000–2007 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% 0.9% 1.1%
2007–2018 0.7% 0.4% -0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2017–2018 0.6% 1.5% 0.7% 0.4% 2.1%
Wage disparities
Black as a share of white
2000 94.5% 84.7% 85.9% 82.8% 87.5%
2007 92.7% 82.6% 85.7% 80.8% 83.3%
2017 87.3% 79.0% 80.3% 78.6% 81.3%
2018 82.9% 78.8% 79.5% 79.0% 81.5%
Hispanic as a share of white
2000 97.5% 85.4% 88.3% 82.8% 89.0%
2007 99.6% 86.9% 88.8% 86.2% 93.0%
2017 102.4% 87.3% 87.6% 82.5% 87.8%
2018 102.4% 87.5% 86.4% 82.0% 86.5%

Note: 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

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