Hourly wages by race/ethnicity and wage percentile, 2000–2018 (2018 dollars)
| Wage by percentile | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | 95th | |
| White | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $9.35 | $11.62 | $13.86 | $16.14 | $18.93 | $22.06 | $26.40 | $32.10 | $41.99 | $52.78 |
| 2007 | $9.58 | $12.01 | $14.27 | $16.89 | $19.55 | $23.28 | $27.55 | $33.86 | $45.16 | $58.19 |
| 2017 | $10.20 | $12.30 | $14.92 | $17.41 | $20.49 | $24.51 | $29.38 | $36.32 | $49.24 | $67.53 |
| 2018 | $10.08 | $12.47 | $15.00 | $17.66 | $20.57 | $24.58 | $29.53 | $36.70 | $50.05 | $72.05 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2000–2018 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| 2007–2018 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2.0% |
| 2017–2018 | -1.1% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 6.7% |
| Black | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $8.78 | $10.28 | $11.75 | $13.33 | $15.00 | $17.50 | $20.49 | $24.70 | $31.38 | $37.99 |
| 2007 | $8.74 | $10.38 | $12.05 | $13.45 | $15.19 | $17.66 | $20.63 | $24.64 | $33.43 | $41.74 |
| 2017 | $9.12 | $10.27 | $11.68 | $13.26 | $15.31 | $17.41 | $20.48 | $25.60 | $34.61 | $44.53 |
| 2018 | $9.15 | $10.44 | $12.00 | $13.66 | $15.08 | $17.41 | $20.43 | $25.92 | $35.38 | $47.96 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2000–2018 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 2000–2007 | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| 2007–2018 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| 2017–2018 | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 3.0% | -1.5% | 0.0% | -0.2% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| Hispanic | ||||||||||
| 2000 | $8.44 | $9.43 | $10.42 | $11.73 | $13.20 | $14.76 | $17.58 | $21.46 | $28.31 | $36.41 |
| 2007 | $8.64 | $9.73 | $10.95 | $12.19 | $14.06 | $15.91 | $18.42 | $23.16 | $30.46 | $39.99 |
| 2017 | $9.37 | $10.37 | $11.77 | $13.20 | $15.27 | $17.12 | $20.21 | $24.62 | $33.77 | $44.24 |
| 2018 | $9.80 | $10.95 | $12.03 | $13.52 | $15.04 | $17.09 | $19.97 | $24.63 | $33.65 | $44.23 |
| Annualized percent changes | ||||||||||
| 2000–2018 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| 2000–2007 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| 2007–2018 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 2017–2018 | 4.5% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 2.4% | -1.5% | -0.2% | -1.2% | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| Wage disparities | ||||||||||
| Black as a share of white | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 93.8% | 88.4% | 84.8% | 82.6% | 79.2% | 79.3% | 77.6% | 76.9% | 74.7% | 72.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | 86.4% | 84.4% | 79.7% | 77.7% | 75.8% | 74.9% | 72.8% | 74.0% | 71.7% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | 83.5% | 78.3% | 76.1% | 74.7% | 71.1% | 69.7% | 70.5% | 70.3% | 65.9% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | 83.7% | 80.0% | 77.3% | 73.3% | 70.8% | 69.2% | 70.6% | 70.7% | 66.6% |
| Hispanic as a share of white | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 90.2% | 81.1% | 75.2% | 72.7% | 69.7% | 66.9% | 66.6% | 66.9% | 67.4% | 69.0% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | 81.0% | 76.8% | 72.2% | 71.9% | 68.4% | 66.9% | 68.4% | 67.5% | 68.7% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | 84.3% | 78.9% | 75.8% | 74.5% | 69.9% | 68.8% | 67.8% | 68.6% | 65.5% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | 87.8% | 80.2% | 76.5% | 73.1% | 69.5% | 67.6% | 67.1% | 67.2% | 61.4% |
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. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau