Appendix Figure A
Real wage growth at each wage percentile by method, 2019–2024 (2024$)
| Percentile | Unsmoothed | Smoothed |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | 12.8% | |
| 7 | 11.7% | |
| 8 | 11.3% | |
| 9 | 15.4% | |
| 10 | 17.9% | 15.3% |
| 11 | 19.5% | 15.2% |
| 12 | 15.1% | 14.6% |
| 13 | 12.5% | 13.6% |
| 14 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| 15 | 9.7% | 11.6% |
| 16 | 10.6% | 11.1% |
| 17 | 10.0% | 11.1% |
| 18 | 10.0% | 11.2% |
| 19 | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 20 | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 21 | 12.2% | 11.2% |
| 22 | 9.0% | 10.7% |
| 23 | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 24 | 11.0% | 9.7% |
| 25 | 10.0% | 9.1% |
| 26 | 7.9% | 8.5% |
| 27 | 6.0% | 7.9% |
| 28 | 8.7% | 7.6% |
| 29 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| 30 | 7.0% | 7.4% |
| 31 | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| 32 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
| 33 | 10.0% | 7.9% |
| 34 | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| 35 | 8.1% | 7.6% |
| 36 | 5.9% | 7.1% |
| 37 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 38 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 39 | 6.1% | 6.4% |
| 40 | 6.1% | 6.4% |
| 41 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| 42 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| 43 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
| 44 | 6.8% | 6.4% |
| 45 | 5.4% | 6.4% |
| 46 | 7.7% | 6.4% |
| 47 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| 48 | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| 49 | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| 50 | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| 51 | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| 52 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 53 | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| 54 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
| 55 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| 56 | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| 57 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
| 58 | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| 59 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 60 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| 61 | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| 62 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 63 | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| 64 | 3.1% | 5.0% |
| 65 | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| 66 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 67 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 68 | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| 69 | 5.9% | 5.0% |
| 70 | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| 71 | 3.0% | 4.4% |
| 72 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| 73 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| 74 | 5.8% | 4.5% |
| 75 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| 76 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| 77 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| 78 | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| 79 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 80 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| 81 | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| 82 | 6.1% | 4.8% |
| 83 | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| 84 | 5.7% | 4.6% |
| 85 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| 86 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| 87 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| 88 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| 89 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| 90 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| 91 | 7.8% | |
| 92 | 5.8% | |
| 93 | 1.8% | |
| 94 | -1.0% | |
| 95 | ||
| 96 | ||
| 97 | ||
| 98 | ||
| 99 | ||
| 100 |
Note: Smoothed method refers to the averaged percentile method (Tedeschi 2024).
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.61 (2025a), microdata.epi.org.
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