Real wage growth at the 90th percentile by method, 2019–2024 (2024$)

90th percentile wage growth
Smoothed (89th–91st) 6.9%
Smoothed (86th–94th) 5.4%
Unsmoothed 7.2%
Economic Policy Institute

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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