Real wage growth at the 50th percentile or middle wage by method, 2019–2024 (2024$)

Figure A.3  2019–2024 Median wage growth
Smoothed averaged percentiles 5.8%
Unsmoothed 7.2%
Quintile averaging (40th–60th) 6.0%
Binned linear interpolated 6.9%
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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