Figure A
The lowest-wage workers had the strongest wage growth during the pandemic: Real wage growth across the wage distribution, 2019–2024
| Wage percentile | Wage growth (%) |
|---|---|
| 10th | 15.3% |
| 20th | 11.4% |
| 30th | 7.4% |
| 40th | 6.4% |
| 50th | 5.8% |
| 60th | 5.3% |
| 70th | 4.6% |
| 80th | 4.8% |
| 90th | 6.9% |
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.61 (2025a), https://microdata.epi.org.
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