Wages for select demographic groups, 1979, 2019, and 2024 (2024$)
| Annualized percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50th percentile wage | 1979 | 2019 | 2024 | 1979–2019 | 2019–2024 |
| All | $19.29 | $23.52 | $24.87 | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Male | $24.23 | $25.48 | $26.90 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Female | $15.28 | $21.54 | $22.90 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| White | $19.97 | $25.84 | $27.28 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Black | $16.66 | $19.69 | $21.40 | 0.4% | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | $16.37 | $19.07 | $20.34 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| AAPI | $29.35 | $31.35 | 1.3% | ||
| Race/ethnicity and gender | |||||
| White women | $15.49 | $23.33 | $24.78 | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| White men | $25.43 | $28.86 | $29.89 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Black women | $14.47 | $19.05 | $20.80 | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| Black men | $19.20 | $20.37 | $22.13 | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| Hispanic women | $13.52 | $18.01 | $19.53 | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Hispanic men | $18.85 | $20.51 | $21.76 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Age | |||||
| 16–24 | $13.66 | $14.66 | $16.66 | 0.2% | 2.6% |
| 25+ | $22.33 | $25.46 | $27.01 | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than a four-year degree | $18.25 | $19.08 | $20.13 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | $28.05 | $36.09 | $37.32 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Note: AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
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.