Black Women's Earnings
Women's median wage growth by education, race and ethnicity, 2007–2013
| Median wages by education | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2009 | 2013 | |||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | White | Black | Hispanic | White | Black | Hispanic | |
| Overall | $17.90 | $14.89 | $13.02 | $18.46 | $15.80 | $13.58 | $18.43 | $15.00 | $13.25 |
| High school only | $14.18 | $12.36 | $12.36 | $14.62 | $13.03 | $13.03 | $14.05 | $12.02 | $12.00 |
| Some college | $15.99 | $14.44 | $14.61 | $16.65 | $14.66 | $15.20 | $15.00 | $13.31 | $13.71 |
| Bachelor’s or more | $24.72 | $22.47 | $22.47 | $25.07 | $23.49 | $22.40 | $24.52 | $23.08 | $21.63 |
| Percent change | |||||||||
| 2007-2013 | 2007-2009 | 2009-2013 | |||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | White | Black | Hispanic | White | Black | Hispanic | |
| Overall | 3.0% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 4.3% | -0.2% | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| High school only | -0.9% | -2.7% | -2.9% | 3.1% | 5.5% | 5.5% | -3.9% | -7.8% | -7.9% |
| Some college | -6.2% | -7.8% | -6.1% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 4.1% | -9.9% | -9.2% | -9.8% |
| Bachelor’s or more | -0.8% | 2.7% | -3.7% | 1.4% | 4.5% | -0.3% | -2.2% | -1.7% | -3.5% |
Source: EPI's analysis of the Census Bureau's Current Population Survery (CPS-ORG) data
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