Table 6A
Contribution of Work Hours and Hourly Wages to Annual Earnings Growth, by Race, Ethnicity & Gender, 1979–2015
Real Annual Earnings (=annual hours x hourly wage) | Percent change in real annual earnings | Percent change in real hourly wage | Share due to change in hours | Share due to change in hourly wage | |||||
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1979 | 2000 | 2015 | 1979–2015 | 1979–2015 (excluding 1995–2000) | 1979–2015 | 1979–2015 (excluding 1995–2000) | 1979–2015 | ||
White Men | |||||||||
All | $47,020 | $56,604 | $57,024 | 21.3% | 7.1% | 16.6% | 4.8% | 0.20 | 0.80 |
Bottom fifth | $12,857 | $13,289 | $13,170 | 2.4% | -11.6% | -0.7% | -12.1% | 1.30 | -0.30 |
Second fifth | $29,065 | $29,513 | $28,851 | -0.7% | -12.8% | -3.7% | -12.8% | -4.14 | 5.14 |
Middle fifth | $41,596 | $43,634 | $43,640 | 4.9% | -3.5% | 1.1% | -7.2% | 0.77 | 0.23 |
Fourth fifth | $56,686 | $62,778 | $64,906 | 14.5% | 5.7% | 10.7% | 2.7% | 0.25 | 0.75 |
Top fifth | $90,125 | $121,595 | $124,237 | 37.8% | 20.9% | 30.8% | 17.5% | 0.16 | 0.84 |
Black Men | |||||||||
All | $31,167 | $39,287 | $38,788 | 24.5% | 3.6% | 15.8% | 1.3% | 0.33 | 0.67 |
Bottom fifth | $11,887 | $12,731 | $12,422 | 4.5% | -16.6% | -2.8% | -11.3% | 1.65 | -0.65 |
Second fifth | $27,570 | $28,863 | $28,037 | 1.7% | -11.4% | -3.2% | -12.8% | 2.94 | -1.94 |
Middle fifth | $38,057 | $41,344 | $41,473 | 9.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | -6.2% | 0.85 | 0.15 |
Fourth fifth | $52,118 | $57,986 | $60,703 | 16.5% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 2.2% | 0.35 | 0.65 |
Top fifth | $72,938 | $99,731 | $110,733 | 51.8% | 34.8% | 39.6% | 29.6% | 0.20 | 0.80 |
Hispanic Men | |||||||||
All | $33,922 | $33,599 | $37,122 | 9.4% | -1.2% | 3.7% | -2.0% | 0.60 | 0.40 |
Bottom fifth | $13,974 | $15,282 | $15,029 | 7.5% | -12.5% | -2.5% | -15.2% | 1.35 | -0.35 |
Second fifth | $27,344 | $28,515 | $28,034 | 2.5% | -13.2% | -3.2% | -12.4% | 2.29 | -1.29 |
Middle fifth | $40,067 | $40,668 | $41,161 | 2.7% | -7.8% | 0.9% | -7.0% | 0.67 | 0.33 |
Fourth fifth | $53,229 | $58,740 | $59,980 | 12.7% | -0.8% | 10.2% | 1.1% | 0.19 | 0.81 |
Top fifth | $78,757 | $96,044 | $107,768 | 36.8% | 32.1% | 31.3% | 32.7% | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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