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
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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