Figure B

Wage gap between the 95th and 50th percentiles, by gender, 1973–2019

Date 95/50 wage gap: men 95/50 wage gap: women
2019 4.12 3.12
2018 4.36 3.13
2017 3.59 3.09
2016 3.64 3.13
2015 3.49 3.11
2014 3.31 3.1
2013 3.34 3.02
2012 3.34 2.96
2011 3.2 2.91
2010 3.2 2.91
2009 3.15 2.84
2008 3.07 2.86
2007 3.04 2.87
2006 3.01 2.85
2005 3.04 2.84
2004 3.02 2.79
2003 2.9 2.76
2002 2.89 2.75
2001 2.87 2.74
2000 2.83 2.72
1999 2.77 2.74
1998 2.76 2.65
1997 2.76 2.67
1996 2.75 2.69
1995 2.75 2.68
1994 2.73 2.68
1993 2.66 2.59
1992 2.64 2.57
1991 2.65 2.52
1990 2.58 2.52
1989 2.5 2.47
1988 3.15 2.44
1987 2.94 2.42
1986 2.72 2.39
1985 2.52 2.37
1984 2.46 2.31
1983 2.44 2.28
1982 2.34 2.32
1981 2.26 2.22
1980 2.18 2.22
1979 2.2 2.2
1978 2.14 2.17
1977 2.22 2.2
1976 2.23 2.23
1975 2.17 2.19
1974 2.24 2.19
1973 2.24 2.18
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*Ratio of workers' wages at the 95th earnings percentile to wages at the 50th percentile.

Source: Authors' analysis of State of Working America Data library: Wages by percentile and wage ratios. See Gould (2020).

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