Figure 4
Cumulative change in real hourly wages of men, by wage percentile, 2000–2013
| Year | 10th | 30th | 50th | 70th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | 0.3% | -0.2% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.4% | -1.0% | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | 0.5% | -1.2% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| 2007 | -1.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| 2008 | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 2.5% | 5.2% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | -1.6% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 8.1% |
| 2011 | -5.0% | -5.2% | -2.7% | 0.3% | 5.7% |
| 2012 | -5.2% | -5.1% | -2.9% | -0.2% | 6.5% |
| 2013 | -5.1% | -5.8% | -3.9% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Note: The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
UPDATED FROM: Figure 4C in The State of Working America, 12th Edition, an Economic Policy Institute book published by Cornell University Press in 2012.
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