Figure 5
Cumulative change in real hourly wages of women, 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% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | 3.5% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 10.7% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | 2.4% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10.2% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | -1.5% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 9.9% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -0.5% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 11.0% |
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 4D in The State of Working America, 12th Edition, an Economic Policy Institute book published by Cornell University Press in 2012.
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