Figure CA1

Wage growth is fastest among lower wage workers in every quarter: Real quarterly wage growth by ventile, normal and inverse probability weights, 2020–2021

Percentile March–May
5th 0.3%
10th 0.4%
15th 0.2%
20th 0.0%
25th -0.3%
30th -0.5%
35th -0.7%
40th -0.8%
45th -0.9%
50th -0.9%
55th -0.8%
60th -0.7%
65th -0.5%
70th -0.5%
75th -0.5%
80th -0.6%
85th -0.8%
90th -1.2%
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Percentile June–August
5th 0.5%
10th 0.6%
15th 0.4%
20th -0.1%
25th -0.8%
30th -1.4%
35th -2.2%
40th -2.9%
45th -3.6%
50th -4.2%
55th -4.5%
60th -4.7%
65th -4.9%
70th -5.0%
75th -5.1%
80th -5.0%
85th -5.1%
90th -5.1%
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