Figure G
Eliminating the gender and inequality wage gap would raise women’s wages by more than 70%: Median hourly wages for men and women, compared with wages for all workers had they increased in tandem with productivity, 1979–2014
Wages for all workers | Men’s wages | Women’s wages | Wages for all workers had they grown in tandem with productivity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | $16.00 | $20.13 | $12.61 | $16.00 |
1980 | $15.85 | $19.83 | $12.58 | $15.88 |
1981 | $15.43 | $19.42 | $12.47 | $16.22 |
1982 | $15.65 | $19.27 | $12.49 | $15.98 |
1983 | $15.57 | $19.01 | $12.65 | $16.46 |
1984 | $15.65 | $18.92 | $12.76 | $16.89 |
1985 | $15.79 | $19.10 | $12.82 | $17.18 |
1986 | $16.09 | $19.64 | $13.15 | $17.53 |
1987 | $16.10 | $19.53 | $13.49 | $17.62 |
1988 | $16.00 | $19.16 | $13.61 | $17.82 |
1989 | $15.91 | $18.61 | $13.60 | $17.97 |
1990 | $15.90 | $18.32 | $13.64 | $18.22 |
1991 | $16.00 | $18.28 | $13.70 | $18.37 |
1992 | $16.14 | $18.13 | $13.80 | $19.03 |
1993 | $16.02 | $17.98 | $13.96 | $19.10 |
1994 | $15.74 | $17.66 | $13.84 | $19.28 |
1995 | $15.62 | $17.93 | $13.75 | $19.29 |
1996 | $15.55 | $17.81 | $13.82 | $19.75 |
1997 | $15.92 | $17.92 | $14.16 | $20.03 |
1998 | $16.36 | $18.56 | $14.51 | $20.43 |
1999 | $16.87 | $19.04 | $14.64 | $20.92 |
2000 | $16.83 | $19.16 | $14.94 | $21.41 |
2001 | $17.18 | $19.43 | $15.26 | $21.75 |
2002 | $17.33 | $19.52 | $15.64 | $22.36 |
2003 | $17.54 | $19.36 | $15.68 | $23.08 |
2004 | $17.54 | $19.13 | $15.65 | $23.70 |
2005 | $17.33 | $18.97 | $15.54 | $24.12 |
2006 | $17.40 | $18.93 | $15.56 | $24.26 |
2007 | $17.26 | $19.24 | $15.69 | $24.44 |
2008 | $17.32 | $19.13 | $15.80 | $24.48 |
2009 | $17.61 | $19.67 | $16.07 | $24.98 |
2010 | $17.38 | $19.16 | $15.96 | $25.71 |
2011 | $16.91 | $18.64 | $15.67 | $25.75 |
2012 | $16.81 | $18.60 | $15.39 | $25.88 |
2013 | $16.97 | $18.41 | $15.35 | $25.91 |
2014 | $16.90 | $18.35 | $15.21 | $26.04 |
Source: EPI analysis of unpublished Total Economy Productivity data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Productivity and Costs program, wage data from the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group
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