Black women’s wages are no longer gaining on white men’s, and they’re falling further behind white women's: Average women's wages by race as a share of white men's wages, 1979–2015
| Year | White women | Black women | Black men | White Men |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 62% | 58% | 83% | 100% |
| 1980 | 63% | 59% | 82% | 100% |
| 1981 | 64% | 60% | 82% | 100% |
| 1982 | 66% | 60% | 81% | 100% |
| 1983 | 67% | 62% | 82% | 100% |
| 1984 | 68% | 62% | 82% | 100% |
| 1985 | 68% | 62% | 80% | 100% |
| 1986 | 69% | 63% | 81% | 100% |
| 1987 | 69% | 64% | 81% | 100% |
| 1988 | 70% | 63% | 82% | 100% |
| 1989 | 72% | 65% | 80% | 100% |
| 1990 | 73% | 65% | 80% | 100% |
| 1991 | 74% | 68% | 80% | 100% |
| 1992 | 76% | 68% | 79% | 100% |
| 1993 | 77% | 69% | 80% | 100% |
| 1994 | 77% | 68% | 81% | 100% |
| 1995 | 76% | 68% | 80% | 100% |
| 1996 | 76% | 66% | 77% | 100% |
| 1997 | 76% | 67% | 78% | 100% |
| 1998 | 76% | 68% | 80% | 100% |
| 1999 | 76% | 68% | 80% | 100% |
| 2000 | 75% | 68% | 80% | 100% |
| 2001 | 76% | 67% | 78% | 100% |
| 2002 | 77% | 67% | 79% | 100% |
| 2003 | 77% | 68% | 78% | 100% |
| 2004 | 77% | 69% | 79% | 100% |
| 2005 | 78% | 68% | 77% | 100% |
| 2006 | 77% | 69% | 78% | 100% |
| 2007 | 77% | 68% | 77% | 100% |
| 2008 | 77% | 68% | 76% | 100% |
| 2009 | 77% | 68% | 77% | 100% |
| 2010 | 78% | 68% | 79% | 100% |
| 2011 | 79% | 68% | 79% | 100% |
| 2012 | 78% | 66% | 79% | 100% |
| 2013 | 78% | 67% | 78% | 100% |
| 2014 | 79% | 68% | 77% | 100% |
| 2015 | 77% | 66% | 78% | 100% |
Note: Average wages are adjusted for full-time workers and control for racial differences in education, potential experience, region of residence, and metro status.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, from a report on racial wage gaps by Valerie Wilson and Bill Rodgers to be released in September 2016.