Figure G
Eliminating the gender and inequality wage gap would raise women’s wages by more than 70%: Wages for women and all workers if they had increased as much as productivity did, 1979–2014
| Actual median wages for all workers | Actual median wages for women | Median wages if they had grown with increases in productivity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-01 | $16.00 | $12.61 | $16.00 |
| 1980-01-01 | $15.85 | $12.58 | $15.88 |
| 1981-01-01 | $15.43 | $12.47 | $16.22 |
| 1982-01-01 | $15.65 | $12.49 | $15.98 |
| 1983-01-01 | $15.57 | $12.65 | $16.46 |
| 1984-01-01 | $15.65 | $12.76 | $16.89 |
| 1985-01-01 | $15.79 | $12.82 | $17.18 |
| 1986-01-01 | $16.09 | $13.15 | $17.53 |
| 1987-01-01 | $16.10 | $13.49 | $17.62 |
| 1988-01-01 | $16.00 | $13.61 | $17.82 |
| 1989-01-01 | $15.91 | $13.60 | $17.97 |
| 1990-01-01 | $15.90 | $13.64 | $18.22 |
| 1991-01-01 | $16.00 | $13.70 | $18.37 |
| 1992-01-01 | $16.14 | $13.80 | $19.03 |
| 1993-01-01 | $16.02 | $13.96 | $19.10 |
| 1994-01-01 | $15.74 | $13.84 | $19.28 |
| 1995-01-01 | $15.62 | $13.75 | $19.29 |
| 1996-01-01 | $15.55 | $13.82 | $19.75 |
| 1997-01-01 | $15.92 | $14.16 | $20.03 |
| 1998-01-01 | $16.36 | $14.51 | $20.43 |
| 1999-01-01 | $16.87 | $14.64 | $20.92 |
| 2000-01-01 | $16.83 | $14.94 | $21.41 |
| 2001-01-01 | $17.18 | $15.26 | $21.75 |
| 2002-01-01 | $17.33 | $15.64 | $22.36 |
| 2003-01-01 | $17.54 | $15.68 | $23.08 |
| 2004-01-01 | $17.54 | $15.65 | $23.70 |
| 2005-01-01 | $17.33 | $15.54 | $24.12 |
| 2006-01-01 | $17.40 | $15.56 | $24.26 |
| 2007-01-01 | $17.26 | $15.69 | $24.44 |
| 2008-01-01 | $17.32 | $15.80 | $24.48 |
| 2009-01-01 | $17.61 | $16.07 | $24.98 |
| 2010-01-01 | $17.38 | $15.96 | $25.71 |
| 2011-01-01 | $16.91 | $15.67 | $25.75 |
| 2012-01-01 | $16.81 | $15.39 | $25.88 |
| 2013-01-01 | $16.97 | $15.35 | $25.91 |
| 2014-01-01 | $16.90 | $15.21 | $26.04 |
Source: Author's analysis of unpublished Total Economy Productivity data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Productivity and Costs program, wage data from the Current Population Group Outgoing Rotation Group microdata.
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