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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

Table 16. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in current dollars by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 1979-2008 annual averages
YearTotalWhiteBlack or African AmericanAsianHispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total both sexes

1979

$241$248$199-$194

1980

262269212-209

1981

284291235-223

1982

302310245-240

1983

313320261-250

1984

326336269-259

1985

344356277-270

1986 (1)

359371291-277

1987

374384301-285

1988

385395314-290

1989

399409319-298

1990 (1)

412424329-304

1991

426442348-312

1992

440458357-321

1993

459475369-331

1994 (1)

467484371-324

1995

479494383-329

1996

490506387-339

1997 (1)

503519400-351

1998 (1)

523545426-370

1999 (1)

549573445-385

2000 (1)

576590474$615399

2001

596610491639417

2002

608623498658424

2003 (1)

620636514693440

2004

638657525708456

2005

651672520753471

2006

671690554784486

2007

695716569830503

2008 (1)

722742589861529
Women

1979

$182$184$169-$157

1980

201203185-172

1981

219221206-190

1982

239242217-203

1983

252254232-215

1984

265268241-223

1985

277281252-230

1986 (1)

291294264-241

1987

303307276-251

1988

315318288-260

1989

328334301-269

1990 (1)

346353308-278

1991

366373323-292

1992

380387335-302

1993

393401348-313

1994 (1)

399408346-305

1995

406415355-305

1996

418428362-316

1997 (1)

431444375-318

1998 (1)

456468400-337

1999 (1)

473483409-348

2000 (1)

493502429$547366

2001

512522454563388

2002

529547473566397

2003 (1)

552567491598410

2004

573584505613419

2005

585596499665429

2006

600609519699440

2007

614626533731473

2008 (1)

638654554753501
Men

1979

$292$298$227-$219

1980

313320244-234

1981

340350268-251

1982

364375278-269

1983

379387294-274

1984

392401303-287

1985

407418305-296

1986 (1)

419433319-299

1987

434450327-306

1988

449465348-308

1989

468482348-315

1990 (1)

481494361-318

1991

493506375-323

1992

501514380-339

1993

510524392-346

1994 (1)

522547400-343

1995

538566411-350

1996

557580412-356

1997 (1)

579595432-371

1998 (1)

598615468-390

1999 (1)

618638488-406

2000 (1)

641662510$685417

2001

670689529732440

2002

679702524756451

2003 (1)

695715555772464

2004

713732569802480

2005

722743559825489

2006

743761591882505

2007

766788600936520

2008 (1)

798825620966559
Women's earnings as a percent of men's

1979

62.361.774.4-71.7

1980

64.263.475.8-73.5

1981

64.463.176.9-75.7

1982

65.764.578.1-75.5

1983

66.565.678.9-78.5

1984

67.666.879.5-77.7

1985

68.167.282.6-77.7

1986 (1)

69.567.982.8-80.6

1987

69.868.284.4-82.0

1988

70.268.482.8-84.4

1989

70.169.386.5-85.4

1990 (1)

71.971.585.3-87.4

1991

74.273.786.1-90.4

1992

75.875.388.2-89.1

1993

77.176.588.8-90.5

1994 (1)

76.474.686.5-88.9

1995

75.573.386.4-87.1

1996

75.073.887.9-88.8

1997 (1)

74.474.686.8-85.7

1998 (1)

76.376.185.5-86.4

1999 (1)

76.575.783.8-85.7

2000 (1)

76.975.884.179.987.8

2001

76.475.885.876.988.2

2002

77.977.990.374.988.0

2003 (1)

79.479.388.577.588.4

2004

80.479.888.876.487.3

2005

81.080.289.380.687.7

2006

80.880.087.879.387.1

2007

80.279.488.878.191.0

2008 (1)

79.979.389.478.089.6

Footnotes:
(1) The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and conceptual changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). For an explanation, see the Historical Comparability documentation provided at https://www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.

NOTE: Beginning in 2003, estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) include persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Data for 2000-02 are for the category Asians and Pacific Islanders. Starting in 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. For more information, see the Historical Comparability documentation. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.