Figure 2. Percent change in real compensation and wages for private industry workers, by percentile, 2007–2014
Percentile |
Percent change in wage |
Percent change in compensation |
0
|
– |
– |
1
|
– |
– |
2
|
– |
– |
3
|
– |
– |
4
|
1.00 |
-.67 |
5
|
.01 |
-.55 |
6
|
.12 |
-2.09 |
7
|
-1.48 |
-3.38 |
8
|
-2.61 |
-3.50 |
9
|
-3.08 |
-3.61 |
10
|
-2.87 |
-3.89 |
11
|
-3.07 |
-3.93 |
12
|
-3.24 |
-4.56 |
13
|
-3.22 |
-4.84 |
14
|
-3.02 |
-5.31 |
15
|
-3.76 |
-5.61 |
16
|
-4.21 |
-5.31 |
17
|
-3.89 |
-5.61 |
18
|
-3.87 |
-6.07 |
19
|
-4.23 |
-6.24 |
20
|
-4.31 |
-6.46 |
21
|
-4.06 |
-6.46 |
22
|
-4.68 |
-6.60 |
23
|
-5.03 |
-6.63 |
24
|
-4.87 |
-6.67 |
25
|
-5.37 |
-6.04 |
26
|
-5.62 |
-5.78 |
27
|
-4.94 |
-5.83 |
28
|
-5.15 |
-5.81 |
29
|
-5.06 |
-5.90 |
30
|
-4.65 |
-5.94 |
31
|
-4.59 |
-5.78 |
32
|
-4.62 |
-5.63 |
33
|
-4.62 |
-5.31 |
34
|
-4.54 |
-4.89 |
35
|
-4.55 |
-5.06 |
36
|
-4.63 |
-5.05 |
37
|
-4.59 |
-5.47 |
38
|
-4.41 |
-5.31 |
39
|
-4.26 |
-5.08 |
40
|
-4.34 |
-4.80 |
41
|
-4.30 |
-4.30 |
42
|
-4.00 |
-4.23 |
43
|
-3.95 |
-3.99 |
44
|
-3.92 |
-3.63 |
45
|
-3.80 |
-3.68 |
46
|
-3.84 |
-3.47 |
47
|
-3.96 |
-3.21 |
48
|
-3.98 |
-3.34 |
49
|
-4.07 |
-3.58 |
50
|
-4.00 |
-3.40 |
51
|
-3.99 |
-3.03 |
52
|
-3.46 |
-2.46 |
53
|
-2.98 |
-2.25 |
54
|
-2.76 |
-2.32 |
55
|
-2.58 |
-1.88 |
56
|
-2.79 |
-1.64 |
57
|
-2.69 |
-1.53 |
58
|
-2.66 |
-1.28 |
59
|
-2.44 |
-1.10 |
60
|
-2.25 |
-.55 |
61
|
-2.05 |
-.19 |
62
|
-2.12 |
-.20 |
63
|
-2.07 |
-.18 |
64
|
-1.69 |
.04 |
65
|
-1.69 |
.22 |
66
|
-1.53 |
.16 |
67
|
-1.38 |
.31 |
68
|
-1.23 |
.39 |
69
|
-1.13 |
.32 |
70
|
-1.32 |
-.14 |
71
|
-1.32 |
.14 |
72
|
-1.57 |
.35 |
73
|
-1.42 |
.52 |
74
|
-1.16 |
.73 |
75
|
-.86 |
.97 |
76
|
-.56 |
1.06 |
77
|
-.31 |
1.49 |
78
|
-.42 |
1.51 |
79
|
-.54 |
1.52 |
80
|
-.82 |
1.38 |
81
|
-1.03 |
1.60 |
82
|
-1.21 |
1.56 |
83
|
-.72 |
1.72 |
84
|
-.50 |
2.08 |
85
|
.00 |
2.18 |
86
|
.89 |
2.56 |
87
|
1.56 |
2.70 |
88
|
1.84 |
2.98 |
89
|
1.38 |
4.32 |
90
|
2.87 |
4.86 |
91
|
3.24 |
6.05 |
92
|
3.27 |
6.72 |
93
|
3.30 |
6.31 |
94
|
3.21 |
6.27 |
95
|
3.59 |
6.11 |
96
|
4.96 |
7.18 |
97
|
5.25 |
7.78 |
98
|
5.47 |
9.14 |
99
|
– |
– |
100
|
– |
– |