Chart 3. Ratio of 90th percentile to 50th percentile of hourly wages in CPS outgoing rotations and OEWS and of annual wage and salary income in W-2 data, 2003–19
Year OEWS CPS W-2 data

2003

[1] 2.25 [2]

2004

[1] 2.26 [2]

2005

2.39 2.29 2.89

2006

[1] 2.30 2.90

2007

[1] 2.34 2.93

2008

[1] 2.34 2.95

2009

[1] 2.35 2.99

2010

2.46 2.39 3.02

2011

[1] 2.38 3.04

2012

[1] 2.40 3.06

2013

2.52 2.42 3.06

2014

[1] 2.41 3.05

2015

[1] 2.46 3.04

2016

2.55 2.49 3.02

2017

[1] 2.46 3.00

2018

[1] 2.49 2.98

2019

2.52 2.45 [2]

[1] Data are not shown because every OEWS estimate is based on 3 years of data collection.

[2] W-2 data are not available for these years.

Note: W-2 wages are from the Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement, reported to the Internal Revenue Service. CPS = Current Population Survey, and OEWS = Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. CPS estimates are based on the confidential version of the CPS microdata available to BLS employees, not the public-use version of the microdata.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.