Chart 4. Ratio of 50th percentile to 10th 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] 1.97 [2]

2004

[1] 1.99 [2]

2005

1.95 2.00 10.42

2006

[1] 1.99 10.45

2007

[1] 1.92 10.36

2008

[1] 1.96 10.33

2009

[1] 1.99 10.64

2010

1.91 1.98 10.57

2011

[1] 1.97 10.30

2012

[1] 2.00 10.12

2013

1.93 1.99 9.91

2014

[1] 1.94 9.53

2015

[1] 1.95 9.30

2016

1.92 1.90 9.24

2017

[1] 1.89 9.07

2018

[1] 1.92 8.94

2019

1.84 1.91 [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.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.