The gender wage gap is largest among top earners: Women’s hourly wages as a share of men’s at various wage percentiles, 1979–2015
| 10th percentile | 50th percentile | 95th percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-01 | 86.7% | 62.7% | 62.9% |
| 1980-01-01 | 83.2% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| 1981-01-01 | 88.7% | 64.2% | 63.6% |
| 1982-01-01 | 88.9% | 64.8% | 64.8% |
| 1983-01-01 | 89.3% | 66.5% | 62.9% |
| 1984-01-01 | 87.2% | 67.4% | 64.1% |
| 1985-01-01 | 85.8% | 67.1% | 63.2% |
| 1986-01-01 | 84.7% | 66.9% | 66.2% |
| 1987-01-01 | 83.5% | 69.1% | 65.8% |
| 1988-01-01 | 81.5% | 71.1% | 68.0% |
| 1989-01-01 | 81.3% | 73.1% | 71.9% |
| 1990-01-01 | 83.4% | 74.4% | 72.7% |
| 1991-01-01 | 86.8% | 74.9% | 72.8% |
| 1992-01-01 | 89.7% | 76.2% | 73.9% |
| 1993-01-01 | 90.9% | 77.6% | 74.4% |
| 1994-01-01 | 90.8% | 78.4% | 76.3% |
| 1995-01-01 | 88.2% | 76.7% | 76.6% |
| 1996-01-01 | 87.2% | 77.6% | 77.0% |
| 1997-01-01 | 87.0% | 79.0% | 75.2% |
| 1998-01-01 | 89.4% | 78.2% | 76.7% |
| 1999-01-01 | 87.6% | 76.9% | 77.0% |
| 2000-01-01 | 87.3% | 78.0% | 75.6% |
| 2001-01-01 | 87.3% | 78.5% | 75.7% |
| 2002-01-01 | 89.6% | 80.1% | 76.2% |
| 2003-01-01 | 89.4% | 81.0% | 76.8% |
| 2004-01-01 | 89.3% | 81.8% | 75.3% |
| 2005-01-01 | 88.3% | 82.0% | 77.2% |
| 2006-01-01 | 88.8% | 82.2% | 77.9% |
| 2007-01-01 | 89.9% | 81.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008-01-01 | 90.3% | 82.6% | 77.0% |
| 2009-01-01 | 92.3% | 81.7% | 74.6% |
| 2010-01-01 | 92.9% | 83.3% | 76.8% |
| 2011-01-01 | 93.4% | 84.0% | 77.9% |
| 2012-01-01 | 91.7% | 82.8% | 74.5% |
| 2013-01-01 | 91.8% | 83.4% | 76.1% |
| 2014-01-01 | 90.9% | 82.9% | 78.6% |
| 2015-01-01 | 92.2% | 83.3% | 73.0% |
Note: The xth-percentile wage is the wage at which x% of wage earners earn less and (100-x)% earn more.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata