Figure 1. Percent change in real compensation and wages for civilian workers, by percentile, 2007–2014
Percentile Percent change in wage Percent change in compensation

0

1

2

3

4

.11 -1.35

5

-.33 -2.21

6

-1.44 -3.55

7

-2.70 -3.76

8

-3.23 -3.95

9

-3.17 -4.30

10

-3.43 -4.60

11

-3.95 -5.19

12

-3.53 -5.45

13

-3.93 -5.99

14

-4.53 -6.14

15

-4.25 -6.40

16

-4.32 -6.79

17

-4.72 -6.99

18

-4.76 -7.10

19

-4.88 -7.43

20

-5.73 -7.42

21

-5.70 -7.41

22

-6.08 -6.86

23

-6.43 -6.69

24

-5.66 -6.69

25

-5.76 -6.82

26

-5.69 -7.04

27

-5.36 -6.86

28

-5.40 -6.67

29

-5.18 -6.53

30

-5.20 -6.28

31

-5.21 -6.00

32

-5.24 -6.13

33

-5.45 -6.54

34

-5.39 -6.40

35

-5.22 -6.07

36

-5.13 -5.71

37

-5.17 -5.27

38

-5.06 -5.22

39

-4.82 -4.80

40

-4.68 -4.56

41

-4.70 -4.60

42

-4.71 -4.32

43

-4.74 -4.20

44

-4.82 -4.39

45

-5.05 -4.27

46

-4.99 -4.02

47

-5.04 -3.59

48

-4.65 -3.24

49

-4.05 -3.31

50

-3.84 -2.84

51

-3.72 -2.76

52

-3.72 -2.52

53

-3.66 -2.48

54

-3.63 -2.01

55

-3.61 -1.82

56

-3.43 -1.42

57

-3.24 -1.46

58

-3.28 -1.48

59

-3.22 -1.27

60

-3.19 -1.13

61

-3.02 -1.02

62

-3.04 -.78

63

-2.77 -.77

64

-2.70 -.94

65

-2.39 -1.22

66

-2.33 -1.36

67

-2.50 -1.18

68

-2.76 -1.31

69

-2.93 -1.07

70

-2.86 -.95

71

-2.56 -.66

72

-2.42 -.48

73

-2.22 -.44

74

-2.05 -.34

75

-2.17 -.27

76

-2.34 -.50

77

-2.77 -.36

78

-2.91 -.23

79

-2.77 -.34

80

-2.69 -.04

81

-2.45 .31

82

-2.29 .31

83

-1.76 .42

84

-1.12 .90

85

-.62 1.09

86

-.39 1.73

87

-.84 2.79

88

-.21 3.13

89

.40 3.96

90

.58 4.90

91

.50 4.58

92

.63 4.20

93

.84 3.80

94

.65 3.33

95

1.65 3.72

96

2.06 4.03

97

1.91 4.03

98

1.96 5.18

99

100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.