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
|
– |
– |