Figure 2. Percent change in real compensation and wages for private industry workers, by percentile, 2007–2014
Percentile Percent change in wage Percent change in compensation

0

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1

 – –

2

 – –

3

 – –

4

 1.00 -.67

5

 .01 -.55

6

 .12 -2.09

7

 -1.48 -3.38

8

 -2.61 -3.50

9

 -3.08 -3.61

10

 -2.87 -3.89

11

 -3.07 -3.93

12

 -3.24 -4.56

13

 -3.22 -4.84

14

 -3.02 -5.31

15

 -3.76 -5.61

16

 -4.21 -5.31

17

 -3.89 -5.61

18

 -3.87 -6.07

19

 -4.23 -6.24

20

 -4.31 -6.46

21

 -4.06 -6.46

22

 -4.68 -6.60

23

 -5.03 -6.63

24

 -4.87 -6.67

25

 -5.37 -6.04

26

 -5.62 -5.78

27

 -4.94 -5.83

28

 -5.15 -5.81

29

 -5.06 -5.90

30

 -4.65 -5.94

31

 -4.59 -5.78

32

 -4.62 -5.63

33

 -4.62 -5.31

34

 -4.54 -4.89

35

 -4.55 -5.06

36

 -4.63 -5.05

37

 -4.59 -5.47

38

 -4.41 -5.31

39

 -4.26 -5.08

40

 -4.34 -4.80

41

 -4.30 -4.30

42

 -4.00 -4.23

43

 -3.95 -3.99

44

 -3.92 -3.63

45

 -3.80 -3.68

46

 -3.84 -3.47

47

 -3.96 -3.21

48

 -3.98 -3.34

49

 -4.07 -3.58

50

 -4.00 -3.40

51

 -3.99 -3.03

52

 -3.46 -2.46

53

 -2.98 -2.25

54

 -2.76 -2.32

55

 -2.58 -1.88

56

 -2.79 -1.64

57

 -2.69 -1.53

58

 -2.66 -1.28

59

 -2.44 -1.10

60

 -2.25 -.55

61

 -2.05 -.19

62

 -2.12 -.20

63

 -2.07 -.18

64

 -1.69 .04

65

 -1.69 .22

66

 -1.53 .16

67

 -1.38 .31

68

 -1.23 .39

69

 -1.13 .32

70

 -1.32 -.14

71

 -1.32 .14

72

 -1.57 .35

73

 -1.42 .52

74

 -1.16 .73

75

 -.86 .97

76

 -.56 1.06

77

 -.31 1.49

78

 -.42 1.51

79

 -.54 1.52

80

 -.82 1.38

81

 -1.03 1.60

82

 -1.21 1.56

83

 -.72 1.72

84

 -.50 2.08

85

 .00 2.18

86

 .89 2.56

87

 1.56 2.70

88

 1.84 2.98

89

 1.38 4.32

90

 2.87 4.86

91

 3.24 6.05

92

 3.27 6.72

93

 3.30 6.31

94

 3.21 6.27

95

 3.59 6.11

96

 4.96 7.18

97

 5.25 7.78

98

 5.47 9.14

99

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100

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