Figure 1. Distribution of wages for all U.S. workers and median-wage firm workers, weighted by individual employment, 1999
Log hourly wage Wage distribution
All U.S. workers Median-wage firm workers

1.675

 0.0080 0.0010

1.725

 .0175 .0012

1.775

 .0217 .0044

1.825

 .0136 .0017

1.875

 .0227 .0014

1.925

 .0285 .0083

1.975

 .0173 .0081

2.025

 .0318 .0178

2.075

 .0386 .0275

2.125

 .0332 .0267

2.175

 .0385 .0258

2.225

 .0204 .0202

2.275

 .0299 .0263

2.325

 .0456 .0362

2.375

 .0441 .0670

2.425

 .0310 .0631

2.475

 .0312 .0906

2.525

 .0343 .0965

2.575

 .0333 .0292

2.625

 .0331 .0463

2.675

 .0306 .0418

2.725

 .0326 .0415

2.775

 .0253 .0334

2.825

 .0310 .0304

2.875

 .0283 .0340

2.925

 .0281 .0263

2.975

 .0234 .0300

3.025

 .0168 .0115

3.075

 .0215 .0271

3.125

 .0185 .0137

3.175

 .0159 .0119

3.225

 .0175 .0092

3.275

 .0171 .0099

3.325

 .0110 .0071

3.375

 .0113 .0154

3.425

 .0109 .0066

3.475

 .0089 .0058

3.525

 .0077 .0055

3.575

 .0092 .0073

3.625

 .0061 .0057

3.675

 .0053 .0026

3.725

 .0038 .0024

3.775

 .0038 .0035

3.825

 .0032 .0043

3.875

 .0044 .0023

3.925

 .0024 .0011

3.975

 .0032 .0013

Note: Median-wage firms refers to firms whose wages fall in the 45th through 55th percentile of all firms.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.