Figure 2. Average hourly wage per worker, by establishment age and cohort
Age in quarters 1990s expansion 2001 recession 2002–07 expansion 2007–09 recession 2009–forward expansion

4

5

6

19.40

7

19.58

8

19.60

9

19.92

10

19.98

11

20.29

12

20.38

13

20.65

14

20.60

15

20.61

16

20.22 20.53

17

20.15 20.44

18

20.19 20.32

19

20.43 20.48

20

20.42 20.89

21

20.69 20.75

22

20.56

23

20.96 20.71

24

20.83 20.75

25

21.06 20.93

26

20.95 20.66

27

20.93 20.56

28

20.83 20.28

29

20.99

30

20.71

31

20.81

32

20.76

33

20.83

34

20.73

35

21.08

36

20.93

37

21.08

38

21.00

39

21.18

40

20.93

41

21.04

42

20.87

43

21.10

44

20.95

45

21.09

46

21.24 21.01

47

21.34 21.37

48

21.44 21.12

49

21.53 21.44

50

21.85 21.64 21.27

51

22.09 21.82 21.42

52

22.20 21.63

53

22.47 21.72

54

22.51 21.44

55

22.56 21.41

56

22.95

57

23.07

58

22.83

59

22.95

60

22.85

61

22.51

62

22.48

63

22.52

64

22.49

65

22.72

66

22.87

67

23.01

68

22.92

69

22.87

70

22.69

71

22.58

72

22.39

73

22.28

74

22.22

75

22.23

76

22.02

77

21.99

78

22.18

79

22.30

80

22.16

81

22.33

82

22.33

83

22.47

84

22.32

85

22.99

86

22.77

87

22.94

88

22.75

89

23.30

90

22.82

91

23.36

92

23.26

93

23.80

94

23.29

95

23.59

96

23.21

97

23.70

98

23.08

99

23.56

Note: Dash indicates not applicable.