Chart 2. Ratio of 90th percentile to 10th percentile hourly wages in CPS outgoing rotations and OEWS and of annual wage and salary income in W-2 data, 2003–19
Year OEWS CPS W-2 data

2003

[1] 4.43 [2]

2004

[1] 4.50 [2]

2005

4.66 4.58 30.11

2006

[1] 4.58 30.36

2007

[1] 4.50 30.31

2008

[1] 4.60 30.44

2009

[1] 4.69 31.84

2010

4.71 4.71 31.92

2011

[1] 4.69 31.35

2012

[1] 4.79 30.92

2013

4.88 4.82 30.31

2014

[1] 4.69 29.08

2015

[1] 4.79 28.28

2016

4.89 4.73 27.92

2017

[1] 4.65 27.21

2018

[1] 4.78 [2]

2019

4.65 4.68 [2]

[1] Data are not shown because every OEWS estimate is based on 3 years of data collection.

[2] W-2 data are not available for these years.

Note: W-2 wages are from the Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement, reported to the Internal Revenue Service. CPS = Current Population Survey, and OEWS = Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. CPS estimates are based on the confidential version of the CPS microdata available to BLS employees, not the public-use version of the microdata.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.