Figure H
Hourly wage gaps of black and white women and black men relative to white men (regression-adjusted), 1979–2019
| Black men | Black women | White women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.9% | 42.5% | 39.7% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | 41.5% | 38.8% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | 40.3% | 37.8% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | 40.5% | 36.6% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | 38.9% | 35.5% |
| 1984 | 16.6% | 39.7% | 35.2% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 39.4% | 35.4% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | 38.9% | 35.0% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | 38.2% | 34.3% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | 37.9% | 33.5% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | 36.1% | 31.1% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | 35.3% | 29.8% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | 32.7% | 28.3% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | 31.2% | 26.7% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | 30.6% | 25.7% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | 31.6% | 25.4% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | 31.7% | 26.4% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | 33.3% | 25.9% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | 32.9% | 26.4% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | 31.3% | 25.9% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | 31.8% | 26.5% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | 30.8% | 26.7% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | 32.1% | 25.7% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | 30.8% | 24.6% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | 30.0% | 24.8% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | 30.0% | 25.3% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | 31.3% | 24.5% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | 30.5% | 24.8% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | 31.3% | 25.4% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | 31.7% | 25.1% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | 30.6% | 25.2% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | 29.7% | 23.9% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | 29.6% | 22.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | 31.7% | 24.4% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | 31.3% | 23.9% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | 31.7% | 23.7% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | 32.7% | 24.5% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | 31.8% | 24.2% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | 33.4% | 23.8% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | 35.0% | 25.4% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | 33.7% | 25.7% |
Note: Black and white are both non-hispanic.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI), 2020. Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.4, https://microdata.epi.org.
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