Two Distinct Wage Stories

Cumulative Percent Change in Real Hourly Wage

Note: Best Case refers to the percent change in the 20th percentile hourly wage of all civilian prime-age workers (25-54) since 1990 in 2018 dollars using PCE. Worst Case refers to the percent change in the 20th percentile hourly wage of all civilian prime-age male workers (25-54) since 1979 in 2018 dollars using CPI-U-RS
Source: Source: Authors' calculation of Current Population Survey accessed through Center for Economic and Policy Research Get the data