What are Percentile Wages?
A percentile wage shows the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more.
The following table provides an example of an occupation's percentile wages:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
Median |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.00 |
$15.00 |
$20.00 |
$24.00 |
$29.00 |
| Annual Wage |
$22,880 |
$31,200 |
$41,600 |
$49,920 |
$60,320 |
The hourly wage estimates in this example indicate that:
- 10% of employees earn less than $11.00 per hour; therefore the remaining 90% earn more than $11.00 per hour.
- 25% earn less than $15.00; 75% earn more than $15.00.
- 50% earn less than $20.00; 50% earn more than $20.00 (The 50th percentile is called the Median).
- 75% earn less than $24.00; 25% earn more than $24.00.
- 90% earn less than $29.00; 10% earn more than $29.00.
The annual wage estimates in this example indicate that:
- 10% of employees earn less than $22,880 per year; therefore the remaining 90% earn more than $22,880 per year.
- 25% earn less than $31,200; 75% earn more than $31,200.
- 50% earn less than $41,600; 50% earn more than $41,600 (The 50th percentile is called the Median).
- 75% earn less than $49,920; 25% earn more than $49,920.
- 90% earn less than $60,320; 10% earn more than $60,320.
Last Modified Date: December 5, 2002
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