30th Percentile of Hourly Wages

Description: 

The 30th percentile of hourly wages, in constant dollars. If all workers were put in order from highest to lowest hourly wage, the 30th percentile would be the value that divides the bottom 30 percent of workers from the top 70 percent.

Source: 

Economic Policy Institute, The State of Working America Data Library.  EPI’s estimates are based on the Current Population Survey.

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