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While gender inequality persists, women and men have experienced different rates of income inquality. But the biggest changes are in the share of income for those in the uppermost income brackets.

Washington’s lower wage workers have experienced little if any real wage increases after inflation since 2000, as shown in the chart below.

Percentage Change in Wages for Men and Women by Percentile:
Washington, 2000-09 (2009 dollars)
Income Decile Men Women
10th percentile -1.1% 2.8%
20th percentile -1.3% 2.2%
30th percentile 3.1% 5.0%
40th percentile 6.1% 6.1%
50th percentile 10.5% 8.5%
60th percentile 10.2% 10.1%
70th percentile 13.5% 9.3%
80th percentile 15.2% 10.4%
90th percentile 19.0% insufficient data

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Growing Inequality