Table 12
Average real hourly wages (2010 dollars) by education level, full-time workers aged 35 to 64, 1997 to 2011

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Average real hourly wages (2010 dollars) by education level, full-time workers aged 35 to 64, 1997 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays average real hourly wages of full-time workers aged 35 to 64, by education level, from 1997 to 2011. The row headers describe the samples examined (men, women), the years considered, and the periods over which growth rates in real wages are calculated. The column headers identify the education level of workers.
  Less than high school High school Postsecondary education Trades certificate Bachelor's degree Postgraduate studies
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
  dollars
Men  
Year  
1997 20.23 23.47 26.65 24.92 32.73 36.60
1998 20.29 23.29 26.73 24.82 31.83 36.03
1999 20.08 23.58 27.05 24.60 32.65 37.04
2000 20.18 23.71 26.91 24.85 32.42 36.11
2001 20.15 23.30 26.90 25.11 32.45 34.68
2002 19.46 23.08 27.09 25.18 33.12 35.93
2003 19.69 23.10 26.66 24.95 32.42 36.48
2004 19.74 22.96 26.60 24.59 32.64 36.49
2005 19.69 23.40 26.40 24.48 32.14 35.37
2006 19.97 23.07 26.66 24.79 32.72 35.66
2007 20.23 23.47 26.70 25.09 32.60 36.10
2008 20.58 23.72 27.23 25.79 33.07 37.67
2009 21.22 24.16 28.08 26.32 34.32 36.96
2010 20.99 24.22 27.64 26.71 33.54 37.02
2011 20.72 24.00 27.49 25.88 32.92 36.30
  percent change
Period  
2000 to 2005 -2.5 -1.3 -1.9 -1.5 -0.8 -2.1
2005 to 2011 5.3 2.5 4.1 5.7 2.4 2.6
2000 to 2011 2.7 1.2 2.2 4.1 1.6 0.5
  dollars
Women  
Year  
1997 14.15 18.17 21.57 18.06 27.57 31.49
1998 14.32 18.24 21.33 17.53 27.42 32.25
1999 13.93 18.20 21.37 17.72 27.48 31.88
2000 14.15 18.00 21.31 18.23 27.70 30.97
2001 14.11 18.02 21.18 17.90 27.21 30.55
2002 13.99 18.46 21.79 17.75 27.47 32.21
2003 14.13 18.07 21.49 17.85 28.15 31.66
2004 14.07 18.27 21.99 18.04 27.77 32.70
2005 14.51 18.70 21.73 18.91 27.80 32.19
2006 14.44 18.50 22.08 18.89 28.29 32.64
2007 14.62 18.42 22.21 18.46 28.03 32.32
2008 15.03 18.77 22.72 19.30 28.31 33.27
2009 15.26 19.40 23.35 19.33 29.62 34.01
2010 15.69 19.61 23.19 19.65 29.43 34.39
2011 15.39 19.15 23.18 19.22 29.30 33.78
  percent change
Period  
2000 to 2005 2.6 3.9 1.9 3.7 0.4 3.9
2005 to 2011 6.0 2.4 6.7 1.7 5.4 4.9
2000 to 2011 8.7 6.4 8.8 5.5 5.8 9.1
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey and Consumer Price Index (All-items).
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