In 1979 the median usual weekly earnings of a male full-time employee in the United States of America amounted to 292 current U.S. dollars. In 2022, that figure had risen to 1,154 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Men's median weekly earnings adjusted for inflation can be accessed here.
Median weekly earnings of male full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022
(in current U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Wage in current U.S. dollars
2022
1,154
2021
1,097
2020
1,082
2019
1,007
2018
973
2017
941
2016
915
2015
895
2014
871
2013
860
2012
854
2011
832
2010
824
2009
819
2008
798
2007
766
2006
743
2005
722
2004
713
2003
695
2002
679
2001
670
2000
641
1999
618
1998
598
1997
579
1996
557
1995
538
1994
522
1993
510
1992
501
1991
493
1990
481
1989
468
1988
449
1987
434
1986
419
1985
407
1984
392
1983
379
1982
364
1981
340
1980
313
1979
292
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The term "current U.S. dollars" refers to the value of the currency at the recorded time, and is not adjusted for inflation. In the case of 1979, 292 current U.S. dollars refers to the value of 292 U.S. dollars in 1979.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Median weekly earnings of male full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185240/median-weekly-earnings-of-male-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median weekly earnings of male full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185240/median-weekly-earnings-of-male-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median weekly earnings of male full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185240/median-weekly-earnings-of-male-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Weekly Earnings of Male Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022 (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185240/median-weekly-earnings-of-male-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median weekly earnings of male full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185240/median-weekly-earnings-of-male-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Median weekly earnings of male full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185240/median-weekly-earnings-of-male-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
