U.S. full-time workers inflation adjusted weekly earnings 1979-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 14, 2025

In 2023, the median weekly earnings of a full-time employee in the United States of America was 1,117 U.S. dollars, an increase from 2022. Dollar value is based on constant 2023 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings of a full-time employee was 949 constant 2023 U.S. dollars. Median weekly earnings not adjusted for inflation can be found here.

Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2023 (in constant 2023 U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicWage in constant 2021 U.S. dollars
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Statistic: Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2023 (in constant 2023 U.S. dollars)

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August 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

1979 to 2023

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

The term constant dollars refers to a metric for valuing the price of something over time, without that metric changing due to inflation or deflation. The term specifically refers to dollars whose present value is linked to a given year.

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