AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES



Average Hourly Wages (Total private industry, 1982 dollars)



Year    Wage

1947   $4.88

1948    4.90

1949    5.14

1950    5.34

1951    5.39

1952    5.51

1953    5.79

1954    5.91

1955    6.15

1956    6.38

1957    6.47

1958    6.50

1959    6.69

1960    6.79

1961    6.88

1962    7.07

1963    7.17

1964    7.33

1965    7.52

1966    7.62

1967    7.72

1968    7.89

1969    7.98

1970    8.03

1971    8.21

1972    8.53

1973    8.55

1974    8.28

1975    8.12

1976    8.24

1977    8.36

1978    8.40

1979    8.17

1980    7.78

1981    7.69

1982    7.68

1983    7.79

1984    7.80

1985    7.77

1986    7.81

1987    7.73

1988    7.69

1989    7.64

1990    7.52

1991    7.45

1992    7.41

1993    7.39

1994    7.40

1995    7.40



Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series ID: eeu00500049



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