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Wage and salary workers in the U.S.: hourly earnings (constant) 1979-2011

 

Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2011 (in constant U.S. dollars)

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United States; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; 1979-2011 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics


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This statistic shows the median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2011. In 1979, the usual median hourly rate of a worker's wage in the United States of America was 12.83 U.S. dollars. Dollar value is based on 2011 U.S. dollars.

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Survey time period 1979-2011
Object of investigation Earnings of wage and salary workers
Region United States
Macroregion North-America only
Type time series
Category other
Relevance 4
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Published by U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Release date October 2012
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Tags full time, full-time employees, full-time professionals, hourly earnings, hourly wage, hourly wages, income, income development, salaries, salary, wage, wage labor, wage workers
Top tags hourly wage, wage workers
Markets and sectors Society, Politics & Economy
Further information 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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