Female workers weekly earnings U.S. 2021

In 1979, the median usual weekly earnings of employed woman in the United States of America amounted to 182 current U.S. dollars. In 2021, this figure had risen to 912 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Female median weekly earnings adjusted for inflation can be found here.

Median weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021 (in current U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Wage in current U.S. dollars
2021	912
2020	891
2019	821
2018	789
2017	770
2016	749
2015	726
2014	719
2013	706
2012	691
2011	684
2010	669
2009	657
2008	638
2007	614
2006	600
2005	585
2004	573
2003	552
2002	529
2001	512
2000	493
1999	473
1998	456
1997	431
1996	418
1995	406
1994	399
1993	393
1992	380
1991	366
1990	346
1989	328
1988	315
1987	303
1986	291
1985	277
1984	265
1983	252
1982	239
1981	219
1980	201
1979	182

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1979 to 2021

Age group

16 years and over

Supplementary notes

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, 241 current U.S. dollars refers to the value of 241 U.S. dollars in 1979.

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