Median inflation adjusted earnings U.S. 2021

In 2021, the median weekly earnings of a full-time employee in the United States of America was 998 U.S. dollars, a decrease from 2020. Dollar value is based on constant 2021 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings of a full-time employee was 843 constant 2021 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 2021 (in constant 2021 U.S. dollars)

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

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