Median earnings of male workers from 1990 to 2017
Median annual earnings of male workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
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The statistic shows the mean earnings of male workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017 in constant U.S. dollars based on 2017 dollar value. The median earnings of workers in 1990 was about 39,259 U.S. dollars. In 2017, the average worker earns approximately 44,408 U.S. dollars.
Median annual earnings of male workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)
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| Year | Income in 2016 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 44,408 |
| 2016 | 43,128 |
| 2015 | 43,058 |
| 2014 | 42,120 |
| 2013 | 42,402 |
| 2012 | 40,556 |
| 2011 | 40,787 |
| 2010 | 41,445 |
| 2009 | 41,610 |
| 2008 | 41,736 |
| 2007 | 43,418 |
| 2006 | 43,728 |
| 2005 | 43,221 |
| 2004 | 42,257 |
| 2003 | 42,818 |
| 2002 | 43,242 |
| 2001 | 43,531 |
| 2000 | 44,181 |
| 1999 | 44,393 |
| 1998 | 43,343 |
| 1997 | 41,009 |
| 1996 | 40,244 |
| 1995 | 40,087 |
| 1994 | 38,817 |
| 1993 | 37,596 |
| 1992 | 37,616 |
| 1991 | 38,471 |
| 1990 | 39,259 |
| Year | Income in 2016 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 44,408 |
| 2016 | 43,128 |
| 2015 | 43,058 |
| 2014 | 42,120 |
| 2013 | 42,402 |
| 2012 | 40,556 |
| 2011 | 40,787 |
| 2010 | 41,445 |
| 2009 | 41,610 |
| 2008 | 41,736 |
| 2007 | 43,418 |
| 2006 | 43,728 |
| 2005 | 43,221 |
| 2004 | 42,257 |
| 2003 | 42,818 |
| 2002 | 43,242 |
| 2001 | 43,531 |
| 2000 | 44,181 |
| 1999 | 44,393 |
| 1998 | 43,343 |
| 1997 | 41,009 |
| 1996 | 40,244 |
| 1995 | 40,087 |
| 1994 | 38,817 |
| 1993 | 37,596 |
| 1992 | 37,616 |
| 1991 | 38,471 |
| 1990 | 39,259 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
The statistic shows the mean earnings of male workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017 in constant U.S. dollars based on 2017 dollar value. The median earnings of workers in 1990 was about 39,259 U.S. dollars. In 2017, the average worker earns approximately 44,408 U.S. dollars.
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- United States
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- 1990 to 2017
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- Earnings in 2017 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars.
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- 1990 to 2017
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