In 2021, the average annual real wages in the United States amounted to 74,738 U.S. dollars. This shows the average annual wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 in constant 2021 PPP-adjusted U.S. dollars.
Average annual real wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars)
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Outlook
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OECD. (February 8, 2023). Average annual real wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612519/average-annual-real-wages-united-states/
OECD. "Average annual real wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612519/average-annual-real-wages-united-states/
OECD. (2023). Average annual real wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612519/average-annual-real-wages-united-states/
OECD. "Average Annual Real Wages in The United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612519/average-annual-real-wages-united-states/
OECD, Average annual real wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612519/average-annual-real-wages-united-states/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Average annual real wages in the United States from 2000 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph], OECD, February 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612519/average-annual-real-wages-united-states/