Figure BCumulative change in real annual wages, by wage group, 1979–2012 Share on Facebook Tweet this chart EmbedCopy the code below to embed this chart on your website.<iframe width="100%" height="460" src="https://www.epi.org?p=66562&view=embed&embed_template=charts_v2013_08_21&embed_date=20240424&onp=66562&utm_source=epi_press&utm_medium=chart_embed&utm_campaign=charts_v2" frameborder="0"></iframe> Download image This chart appears in: Hearing of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress on “Empowerment in the Workplace” Previous chart: « Productivity and typical worker’s compensation, 1948–2013 Next chart: Wages and wage-related income are of growing importance to low-income households: Share of income of the non-elderly* bottom fifth accounted for by wage-related income, in-kind income, and cash transfers, 1979–2010 »