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Real median hourly wage, 1973–2017, 2016 dollars

Date Median hourly wage
1973 16.74
1974 16.37
1975 16.26
1976 16.36
1977 16.28
1978 16.57
1979 16.36
1980 16.28
1981 15.85
1982 15.95
1983 15.91
1984 15.91
1985 16.00
1986 16.47
1987 16.32
1988 16.31
1989 16.26
1990 16.05
1991 16.14
1992 16.19
1993 16.26
1994 16
1995 15.78
1996 15.85
1997 16.25
1998 16.7
1999 17.19
2000 17.04
2001 17.49
2002 17.49
2003 17.78
2004 17.77
2005 17.62
2006 17.73
2007 17.43
2008 17.52
2009 17.87
2010 17.62
2011 17.14
2012 17.04
2013 17.17
2014 17.11
2015 17.33
2016 17.86
2017 $17.89
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Note: 2017 annual value is projected based on the first 11 months of 2017.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata.

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