Figure 1LCumulative change in real annual wages, by wage group, 1979–2010Note: Data are for individual wage earners. Trend lines show cumulative percent change since 1979. Source: Authors' analysis of Kopczuk, Saez, and Song (2010) and Social Security Administration wage statistics 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=35206&view=embed&embed_template=charts_v2013_08_21&embed_date=20241011&onp=35206&utm_source=epi_press&utm_medium=chart_embed&utm_campaign=charts_v2" frameborder="0"></iframe> Download image Previous chart: « SWA2014-Introduction | Figure 1A | Payroll employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with the growth in the potential labor force, Jan. 2000–Dec. 2011 Next chart: Employment-to-population ratio, age 25–54, 1995–2011 »