AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES

Average Hourly Wages (Total private industry, 1982 dollars)

Year    Wage
1947   $4.88
1948    4.90
1949    5.14
1950    5.34
1951    5.39
1952    5.51
1953    5.79
1954    5.91
1955    6.15
1956    6.38
1957    6.47
1958    6.50
1959    6.69
1960    6.79
1961    6.88
1962    7.07
1963    7.17
1964    7.33
1965    7.52
1966    7.62
1967    7.72
1968    7.89
1969    7.98
1970    8.03
1971    8.21
1972    8.53
1973    8.55
1974    8.28
1975    8.12
1976    8.24
1977    8.36
1978    8.40
1979    8.17
1980    7.78
1981    7.69
1982    7.68
1983    7.79
1984    7.80
1985    7.77
1986    7.81
1987    7.73
1988    7.69
1989    7.64
1990    7.52
1991    7.45
1992    7.41
1993    7.39
1994    7.40
1995    7.40

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Series ID: eeu00500049

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