Wages and Benefits: Real Wages (1964-2004)

REAL WAGES 1964-2004 Average Weekly Earnings (in 1982 constant dollars) For all private nonfarm workers
Year	Real $	Change
1964	302.52
1965	310.46	2.62%
1966	312.83	0.76%
1967	311.30	-0.49%
1968	315.37	1.31%
1969	316.93	0.49%
1970	312.94	-1.26%
1971	318.05	1.63%
1972	331.59	4.26%
1973	331.39	-0.06%
1974	314.94	-4.96%
1975	305.16	-3.11%
1976	309.61	1.46%
1977	310.99	0.45%
1978	310.41	-0.19%
1979	298.87	-3.72%
1980	281.27	-5.89%
1981	277.35	-1.39%
1982	272.74	-1.66%
1983	277.50	1.75%
1984	279.22	0.62%
1985	276.23	-1.07%
1986	276.11	-0.04%
1987	272.88	-1.17%
1988	270.32	-0.94%
1989	267.27	-1.13%
1990	262.43	-1.81%
1991	258.34	-1.56%
1992	257.95	-0.15%
1993	258.12	0.07%
1994	259.97	0.72%
1995	258.43	-0.59%
1996	259.58	0.44%
1997	265.22	2.17%
1998	271.87	2.51%
1999	274.64	1.02%
2000	275.62	0.36%
2001	275.38	-0.09%
2002	278.91	1.28%
2003	279.94	0.37%
2004	277.57	-0.84%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics