| The average yearly salaries of all industries excluding farm labor. | |||||||||
1900 |
1901 |
1902 |
1903 |
1904 |
1905 |
1906 |
1907 |
1908 |
1909 |
$490 |
$508 |
$519 |
$543 |
$540 |
$559 |
$571 |
$593 |
$564 |
$594 |
1910 |
1911 |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
1916 |
1917 |
1918 |
1919 |
$630 |
$629 |
$646 |
$675 |
$682 |
$687 |
$765 |
$887 |
$1,115 |
$1,272 |
1920 |
1921 |
1922 |
1923 |
1924 |
1925 |
1926 |
1927 |
1928 |
1929 |
$1,489 |
$1,349 |
$1,305 |
$1,393 |
$1,402 |
$1,434 |
$1,473 |
$1,487 |
$1,490 |
$1,534 |
1930 |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
1935 |
1936 |
1937 |
1938 |
1939 |
$1,494 |
$1,406 |
$1,244 |
$1,136 |
$1,146 |
$1,195 |
$1,226 |
$1,341 |
$1,303 |
$1,346 |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
1948 |
1949 |
$1,392 |
$1,561 |
$1,858 |
$2,181 |
$2,360 |
$2,424 |
$2,529 |
$2,657 |
$2,999 |
$3,075 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
$3,255 |
$3,526 |
$3,732 |
$3,927 |
$4,033 |
$4,224 |
$4,445 |
$4,657 |
$4,818 |
$5,069 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
$5,260 |
NR | NR | NR | NR | $5,810 |
$6,098 |
$6,342 |
$6,772 |
$7,237 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
$7,679 |
$8,144 |
$8,634 |
$9,154 |
$9,867 |
$10,655 |
$11,430 |
$12,222 |
$13,143 |
$14,310 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
$15,721 |
$17,144 |
$18,331 |
$17,420 |
$18,200 |
$18,980 |
$21,699 |
$22,629 |
$23,794 |
$22,256 |