United States Average and Median Wages 1990 to 2012..
The Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States
- $768 per week in 2012 (Males: $854 – Females: $691) [Retail Cashiers $376]
- $756 per week in 2011 (Males: $xxx – Females: $xxx) [Retail Cashiers $xxx]
- $747 per week in 2010 (Males: $824 – Females: $669) [Retail Cashiers $376]
- $739 per week in 2009 (Males: $819 – Females: $657) [Retail Cashiers $378]
- $651 per week in 2005 (Males: $722 – Females: $585) [Retail Cashiers $336]
- $638 per week in 2004 (Males: $713 – Females: $573) [Retail Cashiers $322]
2011 Median and Average Wages for Full Time and All Workers
- Full Time $756 pw = $39,312 per year
- All Workers Median = $26,965 per year
- All Workers Average = $41,211 per year
2010 Median and Average Wages for Full Time and All Workers
- Full Time $747 pw = $38,844 per year
- Full Time Male $824 pw = $42,848 per year (162% of All Workers Median)
- All Workers Median = $26,364 per year
- All Workers Average = $39,959 per year
2004 Median and Average Wages for Full Time and All Workers
- Full Time $638 pw = $33,176 per year
- Full Time Male $713 pw = $37,076 per year (159% of All Workers Median)
- All Workers Median = $23,356 per year
- All Workers Average = $34,198 per year
The median and average wages in the USA, according to the US Government Social Security Online shows the following figures, for all workers both Full and Part time:
| Year | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | $14,499 | $20,172 |
| 1991 | $15,076 | $20,924 |
| 1992 | $15,610 | $22,002 |
| 1993 | $15,691 | $22,191 |
| 1994 | $16,118 | $22,787 |
| 1995 | $16,650 | $23,700 |
| 1996 | $17,403 | $24,859 |
| 1997 | $18,277 | $26,310 |
| 1998 | $19,157 | $27,687 |
| 1999 | $20,102 | $29,230 |
| 2000 | $20,957 | $30,846 |
| 2001 | $21,767 | $31,582 |
| 2002 | $22,153 | $31,899 |
| 2003 | $22,577 | $32,678 |
| 2004 | $23,356 | $34,198 |
| 2005 | $23,962 | $35,449 |
| 2006 | $24,892 | $37,078 |
| 2007 | $25,737 | $38,761 |
| 2008 | $26,514 | $39,653 |
| 2009 | $26,261 | $39,055 |
| 2010 | $26,364 | $39,959 |
| 2011 | $26,965 | $41,211 |
| 2012 | $ | $ |
Sources:
- http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/central.html
- 2012 ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/aat37.txt
- 2012 Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation and sex
- 2011 Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers
- 2005 ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/aa2005/aat39.txt
- 2004 ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/aa2004/aat39.txt
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