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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·5 hours agoIn 2023 median hourly wage was $19.24/h, vs in 1979 it was $4.44/h or $19.56/h inflation adjusted. (This data doesn’t go back to 1965 unfortunately) https://www.statista.com/statistics/185335/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·3 hours agoThere is a reason median is used here… If you take into account the massive (and constantly growing) income gap, it’s obvious that things have gotten worse for the average American.
In 2023 median hourly wage was $19.24/h, vs in 1979 it was $4.44/h or $19.56/h inflation adjusted. (This data doesn’t go back to 1965 unfortunately)
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185335/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
There is a reason median is used here… If you take into account the massive (and constantly growing) income gap, it’s obvious that things have gotten worse for the average American.