Starting Year: 1979 vs. 1990

Cumulative Percent Change in Median Real Hourly Wage

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Note: Percent change in median hourly wage of all civilian prime-age workers (25-54) in 2018 dollars using CPI-U-RS since indicated starting year

Source: Source: Authors' calculation of Current Population Survey accessed through Center for Economic and Policy Research Get the data