Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in current U.S. dollars) ×Zoomable Statistic: Select the range in the chart you want to zoom in on. Wage in current U.S. dollars4.444.444.824.825.155.155.45.45.595.595.835.836.036.036.26.26.476....