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When adjusted for inflation, the 2024 federal minimum wage in the United States is over 40 percent lower than the minimum wage in 1970. Although the real dollar minimum wage in 1970 was only 1.60 U.S. dollars, when expressed in nominal 2024 dollars this increases to 13.05 U.S. dollars. This is a significant difference from the federal minimum wage in 2024 of 7.25 U.S. dollars.

In 2023, the usual median hourly rate of a worker's wage in the United States was 19.24 U.S. dollars, a decrease from the previous year. Dollar value is based on 2023 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median hourly earnings in the U.S. was 17.48 dollars.

In March 2025, inflation amounted to 2.4 percent, while wages grew by 4.3 percent. The inflation rate has not exceeded the rate of wage growth since January 2023. Inflation in 2022 The high rates of inflation in 2022 meant that the real terms value of American wages took a hit. Many Americans report feelings of concern over the economy and a worsening of their financial situation. The inflation situation in the United States is one that was experienced globally in 2022, mainly due to COVID-19 related supply chain constraints and disruption due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The monthly inflation rate for the U.S. reached a 40-year high in June 2022 at 9.1 percent, and annual inflation for 2022 reached eight percent. Without appropriate wage increases, Americans will continue to see a decline in their purchasing power. Wages in the U.S. Despite the level of wage growth reaching 6.7 percent in the summer of 2022, it has not been enough to curb the impact of even higher inflation rates. The federally mandated minimum wage in the United States has not increased since 2009, meaning that individuals working minimum wage jobs have taken a real terms pay cut for the last twelve years. There are discrepancies between states - the minimum wage in California can be as high as 15.50 U.S. dollars per hour, while a business in Oklahoma may be as low as two U.S. dollars per hour. However, even the higher wage rates in states like California and Washington may be lacking - one analysis found that if minimum wage had kept up with productivity, the minimum hourly wage in the U.S. should have been 22.88 dollars per hour in 2021. Additionally, the impact of decreased purchasing power due to inflation will impact different parts of society in different ways with stark contrast in average wages due to both gender and race.

Average weekly earnings for the whole economy, for total and regular pay, in real terms (adjusted for consumer price inflation), UK, monthly, seasonally adjusted.

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Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Other Foods in U.S. City Average (CWSR0000SEFT) from Jan 1981 to May 2025 about clerical workers, urban, food, wages, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Wages in the United States increased 4.72 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Wages and Salaries Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: White was 375.00000 1982-84 CPI Adjusted $ in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: White reached a record high of 387.00000 in January of 2020 and a record low of 342.00000 in January of 2006. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: White - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

In 2023, the U.S. Consumer Price Index was 309.42, and is projected to increase to 352.27 by 2029. The base period was 1982-84. The monthly CPI for all urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. After a time of high inflation, the U.S. inflation rateis projected fall to two percent by 2027. United States Consumer Price Index ForecastIt is projected that the CPI will continue to rise year over year, reaching 325.6 in 2027. The Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers in previous years was lower, and has risen every year since 1992, except in 2009, when the CPI went from 215.30 in 2008 to 214.54 in 2009. The monthly unadjusted Consumer Price Index was 296.17 for the month of August in 2022. The U.S. CPI measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households and is thought to reflect inflation in the U.S. as well as the health of the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI and defines it as, "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services." The BLS records the price of thousands of goods and services month by month. They consider goods and services within eight main categories: food and beverage, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation, education, and other goods and services. They aggregate the data collected in order to compare how much it would cost a consumer to buy the same market basket of goods and services within one month or one year compared with the previous month or year. Given that the CPI is used to calculate U.S. inflation, the CPI influences the annual adjustments of many financial institutions in the United States, both private and public. Wages, social security payments, and pensions are all affected by the CPI.

United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Asian was 497.00000 1982-84 CPI Adjusted $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Asian reached a record high of 536.00000 in July of 2020 and a record low of 348.00000 in January of 2001. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Asian - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American: Women was 294.00000 1982-84 CPI Adjusted $ in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American: Women reached a record high of 295.00000 in January of 2020 and a record low of 249.00000 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American: Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

United States CPI W: sa: MC: Commodities: Medicinal Drugs (MD) data was reported at 135.784 Dec2009=100 in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 135.235 Dec2009=100 for Mar 2025. United States CPI W: sa: MC: Commodities: Medicinal Drugs (MD) data is updated monthly, averaging 124.002 Dec2009=100 from Jan 2014 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 136 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 136.953 Dec2009=100 in Feb 2025 and a record low of 109.854 Dec2009=100 in Jan 2014. United States CPI W: sa: MC: Commodities: Medicinal Drugs (MD) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I019: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Wage and Clerical Workers: Seasonally Adjusted.

Wages for regular pay in the United Kingdom grew by approximately 5.2 percent in April 2025, although when adjusted for inflation, wages for regular pay only grew in real terms by 1.4 percent. Twenty months of inflation outpacing wages Between November 2021 and June 2023 inflation was higher than wage growth in the UK, resulting in falling real terms earnings throughout this 20-month period. While UK inflation peaked at 11.1 percent in October 2022, it was not until April 2023 that it fell below double figures, and not until May 2024 that it reached the Bank of England's target of two percent. Forecasts from the Autumn 2024 budget predict that the annual UK inflation will for 2024 will be 2.5 percent, down from 7.3 percent in 2023 and 9.1 percent in 2022. Due to high inflation, the UK's minimum wage also rose quite significantly during this period, with the "main" rate increasing from 8.91 pounds per hour in 2021 to 12.21 pounds per hour in 2025. Average earnings and gender pay gap For full-time workers in the United Kingdom, the median average annual earnings was 37,430 British pounds in 2024, compared with 34,663 pounds in 2023. In London, average earnings were significantly higher than the rest of the country, at 47,455 pounds. Just two other areas of the United Kingdom, the South East and Scotland, had annual salaries above the UK average. North East England had the lowest average salary, at 32,960 pounds. As of 2024, the gender pay gap for median gross hourly earnings in the UK was 13.1 percent for all workers, falling to seven percent for full-time workers and -3 percent for part-time workers. Compared with 1997, when the gender pay gap was 27.5 percent for all workers, there has been a degree of progress, although, at current trends, it will be some time before the gap is closed entirely.

United States CPI W: sa: Transport: Private: MF: Other Motor Fuels data was reported at 265.459 Dec1997=100 in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 266.016 Dec1997=100 for Mar 2025. United States CPI W: sa: Transport: Private: MF: Other Motor Fuels data is updated monthly, averaging 230.633 Dec1997=100 from Jan 2006 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 232 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 415.954 Dec1997=100 in Jun 2022 and a record low of 145.011 Dec1997=100 in Feb 2016. United States CPI W: sa: Transport: Private: MF: Other Motor Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I019: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Wage and Clerical Workers: Seasonally Adjusted.

United States CPI W: sa: Recreation: OG: Music Instruments & Accessories data was reported at 126.311 Dec1997=100 in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 125.791 Dec1997=100 for Mar 2025. United States CPI W: sa: Recreation: OG: Music Instruments & Accessories data is updated monthly, averaging 98.527 Dec1997=100 from Jan 2004 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 256 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 126.311 Dec1997=100 in Apr 2025 and a record low of 93.068 Dec1997=100 in Jul 2011. United States CPI W: sa: Recreation: OG: Music Instruments & Accessories data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I019: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Wage and Clerical Workers: Seasonally Adjusted.

United States CPI W: sa: Transportation Commodities less Motor Fuel data was reported at 132.678 Dec2009=100 in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 133.090 Dec2009=100 for Mar 2025. United States CPI W: sa: Transportation Commodities less Motor Fuel data is updated monthly, averaging 106.571 Dec2009=100 from Jan 2010 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 139.365 Dec2009=100 in Feb 2022 and a record low of 100.770 Dec2009=100 in Jan 2010. United States CPI W: sa: Transportation Commodities less Motor Fuel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I019: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Wage and Clerical Workers: Seasonally Adjusted.

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About this dataset

Context

The dataset illustrates the median household income in Utah, spanning the years from 2010 to 2021, with all figures adjusted to 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars. Based on the latest 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates from the American Community Survey, it displays how income varied over the last decade. The dataset can be utilized to gain insights into median household income trends and explore income variations.

Key observations:

From 2010 to 2021, the median household income for Utah increased by $9,531 (12.54%), as per the American Community Survey estimates. In comparison, median household income for the United States increased by $4,559 (6.51%) between 2010 and 2021.

Analyzing the trend in median household income between the years 2010 and 2021, spanning 11 annual cycles, we observed that median household income, when adjusted for 2022 inflation using the Consumer Price Index retroactive series (R-CPI-U-RS), experienced growth year by year for 8 years and declined for 3 years.

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Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates. All incomes have been adjusting for inflation and are presented in 2022-inflation-adjusted dollars.

Years for which data is available:

• 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column presents the data year from 2010 to 2021
• Median Household Income: Median household income, in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars for the specific year
• YOY Change($): Change in median household income between the current and the previous year, in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars
• YOY Change(%): Percent change in median household income between current and the previous year

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Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

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