Economic Benchmarks

Tables


31. AVERAGE WAGE PER JOB, ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND U.S., 1969-1996.

 

Ave. Wage Per Job, Current $ CPI (U) Annual Ave. Ave. Wage Per Job, Constant $

Year

Allegheny

U.S.

      Pgh CMSA

U.S.

Allegheny

U.S.

1969

7,168

6,506

36.2

36.7

19,801

17,728

1970

7,634

6,922

38.1

38.8

20,037

17,840

1971

8,064

7,342

39.8

40.5

20,261

18,128

1972

8,634

7,821

41.1

41.8

21,007

18,711

1973

9,197

8,313

43.6

44.4

21,094

18,723

1974

10,018

8,919

48.3

49.3

20,741

18,091

1975

10,825

9,573

52.4

53.8

20,658

17,794

1976

11,590

10,288

55.2

56.9

20,996

18,081

1977

12,499

10,991

58.9

60.6

21,221

18,137

1978

13,378

11,825

64.1

65.2

20,871

18,137

1979

14,469

12,814

71.2

72.6

20,322

17,650

1980

15,721

13,997

81.0

82.4

19,409

16,987

1981

17,085

15,274

89.3

90.9

19,132

16,803

1982

17,882

16,285

94.4

96.5

18,943

16,876

1983

18,514

17,095

101.1

99.6

18,313

17,164

1984

19,211

17,979

104.5

103.9

18,384

17,304

1985

19,830

18,851

106.9

107.6

18,550

17,520

1986

20,472

19,634

108.2

109.6

18,921

17,914

1987

21,353

20,510

111.4

113.6

19,168

18,055

1988

22,362

21,529

114.9

118.3

19,462

18,199

1989

23,044

22,262

120.1

124

19,187

17,953

1990

24,502

23,430

126.2

130.7

19,415

17,927

1991

25,550

24,215

131.3

136.2

19,459

17,779

1992

27,048

25,470

136

140.3

19,888

18,154

1993

27,695

25,905

139.9

144.5

19,796

17,927

1994

28,353

26,507

144.6

148.2

19,608

17,886

1995

29,427

27,419

149.2

152.4

19,723

17,991

1996

30,562

28,483

153.2

156.9

19,949

18,154

Source: Bureau of Economic Affairs; Bureau of Labor Statistics (for CPI-U).

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University of Pittsburgh

September 1998