I would like to find data from 1900 to the present on Median Real
Wages Per Capita by year.  It would also be interesting to see the
data on a Per Hour basis.  I am looking for the overall US average,
not a specific industry.

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Request for Question Clarification by alanna-ga on 15 Apr 2006 14:04 PDT

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy00/pdf/1999_erp.pdf

Page 103 Chart 3-2 shows median real income (in 1997 dollars) from 1979 to 1997.
I'll look for other years, but the data are scarcer than for the work week.

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Request for Question Clarification by alanna-ga on 15 Apr 2006 15:07 PDT

Sorry, meant to say median real wages...

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Clarification of Question by cls3277-ga on 15 Apr 2006 16:53 PDT

I really need the data from 1900 to the present, even it if it
unavailable by year.  I want to contrast the data with GDP / Person. 
I would suspect the data would come up in articles about the income
gap.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 15 Apr 2006 18:53 PDT

cls3277-ga,

I found wage data that covers most of the 20th century, though you
would need to read it off a graph.

To view it, head to this link:


http://esnips.com/web/GoogleAnswers 


and click on the file named wages.jpg.


After you've had a look. let me know if it meets your needs.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by cls3277-ga on 17 Apr 2006 17:12 PDT

I am very interested in the MEDIAN wages and not the average wages,
because I want to take out the skew related to the wealthy in the
mean/average.

THANKS!!  PLEASE HELP!

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 17 Apr 2006 17:45 PDT

cls3277-ga,

All sources I've seen indicate that there is very little long-term
historical data on wages.  I think you'll have to content yourself
with what's available, rather than what would be ideal.

Sorry to have to break the news to you!

paf

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Request for Question Clarification by alanna-ga on 18 Apr 2006 21:27 PDT

As you've probably noticed, two researchers have been working on this
answer.  I just did not find median wages going back to 1900 in any of
the web searches I ran on this.  Perhaps trying the reference desk at
your nearest city library might help.  Or you could contact the BLS. 
Here are a couple of numbers and an email address:  Phone: (202)
691-5200 Fax-on-demand: (202) 691-6325 Data questions:
blsdata_staff@bls.gov.

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Clarification of Question by cls3277-ga on 19 Apr 2006 08:59 PDT

Alanna-ga,

please post your first response as an answer with your search strategy.

Thanks