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Minimum Wage - U.S. Department of Labor - Chart3
| Year |
Real GDP Per Capita |
|---|
| 1929 |
9,249.6 |
| 1930 |
8,362.7 |
| 1931 |
7,760.1 |
| 1932 |
6,702.9 |
| 1933 |
6,577.1 |
| 1934 |
7,247.0 |
| 1935 |
7,836.3 |
| 1936 |
8,803.6 |
| 1937 |
9,199.6 |
| 1938 |
8,815.0 |
| 1939 |
9,450.2 |
| 1940 |
10,182.2 |
| 1941 |
11,806.6 |
| 1942 |
13,833.5 |
| 1943 |
15,877.0 |
| 1944 |
16,954.1 |
| 1945 |
16,580.6 |
| 1946 |
14,613.9 |
| 1947 |
14,207.4 |
| 1948 |
14,579.3 |
| 1949 |
14,255.2 |
| 1950 |
15,187.3 |
| 1951 |
16,087.2 |
| 1952 |
16,419.8 |
| 1953 |
16,893.4 |
| 1954 |
16,494.2 |
| 1955 |
17,372.3 |
| 1956 |
17,404.1 |
| 1957 |
17,435.8 |
| 1958 |
16,992.5 |
| 1959 |
17,909.3 |
| 1960 |
18,064.4 |
| 1961 |
18,181.4 |
| 1962 |
18,988.9 |
| 1963 |
19,535.9 |
| 1964 |
20,381.2 |
| 1965 |
21,420.2 |
| 1966 |
22,554.3 |
| 1967 |
22,873.9 |
| 1968 |
23,743.0 |
| 1969 |
24,242.6 |
| 1970 |
24,007.4 |
| 1971 |
24,501.5 |
| 1972 |
25,528.6 |
| 1973 |
26,750.8 |
| 1974 |
26,361.3 |
| 1975 |
26,047.6 |
| 1976 |
27,185.2 |
| 1977 |
28,150.6 |
| 1978 |
29,407.6 |
| 1979 |
29,993.8 |
| 1980 |
29,625.7 |
| 1981 |
30,081.1 |
| 1982 |
29,216.8 |
| 1983 |
30,258.8 |
| 1984 |
32,153.8 |
| 1985 |
33,188.8 |
| 1986 |
34,022.8 |
| 1987 |
34,798.7 |
| 1988 |
35,901.8 |
| 1989 |
36,835.0 |
| 1990 |
37,128.5 |
| 1991 |
36,646.6 |
| 1992 |
37,462.5 |
| 1993 |
38,119.7 |
| 1994 |
39,284.7 |
| 1995 |
39,893.2 |
| 1996 |
41,006.7 |
| 1997 |
42,425.7 |
| 1998 |
43,869.6 |
| 1999 |
45,575.4 |
| 2000 |
45,868.2 |
| 2001 |
45,906.8 |
| 2002 |
46,307.7 |
| 2003 |
47,077.9 |
| 2004 |
48,261.9 |
| 2005 |
49,287.6 |
| 2006 |
50,112.1 |
| 2007 |
50,587.3 |
| 2008 |
49,942.2 |
| 2009 |
47,986.8 |
| 2010 |
48,724.9 |
| 2011 |
49,248.5 |
| 2012 |
49,965.3 |