Prices and Wages by Decade: 1960-1969

Links to government documents and primary sources listing retail prices for products and services, as well as wages for common occupations.

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by RACE and SEX
by STATE
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Wages in the United States, 1960-1969

Average annual wages across all industries, 1960s
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. cites data from a Bureau of Economic Analysis report, here.
Minimum wage (federal), 1938-2021
Source: US Dept of Labor. Get downloadable data from FRED.
Minimum wage set by states, 1968-current
Source: U.S. Dept of Labor.
Median earnings by sex, 1969
Annual earnings of full-time, year-round workers over age 13.
Annual earnings in private employment, 1965-1967
Direct link to earnings data for 1965, 1966 and 1967. Does not include agricultural jobs.
Compensation packages, late 1960s
Compensation includes not only the salary or wage, but also health insurance, paid vacation, overtime pay and other benefits. Source: U.S. BLS publication.
Total personal and family income, 1944-2018
Find income from all sources (not just wages) in Census Bureau's Current Population Reports P-60 series, "Consumer Income." Click 'more...' below for reports containing 1960s income data.
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- Family income and personal income:
  - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
  - 1967: Families, Persons, Supplementary Report
- Men's income by years of school completed: 1956 to 1968
- Household income with social and economic characteristics:
  - 1967, 1968, 1969
- Reports on poverty
  - Families and persons in metropolitan poverty areas: 1967
  - Trends in poverty areas: 1960-1968
  - Poverty in the U.S.: 1959-1968
  - 24 Million Americans—Poverty in the U.S.:1969
- Additional reports
  - Low-income families and individuals in the U.S.: 1963
  - Income of the elderly in 1963
  - Income in 1964 of families and individuals by Metro and Non-metro residence
  - Household income in 1967 by selected characteristics of the head
  - Year-round workers with low earnings in 1966
  - Income growth rates in 1939 to 1968 for persons by occupation and industry
  - Occupation and earnings of family heads in 1969, 1965, 1959

Earnings by race and sex, 1960-1969

EARNINGS by RACE, 1960s

Wage and salary income by race, 1960
Compares data for whites and non-whites, with breakouts by sex. Provides data for the years 1939, 1947 and 1957-1960. Source: U.S. Dept of Labor.
Median family income by race, 1947-1962
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States (1964), table 460
Median annual earnings by race and industry, 1965-1967
Direct link to earnings data for 1965, 1966 and 1967. Does not include agricultural jobs.
Wage earnings for farm and non-farm work, by race in 1964
Table shows wage earnings by the day and year for white and non-white workers, and male and female workers. Source: Negroes in the United States, their economic and social situation, a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publication.

EARNINGS by SEX, 1960s

Median earnings by sex, 1955-1975
Source: Table 37 in U.S. Working Women: a Databook, U.S. Dept of Labor.
Earnings by sex, 1951-1991
Compare women's and men's median earnings over thirty years in one simple table. Year-round, full time workers only. Note: "current dollars" are unadjusted figures. "Real dollars" are computed figures showing adjustment for inflation.
Part-time jobs for women, 1963
This article details 12 part-time positions common for women in the early 1960's and the earnings they offer. Source: Kiplinger Magazine's Changing Times, Sept 1963.

1962 Handbook on women workers
The chapter "Women's income and earnings" (p.65-102) contains 1960-1961 wage data for female workers in select occupations:
- Office worker salaries and telephone worker earnings
- Manufacturing earnings
- Service earnings, including power laundries and hotels
- Registered nurse salaries, practical nurse and hospital aide earnings, and other hospital professionals salaries
- School teacher salaries
- Social welfare worker salaries
- Federal employee salaries
1965 Handbook on women workers
The chapter "Women's income and earnings" (p.123-170) contains wages data for female workers in 1963-1965:
- Income of women in 1964 (p.124-139), including by work experience, race, age, occupation, and education
- Nonprofessional earnings (p.139-150), including office, manufacturing, service, and nonprofessional hospital workers
- Professional salaries (p.151-162), including school teachers, technical workers, nurses, professional hospital workers, and scientists
- Federal employee salaries (p.162-163)
- College graduate salaries (p.163-170)
1969 Handbook on women workers
The chapter "Women's income and earnings" (p.127-176) is filled with wage data for female workers in 1966-1969:
- Income of women in 1966 (p.128-146)
- Nonprofessional earnings (p.146-158), including office, manufacturing, service, and hospital workers
- Professional salaries (p.158-171), including school teachers, technical workers, nurses, hospital professionals, and scientists
- Federal employee salaries (p.171-173)
- College graduate salaries (p.173-176)

EARNINGS by BOTH RACE AND SEX, 1960s

Wage/salary income by race and sex, 1956-1966
Covers full-time, year-round workers. Source: Handbook on women workers, p. 137.
Wages and salaries by race and sex - 1960
Also shows race data by census region and industry sector. Source: MLR, April 1989.
Family earnings when husband is Black, 1959-1970
Shows the mean earnings of husbands and wives only for couples in which the husband is Black. Source: Current population report P-23 no. 39, Table 5.

MEDIAN EARNINGS BY RACE, SEX AND OCCUPATION

The following links cover earnings data in 1969 for the experienced civilian labor force, broken out by year of school completed, age and occupation. Source: 1970 Census.

Wages by state, 1960-1969

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Wage Surveys show wages and salaries for hundreds of occupations, such as bookkeeper, accounting clerk, file clerk, keypunch operator, office boy or girl, secretary, stenographer, switchboard operator, receptionist, typist, draftsman, nurse, carpenter, engineer, fireman, machinist, electrician, millwright, painter, pipe fitter, plumber, elevator operator, guard, janitor, laborer, truck driver, watchman, and more. Click on a state tab above to see cities and metro areas in the series.

Birmingham, Alabama, Metropolitan Area
- March 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-37)
- April 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-53)
- April 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-59)
- April 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-56)
- April 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-63)
- April 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-60)
- April 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-56)
- April 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-63)
- April 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-59)
- April 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-65)

Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Area
- April 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-42)
- March 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-55)
- March 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-54)
- March 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-57)
- March 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-54)
- March 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-56)
- March 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-62)
- March 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-59)
- March 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-55)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-60)

Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas, Metropolitan Area
- August 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-6)
- August 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-1)
- August 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-7)
- August 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-3)
- August 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-7)
- August 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-6)
- August 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-1)
- July 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-2)
- July 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-11)
- July 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-2)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas, Metropolitan Area
- January 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-42)
- January 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-40)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-32)
- November 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-30)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-31)

California police salaries
- 1967 salaries reported in California Highway Patrol report, 1967, p. 4.

The following Area Wage Surveys report wages in office occupations (clerks, secretaries, bookkeepers, office boys, typists, etc.) as well as for carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, draftsmen, industrial nurses, janitors, watchmen, truck drivers, elevator operators and more.

Denver, Colorado, Metropolitan Area
- December 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-27)
- December 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-33)
- December 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-32)
- December 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-34)
- December 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-32)
- December 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-33)
- December 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-32)
- December 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-38)
- December 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-39)
- December 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-41)
County Salaries in Colorado, 1960
- Colorado state government publication shows salaries for county officials, commissioners, county clerks, treasurers, assessors, sheriffs, county judges, and superintendents of schools.

New Haven, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- February 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-41)
- February 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-46)
- January 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-34)
- January 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-37)
- January 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-37)
- January 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-34)
- January 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-37)
- January 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-41)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-34)
- January 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-38)
Waterbury, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- March 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-36)
- March 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-56)
- March 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-48)
- March 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-49)
- March 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-48)
- March 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-49)
- March 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-52)
- March 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-54)
- April 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-53)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-50)

Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-22)
- October 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-12)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-16)
- October 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-17)
- October 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-14)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-14)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-15)
- September 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-11)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-22)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-19)

Wilmington, Delaware-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- September 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-12)
- August 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-9)

Jacksonville, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- December 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-30)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-21)
- January 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-39)
- January 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-32)
- January 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-38)
- January 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-41)
- January 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-39)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-33)
- January 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-37)
- December 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-35)
Miami, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- December 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-33)
- December 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-31)
- December 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-33)
- December 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-29)
- December 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-29)
- December 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-30)
- December 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-31)
- December 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-28)
- December 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-29)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-32)
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- September 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-9)
- August 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-8)
- August 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-10)
- August 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-7)

Atlanta, Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- June 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-60)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-73)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-65)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-71)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-73)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-74)
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-71)
- May 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-71)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-71)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-77)
Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- September 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-14)
- September 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-4)
- September 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-8)
- September 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-5)
- September 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-10)
- September 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-7)
- September 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-8)
- August 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-7)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-14)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-9)
Savannah, Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- June 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-53)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-76)
- June 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-80)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-60)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-69)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-64)
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-69)
- May 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-69)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-73)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-68)

Boise City, Idaho, Metropolitan Area
- July 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-1)
- July 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-1)
- July 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-2)
- July 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-3)
- July 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-6)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-34)
Boise, Idaho, Metropolitan Area
- June 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-61)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-62)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-77)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-74)

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- January 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-23)
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-18)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-24)
- November 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-22)
- November 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-26)
- November 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-26)
- November 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-27)
- November 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-26)
- November 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-30)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-17)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-10)
Wichita, Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- September 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-9)
- September 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-7)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-11)
- September 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-6)
- September 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-11)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-11)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-11)
- December 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-31)
- December 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-41)

Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky, Metropolitan Area
- February 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-31)
- March 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-59)
- March 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-55)
- March 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-54)
- March 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-58)
- March 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-55)
Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- March 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-57)
- March 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-56)
- March 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-62)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-63)
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- February 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-49)
- February 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-51)
- February 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-48)
- February 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-50)
- February 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-42)
- February 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-51)
- February 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-49)
- February 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-50)
- November 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-33)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-28)

New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area
- February 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-32)
- March 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-48)
- February 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-43)
- February 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-44)
- February 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-42)
- February 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-53)
- February 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-47)
- February 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-51)
- February 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-46)
- February 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-51)

Portland, Maine, Metropolitan Area
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-19)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-26)
- November 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-24)
- November 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-22)
- November 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-21)
- November 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-23)
- November 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-17)
- November 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-16)
- November 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-20)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-26)

Baltimore, Maryland, Metropolitan Area
- December 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-34)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-28)
- November 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-23)
- November 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-24)
- November 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-27)
- November 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-29)
- November 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-30)
- October 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-18)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-8)
- August 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-11)
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-22)
- October 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-12)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-16)
- October 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-17)
- October 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-14)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-14)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-15)
- September 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-11)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-22)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-19)

Detroit, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- January 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-25)
- January 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-37)
- January 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-38)
- January 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-47)
- January 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-43)
- January 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-43)
- January 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-45)
- January 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-48)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-45)
- January 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-58)
Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- May 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-55)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-69)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-68)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-69)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-71)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-68)
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-72)
- May 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-72)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-60)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-80)
Toledo, Ohio-Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- February 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-49)
- February 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-50)
- February 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-43)
- February 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-57)

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area
- January 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-21)
- January 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-39)
- January 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-36)
- January 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-38)
- January 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-39)
- January 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-39)
- January 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-38)
- January 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-42)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-47)
- January 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-47)

Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- February 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-26)
- February 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-42)
- February 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-44)
- February 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-43)
- February 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-41)
- February 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-44)
- February 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-44)
- February 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-43)
- February 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-49)
- February 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-45)

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- January 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-23)
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-18)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-24)
- November 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-22)
- November 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-26)
- November 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-26)
- November 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-27)
- November 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-26)
- November 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-30)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-17)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-10)
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- October 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-10)
- October 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-18)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-17)
- October 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-21)
- October 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-22)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-22)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-27)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-39)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-64)

Omaha, Nebraska-Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- October 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-13)
- October 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-14)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-12)
- October 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-14)
- October 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-17)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-13)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-18)
- October 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-21)
- October 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-26)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-12)

Lawrence-Haverhill, Massachusetts-New Hampshire, Metropolitan Area
- June 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-57)
- June 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-79)
- June 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-76)
- June 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-77)
- June 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-76)
- June 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-75)
- June 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-80)
- June 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-77)
- June 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-74)
- June 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-79)
Manchester, New Hampshire, Metropolitan Area
- August 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-1)
- August 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-3)
- August 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-2)
- August 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-1)
- August 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-4)
- August 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-2)
- August 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-4)
- July 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-1)
- July 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-4)
- July 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-3)

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Metropolitan Area
- May 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-54)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-61)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-67)
- April 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-63)
- April 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-61)
- April 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-62)
- April 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-64)
- April 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-60)
- April 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-58)
- April 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-67)

Wages and hours in law offices and real estate offices, New York state
- October 1960

Charlotte, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- April 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-39)
- April 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-58)
- April 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-60)
- April 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-58)
- April 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-55)
- April 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-61)
- April 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-67)
- April 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-64)
- April 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-57)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-61)
Raleigh, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- September 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-5)
- September 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-10)
- September 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-1)
- September 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-7)
- September 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-6)
- September 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-10)
- September 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-7)
- August 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-6)
- August 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-13)
- August 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-6)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Metropolitan Area
- August 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-3)
- August 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-5)
- August 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-6)
- August 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-2)
- August 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-5)
- August 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-5)
- August 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-6)
- July 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-4)
- July 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-9)
- July 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-17)

Portland, Oregon, Metropolitan Area
- May 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-79)
Portland, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Area
- May 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-49)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-72)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-72)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-73)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-67)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-70)
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-73)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-80)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-76)

Providence, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- March 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-34)
Providence-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-70)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-66)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-70)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-65)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-67)
Providence-Pawtucket-Warwick, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-65)
- May 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-70)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-61)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-74)

Greenville, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- May 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-46)
- April 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-63)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-70)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-68)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-68)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-69)
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-74)
- May 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-66)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-66)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-70)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Metropolitan Area
- February 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-29)
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-17)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-15)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-13)
- October 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-20)
- October 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-15)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-17)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-12)
- October 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-17)
- October 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-23)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-14)

Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- September 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-14)
- September 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-4)
- September 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-8)
- September 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-5)
- September 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-10)
- September 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-7)
- September 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-8)
- August 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-7)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-14)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-9)
Memphis, Tennessee, Metropolitan Area
- January 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-19)
- January 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-35)
- January 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-40)
- January 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-36)
- January 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-35)
- January 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-40)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas, Metropolitan Area
- January 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-42)
- January 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-40)
- January 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-32)
- November 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-30)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-31)

Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area
- December 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-32)
- December 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-32)
- December 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-25)
- December 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-28)
- December 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-33)
- December 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-32)
- December 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-33)
- December 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-35)
- December 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-36)
- November 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-30)

Burlington, Vermont, Metropolitan Area
- March 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-57)
- March 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-50)
- March 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-50)
- March 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-47)
- March 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-51)
- March 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-54)
- March 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-52)
- March 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-48)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-54)

Norfolk-Portsmouth and Newport News-Hampton, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- June 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-75)
- June 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-75)
- June 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-77)
- June 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-77)
- June 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-77)
- June 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-82)
- June 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-85)
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- June 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-82)
Richmond, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- February 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-24)
- December 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-26)
- November 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-22)
- November 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-19)
- November 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-23)
- November 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-19)
- November 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-28)
- November 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-23)
- November 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-27)
- March 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-69)
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- November 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-22)
- October 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-12)
- October 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-16)
- October 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-17)
- October 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-14)
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-14)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-15)
- September 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-11)
- September 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-22)
- September 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-19)

Portland, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Area
- May 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-49)
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-72)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-72)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-73)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-67)
- May 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-70)
- May 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-73)
- May 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-80)
- May 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-76)
Seattle, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- August 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-7)
- August 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-6)
- August 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-4)
- September 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-10)
- September 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-9)
Seattle-Everett, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- October 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-9)
- October 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-22)
- November 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-29)
- November 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-43)
Spokane, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- May 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-77)
- May 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-73)
- May 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-66)
- May 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-78)
- June 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-79)
- June 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-75)
- June 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-80)
- June 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-79)
- June 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-81)

Charleston, West Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- April 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-48)
- April 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-60)
- April 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-61)
- April 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-61)
- April 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-57)
- April 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-65)
- April 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-70)
- April 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-61)
- April 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-63)
- April 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-71)

Green Bay, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- August 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-2)
- August 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-2)
- August 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-3)
- August 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-4)
- August 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-3)
- August 1965 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-4)
- August 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-5)
- July 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-5)
- July 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-7)
- July 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1660-8)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- April 1960 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1265-43)
- April 1961 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1285-64)
- April 1962 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1303-57)
- April 1963 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1345-59)
- April 1964 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1385-56)
- April 1965 Occupational Wage Survey (Bulletin 1430-58)
- April 1966 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1465-61)
- April 1967 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1530-76)
- April 1968 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1575-67)
- April 1969 Area Wage Survey (Bulletin 1625-66)

Wages in over 80 metro areas

Wages and related benefits by city, 1954-1967
Shows wages for office and plant operations across all industries but broken out by cities. Includes all the typical jobs that appear across industries: secretaries, clerks, janitors, watchmen, etc.

Wages outside metro areas

Employee earnings in selected nonmetro counties, 1962
Covers selected counties in GA, NC, AL, FL, TX, SC, NC, WV, KY, MS, TN, MD, AR, VA, MI, KS, MO, IN, WI, OH, IL, MN.
Employee earnings in selected nonmetro counties, 1965
Covers selected counties in GA, NC, AL, FL, SC, NC, KY, MS, TN, MD, AR, VA, MI, KS, MO, IN, WI, OH, IL, MN.

Wages in southern metro areas

Employee earnings in selected southern metro areas, 1961-1962
Covers Asheville and Durham NC, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa AL, Amarillo and Wichita Falls TX, Lake Charles and Monroe LA, Lexington KY.
Employee earnings in selected southern metro areas, 1965
Covers Asheville and Durham NC, Tuscaloosa AL, Amarillo and Wichita Falls TX, Lake Charles and Monroe LA, Lexington KY.

Wages by occupation, 1960-1969 - A to Z

Accounting job salaries in federal government
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 49)
Air traffic controller salary
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 55)
Artists
- 1961 (Source: Changing times, August 1961)
Airline wages
- 1966 - Includes pilots, stewardesses, flight engineers and mechanics. Source: Kipling Magazine's Changing Times.
Attorney salaries in federal government
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 51)
Auto dealer repair shop industry wages
Wages for mechanics, car painters, body repairmen, auto parts and service salesmen, etc.
- August-October 1964 (BLS Bulletin 1452)
- August 1969 (BLS Bulletin 1689)
Automotive dealer and gasoline service station wages
- 1961-1966

Banking job wages
Wages for bank tellers, bookkeepers, typists, file clerks, secretaries, etc. with breakouts for men and women.
- November-December 1964 (BLS Bulletin 1466)
- November 1969 (BLS Bulletin 1703)
Bar and restaurant job wages and earnings
Includes bartenders, waiters, dishwashers and more.
- October 1966 and April 1967 (BLS Bulletin 1588)
Barber's earnings - Los Angeles
The average barber gave 86 haircuts a week. See earnings data in the Aug 1966 Monthly labor review, p. 900.
Building trades
- 1960 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, May 1961)

Cigarette Manufacturing
- 1960 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Nov 1960)
Clothing stores (apparel and accessories) employee earnings
- 1961-1966
Communications industry wages
Experienced telephone operators averaged
$2.27 an hour in 1966.
Wages and earnings for switchboard operators, telephone linemen, telephone repairmen, Western Union employees, bicycle messengers, and clerical staff of all kinds in the telephone and telegraph industries.
- 1961 (Bulletin 1343)
- 1963 (Bulletin 1426)
- 1964 (Bulletin 1467)
- 1965 (Bulletin 1521)
- 1966 (Bulletin 1582)
- 1967 (Bulletin 1615)
- 1968 (Bulletin 1662)
- 1969 (Bulletin 1696)
Computer programming jobs in federal government
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 47)
Congressional salaries
Table shows salaries of members of the U.S. Congress, along with dates of enactment.
- 1789-present
Construction and building union wages
Union wages for asbestos workers, bricklayers, carpenters, millwrights, electricians (inside wiremen), elevator constructors, engineers, operators of cranes, derricks, tractors, rollers, piledrivers and other machinery, mosaic workers, painters, paperhangers, plasterers, plumbers, roofers, sheet-metal workers, stone masons, tile layers, etc. in a few dozen major cities for the years below. For further discussion on earnings for construction worker jobs, we also recommend the BLS publication Compensation in the Construction Industry (1970). This book too provides lists of wages.
- 1959-1960 (52 cities)
- 1960-1961 (52 cities)
- 1961-1962 (53 cities)
- 1962-1963 (61 cities)
- 1963-1964 (68 cities)
- 1964-1965 (68 cities)
- 1966-1967 (68 cities)
- 1967-1968 (68 cities)
- 1968-1969 (68 cities)
Contract cleaning services job wages
Tells the pay for window washers, floor waxers, exterminators, and employees who cleaned buildings, both at night and during the day. Wage figures are broken out for men and women.
- Summer 1965 (Bulletin 1507)
- July 1968 (Bulletin 1644)

Dentists' income
- 1960-1969 (Source, pp. 56-68.)
- 1961 (Changing Times, April 1961)
Department stores - employee earnings
- 1961-1966. This source also gives wage data for workers in dime stores.

Electric and gas utilities job wages
- October-November 1967 (Bulletin 1614)
Engineers
- 1961 salaries by type of engineering, federal employees only (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 47 and 49)
- 1963 salaries by grade of engineer. Source: National survey of professional, administrative, technical and clerical pay.
- 1964 median salaries by type of engineering and years of experience. Source: Engineering Employment Practices Newsletter.
- 1965 salaries by grade of engineer. See definitions of grades here. (Source)
- 1965-66 starting salaries by type of engineer. Source: Job Market for Engineers, Scientists and Technicians (1968)
Engineering technicians
- 1964 median salaries for instrument technicians, electronic technicians, computer technicians and more. Source: Engineering Employment Practices Newsletter.

Teachers
Average annual salaries of instructional staff in elementary and secondary schools. Source: Statistics of State school systems.
- 1960-1966
Educational institutions - wages for non-teaching jobs
Wages for school bus drivers, school cafeteria workers, office clerical staff, maintenance workers, custodians, etc. Provides data by type of school, from elementary school through college, both public and private.
- October 1968 and March 1969 (Bulletin 1671)
College and university position salaries, both academic and supportive
- 1959-1960. Covers the salaries paid to teachers, professors and administrators in degree-granting institutions and junior colleges. The library has additional data from 1957-1964 in print format (not yet scanned.) Contact us for a lookup.
- 1961-1962
  - Brief table lists average salaries by position (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor, college president, dean, etc. Source: 1963 Digest of Educational Statistics.
  - Detailed tables list salaries for faculty and administrators by position (college president, registrar, manager of residence halls, director of food services, library director, etc.) Breakouts by type of college and U.S. region. Source: Higher Education Salaries, 1961-1962.
- 1962-1963. Higher Education Salaries, 1962-1963.
- 1964-1965. Annual salaries of full-time faculty members by academic rank and by public or private institution

Farm labor wages
- The USDA publication Farm Labor has been in publication for nearly 90 years and lists wages in each issue.
- Farm wage rates by geographical division, 1960-1969
  Shows figures with and without board. Source: USDA Agricultural Statistics. 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Fertilizer manufacturing wages
- 1966 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Mar 1967)
Firefighter salaries in New York state, by city
- 1969 data by city. Scroll forward in this source to see all listed cities.
Food stores (retail) employee earnings
- 1961-1966 volumes show collective data for all non-supervisory employees in grocery and food stores. Does not break out by job title, but it does show range of wages by size of store, etc. Taken from the Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Foundries (nonferrous) job wages
- June-July 1965 (Bulletin 1498)
Foundries, iron and steel job wages
- November 1967 (Bulletin 1626)
Furniture manufacturing wages
- 1968 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Feb 1970)
Furniture and household appliance retail stores - employee earnings
- 1961-1966

Government, city - Average salaries for employees in cities over 10,000 population
- The Municipal Yearbook tells average salaries broken out by size of city for occupations including mayor, city clerk, city auditor, city treasurer, engineer, administrators in public works and city streets, fire chief and police chief, personnel officers, city attorneys, health officers, parks and recreation directors, librarians, superintendent of schools and more. Here is a sample page. This source is not available online but we would be happy to look up any figures for you.
Government, federal - Agency job salaries
- 1964 (Changing Times, 1964)

Hardware stores and farm equipment retailers - employee earnings
- 1961-1966
Hotel and motel job wages
- Tells wages, hours and earnings, with breakouts by tipped and non-tipped personnel. Includes bellmen, chambermaids, waiters, waitresses, etc.
  - March-June 1960 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Dec 1960)
  - October 1966 and April 1967 (Bulletin 1587)
- Motel owner's potential income, 1961

Health care industry
- Salaries and wages for jobs in hospitals, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing aides, dieticians, physical therapists, x-ray technicians, medical records librarians, medical social workers, and more, plus many non-medical jobs such as kitchen workers, dishwashers, maids and housekeepers, washer women and laundry personnel, etc. Mens’ and womens’ pay are listed separately, and breakouts provided for hospital employment in various U.S. cities.
  - 1963 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, May 1964)
  - July 1966 (Bulletin 1553)
  - March 1969 (Bulletin 1688)
- Medical personnel employed by federal government, salaries listed by job title
  - 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 49, continued on p. 51)
- Medical personnel - income of physicians, dentists and other health workers
  - 1939-1976. Median net income of office-based non-salaried physicians, dentists and male professional workers in health professions. Covers 1963, 1965 and 1967.
- Salaries of dental personnel in state health departments. Issued for 1962 and 1965.
- Pharmacists' earnings in 1961. Source: Health Manpower Source Book (U. S. Dept of Heatlh, Education and Welfare)
- Sanitarians' salary in 1962. Source: Health Manpower Source Book
- Medical social workers' median annual salary in 1960 for those working in hospitals, independent clinics and other health programs. See additional salary data broken out by type of program. Source: Health Manpower Source Book

International relations experts employed in federal government - Salary
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 57)
Insurance Sales Agent
- This article from Kipling Magazine's Changing Times details the earnings, commissions, and income of insurance sales agents in 1969.
Iron industries, basic
Wages for employees working in steel mills, foundries, etc.
- March 1962 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Mar 1963)
- September 1967 (Bulletin 1602)

Laundry worker wages
- Mid-1966 (Bulletin 1544)
- April 1967 and April 1968 (Bulletin 1645)
Leather tanning and finishing
- January 1968 (Bulletin 1618)

Machinery industries
- 1963 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Dec 1963)
Marine scientist earnings
- 1968 (The Kipling Magazine's Changing Times - April 1970)
Manufacturing
- Scroll down on this page to the box just below for manufacturing wages by industry.
Mathematician and statistician salaries in federal government
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 59)
Military pay charts (U.S.)
- This is not a government website but it does a good job of organizing a complex topic: 1790s-present
- Table in Kipling Magazine's Changing Times shows the monthly payment for military members by rank in 1967.
Motion picture theater employee salaries
Wages and earnings for box office cashiers, ushers, ticket takers, concession attendants, movie projectionists, janitors, both for drive-in theaters and conventional theaters. Wage data is broken out by region of the country and in metro areas.
- April 1966 (Bulletin 1542)
Motor vehicle and parts plants
- 1963 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Dec 1964)
- 1969 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Sept 1970)

Nursing home employee earnings
Shows earnings data for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), nurse aides, kitchen workers, cooks, maids, porters, dieticians, etc. in nursing homes.
- April 1965 (Bulletin 1492)
- October 1967 and April 1968 (Bulletin 1638)

Paint and varnish manufacturing wages
- April-May 1961 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Dec 1961)
Paper industry wages
- Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
  - January 1962 (Bulletin 1341)
Petroleum
- Refining industry wages
  - December 1965 (Bulletin 1526)
- Crude petroleum and natural gas production industry wages
  - August 1967 (Bulletin 1566)
Physicians' income
Source: Income of physicians, osteopaths and dentists from professional practice
- 1965-1969 - Median net income by type of practice, p. 22
- 1968 - Net and gross income by area of specialization, p. 29
- 1965-1969 - Osteopath income, pp. 51-55
Police and Highway Patrol - Salaries
- "...the median annual salary for a patrolman in a large city today is $5,300.... An FBI agent starts at $8,421 a year and if he serves long and well enough can reach $16,905 a year...." Source: Proceedings of the First National Conference on Crime Control (1967), p. 157.
- Detailed 1967 Survey of salaries and working conditions published by the Fraternal Order of Police shows pay and benefits for patrolmen, police chiefs, captains, lieutenants and sergeants. Broken out by cities of various sizes. Table for police departments extends from pages 63-101 in this source. Find State Police and Highway Patrol salaries on pages 102-103. This salary report was included as part of a U.S. congressional hearing.
Postal service jobs
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 47)
Printing trades - Union wages and hours
Covers wages for bindery workers, bookbinders, mailers, compositors, electrotypers, machinists, photoengravers, press assistants, pressmen, lithography artists, cameramen, lithography platemakers, and newspaper work (day and night).
- 1960-1961
- 1962-1963
- 1964-1965
- 1965-1966
- 1966-1967
- 1967-1968
- 1968-1969

Retail trade, employee hours and earnings
Includes breakouts for different types of retail stores (hardware stores, dime stores, grocery stores, household appliance stores, furniture stores, shoe stores, drug stores, gasoline service stations, clothing stores, car dealerships, etc.) as well as breakouts for men and women employees and for size of city.
- 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966

Sawmilling [and logging] - West coast
Shows earnings of loggers, lumber stackers, sawmill workers and other occupations within the lumber industry such as truck drivers, engineers, bulldozer operators, mechanics, repairmen for heavy equipment, etc. Gives earning by region and forest type.
- June 1964 (Bulletin 1455)
- October 1969 (Bulletin 1704)
Sawmills and planing mills job wages
- October 1965 (Bulletin 1519)
- October 1969 (Bulletin 1694)
Scientist salaries in federal government
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, p. 53 and p. 55)
Seafaring wage rates
Shows wages for captains, masters, mates, pilots, seamen, stewards, cooks, engineers, electricians, radio officers, pursers, boatswains, bartenders, waiters, bellboys, laundrymen, etc. for both passenger and freight ships. Source: Dept of Commerce.
- 1964, 1967, 1968
Secretary and office personnel wages in federal government
- 1961 (Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers)
- 1969 (Source: Kiplinger Magazine's Changing Times)
Social workers' median annual salaries
- 1960 data reported in the Health manpower source book, U.S, Dept of Health, Education and Welfare
Steel industry wages
- Steel, Fabricated Structural
  - October-November 1964 (Bulletin 1463)
  - October 1969 (Bulletin 1695)
- Steel industry, basic
  Wages for employees working in steel mills, foundries, etc.
  - September 1967 (Bulletin 1602)
Surveyor earnings
- According to the Department of Labor, the entry salary for surveyors in 1967 was between $530 and $600. Top surveyors for the federal government could make over $20,000 a year. Source: Kiplinger Magazine's Changing Times

Telephone company worker wages - 1969
Occupations included telephone operators, telephone installation and maintenance employees, clerical staff, etc.
- 1969 wages from a Federal Communications Commission publication
Textile dying and finishing wages
- April-May 1961 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, Dec 1961)
Textile mills
- May 1963 (BLS Monthly Labor Review, June 1964)
  - Cotton
  - Synthetic
Theatrical occupations
- Pay in off-Broadway, early 1960s
  Source: "The Financial aspects...," Chapter 7 in Off-Broadway theater (1962)
Transit (local) - Union wages and hours
Wages for bus drivers, trolley, cable car "gripmen" and conductors (in San Francisco), subway and elevated train operators, platform workers, and other jobs. Specifically names bus and coach companies in various cities and tells the wages for personnel with various levels of experience.
- 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Truck drivers and helpers - Union wages and hours
Shows earnings for truckers and truck drivers, along with workers who did not drive but helped with loading and unloading. Breakouts for type of business served, for example, department stores, breweries, moving companies, furniture delivery, appliance delivery, etc. Includes breakouts for cities with 500,000 or more population.
- 1960-1968

Variety stores, limited price - employee earnings
- 1961-1966 It seems this source would tell wages for stores like Woolworth's or "dime stores" also known as "Five and dime" or "five and ten cent" stores. The source also gives wage data for employees in department stores.
Veterinarians' pay - 1960
- Government figures are quoted in the book Careers in Veterinary Medicine privately published in 1963; see page 16.
- Pay rates for veterinarians working in the U.S. Agricultural Research Service were listed in a 1961 career opportunities brochure.
- The starting salary for veterinarians in 1966 was around $7,700.

Zookeeper pay
Zookeepers in 1966 made between $2.40 and $3.15 an hour. For instance, a zookeeper then at the St. Louis Zoo started at $3.50 a week in the early 60's.

Hundreds of occupations - Expected earnings, 1960s
The 1969 Occupational Outlook Handbook discusses each occupation in short chapters. Many of these include a section titled 'Earnings and Working Conditions." Use the Table of Contents to find a page number, then enter it in the "Jump to" box. Shows typical earnings for what seems almost every occupation. An advantage of this source is that it often tells the difference between starting salary and earnings made by more experienced workers.
Average earnings by industry, varying dates up to 1990
The start date for wage data in each industry varies, but most date back to at least the 1960s. Lists average hourly wages and other earnings data for taxicab and bus drivers, truckers, telephone operators, employees in bakeries, gasoline service stations, shoe stores, bars, restaurants and many more. Also includes earnings for bankers, beauticians, photographers, morticians, advertising agency employees, private detectives, auto mechanics, nurses, hospital employees, lawyers, etc. Consider using the magnifying glass (search) icon to look for a keyword in the text. Source: Employment, Hours, and Earnings, 1909-90, BLS Bulletin no. 2370, vol. 2.
Federal white collar employees - Average salaries by occupation, 1961
Hundreds of occupations listed. See salaries on the odd-numbered pages between pp. 46-61. Source: Occupations of federal white collar workers, 1961. Find salary data for 1966-1969 by checking later editions of this same source.
Wage trends at selected major corporations and companies
Wage rates at selected large U.S. companies from the late 1930s-1970s. Source: Wage Chronologies series from the U.S. BLS.
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General Motors, Chrysler Corp., Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway, Swift, Armour, United States Steel Corporation, Carolina Coach Co., Western Greyhound Bus Lines, International Harvester Company, International Shoe Co., Bethlehem Atlantic shipyards, Sinclair Oil Companies, Pacific Coast Shipbuilding, Massachusetts Shoe Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company, International Paper Co., Aluminum Company of America, Rockwell International, Boeing, Western Union Telegraph Co. and more.
White-collar salaries, 1963
Shows the average monthly salary for white-collar jobs in 9 different professions. Source: BLS Monthly labor review, Nov 1963.
White-collar salaries, 1969
Shows the average monthly salary for white-collar jobs in 9 different professions. Source: BLS Monthly labor review, Apr 1970.