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Wages in the United States, 1970-1979

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WAGES - GENERAL SOURCES (all occupations and worker types)

Average annual wages and salaries across all industries - 1960-1974
For those who want the simplest possible figure, this shows the average for all industries combined. Scroll forward in the book to find average weekly earnings and other breakouts. Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1976 edition.
Minimum wage set by federal law, 1938-2009
Chart from the U.S. Dept of Labor shows the first federal minimum wage law enacted in 1938 (25 cents), and all subsequent increases through 2009. Some states set minimum wage higher than the federal level.
Minimum wage set by state laws, 1968-2016
Shows the minimum wage rates set by state laws, as well as the federal minimum wage rate. Source: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Hundreds of occupations - Expected earnings, 1970s
The 1978-1979 Occupational Outlook Handbook discusses each occupation in a short chapter. 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.
State government employees - Salary by state and occupation, 1970s
This resource provides state by state salary comparisons for a large number of occupations typically found in state government. Includes accountants, auditors, buyer, purchasing agents, computer programmers, corrections officers, civil engineers, conservation officers, economists, environmental quality specialists, hospital administrators, laboratory technologists, physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, librarians, personnel specialists, social workers, statisticians, and more. See this example of a table for librarian salaries in 1975.
Employment and Earnings, 1954-2007
Select any year from 1954-2007; tables of contents will appear for each issue. Look for tables describing EARNINGS expressed in "current dollars." Mostly covers jobs in manufacturing, industry and production. Note that earnings data for states and major cities are also available in these reports.
Major league baseball salaries - 1970-1996
This article investigates the history of major league baseball players' salaries; table 1 (page 5) shows average and median annual salaries for 1970-1996, table 2 (page 6) shows the average salaries for the highest and lowest playing teams for select years 1980-1995, and table 4 (page 7) shows minimum baseball salaries for 1967-1997 (source).
Wage Chronologies
Lists of monitored changes in wage rates for selected large U.S. companies including 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, and more. Covers the late 1930s through the 1970s.
Wages and salaries by industry, 1976-1979
Locate data for an individual industry in the table, or see the average across all domestic industries or all private industries. Some industries breakouts include legal services, government employees, motion picture industry, health services, banking, hotel industry, educational services, real estate, social services and more.
Wage rates for select industries, 1973-1978
A table showing mean wage rates in selected industries can be found on page 38 of this article about wage dispersion (source).

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Industries include mining, meatpacking, candy and confectionary, cigarettes, textiles, hosiery, clothing, dying and finishing, wooden furniture, mills (pulp, paper, paperboard), corrugated boxes, chemicals, fibers, footwear, glassware, tile and pipe, foundries, motor vehicles, semiconductors, and shipbuilding.
Earnings in the South, 1973-1978
This article discusses the relatively low average earnings in the South, with tables showing hourly earnings in 1973 and 1973 on pages 28, 30, and 31 (source).
College and high school graduate wages and earnings - 1979
This article investigates the economic value of a college education. Table 2 (p.20) shows mean annual earnings of college graduates by cohort in 1979 and 1989, table 3 (p.21) compares annual earnings and hourly wages of college versus high school graduates those same years. Please note: data given in 1990 dollars (source).
Workers paid by the hour - Hourly earnings, 1979-1984
This article reports the median hourly earnings of workers paid hourly rates by sex and race for the years 1979 to 1984, see table on page 23 (source).
Profiles of Occupational Pay: A Chartbook
The purpose of this book is to correct common misunderstandings and it quotes pay rates for some jobs to illustrate its points. For example it explains that all workers in one occupation (such as janitors) did not necessarily earn similar pay. It varied a great deal depending on the industry, the location, and how much responsibility the employee had in the position. Benefits also played a part in the total compensation package.
Directory of Occupational Wage Surveys, 1950-1975
This book is an index only; it tells what publications exist. Use it to look up an occupation or a STATE/CITY then the occupation. It will give a bibliographic reference to follow up on. Contact us if you wish to get access to something you see in this index.
Congressional salaries, 1789-1982
Historical chart shows salaries of members of the U.S. Congress, along with dates of enactment and statutory authority for each change.
Youth - Annual earnings of youth, 1975
This report from the Economics and Statistics Service investigates metro versus non-metro youth (ages 16-24 years old) employment trends in the 1970s. Table 16 on page 12 shows the average annual earnings of youth in 1975 based on employment status.
Family income, 1968-1987
This pair of articles examine the income and earning of dual-earning families for 1968-1978 and 1974-1987, the later with breakdowns by age of children and race of family. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review.
Weekly earnings of families, 1979-1980
Weekly earnings of families by number of earners are shown on page 11 of this report on unemployment in 1980 (source).
Consumer Income Reports, 1944-2018
IMPORTANT: wages can be only one part of overall income. Wages alone do not necessarily equate to a person's total income. If income works for your purposes, you can find income tables in the Census Bureau's Current Population Reports P-60 series, "Consumer Income."
This series, which presents data on families, individuals, and households at various income levels, includes a number of annual sub-series as well as individual and advanced data reports.
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- Advance data reports
  - Poverty Increases by 1.2 Million in 1970
  - Median Family Income Up in 1970
- Household Incomes in:
  - 1970
  - 1971
  - 1972
  - 1973
  - 1974
  - 1975
  - 1976
  - 1977
  - 1978
  - 1979
- Income of Families and Persons in:
  - 1970
  - 1971
  - 1972
  - 1973
  - 1974
  - 1975
  - 1976
  - 1977
  - 1978
  - 1979
- Characteristics of the Low-Income Population:
  - 1970
  - 1971
  - 1972
  - 1973
  - 1974
  - 1975
  - 1976
  - 1977
  - 1978
  - 1979
- Supplementary Report on the Low-Income Population: 1966 to 1972
- Income and Educational Attainment of Men in the United States, 1956 to 1972
- Money Income and Poverty Status of Families and Persons (Advance Reports):
- Household Money Income in 1975, by Housing Tenure and Residence
- Money Income and Poverty Status in 1975 of Families and Persons in the
- Lifetime Earnings Estimates for Men and Women in the United States: 1979

Earnings by race and sex, 1970-1979

EARNINGS by SEX, 1970s

Women's and men's annual earnings, 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. Source: 1993 Handbook on women workers.
Median earnings by sex and occupation, 1970-1976
Tables 35-39 compare median earnings of women and men. Source: U.S. Dept of Labor Working Women: a Databook.
Women's income and earnings, 1970-1974
The 1975 Handbook on Women Workers includes an entire chapter (p.123-179) with statistics and analysis on women's income and earnings for the early 1970s:
- Women’s income compared with men’s (p.125-132)
- Income reports for women by experience, age, education, occupation, union membership, and race (p.132-137)
- Earnings by occupation (p.144-173) including clerical workers, school teachers, nurses, allied nursing personnel, scientists, engineers, technical workers, Federal employees, Armed Services personnel, manufacturing (textile mills, apparel, and furniture), banking, life insurance, communications, cleaning services, grocery stores
- Benefits received (p.174-179)
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Military wives - Earnings, 1975
This article on the employment situation for military wives discusses family incomes and earnings of wives in both military and civilian families, see tables on page 63 (source).
Annual earnings of women in select occupations, 1975
This article discusses earnings differences by sex and contains a table showing median annual earnings of women in select occupations for 1975 (p.51) (source).

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Occupations include
- kindergarten and prekindergarten teachers
- secretaries
- waiters/waitresses
- bookkeepers
- cashiers
- hairdressers and cosmetologists
- nursing aides, orderlies, attendants
- stenographers
- elementary school teachers
- food service workers
- clerical workers
- sales clerks and retail trade
- payroll and timekeeping clerks
- counter clerks
- statistical clerks
- housekeepers
- packers and wrappers
- therapists
- knitters, loopers, toppers
- building interior cleaners
- office managers
- social workers
- assemblers
- checkers, examiners, inspectors, manufacturing
- secondary school teachers
- computer operators
- painters and sculptors
- real estate agents and brokers
- personnel and labor relations workers
- bartenders
- insurance adjusters, examiners, investigators
- sales managers and retail department heads
- accountants
- machine operatives
- postal clerks
- school administrators
- production controllers
- farm laborers
- bank officers and financial managers
- computer programmers
- janitors and sextons
- insurance agents, brokers, underwriters
- managers and administrators
- medical and osteopathic physicians
- freight and material handlers
- blue-collar work supervisors
- farmers
Self-employed women - Earnings, 1975
This table shows the median earnings (annual, weekly, and hourly) for self-employed versus wage-and-salary women and men in 1990 and 1975 (source).
Part time vs. full time wages of women, May 1977
This profile of part-time women workers compares the hourly earnings of part-timers to full-time workers, see page 10 (source).
Earnings of women workers by industry, 1978
This table from an article on earnings inequality shows mean earnings of full-time women workers by industry for the years 1978 and 1987. Scroll back one page for men's (source).
Family incomes - Working vs. nonworking mothers, 1979
This article on working mothers discusses family incomes in 1979 on pages 51-52
(source).
Mean and median annual earnings of women - 1979
This article discusses the distribution of wages by gender in the 1980s. See table 1 (p.6) for the mean and median annual earnings of women and men in 1979 and 1989; see table 2 (p.8) for mean annual earnings for men and women by educational attainment for the same years. Please note: data is in 1992 dollars (source).

EARNINGS by RACE, 1970s

Inupiat wages at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - 1977
This article on Native Americans in the work force describes the North Slope Borough, an Inupiat government, of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and wages it paid adult workers, see page 49 (source).
Black men - Earnings, 1979
This article investigates the earnings gap between black and white men from 1979 to 1989. Table 2 on page 70 shows average annual earnings by industry (source).

EARNINGS by BOTH RACE AND SEX, 1970s

Wages and salaries by race and gender - 1970
This table of mean incomes by race and gender is from an article on inequality in wages and salaries for 1960-1980. Additional tables show mean incomes by census region and industry sector (source).
Annual earnings in every industry except agriculture, by race and sex
1970, 1971-1972, 1973-1975
This source seems intended for hard-core economists, but it is great for finding earnings for the most elusive jobs, such as those in religious organizations, deep sea transportation, mail order houses, gasoline service stations, shoe stores, savings and loan associations, photography studios, hair salons and barber shops, motion picture theaters, museums and zoos, charitable organizations and more. Reports nationwide figures by race and sex of employee.
Earnings by race and sex -1978
This table from an article on earnings inequality shows mean earnings for white, black, and Hispanic workers by sex for the years 1978 and 1988 (source).
Earnings by race and sex, 1979
Shows median and mean for each race/sex combination. Further breaks out earnings data by the number of weeks worked in 1979. Source: 1980 Census.
Black college graduates - Earnings, 1979
This article investigates the earnings of college-educated black men and women in 1979 and 1989. Table 6 on page 19 shows median weekly earnings of black workers by age, sex, and educational attainment (source).
Employees in city government - 1976
This article discusses the employment of women and minorities by large city government from 1976 to 1983, table 5 on page 23 shows median salaries by sex and race (source).

Wages by metro area for selected occupations, 1970-1979

Click on a state tab above to see cities and metro areas. These are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Area Wage Surveys that show pay for occupations such as secretary, stenographer, typist, messenger, file clerk, bookkeeper, payroll clerk, keypunch operator, computer systems analyst, computer programmer, registered nurse, carpenter, electrician, painter, machinist, mechanic, pipefitter, toot and die maker, janitor, porter, cleaner, and laborer and more.

Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-57)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-63)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-58)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-65)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-11)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-8)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-15)
Huntsville, Alabama, Metropolitan Area
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-50)
- February 1974 (Bulletin 1795-13)
- February 1976 (Bulletin 1900-17)
- February 1977 (Bulletin 1950-4)
- February 1978 (Bulletin 2025-4)
- February 1979 (Bulletin 2050-3)

Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-70)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-86)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-94)
- June 1973 (Bulletin 1775-96)
Tucson, Arizona
- May 1976

Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas, Metropolitan Area
- July 1970 (Bulletin 1685-1)
- July 1971 (Bulletin 1725-4)
- July 1972 (Bulletin 1775-2)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-30)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-40)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-30)
- November 1973 (Bulletin 1795-11)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-85)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-75)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-63)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-62)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-56)

California

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Area Wage Surveys:

California Labor Market Bulletin - Statistical Supplements
Shows earnings and hours of labor by industry and by city or metro area.

1972 -- monthly issues bound in one volume
1976 -- monthly issues bound in one volume

State employee salaries in California, 1970s
See 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, and 1976-77. Arranged by the state agency or institution, this source includes just about every conceivable job title for people employed by state government. Here you will find the salaries of chemists, veterinarians, librarians, attorneys, college professors, janitors, laundry workers and everything in between. Recommended: use the "search in this text" box to quickly find job titles.

Colorado

Denver, Colorado, Metropolitan Area
- December 1970 (Bulletin 1685-41)
- December 1971 (Bulletin 1725-44)
- December 1972 (Bulletin 1775-35)
- December 1973 (Bulletin 1775-35, supp)
Denver-Boulder, Colorado, Metropolitan Area
- December 1974 (Bulletin 1850-15)
- December 1975 (Bulletin 1850-82)
- December 1976 (Bulletin 1900-73)
- December 1977 (Bulletin 1950-74)
- December 1978 (Bulletin 2025-68)
- December 1979 (Bulletin 2050-71)

Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- March 1975 (Bulletin 1850-28)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-14)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-9)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-14)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-12)
New Haven, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-40)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-35)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-41)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-46)
Stamford, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-40)
Waterbury, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-54)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-55)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-53)
- March 1974 (Bulletin 1775-58, supp)

District of Columbia

Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- April 1971 (Bulletin 1685-56)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-93)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-75)
- March 1975 (Bulletin 1850-31)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-12)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-11)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-12)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-4)

Florida

Daytona Beach, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- August 1974 (Bulletin 1850-1)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-47)
- August 1976 (Bulletin 1900-45)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-43)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-48)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-41)
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- April 1972 (Bulletin 1725-74)
- April 1973 (Bulletin 1775-64)
- April 1975 (Bulletin 1850-26)
- April 1976 (Bulletin 1900-20)
Gainesville, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- September 1975 (Bulletin 1850-57)
- September 1976 (Bulletin 1900-54)
- September 1977 (Bulletin 1950-46)
- September 1978 (Bulletin 2025-45)
Jacksonville, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- December 1970 (Bulletin 1685-37)
- December 1971 (Bulletin 1725-39)
- December 1972 (Bulletin 1775-31)
- December 1973 (Bulletin 1795-8)
- December 1975 (Bulletin 1850-81)
- December 1976 (Bulletin 1900-80)
- December 1977 (Bulletin 1950-67)
- December 1978 (Bulletin 2025-67)
- December 1979 (Bulletin 2050-68)
Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- August 1973 (Bulletin 1795-2)
- August 1974 (Bulletin 1850-5)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-54)
Miami, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-29)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-28)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-29)
- October 1975 (Bulletin 1850-76)
- October 1976 (Bulletin 1900-66)
- October 1977 (Bulletin 1950-57)
- October 1978 (Bulletin 2025-60)
- October 1979 (Bulletin 2050-55)
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-17)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-31)
- August 1972 (Bulletin 1775-9)

Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-76)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-69)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-77)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-79)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-25)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-30)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-17)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-28)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-20)
Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-10)
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-14)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-14)
- September 1975 (Bulletin 1850-67)
- September 1976 (Bulletin 1900-57)
- September 1977 (Bulletin 1950-44)
- September 1978 (Bulletin 2025-51)
- September 1979 (Bulletin 2050-39)
Savannah, Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-80)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-72)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-73)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-77)

Idaho

Boise City, Idaho, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-21)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-27)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-32)

Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- June 1970 (Bulletin 1660-90)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-90)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-92)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-88)
- May 1974 (Bulletin 1795-27)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-33)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-32)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-41)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-32)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-21)
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- February 1971 (Bulletin 1685-51)
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-55)
- February 1973 (Bulletin 1775-57)
- February 1974 (Bulletin 1795-14)
- February 1976 (Bulletin 1900-25)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-26)
- February 1978 (Bulletin 2025-6)
- February 1979 (Bulletin 2050-10)
Rockford, Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-75)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-79)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-84)
- June 1973 (Bulletin 1775-80)
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-66)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-65)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-61)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-69)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-19)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-10)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-13)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-13)

Indiana

Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- February 1970 (Bulletin 1660-49)
- February 1971 (Bulletin 1685-53)
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-56)
- February 1973 (Bulletin 1775-53)
- February 1974 (Bulletin 1795-16)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-7)
- July 1977 (Bulletin 1950-45)
- July 1978 (Bulletin 2025-39)
- July 1979 (Bulletin 2050-28)
Gary-Hammond-East Chicago, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- October 1979 (Bulletin 2050-60)
Indianapolis, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- October 1970 (Bulletin 1685-31)
- October 1971 (Bulletin 1725-23)
- October 1972 (Bulletin 1775-27)
- October 1975 (Bulletin 1850-66)
- October 1976 (Bulletin 1900-58)
- October 1977 (Bulletin 1950-56)
- October 1978 (Bulletin 2025-57)
- October 1979 (Bulletin 2050-54)
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-29)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-37)
- November 1974 (Bulletin 1850-12)
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-79)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-69)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-66)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-69)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-65)
South Bend, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-62)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-61)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-60)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-54)
- March 1974 (Bulletin 1795-18)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-5)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-51)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-44)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-44)

Iowa

Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- February 1971 (Bulletin 1685-51)
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-55)
- February 1973 (Bulletin 1775-57)
- February 1974 (Bulletin 1795-14)
- February 1976 (Bulletin 1900-25)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-26)
- February 1978 (Bulletin 2025-6)
- February 1979 (Bulletin 2050-10)
Des Moines, Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-73)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-70)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-86)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-72)
Omaha, Nebraska-Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-14)
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-13)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-16)
- October 1974 (Bulletin 1850-10)
- October 1975 (Bulletin 1850-56)
- October 1976 (Bulletin 1900-61)
- October 1977 (Bulletin 1950-55)
- October 1978 (Bulletin 2025-56)
- October 1979 (Bulletin 2050-51)
Waterloo, Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-45)
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-32)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-20)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-26)
- November 1973 (Bulletin 1795-5)

Kansas

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-16)
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-18)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-17)
- September 1973 (Bulletin 1795-4)
- September 1975 (Bulletin 1850-55)
- September 1976 (Bulletin 1900-60)
- September 1977 (Bulletin 1950-54)
- September 1978 (Bulletin 2025-53)
- September 1979 (Bulletin 2050-58)
Wichita, Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- April 1970 (Bulletin 1660-69)
- April 1971 (Bulletin 1685-64)
- April 1972 (Bulletin 1725-82)
- April 1973 (Bulletin 1775-70)
- April 1974 (Bulletin 1795-20)
- April 1976 (Bulletin 1900-21)
- April 1977 (Bulletin 1950-16)
- April 1978 (Bulletin 2025-16)
- April 1979 (Bulletin 2050-18)

Kentucky

Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- February 1970 (Bulletin 1660-49)
- February 1971 (Bulletin 1685-53)
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-56)
- February 1973 (Bulletin 1775-53)
- February 1974 (Bulletin 1795-16)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-7)
- July 1977 (Bulletin 1950-45)
- July 1978 (Bulletin 2025-39)
- July 1979 (Bulletin 2050-28)
Lexington, Kentucky Area, Metropolitan Area
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-22)
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, Metropolitan Area
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-84)
Louisville, Kentucky, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-27)
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-29)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-37)
- November 1974 (Bulletin 1850-12)
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-79)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-69)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-66)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-69)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-65)

Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-42)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-36)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-35)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-47)
- January 1974 (Bulletin 1795-15)
- January 1976 (Bulletin 1900-2)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-5)
- January 1978 (Bulletin 2025-5)
- January 1979 (Bulletin 2050-2)
- October 1979 (Bulletin 2050-53)

Maine

Portland, Maine, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-19)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-22)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-21)
- November 1973 (Bulletin 1795-6)
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-72)
- December 1976 (Bulletin 1900-72)
- December 1977 (Bulletin 1950-69)
- December 1978 (Bulletin 2025-70)
- December 1979 (Bulletin 2050-63)

Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, Metropolitan Area
- August 1970 (Bulletin 1685-18)
- August 1971 (Bulletin 1725-16)
- August 1972 (Bulletin 1775-20)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-62)
- August 1976 (Bulletin 1900-52)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-39)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-50)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-42)
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- April 1971 (Bulletin 1685-56)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-93)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-75)
- March 1975 (Bulletin 1850-31)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-12)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-11)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-12)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-4)

Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- August 1970 (Bulletin 1685-11)
- August 1971 (Bulletin 1725-11)
- August 1972 (Bulletin 1775-13)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-58)
- August 1976 (Bulletin 1900-53)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-50)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-43)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-50)
Lawrence-Haverhill, Massachusetts-New Hampshire, Metropolitan Area
- June 1970 (Bulletin 1660-82)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-83)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-81)
- June 1973 (Bulletin 1775-93)
Providence-Pawtucket-Warwick, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-72)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-80)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-70)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-84)
- May 1974 (Bulletin 1795-24)
- June 1975 (Bulletin 1850-27)
- June 1976 (Bulletin 1900-31)
- June 1977 (Bulletin 1950-22)
- June 1978 (Bulletin 2025-27)
- June 1979 (Bulletin 2050-38)
Worcester, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-78)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-73)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-71)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-76)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-24)
- April 1976 (Bulletin 1900-16)
- April 1977 (Bulletin 1950-15)
- April 1978 (Bulletin 2025-19)
- April 1979 (Bulletin 2050-23)

Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- February 1970 (Bulletin 1660-58)
- February 1971 (Bulletin 1685-77)
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-68)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-89)
- March 1975 (Bulletin 1850-62)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-15)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-13)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-11)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-7)
Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- June 1970 (Bulletin 1660-85)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-82)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-85)
- June 1973 (Bulletin 1775-91)
Saginaw, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- November 1974 (Bulletin 1850-16)
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-71)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-74)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-59)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-64)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-52)
Toledo, Ohio-Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- February 1970 (Bulletin 1660-56)
- April 1971 (Bulletin 1685-74)
- April 1972 (Bulletin 1725-78)
- April 1973 (Bulletin 1775-63)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-34)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-24)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-18)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-24)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-16)

Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-46)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-44)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-45)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-49)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- January 1975 (Bulletin 1850-20)
- January 1976 (Bulletin 1900-3)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-3)
- January 1978 (Bulletin 2025-2)
- January 1979 (Bulletin 2050-1)

Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-39)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-39)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-44)
- January 1974 (Bulletin 1795-12)
- February 1976 (Bulletin 1900-8)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-2)
  - January 1977 Corrections [Errata]
- January 1978 (Bulletin 2025-1)
- January 1979 (Bulletin 2050-9)
  - January 1979 Corrections [Errata]
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-85)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-75)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-63)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-62)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-56)

Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-16)
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-18)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-17)
- September 1973 (Bulletin 1795-4)
- September 1975 (Bulletin 1850-55)
- September 1976 (Bulletin 1900-60)
- September 1977 (Bulletin 1950-54)
- September 1978 (Bulletin 2025-53)
- September 1979 (Bulletin 2050-58)
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-66)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-65)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-61)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-69)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-19)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-10)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-13)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-13)

Montana

Billings, Montana, Metropolitan Area
- July 1974 (Bulletin 1850-6)
- July 1975 (Bulletin 1850-46)
- July 1976 (Bulletin 1900-39)
- July 1977 (Bulletin 1950-40)
- July 1978 (Bulletin 2025-38)
- July 1979 (Bulletin 2050-43)

Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska-Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-14)
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-13)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-16)
- October 1974 (Bulletin 1850-10)
- October 1975 (Bulletin 1850-56)
- October 1976 (Bulletin 1900-61)
- October 1977 (Bulletin 1950-55)
- October 1978 (Bulletin 2025-56)
- October 1979 (Bulletin 2050-51)

New Hampshire

Lawrence-Haverhill, Massachusetts-New Hampshire, Metropolitan Area
- June 1970 (Bulletin 1660-82)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-83)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-81)
- June 1973 (Bulletin 1775-93)
Manchester, New Hampshire, Metropolitan Area
- July 1970 (Bulletin 1685-2)
- July 1971 (Bulletin 1725-2)
- July 1972 (Bulletin 1775-8)

New Jersey

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-83)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-75)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-87)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-90)
New York, New York-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-45)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-48)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-31)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-35)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-30)
Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-47)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-47)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-52)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-50)
Newark, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- January 1975 (Bulletin 1850-18)
- January 1976 (Bulletin 1900-10)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-7)
- January 1978 (Bulletin 2025-7)
- January 1979 (Bulletin 2050-5)
Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- June 1970 (Bulletin 1660-87)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-84)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-88)
- June 1975 (Bulletin 1850-38)
- June 1976 (Bulletin 1900-38)
- June 1977 (Bulletin 1950-34)
- June 1978 (Bulletin 2025-36)
- June 1979 (Bulletin 2050-26)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-34)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-62)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-45)
- November 1973 (Bulletin 1795-19)
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-65)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-64)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-62)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-54)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-57)
Trenton, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-15)
  - Sept. 1970 Corrections [Errata]
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-12)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-12)
- September 1975 (Bulletin 1850-60)
- September 1976 (Bulletin 1900-56)
- September 1977 (Bulletin 1950-47)
- September 1978 (Bulletin 2025-55)
- September 1979 (Bulletin 2050-40)

New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-55)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-58)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-59)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-52)

New York

These bulletins are part of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Area Wage Surveys unless otherwise noted.

North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-61)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-48)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-48)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-39)
Durham, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- April 1973 (Bulletin 1775-61)
- December 1973 (Bulletin 1795-9)
Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- August 1974 (Bulletin 1850-2)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-49)
- August 1976 (Bulletin 1900-47)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-42)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-46)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-49)
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Virginia-North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-29)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-20)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-20)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-22)
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth and Newport News-Hampton, Virginia-North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-51)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-30)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-33)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-21)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-21)
Raleigh, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- August 1970 (Bulletin 1685-12)
- August 1971 (Bulletin 1725-5)
- August 1972 (Bulletin 1775-7)
- December 1973 (Bulletin 1795-7)
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- February 1976 (Bulletin 1900-18)

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Metropolitan Area
- July 1970 (Bulletin 1685-5)
- July 1971 (Bulletin 1725-8)
- July 1972 (Bulletin 1775-6)
- August 1974 (Bulletin 1850-7)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-51)
- August 1976 (Bulletin 1900-42)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-49)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-40)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-37)

Oregon

Portland, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-77)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-85)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-89)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-87)
- May 1974 (Bulletin 1795-26)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-40)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-51)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-32)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-25)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-27)

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-83)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-75)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-87)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-90)
Binghamton, New York-Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- July 1975 (Bulletin 1850-50)
- July 1976 (Bulletin 1900-49)
Northeast Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- August 1974 (Bulletin 1850-8)
- August 1975 (Bulletin 1850-52)
- August 1976 (Bulletin 1900-43)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-38)
- August 1978 (Bulletin 2025-47)
- August 1979 (Bulletin 2050-32)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-34)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-62)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-45)
- November 1973 (Bulletin 1795-19)
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-65)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-64)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-62)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-54)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-57)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-60)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-49)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-46)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-67)
- January 1976 (Bulletin 1900-1)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-1)
- January 1978 (Bulletin 2025-3)
- January 1979 (Bulletin 2050-11)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- July 1970 (Bulletin 1685-3)
- July 1971 (Bulletin 1725-1)
- July 1972 (Bulletin 1775-10)
York, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- February 1970 (Bulletin 1660-63)
- February 1971 (Bulletin 1685-50)
- February 1972 (Bulletin 1725-54)
- February 1973 (Bulletin 1775-59)
- February 1975 (Bulletin 1850-32)
- February 1976 (Bulletin 1900-4)
- February 1977 (Bulletin 1950-6)
- February 1978 (Bulletin 2025-8)
- February 1979 (Bulletin 2050-6)

Rhode Island

Providence-Pawtucket-Warwick, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-72)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-80)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-70)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-84)
- May 1974 (Bulletin 1795-24)
- June 1975 (Bulletin 1850-27)
- June 1976 (Bulletin 1900-31)
- June 1977 (Bulletin 1950-22)
- June 1978 (Bulletin 2025-27)
- June 1979 (Bulletin 2050-38)

South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-79)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-78)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-66)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-86)
Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- June 1975 (Bulletin 1850-42)
- June 1976 (Bulletin 1900-36)
- June 1977 (Bulletin 1950-33)
- June 1978 (Bulletin 2025-30)
- June 1979 (Bulletin 2050-29)

South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Metropolitan Area
- December 1970 (Bulletin 1685-38)
- December 1971 (Bulletin 1725-30)
- December 1972 (Bulletin 1775-43)

Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- September 1970 (Bulletin 1685-10)
- September 1971 (Bulletin 1725-14)
- September 1972 (Bulletin 1775-14)
- September 1975 (Bulletin 1850-67)
- September 1976 (Bulletin 1900-57)
- September 1977 (Bulletin 1950-44)
- September 1978 (Bulletin 2025-51)
- September 1979 (Bulletin 2050-39)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-30)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-40)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-30)
- November 1973 (Bulletin 1795-11)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-85)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-75)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-63)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-62)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-56)

Texas

Austin, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- December 1972 (Bulletin 1775-42)
- December 1975 (Bulletin 1850-83)
Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-84)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-68)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-69)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-82)
Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- July 1974 (Bulletin 1850-3)
- July 1975 (Bulletin 1850-37)
- July 1976 (Bulletin 1900-41)
- July 1977 (Bulletin 1950-35)
- July 1978 (Bulletin 2025-29)
- July 1979 (Bulletin 2050-33)
Dallas, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- October 1970 (Bulletin 1685-22)
- October 1971 (Bulletin 1725-26)
- October 1972 (Bulletin 1775-25)
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- October 1975 (Bulletin 1850-59)
- October 1976 (Bulletin 1900-63)
- October 1977 (Bulletin 1950-65)
- October 1978 (Bulletin 2025-52)
- December 1979 (Bulletin 2050-66)
Fort Worth, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- October 1970 (Bulletin 1685-25)
- October 1971 (Bulletin 1725-21)
- October 1972 (Bulletin 1775-24)
Houston, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- April 1970 (Bulletin 1660-67)
- April 1971 (Bulletin 1685-67)
- April 1972 (Bulletin 1725-79)
- April 1974 (Bulletin 1795-22)
- April 1976 (Bulletin 1900-26)
- August 1977 (Bulletin 1950-48)
- April 1978 (Bulletin 2025-23)
- April 1979 (Bulletin 2050-15)
Lubbock, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-50)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-60)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-57)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-55)
Midland and Odessa, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-44)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-40)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-37)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-41)
  - January 1973 Corrections [Errata]
San Antonio, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-71)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-81)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-67)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-78)
- May 1974 (Bulletin 1795-21)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-23)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-23)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-24)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-17)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-17)

Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Area
- November 1970 (Bulletin 1685-26)
- November 1971 (Bulletin 1725-24)
- November 1972 (Bulletin 1775-33)
Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, Metropolitan Area
- November 1975 (Bulletin 1850-74)
- November 1976 (Bulletin 1900-65)
- November 1977 (Bulletin 1950-68)
- November 1978 (Bulletin 2025-72)
- November 1979 (Bulletin 2050-62)

Vermont

Burlington, Vermont, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-53)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-59)
- December 1971 (Bulletin 1725-25)
- December 1972 (Bulletin 1775-28)

Virginia

Norfolk-Portsmouth and Newport News-Hampton, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-59)
- January 1971 (Bulletin 1685-46)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-42)
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Virginia-North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-29)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-20)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-20)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-22)
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth and Newport News-Hampton, Virginia-North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-51)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-30)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-33)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-21)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-21)
Richmond, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- March 1970 (Bulletin 1660-65)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-62)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-72)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-68)
- March 1974 (Bulletin 1795-25)
- June 1975 (Bulletin 1850-41)
- June 1976 (Bulletin 1900-34)
- June 1977 (Bulletin 1950-23)
- June 1978 (Bulletin 2025-26)
- June 1979 (Bulletin 2050-24)
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- April 1971 (Bulletin 1685-56)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-93)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-75)
- March 1975 (Bulletin 1850-31)
- March 1976 (Bulletin 1900-12)
- March 1977 (Bulletin 1950-11)
- March 1978 (Bulletin 2025-12)
- March 1979 (Bulletin 2050-4)

Washington

Portland, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-77)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-85)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-89)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-87)
- May 1974 (Bulletin 1795-26)
- May 1975 (Bulletin 1850-40)
- May 1976 (Bulletin 1900-51)
- May 1977 (Bulletin 1950-32)
- May 1978 (Bulletin 2025-25)
- May 1979 (Bulletin 2050-27)
Seattle-Everett, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- January 1970 (Bulletin 1660-52)
- January 1972 (Bulletin 1725-47)
- January 1973 (Bulletin 1775-56)
- January 1974 (Bulletin 1795-17)
- January 1976 (Bulletin 1900-6)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-12)
- December 1977 (Bulletin 1950-75)
- December 1978 (Bulletin 2025-74)
- December 1979 (Bulletin 2050-67)
Spokane, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- June 1970 (Bulletin 1660-86)
- June 1971 (Bulletin 1685-88)
- June 1972 (Bulletin 1725-91)

West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- April 1970 (Bulletin 1660-68)
- March 1971 (Bulletin 1685-57)
- March 1972 (Bulletin 1725-63)
- March 1973 (Bulletin 1775-74)

In addition to the Area Wage Surveys listed above, there is also a Hospital Wage Survey for Selected Occupations covering West Virginia only. It was published in 1973.

Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- July 1970 (Bulletin 1685-4)
- July 1971 (Bulletin 1725-3)
- July 1972 (Bulletin 1775-1)
- July 1975 (Bulletin 1850-44)
- July 1976 (Bulletin 1900-37)
- July 1977 (Bulletin 1950-36)
- July 1978 (Bulletin 2025-41)
- July 1979 (Bulletin 2050-31)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- May 1970 (Bulletin 1660-74)
- May 1971 (Bulletin 1685-76)
- May 1972 (Bulletin 1725-83)
- May 1973 (Bulletin 1775-83)
- April 1975 (Bulletin 1850-61)
- April 1976 (Bulletin 1900-22)
- April 1977 (Bulletin 1950-14)
- April 1978 (Bulletin 2025-18)
- April 1979 (Bulletin 2050-8)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- January 1975 (Bulletin 1850-20)
- January 1976 (Bulletin 1900-3)
- January 1977 (Bulletin 1950-3)
- January 1978 (Bulletin 2025-2)
- January 1979 (Bulletin 2050-1)

Wages for occupations and industries, 1970-1979

Unless otherwise noted, the following are Industry Wage Surveys from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Bulletin series.

Airline wages in 1970 and 1975
- Tells salary and wages for pilots, copilots, flight engineers, flight attendants, aircraft inspectors and mechanics, maintenance crew occupations, dispatchers, airline customer service attendants, office clerical workers, and electronic data processing occupations.
Appliance repair shop wages - 1972, 1975, and 1978
- Tells wages of those who repaired televisions, radios and electrical appliances.
Auto dealer repair shop wages - 1973
- Tells wages, incentive pay and earnings for employees of automobile dealership repair shops, including automotive mechanics, car painters, body repairmen, lubrication men, “new-car get-ready men,” parts men and service salesmen.
Banking and life insurance job wages
- 1971 [Life insurance jobs] - provides earnings data for secretaries, clerks, claims approvers, underwriters, and computer programmers working in this industry.
- 1973 [Banking jobs] - wages paid to bank tellers, bookkeepers, secretaries, clerks, computer programmers, etc.]
- 1976 [Both banking and life insurance jobs]
Building trades - union wages by occupation and by city -
1970 -1971, 1971 - 1972, 1973 - 1974, 1974 - 1975, 1975 - 1976, 1976 - 1977
- Includes asbestos workers, bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, painters, plasterers, plumbers, roofers, sheet metal workers, stonemasons, tile layers, and many more building occupations.
Bus driver wages by city -
1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1975-1976, 1978-1979
Cleaning services wages (contract) - 1971 , 1974 , 1977
- Those employed in this industry typically worked at night sweeping floors, emptying wastebaskets and dusting furniture, sometimes wet-mopping, waxing floors or washing windows. Be sure to look at hours as well, because many people with these jobs worked less than 20 hours per week (see summary for more overview.) Breakouts for 33 metro areas. Data reported for men and women workers.
Communications industry wages -
1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979
- Tells average hourly wages for employees working at telephone companies and for Western Union. Data is broken out by occupation such as accountants, clerical staff, salespeople, telephone operators, construction/installers, repairmen, and more.
Construction wages (contract) - 1972 and 1973
- Shows average wages for carpenters, bricklayers, bulldozer operators, back-hoe operators, truck drivers, cement masons, electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, roofers, sheet metal workers, etc. Breaks out wages by residential or commercial type construction in dozens of different metro areas, and by level of employee experience.
Dairy industry wages - 1973
- The dairy industry employed route drivers, stationary engineers, mechanics to keep the company trucks good repair, garage attendants, sanitization workers, etc. Ten years before this report came out, almost all households had milk delivered directly to the home. The introduction of paper cartons eliminated the delivery of milk in glass bottles to homes. This report reflects the difference in occupations in this industry.
Department store job wages - 1973
- Shows wages for sales clerks by department (housewares, men's clothing, floor coverings, shoes, sporting goods, etc.) for full-time and part-time workers by city.
Doctors, medical - Income, 1971
- Shows median net income for all medical doctors and for particular specialties: surgeons, obstetricians/gynecologists, internists, general practitioners and pediatricians.
Education, higher - Salaries
- Report from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics shows salaries of professors, instructors, lecturers, academic deans, and others for 1971-1973.
- The Illnois Data Book for Higher Education shows average salaries for professors, lecturers, instructors and other faculty for 1974. Find data for additional years in other editions of this source.
Electric and gas utilities job wages - 1972 and 1978
- Wages for workers in plants that generated electricity by burning fossil fuel, or in nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power plants, etc. and workers at utilities that distributed natural gas.
Farm labor wages - 1930-present
- The periodical Farm Labor has been in publication for nearly 90 years. It was originally published monthly, and then became a quarterly. Wages expressed in dollars can be found in every issue, it seems. After clicking on the link above, scroll down the section titled "Previous Releases."
Flour and grain mill products industry wages - 1972
- Occupations in the flour and grain mill industry included millwrights, mechanics, oilers, packers, bolters, forklift operators and more. Other parts of this report tell about job benefits, etc.
Foundries, iron and steel job wages - 1973 and 1979
Foundries, nonferrous metals job wages 1970 and 1975
Government employee salaries and wages at the city level - 1970s
The Municipal Government Wage Survey volumes tell pay and benefits for workers employed by selected city governments. Typical occupational breakouts include firefighters, police, sanitation workers, building inspectors, surveyors, carpenters, painters, plumbers, groundskeepers, computer technicians, typists, librarians, library clerks and assistants, etc.. Full text in Hathi Trust for Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Phoenix, San Francisco, St. Paul, Wichita, and possibly more. Additional cities (such as St. Louis) are available in the library's print collection.
Government employee compensation at the state level - 1972
Grain mill product industry wages - 1977
Grocery stores - union wages and hours by city - 1971, 1973, 1975
- Wage rates for cashiers, bakers, dairy workers, baggers, meat men, produce stockers, porters, and more. 68 cities included.
Hotel and motel job wages - 1973 and 1978
- Shows wages for food service workers, bartenders, waiters and waitresses, porters, elevator operators, room clerks, hotel maids, cooks, dishwashers, pantry workers, security guards, and maintenance crew mechanics. Hourly wage averages are broken out for 24 major American cities.
Iron and steel foundry job wages - 1972, 1973 and 1979
Iron and steel job wages - 1972 and 1978-1979
Leather tanning and finishing job wages - 1973
Librarian salaries at research institutions - 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79.
- Source: Association of Research Libraries.
Local-transit employees - Hours and wages by city -
1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1975-1976, 1978-1979
- Gives wage data for city bus drivers, trolley car operators, subway and elevated train personnel, including conductors, platform men, etc.
Manufacturing job wages- see box below for manufacturing wages by industry.
Meat products industry job wages - 1974 and 1979
- Reports average wages in meatpacking and slaughtering plants, mainly hogs and cattle.
Medical and health industries
- Physicians, dentists and other health workers' median incomes - 1970-1976
- Physicians fees (includes median earnings by specialty) - 1970s
- Nursing homes and related facilities job wages - 1973 and 1976
- Salaries of dental personnel in state health departments - 1978
- Health services industry - All wage and salary workers, 1970-1978 (source)
- Hospital job wages - 1972 and 1975-1976
  - Shows average hourly wages for nurse supervisors, head nurses and general duty nurses, LPNs (licensed practical nurses), nursing aides, ward clerks, radiologic (x-ray) technicians, surgical technicians, kitchen helpers, switchboard operators, maids and porters. Gives average wage for each of these occupations in 21 major cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Philadelphia, Portland OR, St. Lois, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC.
- Hospital and nursing home job wages - 1978
  - Shows average hourly wage for nurse supervisors, head nurses and general duty nurses, LPNs, nursing aides, ward clerks, laboratory technicians, medical technologists, physical therapists, radiologic technicians, respiratory therapists, surgical technicians, food service helpers and cleaning crews. Data is reported for 22 major cities in the United States.
- VA Hospital personnel salaries and wages - 1974
  Source: "Salaries of physicians in the V.A. hospital system : hearings before the Subcommittee on Hospitals of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs" covers more personnel than physicians. For example, see...
  - LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses) and nursing assistants' wages by city on pages 316-320
Metal industry (fabricated structural) job wages - 1974 and 1979
Mining industry job wages - 1972 and 1977
Millwork job wages - 1979
Oil and gas extraction job wages - 1977
Petroleum refining job wages - 1971 and 1976
Petroleum (crude) and natural gas production job wages - 1972
- Shows wages for gasmen, derrickmen, oil field welders, roustabouts, drillers, pumpers, and more.
Philanthropic sector earnings - 1972 (source)
Plastics industry job wages - 1974 and 1979
Printing trades - Union wages and hours - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
Private nonagricultural employment - Annual earnings - 1970, 1971-1972, 1973-1975
- This multi-volume source tells worker earnings in what seems every industry except agriculture. It provides data for jobs not found elsewhere on this page, such as jobs in religious organizations, deep sea transportation, mail order houses, gasoline service stations, shoe stores, savings and loan associations, photography studios, hair salons and barber shops, motion picture theaters, museums and zoos, charitable organizations and more. Reports nationwide figures by race and sex of employee.
Private nonfarm economy - Employee compensation - 1970, 1972, 1974
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mill job wages - 1972 and 1977
Restaurant and hotel wages and tips - 1970
- Wages for bartenders, waiters and waitresses, bus boys and bus girls, bellmen, and chambermaids.
Shipbuilding and repairing wages - 1976
Textile dyeing and finishing job wages - 1970 and 1976
Truckdrivers and helpers - Union wages and hours - 1970s

Manufacturing Wages, 1970-1979

Multiple Industries

WAGES in MANUFACTURING, 1970s

Unless otherwise noted, the following are Industry Wage Surveys from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Bulletin series.

Box manufacturing - 1970 and 1976
- Tells wages of those who worked in factories making boxes
Candy making and confectionery industry job wages - 1970 and 1975
- Tells wages for factory jobs (candymakers) and other workers such as machinist, mechanic, janitor, watchman, etc.
Cigar manufacturing job wages - 1972
Cigarette manufacturing job wages - 1971 and 1976
Chemical (industrial) manufacturing job wages - 1971 and 1976
Clothing and apparel manufacturing wages
- Hosiery manufacturing wages - 1970 , 1973 , 1976
- Men’s and boys’ trouser manufacturing wages - 1971 , 1974
- Men’s and boys’ shirts and nightwear manufacturing wages - 1971 , 1974
- Men’s and boys’ suits and coats manufacturing wages - 1970 , 1973 , 1976 , 1979
- Men's shirts and trousers manufacturing wages - 1978
- Women’s and misses’ coats and suits manufacturing wages - 1970
- Women’s and misses’ dress manufacturing wages - 1971 , 1974 , 1977
- Work clothing manufacturing industry - Wages and demographic characteristics - 1972
Drug manufacturing - 1978
- Occupations in this industry include production workers and professionals such as biologists, chemists, engineers, and science technicians.
Fertilizer industry job wages by state - 1971
- Occupations in the fertilizer industry included baggers, truckers, forklift operators, mixers, weighers, watchmen, etc. This report tells the average wages for each of these occupations by state.
Footwear manufacturing wages - 1971 and 1975
Furniture manufacture, (wooden household) wages - 1971 , 1974 , 1979
- Wages in upholstered vs. wooden compared, 1979 (source)
Glass and glassware manufacturing job wages 1970, 1975
Machinery manufacturing job wages- 1970-1971 , 1973 , 1974-1975 , 1978
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing wages - 1973 and 1974
Paints and varnish manufacturing job wages - 1970 and 1976
Semiconductor manufacturing wages - 1977
Structural clay products industry job wages - 1975
Synthetic fiber industry job wages - 1970 and 1976
Textile manufacturing job wages - 1971 and 1975

Additional sources for earnings data

Employment and earnings by industry in states and areas, 1939-1971
This source does not tell pay by occupation, rather, it provides averages for all occupations in industries such as "Durable Goods," "Mining" or "Federal Government." Any job could be very low-paying or high-paying in such broad categories, but this source could be useful for those who want to compare pay in a single industry across different states or metro areas.