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WAGES - GENERAL SOURCES (all occupations and worker types)

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 by state, 1980s (with legislative detail)
Shows the minimum wage rates set by state laws. For further detail, consult annual articles titled "State labor legislation enacted in [year]" from the U.S. Dept of Labor's Monthly Labor Review. Click for direct links to articles for 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989.
The 1989 Handbook of Labor Statistics shows the following data:
Weekly and annual earnings - 1981
Two BLS Monthly Labor Review articles: one reports on the weekly earnings in 1981 by age, race, occupation, and years of school completed and the other compares the weekly and annual earnings of workers by occupation in 1981 (separate tables for male and female workers).
Median or average weekly earnings for over 200 occupations, by sex
See data for 1983, 1985 and 1986 reported in the BLS Monthly Labor Review.
Earnings by occupation, sex and race - 1980
This is a definitive source from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Table of Contents lists a separate data table for each race. Note the page number for any table of interest, then use the "jump to..." box. The first page of any given table will show overall averages. Page forward to see earnings for individual occupations. Each table extends for about 50 pages.
Median weekly earnings by race, sex and educational attainment, 1981
This publication provides data along with discussion and analysis on how earnings had changed since 1967 for various demographic groups. Source: Analyzing 1981 Earnings Data..., BLS Bulletin 2149.
Workers paid by the hour - Hourly earnings, 1979-1984
This article reports the median hourly earnings of workers paid hourly rates by sex, age, race, hours worked, occupations, and years of school completed for 1984 (p.22) as well as by sex and race for the years 1979 to 1984 (p.23) (source).
Average earnings for selected occupations in metro areas, 1986
This source reports the estimated average earnings for selected occupations across 262 metro areas, with breakouts by industry and by each of the four U.S. regions. Includes office, professional, technical occupations as well as custodial, maintenance, tool room, power plant, and material movement occupations. Jump to the edition showing August 1987 data.
Average annual pay by state, 1984-1985
This source clearly shows where people earned the most and least, on average. Page forward to find additional breakouts by industry in each state. Source: Average Annual Pay by State and Industry in BLS News. Find similar data for other years in the 1980s by checking other issues of this series.
Hundreds of occupations - Expected earnings, 1980s
The annual Occupational Outlook Handbook discusses each occupation in a short chapter. Many of these include a section titled "Earnings." Use the Table of Contents to find a page number, then use the page number box and page-turner buttons to navigate to it.
- Table of contents for occupations, 1980-1981 edition
- Table of contents for occupations, 1984-1985 edition
- Table of contents for occupations, 1988-1989 edition
Employee earnings in manufacturing industries, 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.
Employment, Hours, and Earnings, United States 1909-90
This publication "Employment, Hours, and Earnings, United States, 1909-90" shows average hourly or weekly wages in both "current" and "constant" (1982) dollars. Data is listed by industry and broken out by sex, but not by occupation. Volume I lists wages for goods-producing industries; Volume II for service industries. Link for Volume II

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Source: Employment, Hours, and Earnings, United States, 1909-90 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 2370 : Volume I
Employment, Hours, and Earnings, States and Areas
Employment and Wages - Annual averages, 1980s-2000s
This series is a rich source for average wage data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
National Survey of Professional, Administrative, Technical, and Clerical Pay
This is part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin Series, 1960-1987.
- March 1980 (Bulletin 2081)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 2108)
- March 1982 (Bulletin 2145)
- March 1983 (Bulletin 2181)
- March 1984 (Bulletin 2208)
- March 1985 (Bulletin 2243)
- March 1986 (Bulletin 2271)
- March 1987 (Bulletin 2290)
White-collar salaries, 1982-1988
These articles report the average weekly or annual salaries of white-collar workers in March 1982, March 1983, March 1984, March 1985, March 1986, March 1987, March 1988. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review.

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Occupations include
- Accountants
- Auditors
- Public accountants
- Attorneys
- Buyers
- Programmers
- Job analysts
- Directors of personnel
- Chemists
- Engineers
- Engineering technicians
- Drafters
- Computer operators
- Photographers
- Clerks (accounting, file, personnel)
- Key entry operators
- Messengers
- Purchasing assistants
- Secretaries
- Stenographers
- Typists
White-collar salaries, 1987-1989
This series from the Bureau of Labor Statistics contain the results of nation-wide white-collar pay surveys. They include the average salaries, broken down by level, of many occupations including accountants, attorneys, auditors, buyers, chemists, computer programmers, drafters, engineers, medical machine technicians, nursing assistants, personnel specialists and supervisors, registered nurses, secretaries, stenographers, systems analysts, typists, and more.
College and high school graduate - Wages & earnings, 1989
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).
Home-based workers - Earnings, 1989
This article investigates the earnings of home-based men and women; see table 2 starting on page 30 for 1989 mean annual earnings and mean hourly wages of both home-based and onsite workers with breakdowns by sex (source).
Earnings and Other Characteristics of Organized Workers, May 1980
Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 2105
Analyzing 1981 Earnings Data from the Current Population Survey
Includes some tables that compare earnings to that from other years. Source: BLS Bulletin, No. 2149
Agriculture - 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. The Hathi Trust digital library has these issues as well.
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).
Professional team sports - Salaries, 1984-1997
This article explores salary caps for basketball, football, baseball, and hockey players.It included tables showing the average salaries for each sport (source).
Foreign born workers - Earnings, 1982
This article compare the earnings of foreign and native born workers, table on page 21 shows median annual earnings of both (source).
Immigrants - Weekly earnings, 1989
This article reports on immigrants in the U.S. labor force; tables 10-12 (pages 16-17) show median weekly earnings of foreign-born workers by gender, age, year of immigration, and English fluency in November 1989 (source).
Temporary workers - Earnings, 1987
This article reports the findings of a BLS survey conducted in September 1987 on the pay and benefits of temporary workers by occupational category (source).
Vietnam veterans - Weekly earnings, 1989
This article reports on the employment and earnings of Vietman-era veterans. Table 6 shows median weekly earnings of male Vietnam veterans in September of 1989 by race, education, disability, and use of the GI Bill; table 7 shows by occupation and class of worker (source).
Weekly earnings of families, 1978-1981
This pair of articles investigates family weekly earnings (with breakdowns by family type, number of workers, relationship of worker, and race) for the years 1979-1980 and 1981. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review.
Family income - 1981-1987
These articles investigate incomes of families by family type, number of earners and race for the years 1981, 1983, and 1974-1987. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review.
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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- Money Income and Poverty Status of Families and Persons: (Advance Data)
  - 1980
  - 1981
  - 1982
  - 1983
  - 1984
  - 1985
  - 1986
  - 1987
  - 1988
  - 1989
- Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons:
  - 1980
  - 1981
  - 1982
  - 1983
  - 1984
  - 1985
  - 1986
  - 1987
  - 1988 and 1989
- Characteristics of Households Receiving Noncash Benefits: (Advance data)
- Characteristics of Households and Persons Receiving Selected Noncash Benefits:
  - 1980
  - 1981
  - 1982
  - 1983
  - 1984
  - 1985
- Characteristics of the Population Below the Poverty Level:
  - 1980
  - 1981
  - 1982
  - 1983
  - 1984
  - 1985
  - 1986
  - 1987
  - 1988 and 1989
- Earnings of Married-Couple Families:
  - 1983
  - 1987
- Measuring the Effect of Benefits and Taxes on Income and Poverty:
- Trends in Income by Selected Characteristics: 1947 to 1988
- Trends in Relative Income: 1964 to 1989
- Child Support and Alimony: 1989

Earnings by race and sex, 1980-1989

EARNINGS by SEX, 1980s

Women's income and earnings, 1981
This chapter on earnings from the 1983 Handbook on women workers extends from pages 81-105. It contains extensive tables show data in a variety of breakouts such as:
- Hourly earnings by sex and race
- Earnings by industry and occupation
- Annual earnings by age
- Income by education
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Publication of the Women's Bureau, U.S. Dept of Labor.
See the table of contents for more details.
Families at Work: The Jobs and the Pay
Provides special analysis of women's contribution to household income, dual-income families, childcare needs, the effect of retirement on family income, etc. Source: BLS Bulletin #2209.
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.
Weekly earnings of women - 1981-82
These articles from the BLS Monthly Labor Review compare earnings of men and women.
- 1981: table 1 on pages 26-29 shows weekly earnings of women in many occupations.
- 1982: see table 2 on pages 20-23.
Women workers by industry - Earnings in 1982, 1987, 1988
This table from an article on earnings inequality shows mean earnings of full-time women workers by industry for the years 1978 and 1987. See table 8 on page 10 for 1982 and 1988 data. Article also includes tables of men's earnings for comparison (source).
Women who moonlight - Earnings, May 1985
This article discusses women workers who hold multiple jobs, page 24 reports median weekly earnings in May 1985 (source).
Older women workers - Earnings in 1986
This article on the employment characteristics of older women discusses their 1986 earnings, table on page 9 shows median annual earnings with breakdowns by sex, age, and years of school completed (source).
Annual and hourly earnings of full time workers - 1987
This article investigates gains in women's earnings in 1987, with a discussion of median hourly earnings on page 12 and a table of medial annual earnings on page 13 (source).
Mean and median annual earnings of women - 1989
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, 1980s

Hispanic men - Earnings, 1980
This article reports on Hispanic men in the U.S. labor market, table 1 on page 33 gives mean 1980 earnings for Hispanic and white men by birth place (source).
Black men - Earnings, 1989
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, 1980s

Wages and salaries by race and gender - 1980
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).
Employees in city government - 1983
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).
Earnings by race and sex -1988
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).
Black college graduates - Earnings, 1989
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).

Wages by location for selected occupations, 1980-1989

Click on a state tab above to see metro area reports. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Area Wage Survey series for metropolitan areas were published as part of the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics bulletin series. They show wages and salaries for occupations such as secretary, stenographer, file clerk, messenger, typist, switchboard operator, order clerk, accounting clerk, payroll clerk, key entry operator, computer systems analyst, computer programmer, drafter, electronics technician, registered industrial nurse, maintenance carpenter, electrician, painter, machinist, mechanic, millwright, sheet-metal worker, pipe fitter, truck driver, stationary engineer, guard, janitor, and more.

Wages, salaries and earnings in Alabama --1980s

Birmingham, Alabama
- April 1985
- September 1988
Huntsville, Alabama, Metropolitan Area
- February 1980 (Bulletin 3000-14)
- February 1981 (Bulletin 3010-5)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-3)
Mobile, Alabama, Metropolitan Area
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-20)
Selma, Alabama

Wages, salaries and earnings in Arkansas metro areas -- 1980s

Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-59)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-55)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-56)

Wages, salaries and earnings in California metro areas -- 1980s

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, California, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-62)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-57)
- October 1984 (Bulletin 3025-58)
- October 1985 (Bulletin 3030-54)
- September 1986 (Bulletin 3035-45)
Anaheim-Santa Ana, California, Metropolitan Area
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-43)
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-39)
Fresno, California, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-30)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-27)
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-38)
Los Angeles-Long Beach, California, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-63)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-66)
- October 1982 (Bulletin 3015-62)
- October 1983 (Bulletin 3020-55)
- October 1984 (Bulletin 3025-65)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 3045-49)
- October 1989 (Bulletin 3050-57)
- December 1989 (Bulletin 3050-57/corrected)
Oakland, California, Metropolitan Area
- February 1988 (Bulletin 3045-4)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-6)
Riverside-San Bernardino, California, Metropolitan Area
- June 1988 (Bulletin 3045-21)
Sacramento, California, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-70)
San Diego, California, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-71)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-68)
- November 1982 (Bulletin 3015-67)
- December 1983 (Bulletin 3020-70)
- December 1984 (Bulletin 3025-62)
- December 1986 (Bulletin 3035-71)
- December 1987 (Bulletin 3040-55)
- December 1989 (Bulletin 3050-58)
San Francisco-Oakland, California, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-9)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-13)
San Francisco, California, Metropolitan Area
- March 1989 (Bulletin 3050-9)
San Jose, California, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-6)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-10)
- March 1988 (Bulletin 3045-13)
- March 1989 (Bulletin 3050-12)
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, California, Metropolitan Area
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-29)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Colorado metro areas - 1980s

Denver-Boulder, Colorado, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-68)
- December 1981 (Bulletin 3010-67)
- December 1982 (Bulletin 3015-68)
- December 1983 (Bulletin 3020-72)
- December 1984 (Bulletin 3025-67)
- December 1985 (Bulletin 3030-67)
- December 1988 (Bulletin 3045-59)
Denver, Colorado, Metropolitan Area
- December 1989 (Bulletin 3050-52)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Connecticut metro areas -- 1980s

Danbury, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- July 1989 (Bulletin 3050-18)
Hartford, Connecticut, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-19)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-21)
- July 1982 (Bulletin 3015-57)
- July 1983 (Bulletin 3020-44)
- July 1984 (Bulletin 3025-35)
- July 1985 (Bulletin 3030-30)
- July 1986 (Bulletin 3035-32)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-25)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Delaware -- 1980s

Wilmington, Delaware-New Jersey-Maryland, Metropolitan Area
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-45)

Wages, salaries and earnings in the District of Columbia - 1980s

Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-4)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-6)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Florida metro areas -- 1980s

Bradenton, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- June 1989 (Bulletin 3050-15)
Daytona Beach, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-33)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-38)
Gainesville, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-55)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-45)
Jacksonville, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-66)
- December 1981 (Bulletin 3010-63)
Miami, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-51)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-53)
Miami-Hialeah, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- October 1987 (Bulletin 3040-42)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 3045-47)
- October 1989 (Bulletin 3050-37)
Orlando, Florida, Metropolitan Area
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-41)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Georgia metro areas -- 1980s

Atlanta, Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-21)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-24)
Augusta, Georgia-South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- July 1989 (Bulletin 3050-17)
Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-44)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-42)
- September 1982 (Bulletin 3015-43)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-38)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-40)
- September 1985 (Bulletin 3030-40)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Illinois metro areas -- 1980s

Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- August 1988 (Bulletin 3045-30)
Chicago, Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-26)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-19)
- July 1989 (Bulletin 3050-34)
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- February 1980 (Bulletin 3000-5)
- February 1981 (Bulletin 3010-7)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-8)
Decatur, Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-28)
Joliet, Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- November 1988 (Bulletin 3045-55)
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-12)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-8)
- March 1982 (Bulletin 3015-11)
- March 1983 (Bulletin 3020-9)
- March 1984 (Bulletin 3025-13)
- March 1985 (Bulletin 3030-14)
- March 1986 (Bulletin 3035-10)
- March 1987 (Bulletin 3040-13)
- March 1988 (Bulletin 3045-11)
- March 1989 (Bulletin 3050-11)

See also Illinois Statewide Wage and Salary Survey of Selected Occupations, September 1980, published by the Illnois Bureau of Employment Security, Research and Analysis. This state-produced source lists wages by region of the state, then by occupation.

Wages, salaries and earnings in Indiana metro areas - 1980s

Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- July 1980 (Bulletin 3000-32)
- July 1981 (Bulletin 3010-30)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-24)
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- October 1987 (Bulletin 3040-43)
- October 1989 (Bulletin 3050-38)
Gary-Hammond-East Chicago, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-56)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-59)
Gary-Hammond, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- December 1989 (Bulletin 3050-55)
Indianapolis, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-47)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-56)
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-65)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-60)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-44)
South Bend, Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-36)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-33)
- August 1982 (Bulletin 3015-37)
- August 1983 (Bulletin 3020-33)
- August 1985 (Bulletin 3030-41)
- August 1986 (Bulletin 3035-34)
- August 1987 (Bulletin 3040-27)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Iowa metro areas - 1980s

Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- February 1980 (Bulletin 3000-5)
- February 1981 (Bulletin 3010-7)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-8)
Omaha, Nebraska-Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-57)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-51)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 3045-48)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Kansas metro areas -- 1980s

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-42)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-47)
- September 1982 (Bulletin 3015-49)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-50)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-45)
- September 1985 (Bulletin 3030-46)
- September 1986 (Bulletin 3035-44)
- September 1987 (Bulletin 3040-37)
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-42)
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-25)
Wichita, Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- April 1980 (Bulletin 3000-15)
- April 1981 (Bulletin 3010-11)
- April 1982 (Bulletin 3015-13)
- April 1983 (Bulletin 3020-12)
- April 1985 (Bulletin 3030-15)
- April 1986 (Bulletin 3035-17)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Kentucky metro areas -- 1980s

Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- July 1980 (Bulletin 3000-32)
- July 1981 (Bulletin 3010-30)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-24)
Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-65)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-60)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-44)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Louisiana metro areas -- 1980s

New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-58)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-46)
- October 1982 (Bulletin 3015-47)
- October 1983 (Bulletin 3020-48)
- October 1984 (Bulletin 3025-49)
- October 1985 (Bulletin 3030-49)
- October 1987 (Bulletin 3040-49)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 3045-46)
- October 1989 (Bulletin 3050-36)
Shreveport, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area
- November 1988 (Bulletin 3045-53)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Maine -- 1980s

Portland, Maine, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-61)
- December 1981 (Bulletin 3010-64)
- December 1986 (Bulletin 3035-66)
- December 1988 (Bulletin 3045-54)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Maryland metro areas -- 1980s

Baltimore, Maryland, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-38)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-39)
- August 1982 (Bulletin 3015-39)
- August 1983 (Bulletin 3020-39)
- August 1984 (Bulletin 3025-39)
- August 1985 (Bulletin 3030-35)
- August 1986 (Bulletin 3035-37)
- September 1987 (Bulletin 3040-33)
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-34)
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-40)
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-4)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-6)
Wilmington, Delaware-New Jersey-Maryland, Metropolitan Area
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-45)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Massachusetts metro areas -- 1980s

Boston, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-40)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-48)
- August 1982 (Bulletin 3015-55)
- August 1983 (Bulletin 3020-41)
- August 1984 (Bulletin 3025-46)
- August 1985 (Bulletin 3030-39)
- August 1986 (Bulletin 3035-40)
- August 1987 (Bulletin 3040-34)
- August 1988 (Bulletin 3045-31)
- August 1989 (Bulletin 3050-23)
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-27)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-36)
Worcester, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- April 1980 (Bulletin 3000-25)
- April 1981 (Bulletin 3010-34)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-47)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Michigan metro areas -- 1980s

Detroit, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-7)
- April 1981 (Bulletin 3010-12)
- April 1988 (Bulletin 3045-14)
- December 1989 (Bulletin 3050-59)
Saginaw, Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-54)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-58)
Toledo, Ohio-Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-13)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-20)
- June 1982 (Bulletin 3015-21)
- June 1983 (Bulletin 3020-22)
- June 1984 (Bulletin 3025-23)
- June 1985 (Bulletin 3030-25)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Minnesota metro areas -- 1980s

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- January 1980 (Bulletin 3000-1)
- January 1981 (Bulletin 3010-1)
- January 1984 (Bulletin 3025-2)
- February 1988 (Bulletin 3045-6)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-5)
St. Cloud, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area
- October 1989 (Bulletin 3050-31)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Mississippi metro areas -- 1980s

Jackson, Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- January 1980 (Bulletin 3000-2)
- January 1981 (Bulletin 3010-4—READEX microfiche, Government Documents, 82-16616)
- January 1982 (Bulletin 3015-1)
- January 1983 (Bulletin 3020-2)
- January 1987 (Bulletin 3040-1)
- January 1989 (Bulletin 3050-1)
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-59)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-55)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-56)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Missouri metro areas -- 1980s

Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-42)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-47)
- September 1982 (Bulletin 3015-49)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-50)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-45)
- September 1985 (Bulletin 3030-46)
- September 1986 (Bulletin 3035-44)
- September 1987 (Bulletin 3040-37)
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-42)
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-25)
St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-12)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-8)
- March 1982 (Bulletin 3015-11)
- March 1983 (Bulletin 3020-9)
- March 1984 (Bulletin 3025-13)
- March 1985 (Bulletin 3030-14)
- March 1986 (Bulletin 3035-10)
- March 1987 (Bulletin 3040-13)
- March 1988 (Bulletin 3045-11)
- March 1989 (Bulletin 3050-11)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Montana -- 1980s

Billings, Montana, Metropolitan Area
- July 1980 (Bulletin 3000-31)
- July 1981 (Bulletin 3010-25)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-41)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Nebraska -- 1980s

Omaha, Nebraska-Iowa, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-57)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-51)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 3045-48)

Wages, salaries and earnings in New Jersey metro areas -- 1980s

Bergen-Passaic, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-40)
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-35)
Monmouth-Ocean, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- January 1989 (Bulletin 3050-2)
New York, New York-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-24)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-41)
- May 1988 (Bulletin 3045-19)
Newark, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- January 1980 (Bulletin 3000-8)
- January 1981 (Bulletin 3010-3)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-7)
Paterson-Clifton-Passaic, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-34)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-35)
- April 1982 (Bulletin 3015-14)
- April 1983 (Bulletin 3020-24)
- June 1984 (Bulletin 3025-38)
- June 1985 (Bulletin 3030-31)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-53)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-52)
Trenton, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-43)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-50)
- November 1988 (Bulletin 3045-51)
Wilmington, Delaware-New Jersey-Maryland, Metropolitan Area
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-45)

Wages, salaries and earnings in New York metro areas -- 1980s

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-45)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-49)
- September 1982 (Bulletin 3015-46)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-45)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-43)
Buffalo, New York, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-52)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-61)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 3045-52)
Nassau-Suffolk, New York, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-29)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-31)
- August 1989 (Bulletin 3050-28)
New York, New York, Metropolitan Area
- June 1989 (Bulletin 3050-32)
New York, New York-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-24)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-41)
- May 1988 (Bulletin 3045-19)
Poughkeepsie, New York, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-35)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-28)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-52)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-53)
Poughkeepsie-Kingston-Newburgh, New York Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-39)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-32)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-60)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-56)
- September 1986 (Bulletin 3035-47)
Rochester, New York, Metropolitan Area
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-42)

Wages, salaries and earnings in North Carolina -- 1980s

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-39)
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-50)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-43)
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Virginia-North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-20)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-17)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Ohio metro areas -- 1980s

Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, Metropolitan Area
- July 1980 (Bulletin 3000-32)
- July 1981 (Bulletin 3010-30)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-24)
Cleveland, Ohio, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-46)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-44)
- September 1982 (Bulletin 3015-45)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-46)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-44)
- September 1985 (Bulletin 3030-45)
- September 1986 (Bulletin 3035-42)
- September 1987 (Bulletin 3040-40)
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-35)
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-33)
Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Area
- October 1980 (Bulletin 3000-48)
- October 1981 (Bulletin 3010-54)
- October 1982 (Bulletin 3015-51)
- October 1983 (Bulletin 3020-49)
- October 1984 (Bulletin 3025-50)
- October 1985 (Bulletin 3030-51)
- October 1986 (Bulletin 3035-51)
Dayton, Ohio, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-64)
- December 1981 (Bulletin 3010-65)
- December 1982 (Bulletin 3015-66)
- December 1983 (Bulletin 3020-66)
- December 1984 (Bulletin 3025-61)
- December 1986 (Bulletin 3035-64)
Toledo, Ohio-Michigan, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-13)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-20)
- June 1982 (Bulletin 3015-21)
- June 1983 (Bulletin 3020-22)
- June 1984 (Bulletin 3025-23)
- June 1986 (Bulletin 3035-21)
Toledo, Ohio, Metropolitan Area
- December 1988 (Bulletin 3045-60)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Oklahoma -- 1980s

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-41)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-37)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Oregon -- 1980s

Portland, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-49)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-29)
- June 1982 (Bulletin 3015-31)
- June 1983 (Bulletin 3020-40)
- June 1984 (Bulletin 3025-28)
- June 1985 (Bulletin 3030-24)
- June 1986 (Bulletin 3035-26)
- June 1987 (Bulletin 3040-21)
Portland, Oregon, Metropolitan Area
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-48)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Pennsylvania metro areas -- 1980s

Northeast Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- August 1980 (Bulletin 3000-37)
- August 1981 (Bulletin 3010-40)
- August 1982 (Bulletin 3015-41)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-53)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-52)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- January 1980 (Bulletin 3000-3)
- January 1981 (Bulletin 3010-2)
- January 1982 (Bulletin 3015-6)
- January 1983 (Bulletin 3020-3)
- January 1984 (Bulletin 3025-4)
- January 1985 (Bulletin 3030-3)
- January 1986 (Bulletin 3035-4)
- February 1987 (Bulletin 3040-2)
- February 1988 (Bulletin 3045-7)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-4)
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- August 1988 (Bulletin 3045-36)
- August 1989 (Bulletin 3050-26)
York, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Area
- February 1980 (Bulletin 3000-11)
- February 1981 (Bulletin 3010-9)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Rhode Island -- 1980s

Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rhode Island-Massachusetts, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-27)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-36)

Wages, salaries and earnings in South Carolina metro areas -- 1980s

Augusta, Georgia-South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- July 1989 (Bulletin 3050-17)
Charleston, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- November 1988 (Bulletin 3045-44)
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- September 1988 (Bulletin 3045-39)
Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-16)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-23)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Tennessee -- 1980s

Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, Metropolitan Area
- September 1980 (Bulletin 3000-44)
- September 1981 (Bulletin 3010-42)
- September 1982 (Bulletin 3015-43)
- September 1983 (Bulletin 3020-38)
- September 1984 (Bulletin 3025-40)
- September 1985 (Bulletin 3030-40)
Knoxville, Tennessee
- October 1980
Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-59)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-55)
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-56)
Nashville, Tennessee, Metropolitan Area
- September 1989 (Bulletin 3050-30)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Texas metro areas -- 1980s

Austin, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- August 1988 (Bulletin 3045-32)
Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- July 1980 (Bulletin 3000-28)
- July 1981 (Bulletin 3010-22)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-27)
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-67)
- December 1981 (Bulletin 3010-69)
- December 1982 (Bulletin 3015-65)
- December 1983 (Bulletin 3020-67)
- December 1984 (Bulletin 3025-71)
- December 1985 (Bulletin 3030-66)
- December 1986 (Bulletin 3035-69)
- December 1987 (Bulletin 3040-53)
- December 1988 (Bulletin 3045-58)
- December 1989 (Bulletin 3050-51)
Houston, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- April 1980 (Bulletin 3000-18)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-14)
- April 1988 (Bulletin 3045-15)
- April 1989 (Bulletin 3050-13)
San Antonio, Texas, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-17)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-15)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 3045-23)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Utah -- 1980s

Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah, Metropolitan Area
- November 1980 (Bulletin 3000-60)
- November 1981 (Bulletin 3010-62)
- November 1984 (Bulletin 3025-68)
- November 1985 (Bulletin 3030-56)
- November 1988 (Bulletin 3045-56)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Virginia metro areas -- 1980s

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Virginia-North Carolina, Metropolitan Area
- May 1980 (Bulletin 3000-20)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-17)
Richmond, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-23)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-18)
Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- August 1989 (Bulletin 3050-24)
Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia, Metropolitan Area
- March 1980 (Bulletin 3000-4)
- March 1981 (Bulletin 3010-6)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Washington state metro areas -- 1980s

Portland, Oregon-Washington, Metropolitan Area
- June 1980 (Bulletin 3000-49)
- June 1981 (Bulletin 3010-29)
- June 1982 (Bulletin 3015-31)
- June 1983 (Bulletin 3020-40)
- June 1984 (Bulletin 3025-28)
- June 1985 (Bulletin 3030-24)
- June 1986 (Bulletin 3035-26)
- June 1987 (Bulletin 3040-21)
Seattle-Everett, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- December 1980 (Bulletin 3000-69)
Seattle, Washington, Metropolitan Area
- November 1988 (Bulletin 3045-50)

Wages, salaries and earnings in Wisconsin metro areas -- 1980s

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- November 1989 (Bulletin 3050-43)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- July 1980 (Bulletin 3000-22)
- July 1981 (Bulletin 3010-26)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- January 1980 (Bulletin 3000-1)
- January 1981 (Bulletin 3010-1)
- January 1984 (Bulletin 3025-2)
- February 1988 (Bulletin 3045-6)
- February 1989 (Bulletin 3050-5)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Area
- April 1980 (Bulletin 3000-10)
- May 1981 (Bulletin 3010-16)
- May 1982 (Bulletin 3015-18)
- May 1983 (Bulletin 3020-14)
- May 1984 (Bulletin 3025-21)
- May 1985 (Bulletin 3030-17)
- May 1987 (Bulletin 3040-17)
- May 1988 (Bulletin 3045-17)
- May 1989 (Bulletin 3050-14)

Wages for occupations by industry, 1980-1989

Unless otherwise noted, the following listings refer to Industry Wage Surveys from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Bulletin series. Listings followed by a 'source' link are from the BLS Monthly Labor Review.

Air Carrier job wages
- September 1980 (Bulletin 2129)
- June 1984 (Bulletin 2241)
- January 1989 (Bulletin 2356)
Apparel - Men's and boys' suits and coats manufacturing job wages
- June 1984 (source)
- May 1989 (Bulletin 2365)
Apparel - Men's and boys' shirts and nightwear manufacturing job wages
- June 1987 (Bulletin 2304)
Apparel - Women's dress manufacturing job wages
- August 1982 (Bulletin 2187)
Appliance Repair job wages
- November 1981 (Bulletin 2177)
Armed Forces
- 1982 - basic pay and allowances discussed on page 8 (source)
Auto dealer repair shops
- November 1982 (source)
Banking job wages
- 1980 (Bulletin 2099)
- 1985 (Bulletin 2269)
- 1989 (Bulletin 2371)
Banking jobs
Occupational earnings in selected metro areas, 1985
Lists the average weekly earnings of bank employees in 14 cities by specific occupation such as accounting clerk, stenographer, loan officer, etc.
Building trades - Union wages and hours,
- July 1980 (Bulletin 2091)
Chemical (industrial) manufacturing job wages
- May 1981 (Bulletin 2136)
- June 1986 (Bulletin 2287)
Cigarette manufacturing job wages
- June 1981 (Bulletin 2132)
- July 1986 (Bulletin 2276)
Coal industry job wages
- July 1982 (source)
- July 1988 (Bulletin 2342)
Communications industry job wages
- October-December 1981 (Bulletin 2188)
Computer and data processing service job wages
- October 1982 (source)
- 1987 (Bulletin 2318)
Congress, Members of - Salaries
- See Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, page 16 (page 20 of the pdf)
Contract cleaning service job wages
- July 1981 (Bulletin 2152)
- August 1986 (Bulletin 2299)
Deep sea freighters wages
- November 1989
Deep sea tankers wages
- November 1986
- November 1988
- November 1989
Department store job wages
- August 1986 (Bulletin 2311)
Education - School teacher salaries
- 1981-82 teacher salaries in 23 states plus Guam are listed in ERIC document 213678. Source: American Federation of Teachers data.
- 1982-1983 Illinois teacher salaries. Source: Illinois State Board of Education, Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
Electric and gas utility job wages
- October 1982 (Bulletin 2218)
- February 1988 (Bulletin 2338)
Farming
- March 1981 earnings of hired farm workers (source)
- 1982 wages of California farmers (source)
Footwear manufacturing job wages
- October 1986 (Bulletin 2291)
Glass and glassware manufacturing job wages
- May 1980 (source)
- June 1986 (Bulletin 2286)
Government - Congress persons' salaries
- See Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, page 16.
Grain mill product industry job wages
- September 1987 (Bulletin 2325)
High technology industry job wages
- 1989 (source)
Hosiery manufacturing industry job wages
- August 1981 (Bulletin 2151)
- August 1987 (Bulletin 2321)
Hospital job wages
- August 1984 (Bulletin 2204)
- March 1989 (Bulletin 2364)
Hotel and motel job wages
Includes occupations such as bell boys, porters, housekeepers / maids, waiters and waitresses, bartenders, cooks, dishwashers, checkout cashiers, maintenance workers and stationary engineers. Reports pay by metro areas, including Atlantic city, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Denver, Los Angeles, Oakland CA, San Diego and San Francisco.
- July-September 1983 (Bulletin 2227)
- June-July 1988 (Bulletin 2335)
Iron and steel foundry job wages
- October 1986 (Bulletin 2291)
Iron and steel industry job wages
- August 1983 (Bulletin 2221)
- October 1988 (Bulletin 2346)
Librarian salaries at research institutions - 1982, 1983, 1984.
- Source: Association of Research Libraries.
Life and health insurance job wages
- July 1986 (Bulletin 2293)
Life insurance job wages
Earnings of actuaries, claim approvers, underwriters, etc.
- February 1980 (Bulletin 2119)
Machinery manufacturing job wages
- January 1981 (Bulletin 2124)
- November 1983 (Bulletin 2229)
Meat products
- June 1984 (Bulletin 2247)
Military pay charts, U.S.
This is not a government website but it does a good job of organizing a complex topic. If you need original government documents showing pay, contact us.
- 1790s-present
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing job wages
- May 1983 (Bulletin 2223)
- June & August 1989 (Bulletin 2384)
Moving and storage job wages, 1984
- Some reports cover the entire states of Connecticut, Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia, and northern New York state,
- Some reports cover specific cities and counties (listed here alphabetically by state) :
Nonprofit organizations
- 1982 (source)
Oil and gas extraction job wages
- June 1988 (Bulletin 2334)
Paper manufacturing job wages
- July 1982 (Bulletin 2180)
- September 1987 (Bulletin 2324)
Philanthropic sector earnings
- 1982 (source)
Printing trades - Union wages and hours,
- September 1980 (Bulletin 2125)
Savings and loan associations job wages
- February 1980 (Bulletin 2106)
Self-employed
- 1982 - see table on page 18 (source)
- 1983 (source)
Shipbuilding and repairing job wages
- October 1986 (Bulletin 2295)
Structural clay product industry job wages
- September 1980 (Bulletin 2139)
- October 1986 (Bulletin 2288)
Synthetic fiber manufacturing job wages
- August 1981 (Bulletin 2150)
- September 1985 (Bulletin 2268)
Textile mills and textile dying and finishing plant wages
- August 1980 (Bulletin 2122)
- June 1985 (source)
Wood household furniture manufacturing job wages
- June 1986 (Bulletin 2283)