Average Hourly Earnings – 1950-2000

South Carolina Manufacturing Workers versus Georgia, North Carolina, and US Workers
Annual Averages – Not Adjusted for Inflation
Data and source notes are below graph.


Average Hourly Earnings Data and State Ranks, 1950-2000
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
South Carolina $ 1.11
1.57
2.51
5.59
8.84
10.96
Georgia $ 1.08
1.66
2.67
5.77
9.17
13.01
North Carolina $ 1.10
1.54
2.46
5.37
8.79
12.79
United States $ 1.39 2.19 3.23 7.02 10.37 13.64