Wages up 35 percent since 2020, Jeremy Horpedahl notes

Wages up 35 percent since 2020, Jeremy Horpedahl notes
Wages climb 35 percent since 2020

Jeremy Horpedahl highlights that wages have increased by 35 percent since 2020, with a notable 12 percent rise also cited.

He points out this growth outpaces the increases in grocery and rent costs, but is slightly less than gains seen in fuel and utilities.

Horpedahl has previously compared half of the U.S. average hourly wage in 1984 at $4.25 with $16.20 today, showing a substantial long-term rise in wage levels (link). He has also noted that a $100,000 starting salary placed a family in the top 10% of U.S. incomes in 1996, roughly three times the median male annual income at that time (link). These past comparisons provide context for the rapid wage growth seen in recent years.

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