After an initial spike, the US median wage has steadily declined throughout the pandemic

Monthly change in private employees’ seasonally and inflation-adjusted median weekly earnings compared to January 2019

+8% compared to January 2019

Pandemic

+6

+4

+2

0

-2

2019

2020

2021

2022

+8% compared to January 2019

Pandemic

+6

+4

+2

0

-2

2019

2020

2021

2022

+8% compared to January 2019

Pandemic

+6

+4

+2

0

-2

2019

2020

2021

2022

+8% compared to January 2019

Pandemic

+6

+4

+2

0

-2

2019

2020

2021

2022

+8% compared to January 2019

Pandemic

+6

+4

+2

0

-2

2019

2020

2021

2022