Annual Statistical Supplement, 2010

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Covered Workers

Table 4.B1 Number of workers with taxable earnings, amount of earnings, and Social Security numbers issued, selected years 1937–2009
Year Number a (thousands) Earnings Social Security numbers issued b (thousands)
Total With maximum earnings New entrants into covered employment c Total in covered employment d (millions of dollars) Reported taxable a Average per worker (dollars)
Amount (millions of dollars) Percentage of total Total earnings d Reported taxable
1937 32,900 1,031 32,900 32,200 29,620 92.0 979 900 37,139
1940 35,390 1,196 4,430 35,700 32,970 92.4 1,009 932 5,227
1945 46,390 6,361 3,480 71,600 62,950 87.9 1,543 1,357 3,321
1950 48,280 13,936 2,520 109,800 87,500 79.7 2,274 1,812 2,891
1951 58,120 14,270 6,000 148,900 120,770 81.1 2,562 2,078 4,927
1952 59,580 16,606 3,500 159,900 128,640 80.5 2,684 2,159 4,363
1953 60,840 19,013 3,090 173,000 135,870 78.5 2,844 2,233 3,464
1954 59,610 18,866 2,360 171,900 133,520 77.7 2,884 2,240 2,743
1955 65,200 16,704 4,760 196,100 157,540 80.3 3,008 2,416 4,323
1956 67,610 19,236 3,660 216,800 170,720 78.8 3,207 2,525 4,376
1957 70,590 21,095 3,380 233,900 181,380 77.5 3,314 2,569 3,639
1958 69,770 21,328 2,450 236,500 180,720 76.4 3,390 2,590 2,290
1959 71,700 19,112 3,180 255,000 202,310 79.3 3,556 2,822 3,388
1960 72,530 20,310 3,130 265,200 207,000 78.1 3,656 2,854 3,415
1961 72,820 21,265 2,990 270,700 209,640 77.4 3,717 2,879 3,370
1962 74,280 23,154 3,360 289,000 219,050 75.8 3,891 2,949 4,519
1963 75,540 24,570 3,520 302,300 225,550 74.6 4,002 2,986 8,617
1964 77,430 26,717 3,890 324,500 236,390 72.8 4,191 3,053 5,623
1965 80,680 29,136 4,620 351,700 250,730 71.3 4,359 3,108 6,131
1966 84,600 20,498 5,080 390,700 312,540 80.0 4,618 3,694 6,506
1967 87,040 22,948 4,530 422,300 329,960 78.1 4,852 3,791 5,920
1968 89,380 19,120 4,830 460,000 375,840 81.7 5,147 4,205 5,862
1969 92,060 22,577 5,160 502,800 402,550 80.1 5,462 4,373 6,289
1970 93,090 24,224 4,440 531,600 415,600 78.2 5,711 4,464 6,132
1971 93,340 26,404 4,470 559,700 426,960 76.3 5,996 4,574 6,401
1972 96,240 24,074 5,150 617,900 484,110 78.3 6,420 5,030 9,564
1973 99,830 20,250 5,670 686,700 561,850 81.8 6,879 5,628 10,038
1974 101,330 15,310 4,940 746,700 636,760 85.3 7,369 6,284 7,998
1975 100,200 15,070 4,120 787,600 664,660 84.4 7,860 6,633 8,164
1976 102,600 15,330 4,700 874,700 737,700 84.3 8,525 7,190 9,043
1977 105,800 15,700 5,070 960,100 816,550 85.0 9,075 7,718 7,724
1978 110,600 17,050 5,460 1,092,600 915,600 83.8 9,879 8,278 5,260
1979 112,700 11,236 4,883 1,222,200 1,067,000 87.3 10,845 9,468 5,213
1980 113,000 9,903 4,243 1,328,800 1,180,700 88.9 11,759 10,449 5,984
1981 113,000 8,594 4,090 1,450,900 1,294,100 89.2 12,840 11,452 5,581
1982 111,800 7,929 3,408 1,516,600 1,365,300 90.0 13,565 12,212 5,362
1983 112,100 7,044 3,914 1,615,200 1,454,100 90.0 14,409 12,971 6,699
1984 116,300 7,421 4,743 1,800,800 1,608,800 89.3 15,484 13,833 5,980
1985 119,800 7,766 4,756 1,936,800 1,722,600 88.9 16,167 14,379 5,720
1986 122,900 7,624 4,641 2,081,800 1,844,400 88.6 16,939 15,007 5,711
1987 125,600 7,735 4,956 2,237,000 1,960,000 87.6 17,811 15,605 11,621
1988 129,600 8,483 5,489 2,432,800 2,088,400 85.8 18,772 16,114 11,370
1989 131,700 8,110 4,856 2,578,700 2,239,500 86.8 19,580 17,005 8,049
1990 133,600 7,575 4,012 2,703,800 2,358,000 87.2 20,238 17,650 9,054
1991 133,000 7,483 3,541 2,760,500 2,422,500 87.8 20,756 18,214 7,509
1992 134,000 7,667 3,918 2,917,800 2,532,900 86.8 21,775 18,902 6,819
1993 136,100 7,617 4,204 3,022,900 2,636,100 87.2 22,211 19,369 5,893
1994 138,200 7,518 4,591 3,197,000 2,785,200 87.1 23,133 20,153 5,816
1995 141,000 8,191 4,621 3,401,800 2,919,100 85.8 24,126 20,703 5,465
1996 143,400 8,682 4,620 3,587,600 3,073,500 85.7 25,018 21,433 5,533
1997 146,145 9,022 4,710 3,858,721 3,285,000 85.1 26,403 22,478 5,413
1998 148,786 9,372 4,904 4,172,641 3,524,900 84.5 28,045 23,691 5,288
1999 151,333 9,209 4,966 4,467,110 3,749,600 83.9 29,518 24,777 5,306
2000 154,732 9,556 5,014 4,819,870 4,008,500 83.2 31,150 25,906 5,476
2001 155,416 9,213 4,425 4,919,536 4,167,900 84.7 31,654 26,818 5,883
2002 154,893 8,416 4,279 4,938,294 4,250,100 86.1 31,882 27,439 5,699
2003 154,576 8,494 4,190 5,068,917 4,355,000 85.9 32,792 28,174 5,372
2004 156,405 9,225 4,641 5,370,545 4,554,500 84.8 34,337 29,120 6,065
2005 158,511 9,652 4,983 5,668,730 4,766,000 84.1 35,762 30,067 5,280
2006 e 160,944 9,735 5,153 6,025,616 5,042,200 83.7 37,439 31,329 5,662
2007 e 163,057 10,015 4,988 6,372,325 5,263,100 82.6 39,080 32,278 5,906
2008 f 162,485 9,711 4,329 6,483,270 5,434,139 83.8 39,901 33,444 5,785
2009 g 156,021 -- -- 6,171,665 5,288,473 85.7 39,557 33,896 5,548
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics.
NOTE: -- = not available.
a. Relates to wage and salary workers from 1937 to 1950. Beginning in 1951, includes self-employment. Reported taxable earnings include Social Security taxable wages as reported by employers and Social Security taxable self-employment income as reported by self-employed individuals. See Table 2.A3 for annual maximum taxable earnings.
b. Excludes railroad account numbers. Since program began, 453.7 million Social Security numbers have been issued. Some individuals have been issued more than one number.
c. Workers reported with first taxable earnings under program in specified year. From 1937 to 2008, 342.1 million different persons reported with taxable earnings.
d. Total wages, including estimated amounts above taxable limit, from 1937 to 1950. Beginning in 1951, also includes reported total net earnings of self-employed persons.
e. Preliminary data.
f. Taxable earnings are preliminary estimates based on Social Security data; employment data are preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
g. Preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B2 Number with taxable earnings and amount of earnings, by type of earnings, 1951–2009
Year Number a (thousands) Wage and salary Self-employed
Total in covered employment b (millions of dollars) Reported taxable Average per worker (dollars) Total in covered employment c (millions of dollars) Reported taxable Average per worker (dollars)
Wage and salary Self-employed Amount d (millions of dollars) Percentage of total wages Total wages b Reported taxable d Amount d (millions of dollars) Percentage of total self-employment Total earnings c Reported taxable d
1951 54,630 4,190 132,500 111,250 84.0 2,425 2,036 16,400 9,520 58.0 3,914 2,272
1952 56,060 4,240 143,500 118,880 82.8 2,560 2,121 16,400 9,760 59.5 3,868 2,302
1953 57,220 4,340 156,000 125,840 80.7 2,726 2,199 17,000 10,030 59.0 3,917 2,311
1954 55,940 4,350 155,100 123,410 79.6 2,773 2,206 16,800 10,110 60.2 3,862 2,324
1955 59,560 6,810 171,600 141,810 82.6 2,881 2,381 24,500 15,730 64.2 3,598 2,310
1956 61,560 7,390 188,500 153,010 81.2 3,062 2,486 28,300 17,710 62.6 3,829 2,396
1957 64,730 7,150 205,500 163,990 79.8 3,175 2,533 28,400 17,390 61.2 3,972 2,432
1958 64,040 7,130 208,000 163,140 78.4 3,248 2,547 28,500 17,580 61.7 3,997 2,466
1959 66,000 7,060 225,100 183,620 81.6 3,411 2,782 29,900 18,690 62.5 4,235 2,647
1960 66,980 6,870 236,000 188,580 79.9 3,523 2,815 29,200 18,420 63.1 4,250 2,681
1961 67,360 6,790 240,700 190,850 79.3 3,573 2,833 30,000 18,790 62.6 4,418 2,767
1962 68,890 6,720 257,700 200,130 77.7 3,741 2,905 31,300 18,920 60.4 4,658 2,815
1963 70,310 6,590 270,600 206,840 76.4 3,849 2,942 31,700 18,710 59.0 4,810 2,839
1964 72,230 6,480 290,900 217,430 74.7 4,027 3,010 33,600 18,960 56.4 5,185 2,926
1965 75,430 6,550 311,400 230,830 74.1 4,128 3,060 40,300 19,900 49.4 6,153 3,038
1966 79,460 6,630 346,700 287,860 83.0 4,363 3,623 44,000 24,680 56.1 6,637 3,722
1967 82,020 6,470 377,500 305,670 81.0 4,603 3,727 44,800 24,290 54.2 6,924 3,754
1968 84,470 6,570 413,600 348,500 84.3 4,896 4,126 46,400 27,340 58.9 7,062 4,161
1969 87,200 6,350 455,700 375,010 82.3 5,226 4,301 47,100 27,540 58.5 7,417 4,337
1970 88,180 6,270 483,600 388,680 80.4 5,484 4,408 48,000 26,920 56.1 7,656 4,293
1971 88,460 6,290 509,000 399,550 78.5 5,754 4,517 50,700 27,410 54.1 8,060 4,358
1972 91,220 6,600 563,300 452,050 80.3 6,175 4,956 54,600 32,060 58.7 8,273 4,858
1973 94,610 7,100 624,400 523,450 83.8 6,600 5,533 62,300 38,400 61.6 8,775 5,408
1974 96,190 7,040 681,600 594,400 87.2 7,086 6,179 65,200 42,360 65.0 9,261 6,017
1975 94,900 7,000 717,200 621,100 86.6 7,557 6,545 70,400 43,560 61.9 10,057 6,223
1976 97,230 7,400 797,200 689,200 86.4 8,199 7,088 76,800 48,500 63.2 10,378 6,554
1977 100,450 7,480 879,500 763,600 86.8 8,935 7,602 80,600 52,950 65.7 10,775 7,079
1978 104,810 8,040 998,900 856,100 85.7 9,531 8,168 93,700 59,500 63.5 11,654 7,400
1979 106,900 8,200 1,122,000 997,500 88.9 10,496 9,331 100,200 69,500 69.4 12,220 8,476
1980 107,200 8,200 1,231,000 1,109,000 90.1 11,483 10,345 97,800 71,700 73.3 11,927 8,744
1981 107,300 8,250 1,352,000 1,220,000 90.2 12,600 11,370 98,900 74,100 74.9 11,988 8,982
1982 105,800 8,550 1,418,000 1,290,000 91.0 13,403 12,193 98,600 75,300 76.4 11,532 8,807
1983 105,900 9,200 1,502,000 1,369,000 91.1 14,183 12,927 113,200 85,100 75.2 12,304 9,250
1984 109,900 9,900 1,671,500 1,515,000 90.6 15,209 13,785 129,300 93,800 72.5 13,061 9,475
1985 113,100 10,600 1,794,500 1,621,000 90.3 15,866 14,332 142,300 101,600 71.4 13,425 9,585
1986 115,900 11,200 1,921,000 1,730,800 90.1 16,575 14,934 160,800 113,600 70.6 14,357 10,143
1987 118,200 12,000 2,057,100 1,835,100 89.2 17,404 15,525 179,900 124,900 69.4 14,992 10,408
1988 122,100 12,400 2,224,700 1,952,000 87.7 18,220 15,987 208,100 136,400 65.5 16,782 11,000
1989 123,900 12,900 2,367,800 2,096,000 88.5 19,111 16,917 210,900 143,500 68.0 16,349 11,124
1990 126,100 12,500 2,510,000 2,222,000 88.5 19,905 17,621 193,800 136,000 70.2 15,504 10,880
1991 125,200 12,800 2,565,000 2,283,000 89.0 20,487 18,235 195,500 139,500 71.4 15,273 10,898
1992 126,000 13,100 2,711,000 2,386,000 88.0 21,516 18,937 206,800 146,600 71.0 15,786 11,214
1993 128,100 13,200 2,808,900 2,483,400 88.4 21,927 19,386 214,000 152,700 71.4 16,212 11,568
1994 130,100 13,300 2,964,100 2,624,500 88.5 22,783 20,173 232,900 160,700 69.0 17,511 12,083
1995 132,800 13,500 3,159,100 2,754,300 87.2 23,788 20,740 242,700 164,800 67.9 17,978 12,207
1996 135,100 13,900 3,331,900 2,901,700 87.1 24,662 21,478 255,700 171,800 67.2 18,396 12,360
1997 137,765 14,020 3,586,721 3,104,300 86.5 26,035 22,533 272,000 180,700 66.4 19,401 12,889
1998 140,386 14,230 3,882,341 3,333,700 85.9 27,655 23,747 290,300 191,200 65.9 20,401 13,436
1999 142,703 14,500 4,159,210 3,547,300 85.3 29,146 24,858 307,900 202,300 65.7 21,234 13,952
2000 146,097 14,675 4,494,170 3,798,400 84.5 30,762 25,999 325,700 210,100 64.5 22,194 14,317
2001 146,596 14,930 4,586,990 3,950,100 86.1 31,290 26,945 332,546 217,800 65.5 22,274 14,588
2002 145,793 15,249 4,596,694 4,021,800 87.5 31,529 27,586 341,600 228,300 66.8 22,401 14,971
2003 145,101 15,969 4,708,439 4,114,000 87.4 32,449 28,353 360,478 241,000 66.9 22,574 15,092
2004 146,662 16,496 4,973,650 4,295,900 86.4 33,912 29,291 396,895 258,600 65.2 24,060 15,677
2005 148,530 17,098 5,231,330 4,490,500 85.8 35,221 30,233 437,400 275,500 63.0 25,582 16,113
2006 e 150,774 17,603 5,559,916 4,751,000 85.5 36,876 31,511 465,700 291,200 62.5 26,456 16,543
2007 e 152,622 18,262 5,890,525 4,966,700 84.3 38,596 32,542 481,800 296,400 61.5 26,383 16,230
2008 f 152,388 17,219 5,997,119 5,133,800 85.6 39,354 33,689 486,151 300,339 61.8 28,233 17,442
2009 g 146,173 16,558 5,714,324 4,997,476 87.5 39,093 34,189 457,341 290,997 63.6 27,621 17,574
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics.
NOTE: See Table 4.B1 for wage and salary data before 1951.
a. Represents total number in specified type of employment. Persons with both types of covered employment during the year are included in each type.
b. Total wages, including estimated amounts above the taxable limit.
c. Reported self-employment net earnings.
d. Includes Social Security taxable wages as reported by employers and Social Security taxable self-employment income as reported by self-employed individuals. See Table 2.A3 for annual maximum taxable earnings.
e. Preliminary data.
f. Taxable earnings are preliminary estimates based on Social Security data; employment data are preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
g. Preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B3 Number of workers and median annual earnings, by type of earnings and sex, selected years 1937–2008
Year All workers a Wage and salary Self-employed b
Total Men Women Subtotal Men Women Subtotal Men Women
Number (thousands)c
1937 32,900 23,810 9,090 32,900 23,810 9,090 . . . . . . . . .
1940 35,390 25,570 9,820 35,390 25,570 9,820 . . . . . . . . .
1945 46,390 28,820 17,570 46,390 28,820 17,570 . . . . . . . . .
1950 48,280 32,620 15,660 48,280 32,620 15,660 . . . . . . . . .
1955 65,200 43,140 22,060 59,560 38,240 21,320 6,810 5,980 830
1960 72,530 47,900 24,630 66,980 43,100 23,880 6,870 5,990 880
1965 80,680 51,990 28,690 75,430 47,500 27,930 6,550 5,640 910
1970 93,090 57,330 35,760 88,180 53,180 35,000 6,270 5,370 900
1975 100,200 59,520 40,680 94,900 55,140 39,760 7,000 5,790 1,210
1980 113,000 64,288 48,712 107,200 59,751 47,449 8,200 6,407 1,793
1985 119,800 66,113 53,687 113,100 61,285 51,815 10,600 7,623 2,977
1986 122,900 67,412 55,488 115,900 62,398 53,502 11,200 7,932 3,268
1987 125,600 68,591 57,009 118,200 63,306 54,894 12,000 8,450 3,550
1988 129,600 70,596 59,004 122,100 65,270 56,830 12,400 8,630 3,770
1989 131,700 71,517 60,183 123,900 66,105 57,795 12,900 8,842 4,058
1990 133,600 72,291 61,309 126,100 67,064 59,036 12,500 8,526 3,974
1991 133,000 71,787 61,213 125,200 66,406 58,794 12,800 8,669 4,131
1992 134,000 72,016 61,984 126,000 66,543 59,457 13,100 8,797 4,303
1993 136,100 73,154 62,946 128,100 67,673 60,427 13,200 8,840 4,360
1994 138,200 73,989 64,211 130,100 68,481 61,619 13,300 8,840 4,460
1995 141,000 75,444 65,556 132,800 69,900 62,900 13,500 8,908 4,592
1996 143,400 76,241 67,158 135,100 70,670 64,429 13,900 9,074 4,826
1997 146,145 77,498 68,647 137,765 71,910 65,855 14,020 9,078 4,942
1998 148,786 78,671 70,115 140,386 73,111 67,275 14,230 9,108 5,122
1999 151,333 80,042 71,291 142,703 74,376 68,327 14,500 9,224 5,276
2000 154,732 81,654 73,078 146,097 76,033 70,064 14,675 9,277 5,398
2001 155,416 82,006 73,410 146,596 76,303 70,293 14,930 9,354 5,576
2002 154,893 81,568 73,325 145,793 75,711 70,082 15,249 9,442 5,807
2003 154,576 81,263 73,313 145,101 75,200 69,901 15,969 9,860 6,109
2004 156,405 82,103 74,302 146,662 75,910 70,752 16,496 10,088 6,408
2005 158,511 83,073 75,438 148,530 76,758 71,772 17,098 10,395 6,703
2006 d 160,944 84,198 76,746 150,774 77,802 72,972 17,603 10,614 6,990
2007 d 163,057 85,112 77,945 152,622 78,675 73,947 18,262 10,836 7,426
2008 d 162,485 84,598 77,887 152,388 78,499 73,889 17,219 10,011 7,208
Median earnings e (dollars)
1937 761 945 484 761 945 484 . . . . . . . . .
1940 746 935 472 746 935 472 . . . . . . . . .
1945 1,159 1,654 770 1,159 1,654 770 . . . . . . . . .
1950 1,926 2,532 1,124 1,926 2,532 1,124 . . . . . . . . .
1955 2,438 3,315 1,351 2,383 3,348 1,338 2,397 2,550 1,552
1960 2,894 3,879 1,679 2,833 3,875 1,676 2,903 3,129 1,695
1965 3,414 4,685 1,984 3,319 4,630 1,979 3,858 4,242 1,898
1970 4,375 6,180 2,735 4,317 6,173 2,770 5,104 5,683 2,360
1975 5,803 8,250 3,730 5,790 8,315 3,794 6,700 7,846 3,113
1980 8,549 11,963 6,012 8,612 12,166 6,106 8,699 10,572 4,133
1985 11,265 14,959 8,293 11,638 15,706 8,525 9,877 12,301 5,529
1986 11,831 15,579 8,796 12,064 16,025 9,019 10,424 12,908 6,152
1987 12,327 16,073 9,261 12,576 16,559 9,500 10,886 13,401 6,573
1988 12,825 16,613 9,753 13,086 17,055 9,992 11,478 14,090 7,036
1989 13,314 17,014 10,265 13,762 17,800 10,577 11,602 14,538 7,010
1990 13,898 17,582 10,837 14,432 18,483 11,199 11,220 14,097 6,898
1991 14,278 17,765 11,369 14,859 18,730 11,767 11,125 13,703 7,186
1992 14,739 18,208 11,842 15,386 19,292 12,268 11,392 13,966 7,452
1993 15,000 18,430 12,093 15,665 19,516 12,546 11,595 14,128 7,720
1994 15,560 19,249 12,422 16,010 19,969 12,807 12,051 14,737 8,002
1995 16,108 19,907 12,897 16,618 20,672 13,296 12,198 14,931 8,301
1996 16,712 20,779 13,335 17,256 21,591 13,763 12,481 15,300 8,628
1997 17,562 21,814 14,043 18,127 22,693 14,482 12,910 15,911 8,944
1998 18,513 23,028 14,834 19,103 23,920 15,290 13,462 16,565 9,365
1999 19,265 23,927 15,465 19,885 24,839 15,938 14,051 17,338 9,784
2000 20,225 25,032 16,287 20,885 25,999 16,801 14,927 18,538 10,270
2001 20,905 25,643 17,037 21,629 26,647 17,595 15,010 18,681 10,470
2002 21,193 25,765 17,461 21,987 26,892 18,085 14,429 17,761 10,514
2003 21,610 26,173 17,845 22,473 27,364 18,497 14,512 17,998 10,678
2004 22,335 27,061 18,421 23,242 28,305 19,138 14,912 18,430 11,100
2005 22,985 27,886 18,886 23,905 29,154 19,633 15,543 19,289 11,559
2006 d 23,858 28,924 19,601 24,843 30,262 20,399 15,852 19,746 11,898
2007 d 24,600 29,755 20,370 25,683 31,181 21,219 15,465 19,263 12,031
2008 d 25,221 30,303 21,054 26,348 31,773 22,004 14,887 18,794 12,041
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
b. Not covered before 1951.
c. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
d. Preliminary data.
e. For all workers, medians relate to combined earnings from wage and salary employment and self-employment. For all wage and salary workers, medians relate to wages and salaries only.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B4 Percentage of workers with earnings below annual maximum taxable, by sex, selected years 1937–2008
Year All workers a All self-employed workers Annual maximum taxable earnings (dollars)
Total Men Women Total Men Women
1937 96.9 95.8 99.7 . . . . . . . . . 3,000
1940 96.6 95.4 99.7 . . . . . . . . . 3,000
1945 86.3 78.6 98.9 . . . . . . . . . 3,000
1950 71.1 59.9 94.6 . . . . . . . . . 3,000
1951 75.5 64.6 96.7 65.4 62.6 83.3 3,600
1952 72.1 60.0 95.4 64.1 61.2 83.5 3,600
1953 68.8 55.5 93.8 62.9 59.5 83.1 3,600
1954 68.4 55.4 93.0 62.6 58.8 82.8 3,600
1955 74.4 63.4 95.9 74.0 72.3 86.3 4,200
1956 71.6 59.7 94.5 71.2 69.1 86.0 4,200
1957 70.1 58.7 93.1 69.6 67.2 85.5 4,200
1958 69.4 58.4 91.8 68.8 66.3 85.7 4,200
1959 73.3 62.7 94.3 72.0 69.6 88.0 4,800
1960 72.0 60.9 93.5 71.6 69.2 87.7 4,800
1961 70.8 59.6 92.4 70.3 67.8 86.9 4,800
1962 68.8 57.1 91.1 67.9 65.3 85.3 4,800
1963 67.5 55.5 90.0 66.3 63.4 85.3 4,800
1964 65.5 53.1 88.5 63.8 60.5 84.4 4,800
1965 63.9 51.0 87.3 59.5 55.8 82.5 4,800
1966 75.8 64.4 95.6 68.3 65.0 88.4 6,600
1967 73.6 61.5 94.2 66.7 63.2 87.5 6,600
1968 78.6 68.0 96.3 70.3 67.2 89.7 7,800
1969 75.5 62.8 96.0 68.3 65.0 89.1 7,800
1970 74.0 61.8 93.5 67.8 64.3 88.3 7,800
1971 71.7 59.1 91.7 66.7 63.3 86.2 7,800
1972 75.0 62.9 93.9 68.8 65.0 89.7 9,000
1973 79.7 68.9 96.2 71.1 67.4 91.0 10,800
1974 84.9 76.2 97.8 75.7 72.1 94.0 13,200
1975 84.9 76.4 97.5 77.8 74.4 93.9 14,100
1976 85.1 76.3 97.5 78.6 75.1 94.3 15,300
1977 85.2 76.3 97.5 79.3 75.8 94.1 16,500
1978 84.6 75.4 97.1 79.3 75.6 94.0 17,700
1979 90.0 83.6 98.6 84.3 81.3 95.9 22,900
1980 91.2 85.5 98.8 86.9 84.2 96.6 25,900
1981 92.4 87.4 99.0 89.4 87.1 97.2 29,700
1982 92.9 88.3 98.9 91.0 88.8 97.7 32,400
1983 93.7 89.6 99.0 92.0 90.0 97.7 35,700
1984 93.6 89.4 98.9 91.8 89.7 97.6 37,800
1985 93.5 89.3 98.8 92.0 89.8 97.5 39,600
1986 93.8 89.7 98.7 92.3 90.2 97.5 42,000
1987 93.9 89.9 98.6 92.5 90.4 97.5 43,800
1988 93.5 89.4 98.3 91.7 89.4 97.1 45,000
1989 93.8 90.1 98.3 92.4 90.1 97.3 48,000
1990 94.3 90.9 98.4 93.3 91.3 97.7 51,300
1991 94.4 91.1 98.3 93.6 91.6 97.7 53,400
1992 94.3 91.0 98.1 93.6 91.7 97.6 55,500
1993 94.4 91.3 98.1 93.7 91.9 97.4 57,600
1994 94.6 91.4 98.1 93.9 92.0 97.5 60,600
1995 94.2 91.0 97.9 93.9 92.0 97.5 61,200
1996 93.9 90.6 97.7 93.9 92.0 97.4 62,700
1997 93.8 90.5 97.6 93.8 91.9 97.3 65,400
1998 93.7 90.3 97.5 94.0 92.2 97.3 68,400
1999 93.9 90.7 97.5 94.2 92.3 97.4 72,600
2000 93.8 90.6 97.4 92.5 90.1 96.6 76,200
2001 94.1 91.0 97.5 93.0 90.8 96.8 80,400
2002 94.6 91.8 97.7 94.9 93.2 97.7 84,900
2003 94.5 91.8 97.5 95.0 93.4 97.6 87,000
2004 94.1 91.2 97.3 94.8 93.1 97.5 87,900
2005 93.9 91.0 97.1 94.7 93.0 97.4 90,000
2006 b 94.0 91.1 97.1 95.0 93.2 97.7 94,200
2007 b 93.9 91.0 97.0 95.4 93.6 97.9 97,500
2008 b 94.0 91.2 97.0 95.6 93.9 98.0 102,000
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. From 1937 to 1950, relates to wage and salary workers. Beginning in 1951, includes self-employed workers.
b. Preliminary data.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B5 Number of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2008 (in thousands)
Year Total, all ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71 72 or older
All workers
1937 32,900 3,277 6,302 5,480 4,413 3,688 3,055 2,580 1,918 1,308 384 398 97 a . . . . . .
1940 35,390 2,963 6,481 5,794 4,904 3,930 3,342 2,706 2,147 1,488 437 494 451 106 152
1945 46,390 6,313 5,908 5,571 5,495 5,288 4,623 4,061 3,275 2,577 831 926 975 214 333
1950 48,280 4,469 7,057 6,732 5,991 5,609 5,016 4,076 3,375 2,597 811 1,052 979 210 306
1955 65,200 5,410 7,065 7,499 7,801 7,458 7,222 6,507 5,299 4,261 1,423 1,893 2,091 537 734
1960 72,530 6,328 8,749 7,461 7,812 8,301 7,938 7,432 6,448 4,996 1,643 2,102 1,989 419 912
1965 80,680 8,556 11,066 8,261 7,488 8,120 8,550 7,936 7,163 5,931 1,943 2,272 2,027 424 943
1970 93,090 10,790 14,945 10,587 8,492 8,028 8,539 8,647 7,700 6,594 2,236 2,692 2,362 475 1,003
1975 100,200 11,939 16,419 13,852 10,304 8,644 7,997 8,157 7,896 6,626 2,289 2,543 2,139 444 951
1980 113,000 12,372 18,403 16,464 14,184 10,982 9,003 7,961 7,768 7,076 2,326 2,632 2,292 491 1,046
1985 119,800 10,685 17,727 18,012 16,193 14,276 10,961 8,713 7,435 6,870 2,410 2,726 2,206 489 1,097
1990 133,600 10,907 16,760 18,701 18,696 17,008 14,984 11,119 8,533 6,928 2,454 2,854 2,687 605 1,362
1995 141,000 10,832 15,465 17,078 18,692 18,760 16,918 14,622 10,510 7,667 2,440 2,777 2,836 699 1,704
1996 143,400 11,156 15,251 17,184 18,389 19,026 17,481 15,108 11,205 7,942 2,520 2,804 2,863 698 1,772
1997 146,145 11,402 15,486 17,156 18,033 19,279 17,964 15,369 12,023 8,453 2,569 2,902 2,913 731 1,865
1998 148,786 11,904 15,712 17,010 17,694 19,366 18,393 15,763 12,662 8,947 2,687 2,991 2,970 753 1,932
1999 151,333 12,241 16,106 16,754 17,517 19,407 18,769 16,318 13,297 9,332 2,759 3,087 3,013 771 1,962
2000 154,732 12,413 16,703 16,438 17,715 19,245 19,199 16,990 14,156 9,681 2,876 3,243 3,159 829 2,083
2001 155,416 11,753 16,981 16,081 17,688 18,783 19,336 17,449 14,571 10,288 2,989 3,331 3,230 828 2,107
2002 154,893 11,045 17,015 15,952 17,346 18,108 19,213 17,698 14,625 10,936 3,266 3,425 3,301 813 2,150
2003 154,576 10,483 17,018 15,904 16,940 17,527 19,069 17,879 14,831 11,387 3,506 3,554 3,425 825 2,226
2004 156,405 10,558 17,201 16,216 16,613 17,283 18,974 18,153 15,333 11,987 3,490 3,883 3,584 851 2,280
2005 158,511 10,850 17,359 16,654 16,179 17,312 18,694 18,414 15,845 12,591 3,416 4,181 3,754 904 2,357
2006 b 160,944 11,124 17,540 17,126 15,911 17,379 18,324 18,610 16,363 13,028 3,796 4,373 3,961 958 2,451
2007 b 163,057 11,122 17,676 17,504 16,027 17,298 17,936 18,711 16,795 13,284 4,467 4,422 4,279 968 2,570
2008 b 162,485 10,311 17,598 17,624 16,073 16,947 17,408 18,579 17,012 13,513 4,633 4,643 4,491 1,018 2,634
Men
1937 23,810 2,020 4,021 3,797 3,237 3,775 2,387 2,091 1,606 1,110 330 351 85 a . . . . . .
1940 25,570 1,821 4,072 4,028 3,545 2,922 2,550 2,151 1,770 1,265 373 434 403 96 140
1945 28,820 3,343 2,296 3,054 3,502 3,486 3,150 2,840 2,409 1,984 664 765 838 189 300
1950 32,620 2,530 4,215 4,497 4,135 3,889 3,419 2,827 2,417 1,951 635 843 815 181 266
1955 43,140 3,026 3,980 5,019 5,345 5,035 4,846 4,327 3,595 2,995 1,012 1,387 1,566 414 593
1960 47,900 3,748 5,455 5,148 5,464 5,591 5,188 4,818 4,183 3,336 1,125 1,480 1,392 293 697
1965 51,990 5,206 6,731 5,574 5,153 5,416 5,464 5,002 4,536 3,803 1,274 1,519 1,359 280 673
1970 57,330 6,308 8,639 6,760 5,564 5,126 5,287 5,242 4,671 4,084 1,392 1,730 1,522 321 684
1975 59,520 6,635 9,122 8,245 6,440 5,311 4,831 4,891 4,729 4,023 1,418 1,595 1,352 285 643
1980 64,288 6,620 9,971 9,278 8,206 6,372 5,178 4,590 4,516 4,152 1,391 1,597 1,411 309 697
1985 66,114 5,547 9,432 9,870 9,066 7,920 6,050 4,838 4,186 3,932 1,408 1,593 1,297 289 686
1990 72,292 5,690 8,835 10,131 10,251 9,216 7,977 5,976 4,651 3,857 1,381 1,619 1,526 358 823
1995 75,443 5,590 8,069 9,097 10,146 10,106 8,966 7,663 5,620 4,193 1,374 1,547 1,614 405 1,053
1996 76,241 5,672 7,876 9,074 9,935 10,198 9,240 7,873 5,963 4,307 1,416 1,569 1,629 403 1,086
1997 77,498 5,823 7,943 9,017 9,697 10,280 9,498 7,997 6,376 4,578 1,423 1,641 1,650 433 1,141
1998 78,671 6,068 8,029 8,895 9,472 10,345 9,684 8,196 6,673 4,835 1,476 1,690 1,688 444 1,177
1999 80,042 6,251 8,238 8,774 9,415 10,376 9,880 8,480 6,977 5,028 1,520 1,734 1,713 454 1,200
2000 81,654 6,323 8,544 8,573 9,492 10,285 10,102 8,838 7,365 5,184 1,588 1,796 1,805 488 1,271
2001 82,006 5,944 8,689 8,422 9,460 10,063 10,191 9,106 7,566 5,488 1,630 1,847 1,848 477 1,275
2002 81,568 5,562 8,691 8,297 9,282 9,713 10,113 9,241 7,575 5,799 1,768 1,884 1,883 461 1,299
2003 81,263 5,233 8,691 8,264 9,028 9,435 10,060 9,296 7,670 5,991 1,896 1,945 1,939 482 1,334
2004 82,103 5,233 8,798 8,418 8,834 9,279 10,025 9,441 7,932 6,268 1,880 2,106 2,025 495 1,369
2005 83,073 5,374 8,849 8,649 8,572 9,275 9,859 9,580 8,213 6,553 1,820 2,266 2,113 530 1,420
2006 b 84,198 5,530 8,923 8,879 8,408 9,249 9,655 9,668 8,483 6,759 2,008 2,367 2,221 565 1,483
2007 b 85,112 5,518 8,992 9,061 8,417 9,204 9,433 9,691 8,689 6,862 2,349 2,382 2,389 569 1,555
2008 b 84,598 5,105 8,933 9,123 8,407 8,959 9,156 9,616 8,745 6,965 2,430 2,468 2,499 591 1,600
Women
1937 9,090 1,257 2,281 1,683 1,176 913 668 489 312 198 54 47 12 a . . . . . .
1940 9,820 1,142 2,409 1,766 1,359 1,008 792 555 377 218 64 60 48 10 12
1945 17,570 2,970 3,612 2,517 1,993 1,802 1,473 1,221 866 593 167 161 137 25 33
1950 15,660 1,939 2,842 2,235 1,856 1,720 1,597 1,249 958 646 176 209 164 29 40
1955 22,060 2,384 3,085 2,480 2,456 2,423 2,376 2,180 1,704 1,266 411 506 525 123 141
1960 24,630 2,580 3,294 2,313 2,348 2,710 2,750 2,614 2,265 1,660 518 622 597 126 233
1965 28,690 3,350 4,335 2,687 2,335 2,704 3,086 2,934 2,627 2,128 669 753 668 144 270
1970 35,760 4,482 6,306 3,827 2,928 2,902 3,252 3,405 3,029 2,510 844 962 840 154 319
1975 40,680 5,304 7,297 5,607 3,864 3,333 3,166 3,266 3,167 2,603 871 948 787 159 308
1980 48,712 5,752 8,432 7,186 5,978 4,610 3,825 3,371 3,252 2,924 935 1,035 881 182 349
1985 53,686 5,138 8,295 8,142 7,127 6,356 4,911 3,875 3,249 2,938 1,002 1,233 909 200 411
1990 61,309 5,217 7,925 8,570 8,445 7,792 7,007 5,143 3,882 3,071 1,073 1,235 1,161 247 540
1995 65,557 5,241 7,396 7,981 8,546 8,654 7,951 6,959 4,891 3,474 1,066 1,230 1,222 295 651
1996 67,158 5,483 7,375 8,110 8,454 8,829 8,241 7,236 5,242 3,634 1,104 1,235 1,234 295 685
1997 68,647 5,579 7,543 8,139 8,336 8,998 8,466 7,372 5,648 3,875 1,146 1,261 1,264 298 724
1998 70,115 5,837 7,683 8,115 8,222 9,021 8,709 7,567 5,989 4,113 1,212 1,302 1,283 308 755
1999 71,291 5,990 7,868 7,980 8,102 9,031 8,889 7,838 6,321 4,304 1,239 1,353 1,299 317 762
2000 73,078 6,089 8,159 7,865 8,224 8,960 9,097 8,152 6,791 4,497 1,288 1,448 1,355 341 812
2001 73,410 5,809 8,293 7,658 8,228 8,721 9,144 8,344 7,005 4,800 1,358 1,484 1,383 351 833
2002 73,325 5,483 8,324 7,655 8,065 8,395 9,101 8,457 7,050 5,137 1,498 1,541 1,418 351 851
2003 73,313 5,250 8,327 7,640 7,912 8,093 9,010 8,583 7,161 5,396 1,610 1,609 1,487 343 892
2004 74,302 5,324 8,403 7,798 7,779 8,004 8,949 8,712 7,401 5,719 1,610 1,777 1,558 356 911
2005 75,438 5,475 8,511 8,005 7,607 8,038 8,835 8,834 7,633 6,038 1,595 1,914 1,641 374 937
2006 b 76,746 5,594 8,616 8,247 7,503 8,130 8,669 8,943 7,880 6,269 1,788 2,006 1,740 393 968
2007 b 77,945 5,604 8,684 8,443 7,610 8,093 8,504 9,019 8,106 6,421 2,119 2,039 1,890 399 1,015
2008 b 77,887 5,206 8,665 8,501 7,666 7,988 8,252 8,963 8,267 6,548 2,203 2,175 1,991 426 1,034
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: Age refers to age attained during year.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Represents workers attaining age 65 during the year. Workers aged 65 or older were not covered under the program in that year.
b. Preliminary data.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B6 Median earnings of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2008 (in dollars)
Year Total, all ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71 72 or older
All workers
1937 761 170 570 829 998 1,061 1,126 1,121 1,177 1,020 1,010 927 512 a . . . . . .
1940 746 140 498 764 934 1,041 1,064 1,110 1,071 1,018 978 963 874 924 788
1945 1,159 288 669 818 1,383 1,617 1,842 2,026 1,874 1,821 1,782 1,739 1,482 1,341 1,307
1950 1,926 385 1,376 1,971 2,312 2,456 2,473 2,517 2,442 2,394 2,492 2,252 1,973 1,916 1,589
1955 2,438 443 1,601 2,689 3,173 3,233 3,196 3,068 2,966 2,728 2,525 2,427 1,736 1,279 1,149
1960 2,894 561 1,917 3,138 3,738 3,903 3,891 3,785 3,643 3,452 3,166 3,052 1,590 1,140 1,252
1965 3,414 613 2,326 3,919 4,540 4,747 4,756 4,665 4,526 4,304 4,087 3,767 1,791 1,171 1,326
1970 4,375 810 2,988 5,334 6,156 6,339 6,357 6,292 6,105 5,831 5,473 5,047 2,099 1,578 1,683
1975 5,803 1,070 4,187 6,795 8,249 8,629 8,725 8,810 8,748 8,299 7,779 6,620 2,524 2,105 2,137
1980 8,549 1,646 6,205 9,593 11,510 12,540 12,690 12,784 12,794 12,309 11,606 9,651 4,451 3,306 3,140
1985 11,265 1,647 7,136 12,453 14,886 16,458 16,984 16,849 16,528 15,831 14,724 11,907 5,974 4,330 3,729
1990 13,898 1,937 8,054 14,687 17,482 19,296 20,664 20,958 20,157 18,584 17,163 13,021 6,812 5,375 4,536
1995 16,108 2,076 8,392 16,134 19,654 21,629 23,468 24,690 24,090 21,320 19,136 12,961 7,551 5,816 4,681
1996 16,712 2,140 8,562 16,664 20,327 22,311 24,116 25,317 25,176 22,083 19,718 13,408 7,692 6,217 4,861
1997 17,562 2,310 9,074 17,596 21,261 23,279 24,979 26,264 26,415 23,398 20,514 14,284 8,056 6,387 5,033
1998 18,513 2,515 9,763 18,666 22,453 24,345 25,971 27,390 27,609 24,688 21,372 15,229 8,431 6,747 5,302
1999 19,265 2,610 10,163 19,563 23,469 25,173 26,788 28,315 28,643 25,577 22,151 15,902 8,935 6,780 5,271
2000 20,225 2,716 10,721 20,597 24,817 26,385 27,814 29,403 29,529 26,698 22,884 16,499 9,465 7,295 5,376
2001 20,905 2,718 10,703 20,981 25,601 27,228 28,544 30,128 30,414 27,685 23,679 17,736 10,556 7,861 5,743
2002 21,193 2,677 10,353 20,945 25,904 27,724 28,992 30,338 30,998 28,380 24,470 18,563 11,158 8,192 5,911
2003 21,610 2,633 10,320 21,044 26,464 28,331 29,484 30,910 31,562 29,126 25,452 19,302 11,875 8,698 5,965
2004 22,335 2,715 10,689 21,496 27,312 29,513 30,533 31,931 32,730 30,376 26,463 20,740 12,585 9,173 6,313
2005 22,985 2,758 11,009 22,031 27,926 30,521 31,377 32,639 33,682 31,463 27,702 21,935 13,321 9,638 6,630
2006 b 23,858 2,823 11,434 22,863 28,844 31,769 32,723 33,817 34,824 32,775 29,169 23,353 14,017 10,174 6,950
2007 b 24,600 2,912 11,658 23,518 29,728 32,804 33,767 34,934 35,751 34,075 30,301 24,705 14,716 10,928 7,226
2008 b 25,221 2,931 11,464 23,926 30,252 33,585 34,568 35,666 36,436 35,048 31,396 26,158 15,490 11,457 7,445
Men
1937 945 174 647 1,117 1,202 1,286 1,338 1,308 1,232 1,137 1,131 1,008 563 a . . . . . .
1940 935 147 550 928 1,143 1,289 1,306 1,320 1,238 1,153 1,088 1,058 950 917 899
1945 1,654 271 422 813 1,983 2,245 2,405 2,364 2,319 2,170 2,106 2,000 1,666 1,462 1,390
1950 2,532 402 1,566 2,465 2,918 3,102 3,131 3,156 3,018 2,959 2,812 2,618 2,317 2,049 1,707
1955 3,315 468 1,871 3,450 4,079 4,201 4,159 4,005 3,818 3,512 3,201 3,044 2,164 1,498 1,292
1960 3,879 615 2,116 3,942 4,831 5,175 5,167 4,954 4,702 4,416 3,982 3,812 2,112 1,207 1,340
1965 4,685 710 2,609 4,957 6,055 6,481 6,519 6,369 5,921 5,581 4,993 4,784 2,628 1,246 1,443
1970 6,180 930 3,281 6,827 8,131 8,528 8,686 8,735 8,370 7,675 7,051 6,456 2,927 1,662 1,863
1975 8,250 1,246 4,870 8,464 11,170 12,131 12,533 12,605 12,270 11,290 10,398 8,700 2,895 2,276 2,371
1980 11,963 1,857 7,007 11,880 15,491 17,982 18,720 18,896 18,391 17,585 15,939 13,201 4,902 3,658 3,529
1985 14,959 1,771 8,185 14,465 18,642 22,021 24,433 24,385 23,841 22,117 19,953 16,532 6,760 4,977 4,351
1990 17,582 2,058 8,945 16,412 21,211 24,424 27,608 29,074 28,027 25,509 23,243 17,408 7,714 6,153 5,129
1995 19,907 2,164 9,618 17,810 23,200 26,912 29,732 32,334 32,505 28,260 24,673 17,090 8,133 6,430 4,977
1996 20,779 2,234 9,900 18,538 24,024 27,769 30,658 32,850 33,648 29,426 25,177 17,632 8,441 6,715 5,295
1997 21,814 2,379 10,356 19,748 25,231 28,874 31,790 33,738 34,890 31,018 26,229 18,159 8,832 7,097 5,300
1998 23,028 2,600 11,135 21,040 26,645 30,154 32,996 34,823 36,125 32,577 27,588 19,750 9,286 7,429 5,638
1999 23,927 2,718 11,616 22,200 27,805 31,113 33,946 35,717 36,924 33,428 28,382 20,172 9,873 7,323 5,594
2000 25,032 2,804 12,191 23,403 29,404 32,354 35,218 36,932 37,917 34,717 28,850 21,076 10,487 7,903 5,791
2001 25,643 2,788 12,002 23,500 30,130 33,117 35,801 37,426 38,348 35,287 29,886 21,976 12,010 8,566 6,229
2002 25,765 2,748 11,560 23,238 30,420 33,658 35,994 37,574 38,285 35,806 30,715 22,844 12,611 8,834 6,418
2003 26,173 2,726 11,391 23,365 30,891 34,302 36,542 38,150 38,699 36,390 31,540 23,854 13,402 9,470 6,338
2004 27,061 2,801 11,872 23,833 31,977 35,756 37,890 39,584 40,120 37,840 32,960 25,872 14,479 9,927 6,665
2005 27,886 2,832 12,297 24,508 32,630 36,928 39,016 40,529 41,153 38,932 34,468 27,355 15,343 10,531 7,040
2006 b 28,924 2,896 12,838 25,419 33,727 38,503 40,511 41,908 42,524 40,334 36,112 29,400 16,374 11,441 7,358
2007 b 29,755 2,989 13,029 26,047 34,438 39,718 41,754 43,291 43,736 41,646 37,293 30,453 17,455 12,256 7,733
2008 b 30,303 3,008 12,682 26,266 34,989 40,298 42,612 44,299 44,589 42,545 38,496 31,884 18,338 12,511 7,843
Women
1937 484 163 477 602 621 609 604 589 576 563 585 582 366 a . . . . . .
1940 472 127 432 530 590 599 596 590 580 562 499 577 607 999 424
1945 770 307 811 821 871 971 1,026 1,018 987 955 946 899 832 766 928
1950 1,124 362 1,153 1,158 1,196 1,297 1,421 1,456 1,410 1,416 1,370 1,349 1,176 1,399 1,232
1955 1,351 408 1,312 1,406 1,430 1,586 1,706 1,775 1,768 1,622 1,542 1,445 1,057 949 802
1960 1,679 484 1,558 1,969 1,718 1,899 2,075 2,205 2,290 2,221 2,040 1,783 1,142 1,007 1,036
1965 1,984 539 1,852 2,067 2,069 2,243 2,478 2,660 2,715 2,764 2,678 2,372 1,208 1,054 1,093
1970 2,735 675 2,538 3,151 2,953 3,210 3,498 3,721 3,790 3,747 3,729 3,236 1,674 1,344 1,375
1975 3,730 905 3,287 4,800 4,454 4,512 4,870 5,168 5,340 5,300 5,020 4,055 2,189 1,895 1,715
1980 6,012 1,451 5,083 7,496 7,649 7,495 7,761 7,893 8,079 7,966 7,756 6,044 3,589 2,853 2,569
1985 8,293 1,524 6,063 10,251 10,986 11,169 11,163 11,072 10,898 10,714 10,133 7,728 4,959 3,671 3,067
1990 10,837 1,816 7,104 12,677 13,642 14,339 15,031 14,920 14,373 13,088 12,194 9,133 5,888 4,387 3,830
1995 12,897 1,991 7,232 14,249 15,853 16,547 18,068 18,732 17,937 16,030 14,147 9,882 6,910 5,120 4,376
1996 13,335 2,051 7,383 14,637 16,387 17,009 18,532 19,496 18,834 16,728 14,670 10,358 6,971 5,605 4,372
1997 14,043 2,243 7,873 15,238 17,150 17,801 19,277 20,325 19,989 17,750 15,762 11,003 7,331 5,638 4,687
1998 14,834 2,435 8,529 16,128 18,133 18,625 20,046 21,484 21,088 18,656 16,606 11,646 7,619 5,968 4,871
1999 15,465 2,519 8,928 16,897 18,823 19,283 20,688 22,265 22,129 19,594 17,168 12,324 8,032 6,245 4,876
2000 16,287 2,638 9,454 17,774 19,893 20,387 21,536 23,202 23,074 20,664 17,993 12,876 8,472 6,459 4,947
2001 17,037 2,649 9,536 18,341 20,736 21,114 22,222 24,035 24,149 21,797 18,733 14,055 9,214 7,117 5,200
2002 17,461 2,613 9,333 18,533 21,203 21,678 22,775 24,401 25,082 22,842 19,582 15,028 9,779 7,552 5,343
2003 17,845 2,554 9,367 18,674 21,750 22,317 23,192 24,933 25,806 23,486 20,506 15,520 10,424 7,947 5,469
2004 18,421 2,637 9,676 19,088 22,375 23,165 23,993 25,670 26,643 24,644 21,393 16,639 10,974 8,211 5,908
2005 18,886 2,693 9,914 19,486 22,876 23,949 24,583 26,051 27,450 25,593 22,290 17,442 11,496 8,609 6,240
2006 b 19,601 2,761 10,250 20,267 23,704 24,985 25,715 26,839 28,450 26,746 23,803 18,754 12,074 8,942 6,438
2007 b 20,370 2,842 10,486 20,972 24,752 25,988 26,545 27,741 29,143 27,990 24,994 20,158 12,600 9,680 6,680
2008 b 21,054 2,856 10,399 21,506 25,475 26,889 27,335 28,581 29,898 29,204 25,922 21,766 13,227 10,223 7,038
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: The amount of median earnings includes estimates above the taxable maximum.
Age refers to age attained during year.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Earnings of workers attaining age 65 during the year. Workers aged 65 or older not covered under program in that year.
b. Preliminary data.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B7 Number of wage and salary workers, by sex and amount of taxable earnings, 1992–2008 (in thousands)
Year Total Workers with earnings below the taxable maximum (by dollar amount of earnings) Workers with maximum earnings
1–4,999 5,000–9,999 10,000–19,999 20,000–29,999 30,000–39,999 40,000–49,999 50,000–59,999 60,000–69,999 70,000–79,999 80,000–89,999 90,000–101,999
All wage and salary workers
1992 126,000 28,876 17,496 29,812 20,699 12,554 7,084 2,422 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,057
1993 128,100 29,050 17,521 29,900 21,134 12,786 7,371 3,325 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,013
1994 130,100 28,994 17,273 29,903 21,482 13,230 7,709 4,310 277 . . . . . . . . . 6,921
1995 132,800 28,568 17,213 30,142 22,097 13,853 8,171 4,662 498 . . . . . . . . . 7,597
1996 135,100 28,356 16,977 29,832 22,612 14,435 8,706 5,052 1,053 . . . . . . . . . 8,077
1997 137,765 27,554 16,853 29,676 23,076 15,243 9,330 5,523 2,106 . . . . . . . . . 8,405
1998 140,386 26,829 16,431 29,360 23,586 16,095 10,062 6,008 3,268 . . . . . . . . . 8,747
1999 142,703 26,421 16,261 28,975 23,861 16,763 10,546 6,456 3,974 856 . . . . . . 8,589
2000 146,097 26,219 15,995 28,443 24,306 17,384 11,330 7,056 4,439 1,994 . . . . . . 8,933
2001 146,596 25,700 15,596 27,746 23,983 17,661 11,776 7,462 4,730 3,151 177 . . . 8,614
2002 145,793 25,487 15,386 26,910 23,495 17,607 11,853 7,662 4,957 3,329 1,266 . . . 7,840
2003 145,101 25,005 15,160 26,247 22,988 17,541 11,996 7,794 5,173 3,467 1,821 . . . 7,909
2004 146,662 24,642 14,873 25,914 22,822 17,672 12,370 8,221 5,571 3,767 2,213 . . . 8,597
2005 148,530 24,414 14,720 25,683 22,867 17,910 12,719 8,559 5,821 3,972 2,878 . . . 8,987
2006 a 150,774 24,207 14,490 25,210 22,733 18,203 13,160 9,002 6,243 4,309 3,019 1,101 9,096
2007 a 152,622 23,882 14,283 24,883 22,545 18,305 13,459 9,447 6,605 4,598 3,271 1,954 9,392
2008 a 152,388 23,358 14,117 24,316 21,955 18,160 13,425 9,645 6,813 4,824 3,501 3,077 9,197
Men
1992 66,543 12,914 7,726 13,773 11,128 8,069 5,109 1,868 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,955
1993 67,673 13,094 7,740 13,875 11,270 8,074 5,224 2,527 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,869
1994 68,481 12,898 7,546 13,836 11,360 8,211 5,372 3,243 222 . . . . . . . . . 5,794
1995 69,901 12,766 7,457 13,865 11,653 8,448 5,587 3,444 388 . . . . . . . . . 6,292
1996 70,670 12,510 7,261 13,491 11,791 8,667 5,838 3,672 800 . . . . . . . . . 6,641
1997 71,910 12,198 7,154 13,199 11,864 8,957 6,162 3,932 1,582 . . . . . . . . . 6,862
1998 73,111 11,864 6,936 12,868 11,946 9,297 6,520 4,199 2,406 . . . . . . . . . 7,074
1999 74,376 11,743 6,892 12,595 11,942 9,565 6,711 4,456 2,895 642 . . . . . . 6,936
2000 76,033 11,680 6,788 12,241 11,958 9,755 7,070 4,734 3,170 1,474 . . . . . . 7,163
2001 76,303 11,605 6,693 11,985 11,629 9,763 7,170 4,907 3,268 2,284 136 . . . 6,862
2002 75,711 11,627 6,664 11,693 11,258 9,612 7,065 4,925 3,341 2,372 937 . . . 6,217
2003 75,200 11,441 6,531 11,396 10,993 9,475 7,072 4,921 3,425 2,428 1,308 . . . 6,210
2004 75,910 11,184 6,448 11,236 10,812 9,423 7,216 5,111 3,659 2,588 1,562 . . . 6,670
2005 76,758 11,057 6,328 11,032 10,820 9,462 7,378 5,273 3,778 2,677 2,026 . . . 6,926
2006 a 77,802 10,993 6,223 10,760 10,622 9,517 7,524 5,456 4,003 2,869 2,069 787 6,978
2007 a 78,675 10,930 6,152 10,657 10,388 9,446 7,558 5,638 4,148 3,003 2,235 1,370 7,149
2008 a 78,499 10,846 6,182 10,380 10,099 9,256 7,375 5,644 4,193 3,104 2,320 2,128 6,972
Women
1992 59,457 15,962 9,770 16,039 9,571 4,485 1,975 554 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103
1993 60,427 15,956 9,781 16,026 9,864 4,712 2,147 798 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,144
1994 61,619 16,097 9,726 16,068 10,122 5,020 2,337 1,067 55 . . . . . . . . . 1,127
1995 62,900 15,802 9,756 16,277 10,444 5,405 2,584 1,217 110 . . . . . . . . . 1,305
1996 64,429 15,847 9,716 16,341 10,819 5,768 2,868 1,380 253 . . . . . . . . . 1,437
1997 65,855 15,356 9,698 16,477 11,211 6,285 3,169 1,591 524 . . . . . . . . . 1,543
1998 67,275 14,965 9,495 16,492 11,640 6,798 3,541 1,808 862 . . . . . . . . . 1,673
1999 68,327 14,679 9,369 16,380 11,919 7,199 3,835 2,000 1,079 214 . . . . . . 1,652
2000 70,064 14,539 9,206 16,203 12,348 7,630 4,260 2,321 1,268 519 . . . . . . 1,770
2001 70,293 14,094 8,903 15,761 12,354 7,898 4,606 2,555 1,462 867 41 . . . 1,752
2002 70,082 13,860 8,721 15,218 12,237 7,995 4,788 2,737 1,617 958 329 . . . 1,624
2003 69,901 13,564 8,629 14,852 11,995 8,066 4,924 2,873 1,748 1,038 513 . . . 1,699
2004 70,752 13,458 8,426 14,678 12,010 8,249 5,154 3,110 1,912 1,179 650 . . . 1,926
2005 71,772 13,357 8,392 14,650 12,047 8,448 5,341 3,286 2,042 1,295 852 . . . 2,061
2006 a 72,972 13,214 8,267 14,449 12,112 8,686 5,636 3,546 2,241 1,440 950 314 2,118
2007 a 73,947 12,952 8,131 14,226 12,157 8,858 5,900 3,809 2,457 1,594 1,037 584 2,242
2008 a 73,889 12,512 7,935 13,936 11,856 8,904 6,050 4,000 2,620 1,720 1,181 949 2,225
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: Taxable earnings consist of self-employment income and taxable wages.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Preliminary data.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B8 Number of self-employed workers, by sex and age, selected years 1951–2008 (in thousands)
Year Total, all ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71 72 or older
All self-employed workers
1951 4,190 6 71 246 414 543 592 565 503 462 164 215 237 55 117
1955 6,810 18 114 362 600 757 865 874 790 737 290 441 497 143 322
1960 6,870 19 133 305 560 743 848 929 918 846 316 452 414 101 286
1965 6,550 31 143 292 452 664 814 870 913 885 328 411 388 92 267
1970 6,270 33 159 348 476 581 729 808 837 839 327 407 388 94 244
1975 7,000 67 302 581 679 700 731 813 869 823 317 382 393 95 248
1980 8,200 78 380 824 1,052 983 869 812 851 852 307 381 419 112 280
1985 10,600 112 527 1,099 1,488 1,522 1,261 1,030 930 929 368 434 455 124 321
1990 12,500 152 529 1,123 1,663 1,854 1,736 1,377 1,113 980 381 487 567 150 389
1991 12,800 136 521 1,105 1,697 1,897 1,818 1,474 1,170 998 388 486 561 158 391
1992 13,100 137 509 1,093 1,678 1,951 1,864 1,589 1,243 1,018 382 484 576 166 410
1993 13,200 131 488 1,029 1,650 1,956 1,892 1,647 1,325 1,047 375 481 589 164 426
1994 13,300 140 473 989 1,624 1,936 1,945 1,726 1,357 1,070 375 482 580 164 437
1995 13,500 143 482 1,005 1,612 1,960 1,964 1,808 1,393 1,097 385 467 574 166 445
1996 13,900 147 490 1,036 1,614 2,013 2,035 1,873 1,471 1,144 404 475 575 164 458
1997 14,020 151 498 1,030 1,548 1,978 2,053 1,874 1,555 1,203 402 485 592 169 483
1998 14,230 162 510 1,045 1,524 1,963 2,092 1,885 1,616 1,265 415 493 590 178 492
1999 14,500 171 535 1,040 1,521 1,965 2,088 1,969 1,684 1,322 420 514 595 174 502
2000 14,675 173 554 1,016 1,495 1,948 2,093 2,014 1,785 1,345 443 522 591 180 515
2001 14,930 173 598 1,036 1,526 1,907 2,113 2,042 1,825 1,421 457 526 610 178 519
2002 15,858 175 700 1,112 1,626 1,898 2,191 2,158 1,911 1,578 537 585 651 172 564
2003 15,969 176 703 1,123 1,638 1,915 2,209 2,177 1,924 1,588 541 587 652 173 565
2004 16,496 189 747 1,194 1,643 1,948 2,236 2,228 1,992 1,684 533 649 691 183 580
2005 17,098 211 815 1,281 1,662 2,013 2,256 2,283 2,066 1,764 528 691 739 194 595
2006 a 17,603 215 865 1,368 1,652 2,066 2,239 2,335 2,131 1,836 578 719 777 212 610
2007 a 18,262 230 929 1,451 1,714 2,110 2,222 2,386 2,212 1,869 688 738 839 223 651
2008 a 17,219 216 891 1,409 1,603 1,931 2,008 2,207 2,073 1,782 661 720 852 217 650
Men
1951 3,620 5 61 219 370 478 519 479 430 393 139 179 204 47 97
1955 5,980 16 104 335 555 687 773 773 679 631 247 373 420 122 265
1960 5,990 16 119 284 515 678 757 812 793 709 260 386 348 83 230
1965 5,640 26 127 263 410 598 714 759 772 742 272 339 326 75 217
1970 5,370 28 136 306 422 522 642 699 712 695 268 324 320 77 201
1975 5,790 57 251 479 564 584 619 680 715 672 255 309 326 78 201
1980 6,407 60 305 639 793 752 672 641 681 668 244 301 333 92 226
1985 7,623 79 378 782 1,060 1,058 873 730 674 686 278 328 351 97 249
1990 8,525 103 346 746 1,112 1,241 1,148 914 762 693 270 355 424 116 295
1991 8,668 92 341 726 1,109 1,268 1,204 976 793 699 273 350 418 119 299
1992 8,798 89 330 714 1,090 1,289 1,228 1,041 830 706 271 344 427 126 312
1993 8,840 89 310 674 1,075 1,290 1,241 1,078 885 713 261 341 436 125 322
1994 8,839 89 309 638 1,053 1,269 1,268 1,127 890 723 263 333 423 122 331
1995 8,908 97 305 648 1,030 1,271 1,281 1,170 906 735 269 325 413 124 335
1996 9,074 94 306 658 1,021 1,281 1,322 1,200 954 754 276 328 415 119 346
1997 9,078 98 311 638 975 1,245 1,313 1,197 997 788 275 334 420 122 365
1998 9,109 98 314 641 947 1,217 1,326 1,188 1,033 819 275 338 415 130 368
1999 9,225 107 319 632 948 1,207 1,314 1,240 1,063 844 279 352 415 127 377
2000 9,277 106 328 604 913 1,193 1,310 1,268 1,128 856 294 348 415 130 383
2001 9,354 102 345 613 912 1,163 1,320 1,280 1,145 893 297 349 426 129 379
2002 9,778 109 395 636 955 1,147 1,333 1,331 1,187 983 338 380 445 124 415
2003 9,860 109 397 645 964 1,160 1,347 1,346 1,195 990 341 381 446 125 416
2004 10,088 111 410 682 951 1,165 1,343 1,373 1,233 1,045 338 417 471 128 423
2005 10,395 126 448 722 958 1,185 1,352 1,398 1,272 1,093 328 441 500 139 433
2006 a 10,613 125 466 767 943 1,190 1,331 1,420 1,306 1,139 357 456 522 152 441
2007 a 10,836 134 492 789 955 1,200 1,304 1,417 1,340 1,134 426 461 554 156 473
2008 a 10,011 120 450 741 867 1,062 1,153 1,283 1,234 1,070 413 446 556 150 467
Women
1951 570 1 10 27 44 65 73 86 73 69 25 36 33 8 20
1955 830 2 10 27 45 70 92 101 111 106 43 68 77 21 57
1960 880 3 14 21 45 65 91 117 125 137 56 66 67 18 55
1965 910 5 16 29 42 66 100 111 141 143 56 72 62 17 50
1970 900 5 23 42 54 59 87 109 125 144 59 65 68 17 43
1975 1,210 10 51 102 115 116 112 133 154 151 62 73 67 17 47
1980 1,793 18 75 185 259 231 197 171 170 184 63 80 86 20 54
1985 2,977 33 149 317 428 464 388 300 256 243 90 106 104 27 72
1990 3,975 49 183 377 551 613 588 463 350 287 111 132 142 34 94
1991 4,131 44 180 378 588 629 614 499 376 299 115 136 143 39 92
1992 4,302 48 179 380 588 662 636 548 413 312 110 140 148 39 98
1993 4,360 41 178 355 575 666 651 569 440 334 114 140 153 39 104
1994 4,460 51 164 352 572 667 677 599 468 346 112 148 157 42 105
1995 4,592 46 177 357 582 689 683 638 487 362 116 142 161 42 109
1996 4,826 54 183 377 594 733 713 673 517 390 128 147 160 45 112
1997 4,942 54 188 392 572 733 739 676 558 415 128 151 172 47 118
1998 5,121 65 196 404 577 746 767 697 583 445 140 155 175 48 124
1999 5,276 64 216 408 573 757 773 729 621 478 141 162 180 47 126
2000 5,398 68 226 412 582 754 783 747 657 489 148 173 176 50 132
2001 5,576 71 253 423 614 744 793 762 680 528 160 177 184 49 139
2002 6,080 66 305 475 671 751 858 827 724 595 199 205 206 48 148
2003 6,109 67 305 478 675 755 862 831 729 598 200 206 206 49 149
2004 6,408 77 338 512 692 784 893 855 758 640 195 232 220 55 157
2005 6,703 85 367 560 704 828 904 885 795 672 201 250 238 54 162
2006 a 6,990 90 399 600 709 875 908 915 826 698 220 263 256 60 169
2007 a 7,426 95 437 662 759 910 918 968 872 735 262 278 284 67 178
2008 a 7,208 95 442 668 736 868 855 924 839 712 249 274 296 66 183
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: Age refers to age attained during year.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Preliminary data.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B9 Number of self-employed workers, by sex and amount of taxable earnings, 1992–2008 (in thousands)
Year Total Workers with earnings below taxable maximum (by dollar amount of earnings) Workers with maximum earnings
1–4,999 5,000–9,999 10,000–19,999 20,000–29,999 30,000–39,999 40,000–49,999 50,000–59,999 60,000–69,999 70,000–79,999 80,000–89,999 90,000–101,999
All self-employed workers
1992 13,098 3,520 2,519 2,755 1,576 971 612 308 . . . . . . . . . . . . 839
1993 13,202 3,453 2,562 2,776 1,570 990 633 388 . . . . . . . . . . . . 828
1994 13,297 3,376 2,510 2,832 1,586 1,019 645 426 92 . . . . . . . . . 814
1995 13,499 3,316 2,593 2,882 1,604 1,044 678 444 116 . . . . . . . . . 822
1996 13,900 3,312 2,667 2,964 1,650 1,092 713 471 176 . . . . . . . . . 854
1997 14,019 3,237 2,674 2,966 1,670 1,100 737 489 278 . . . . . . . . . 869
1998 14,237 3,160 2,675 3,010 1,717 1,157 777 505 387 . . . . . . . . . 848
1999 14,499 3,057 2,688 3,075 1,756 1,191 804 535 384 162 . . . . . . 848
2000 14,672 2,974 2,618 3,019 1,730 1,189 811 560 399 269 . . . . . . 1,104
2001 14,930 2,998 2,627 3,123 1,741 1,186 834 584 400 314 82 . . . 1,042
2002 15,249 3,100 2,710 3,305 1,777 1,202 850 601 426 305 197 . . . 776
2003 15,969 3,178 2,840 3,489 1,852 1,254 899 641 441 327 250 . . . 798
2004 16,496 3,204 2,861 3,639 1,919 1,277 950 672 472 350 300 . . . 852
2005 17,098 3,167 2,920 3,745 2,006 1,372 990 724 508 375 388 . . . 902
2006 a 17,603 3,208 2,936 3,882 2,060 1,404 1,025 747 550 406 309 200 877
2007 a 18,262 3,409 3,064 4,040 2,071 1,386 1,040 779 575 422 328 300 848
2008 a 17,219 3,274 2,894 3,930 1,842 1,244 935 713 535 404 317 376 756
Men
1992 8,795 1,891 1,606 1,936 1,145 746 485 252 . . . . . . . . . . . . 734
1993 8,841 1,850 1,632 1,927 1,141 760 500 316 . . . . . . . . . . . . 715
1994 8,839 1,779 1,552 1,958 1,153 772 503 340 77 . . . . . . . . . 705
1995 8,908 1,748 1,581 1,964 1,152 782 521 356 96 . . . . . . . . . 708
1996 9,075 1,715 1,598 1,997 1,176 807 545 367 141 . . . . . . . . . 729
1997 9,077 1,683 1,550 1,980 1,171 796 559 381 223 . . . . . . . . . 735
1998 9,116 1,632 1,518 1,955 1,189 831 584 389 309 . . . . . . . . . 710
1999 9,224 1,569 1,497 1,972 1,202 848 591 409 299 129 . . . . . . 709
2000 9,277 1,519 1,425 1,908 1,159 830 585 415 304 211 . . . . . . 920
2001 9,354 1,519 1,428 1,934 1,159 812 596 423 305 247 66 . . . 865
2002 9,442 1,590 1,458 2,024 1,175 823 594 439 310 231 155 . . . 643
2003 9,860 1,637 1,521 2,103 1,228 853 637 461 324 248 194 . . . 654
2004 10,088 1,636 1,516 2,144 1,252 868 663 480 346 260 230 . . . 694
2005 10,395 1,616 1,532 2,166 1,297 920 687 511 368 276 295 . . . 727
2006 a 10,613 1,634 1,522 2,192 1,316 928 703 520 397 299 230 156 718
2007 a 10,836 1,726 1,585 2,231 1,297 895 696 536 402 305 242 230 691
2008 a 10,011 1,648 1,461 2,080 1,145 790 612 488 369 288 229 286 615
Women
1992 4,303 1,628 913 819 431 225 127 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
1993 4,361 1,604 930 849 429 230 133 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
1994 4,458 1,596 957 873 435 246 142 85 15 . . . . . . . . . 109
1995 4,591 1,569 1,012 918 452 261 157 88 20 . . . . . . . . . 114
1996 4,825 1,597 1,069 967 475 285 168 104 35 . . . . . . . . . 125
1997 4,942 1,554 1,125 986 499 303 178 108 55 . . . . . . . . . 134
1998 5,121 1,529 1,157 1,056 528 327 193 116 78 . . . . . . . . . 138
1999 5,276 1,488 1,191 1,103 554 343 212 126 85 33 . . . . . . 139
2000 5,395 1,454 1,192 1,111 570 359 226 145 95 58 . . . . . . 184
2001 5,576 1,479 1,198 1,189 581 374 238 161 95 67 17 . . . 177
2002 5,807 1,510 1,252 1,281 602 379 256 162 116 74 42 . . . 133
2003 6,109 1,541 1,320 1,385 625 401 262 180 117 79 55 . . . 145
2004 6,408 1,568 1,345 1,495 667 409 288 192 126 90 70 . . . 159
2005 6,703 1,551 1,388 1,579 709 452 303 213 140 99 93 . . . 175
2006 a 6,990 1,574 1,414 1,690 744 476 323 227 153 107 80 44 159
2007 a 7,426 1,683 1,479 1,809 774 491 344 242 172 117 86 70 157
2008 a 7,208 1,626 1,433 1,850 698 454 322 225 165 117 88 89 142
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: Taxable earnings consist of self-employment income and taxable wages.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Preliminary data.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B10 Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2008
State or area a Number b
(thousands)		 Taxable earnings c
(millions of dollars)		 OASDI contributions d
(millions of dollars)
Total Wage and salary Self- employed Total Wage and salary Self- employed Total Wage and salary Self- employed
All areas 162,485 152,388 17,219 5,434,139 5,133,800 300,339 673,833 636,591 37,242
Alabama 2,375 2,234 249 71,412 67,778 3,633 8,855 8,405 451
Alaska 389 367 43 13,259 12,422 837 1,644 1,540 104
Arizona 2,984 2,835 276 97,870 93,581 4,290 12,136 11,604 532
Arkansas 1,483 1,391 155 40,492 38,258 2,234 5,021 4,744 277
California 17,118 15,656 2,245 630,474 584,470 46,003 78,179 72,474 5,704
Colorado 2,522 2,337 311 86,744 81,005 5,738 10,756 10,045 712
Connecticut 2,013 1,880 224 80,320 74,765 5,556 9,960 9,271 689
Delaware 529 509 36 18,350 17,801 549 2,275 2,207 68
District of Columbia 397 379 33 16,959 16,045 914 2,103 1,990 113
Florida 9,193 8,571 1,070 282,508 268,310 14,198 35,031 33,270 1,761
Georgia 4,750 4,449 528 152,602 145,115 7,487 18,923 17,994 928
Hawaii 732 686 76 25,081 23,737 1,344 3,110 2,943 167
Idaho 781 733 84 22,587 21,277 1,309 2,801 2,638 162
Illinois 6,648 6,237 711 231,937 219,716 12,221 28,760 27,245 1,515
Indiana 3,699 3,534 318 113,132 107,999 5,133 14,028 13,392 636
Iowa 1,771 1,660 202 53,501 50,172 3,329 6,634 6,221 413
Kansas 1,602 1,514 165 50,918 47,969 2,949 6,314 5,948 366
Kentucky 2,201 2,072 225 63,079 59,783 3,295 7,822 7,413 409
Louisiana 2,184 2,043 242 65,950 62,017 3,932 8,178 7,690 488
Maine 773 716 92 21,934 20,426 1,507 2,720 2,533 187
Maryland 3,231 3,065 304 131,421 125,799 5,622 16,296 15,599 697
Massachusetts 3,540 3,300 386 137,281 128,852 8,428 17,023 15,978 1,045
Michigan 5,215 4,928 517 166,674 158,965 7,710 20,668 19,712 956
Minnesota 3,179 3,006 322 112,332 106,551 5,781 13,929 13,212 717
Mississippi 1,397 1,307 160 38,991 36,552 2,439 4,835 4,532 302
Missouri 3,169 2,991 315 95,270 90,250 5,020 11,813 11,191 622
Montana 568 523 78 15,158 14,010 1,149 1,880 1,737 142
Nebraska 1,077 1,018 112 33,021 31,202 1,819 4,095 3,869 226
Nevada 1,182 1,121 108 37,713 35,727 1,986 4,676 4,430 246
New Hampshire 825 770 92 29,595 27,781 1,814 3,670 3,445 225
New Jersey 4,833 4,552 469 203,451 192,901 10,550 25,228 23,920 1,308
New Mexico 952 900 94 28,344 26,857 1,487 3,515 3,330 184
New York 10,352 9,624 1,207 390,111 368,585 21,527 48,374 45,704 2,669
North Carolina 4,845 4,566 492 151,911 144,203 7,708 18,837 17,881 956
North Dakota 400 376 46 11,974 10,937 1,037 1,485 1,356 129
Ohio 5,893 5,536 590 177,596 168,589 9,007 22,022 20,905 1,117
Oklahoma 1,941 1,824 207 56,791 53,525 3,266 7,042 6,637 405
Oregon 1,991 1,864 209 64,311 60,585 3,727 7,975 7,512 462
Pennsylvania 6,890 6,529 627 235,825 224,130 11,694 29,242 27,792 1,450
Rhode Island 614 582 59 21,244 20,158 1,086 2,634 2,500 135
South Carolina 2,268 2,147 212 67,042 63,961 3,081 8,313 7,931 382
South Dakota 501 468 64 13,444 12,451 994 1,667 1,544 123
Tennessee 3,289 3,056 393 98,577 91,365 7,212 12,224 11,329 894
Texas 11,691 10,852 1,436 387,732 362,916 24,816 48,079 45,002 3,077
Utah 1,379 1,320 123 42,243 40,595 1,647 5,238 5,034 204
Vermont 421 393 49 12,542 11,723 819 1,555 1,454 102
Virginia 4,388 4,168 402 164,442 157,184 7,258 20,391 19,491 900
Washington 3,546 3,352 340 132,612 126,020 6,592 16,444 15,626 817
West Virginia 886 836 82 25,967 24,548 1,419 3,220 3,044 176
Wisconsin 3,275 3,124 282 106,772 102,186 4,586 13,240 12,671 569
Wyoming 343 326 34 11,317 10,757 560 1,403 1,334 69
Outlying area
Puerto Rico 1,199 1,105 111 24,853 22,957 1,897 3,082 2,847 235
Other and unknown e 3,062 3,055 9 68,473 68,332 141 8,491 8,473 17
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTE: Data are based on preliminary estimates.
a. Most state assignments are based on end-of-year residence obtained from electronically filed employer wage reports; the remainder are based on location of employer from reports filed on paper.
b. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. National and state totals and subtotals are unduplicated counts of workers in each type of employment.
c. Includes Social Security taxable wages as reported by employers and Social Security taxable self-employment income as reported by self-employed individuals. Annual maximum taxable earnings for Social Security (OASDI) from a single employer or from self-employment were $102,000 in 2008. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
d. For 2008 earnings, paid at the rate of 6.2 percent of taxable wages by both employees and employers, 6.2 percent of taxable tips by employees, and 12.4 percent of self-employment income by self-employed workers. Data are unadjusted for multi-employer tax refunds. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
e. Persons employed in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B11 Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by type of earnings, selected years 1937–2009
Year Number a
(thousands)		 Taxable earnings b
(millions of dollars)		 OASDI contributions c,d
(millions of dollars)
Total Wage and salary Self- employed Total Wage and salary Self- employed Total Wage and salary Self- employed
1937 32,900 32,900 . . . 29,620 29,620 . . . 592 592 . . .
1940 35,390 35,390 . . . 32,970 32,970 . . . 659 659 . . .
1945 46,390 46,390 . . . 62,950 62,950 . . . 1,259 1,259 . . .
1950 48,280 48,280 . . . 87,500 87,500 . . . 2,625 2,625 . . .
1951 58,120 54,630 4,190 120,770 111,250 9,520 3,552 3,338 214
1952 59,580 56,060 4,240 128,640 118,880 9,760 3,786 3,566 220
1953 60,840 57,220 4,340 135,870 125,840 10,030 4,001 3,775 226
1954 59,610 55,940 4,350 133,520 123,410 10,110 5,240 4,936 303
1955 65,200 59,560 6,810 157,540 141,810 15,730 6,144 5,672 472
1956 67,610 61,560 7,390 170,720 153,010 17,710 6,652 6,120 531
1957 70,590 64,730 7,150 181,380 163,990 17,390 7,966 7,380 587
1958 69,770 64,040 7,130 180,720 163,140 17,580 7,935 7,341 593
1959 71,700 66,000 7,060 202,310 183,620 18,690 9,882 9,181 701
1960 72,530 66,980 6,870 207,000 188,580 18,420 12,144 11,315 829
1961 72,820 67,360 6,790 209,640 190,850 18,790 12,297 11,451 846
1962 74,280 68,890 6,720 219,050 200,130 18,920 13,397 12,508 889
1963 75,540 70,310 6,590 225,550 206,840 18,710 16,006 14,996 1,010
1964 77,430 72,230 6,480 236,390 217,430 18,960 16,788 15,764 1,024
1965 80,680 75,430 6,550 250,730 230,830 19,900 17,810 16,735 1,075
1966 84,600 79,460 6,630 312,540 287,860 24,680 23,597 22,165 1,431
1967 87,040 82,020 6,470 329,960 305,670 24,290 25,275 23,842 1,433
1968 89,380 84,470 6,570 375,800 348,500 27,300 28,069 26,486 1,583
1969 92,060 87,200 6,350 402,510 375,010 27,500 33,233 31,501 1,733
1970 93,090 88,180 6,270 415,580 388,680 26,900 34,344 32,649 1,695
1971 93,340 88,460 6,290 426,950 399,550 27,400 38,649 36,759 1,891
1972 96,240 91,220 6,600 484,150 452,050 32,100 43,804 41,589 2,215
1973 99,830 94,610 7,100 561,850 523,450 38,400 53,463 50,775 2,688
1974 101,330 96,190 7,040 636,800 594,400 42,400 61,814 58,846 2,968
1975 100,200 94,900 7,000 664,700 621,100 43,600 64,541 61,489 3,052
1976 102,600 97,230 7,400 737,700 689,200 48,500 71,626 68,231 3,395
1977 105,800 100,450 7,480 816,600 763,600 53,000 79,306 75,596 3,710
1978 110,600 104,810 8,040 915,600 856,100 59,500 90,691 86,466 4,225
1979 112,700 106,900 8,200 1,067,000 997,500 69,500 106,246 101,346 4,900
1980 113,000 107,200 8,200 1,180,700 1,109,000 71,700 117,729 112,674 5,055
1981 113,000 107,300 8,250 1,294,100 1,220,000 74,100 136,468 130,540 5,928
1982 111,800 105,800 8,550 1,365,300 1,290,000 75,300 145,382 139,320 6,062
1983 112,100 105,900 9,200 1,454,100 1,369,000 85,100 154,703 147,852 6,851
1984 116,300 109,900 9,900 1,608,800 1,515,000 93,800 183,403 172,710 10,693
1985 119,800 113,400 10,600 1,722,600 1,621,000 101,600 196,376 184,794 11,582
1986 122,900 115,900 11,200 1,844,400 1,730,800 113,600 210,262 197,311 12,950
1987 125,600 118,200 12,000 1,960,000 1,835,100 124,900 223,440 209,201 14,239
1988 129,600 122,100 12,400 2,088,400 1,952,000 136,400 253,114 236,582 16,532
1989 131,700 123,900 12,900 2,239,500 2,096,000 143,500 271,427 254,035 17,392
1990 133,600 126,100 12,500 2,358,000 2,222,000 136,000 292,392 275,528 16,864
1991 133,000 125,200 12,800 2,422,500 2,283,000 139,500 300,390 283,092 17,298
1992 134,000 126,000 13,100 2,532,900 2,386,000 146,900 314,080 295,864 18,216
1993 136,100 128,100 13,200 2,636,100 2,483,400 152,700 326,876 307,942 18,935
1994 138,200 130,100 13,300 2,785,200 2,624,500 160,700 345,365 325,438 19,927
1995 141,000 132,800 13,500 2,919,100 2,754,300 164,800 361,968 341,533 20,435
1996 143,400 135,100 13,900 3,073,500 2,901,700 171,800 381,114 359,811 21,303
1997 146,145 137,765 14,020 3,285,000 3,104,300 180,700 407,340 384,933 22,407
1998 148,786 140,386 14,230 3,524,900 3,333,700 191,200 437,088 413,379 23,709
1999 151,333 142,703 14,500 3,749,600 3,547,300 202,300 464,950 439,865 25,085
2000 154,732 146,097 14,675 4,008,500 3,798,400 210,100 497,054 471,002 26,052
2001 155,416 146,596 14,930 4,167,900 3,950,100 217,800 516,820 489,812 27,007
2002 154,893 145,793 15,249 4,250,100 4,021,800 228,300 527,012 498,703 28,309
2003 154,576 145,101 15,969 4,355,000 4,114,000 241,000 540,020 510,136 29,884
2004 156,405 146,662 16,496 4,554,500 4,295,900 258,600 564,758 532,692 32,066
2005 158,511 148,530 17,098 4,766,000 4,490,500 275,500 590,984 556,822 34,162
2006 e 160,944 150,774 17,603 5,042,200 4,751,000 291,200 625,233 589,124 36,109
2007 e 163,057 152,622 18,262 5,263,100 4,966,700 296,400 652,624 615,871 36,754
2008 f 162,485 152,388 17,219 5,434,139 5,133,800 300,339 673,833 636,591 37,242
2009 g 156,021 146,173 16,558 5,288,473 4,997,476 290,997 655,771 619,687 36,084
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
b. Includes Social Security taxable wages as reported by employers and Social Security taxable self-employment income as reported by self-employed individuals. See Table 2.A3 for annual maximum taxable earnings.
c. See Table 2.A3 for contribution rates.
d. Data are unadjusted for multi-employer tax refunds. Unadjusted for tax credits. See Table 2.A5 for information on tax credits.
e. Preliminary data.
f. Taxable earnings are preliminary estimates based on Social Security data; employment data are preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Income and Product Accounts.
g. Preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B12 Number of workers with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2008
State or area a Number b
(thousands)		 Taxable earnings c
(millions of dollars)		 HI contributions d
(millions of dollars)
Total Wage and salary Self- employed Total Wage and salary Self- employed Total Wage and salary Self- employed
All areas 166,338 156,392 18,033 6,734,851 6,248,700 486,151 195,311 181,212 14,098
Alabama 2,382 2,241 258 80,214 75,320 4,894 2,326 2,184 142
Alaska 418 398 45 16,693 15,603 1,090 484 452 32
Arizona 2,992 2,842 291 113,191 106,954 6,237 3,283 3,102 181
Arkansas 1,486 1,394 160 45,564 42,608 2,957 1,321 1,236 86
California 18,074 16,649 2,358 847,966 775,540 72,427 24,591 22,491 2,100
Colorado 2,709 2,536 325 111,282 103,246 8,036 3,227 2,994 233
Connecticut 2,057 1,926 238 120,937 109,095 11,842 3,507 3,164 343
Delaware 530 510 38 20,907 19,927 979 606 578 28
District of Columbia 404 386 36 22,865 20,564 2,301 663 596 67
Florida 9,249 8,628 1,111 331,831 311,844 19,987 9,623 9,043 580
Georgia 4,856 4,559 551 183,910 173,125 10,785 5,333 5,021 313
Hawaii 751 707 78 28,251 26,499 1,752 819 768 51
Idaho 782 734 86 24,746 23,250 1,496 718 674 43
Illinois 6,916 6,521 748 306,717 282,218 24,499 8,895 8,184 710
Indiana 3,710 3,545 329 125,112 118,230 6,882 3,628 3,429 200
Iowa 1,775 1,663 208 58,255 54,616 3,639 1,689 1,584 106
Kansas 1,607 1,519 173 57,980 54,020 3,960 1,681 1,567 115
Kentucky 2,255 2,129 234 71,494 67,235 4,259 2,073 1,950 124
Louisiana 2,362 2,229 252 83,514 78,147 5,367 2,422 2,266 156
Maine 803 749 94 25,911 24,214 1,697 751 702 49
Maryland 3,285 3,118 325 161,698 152,123 9,575 4,689 4,412 278
Massachusetts 3,791 3,568 414 189,869 176,210 13,659 5,506 5,110 396
Michigan 5,230 4,942 541 192,760 180,737 12,023 5,590 5,241 349
Minnesota 3,188 3,015 339 130,011 122,551 7,460 3,770 3,554 216
Mississippi 1,401 1,312 164 42,538 39,597 2,942 1,234 1,148 85
Missouri 3,241 3,065 327 112,448 105,807 6,641 3,261 3,068 193
Montana 569 524 80 16,741 15,411 1,330 485 447 39
Nebraska 1,081 1,021 117 37,795 35,114 2,682 1,096 1,018 78
Nevada 1,275 1,217 112 49,343 45,492 3,851 1,431 1,319 112
New Hampshire 835 780 96 35,232 33,008 2,223 1,022 957 64
New Jersey 4,854 4,571 507 272,594 252,155 20,439 7,905 7,313 593
New Mexico 959 908 97 32,160 29,297 2,863 933 850 83
New York 10,359 9,627 1,276 550,027 488,228 61,799 15,951 14,159 1,792
North Carolina 4,850 4,569 514 173,275 162,124 11,151 5,025 4,702 323
North Dakota 401 377 48 13,344 12,076 1,268 387 350 37
Ohio 6,397 6,075 613 230,655 218,171 12,484 6,689 6,327 362
Oklahoma 1,953 1,835 215 63,388 59,384 4,004 1,838 1,722 116
Oregon 1,995 1,867 216 71,811 67,204 4,606 2,083 1,949 134
Pennsylvania 6,914 6,551 662 277,745 260,452 17,293 8,055 7,553 501
Rhode Island 623 590 62 24,542 22,942 1,599 712 665 46
South Carolina 2,268 2,146 220 73,697 69,714 3,983 2,137 2,022 116
South Dakota 502 470 66 15,085 13,969 1,116 437 405 32
Tennessee 3,303 3,070 407 118,362 105,702 12,660 3,433 3,065 367
Texas 12,322 11,512 1,496 496,203 458,765 37,439 14,390 13,304 1,086
Utah 1,387 1,327 129 47,274 44,536 2,737 1,371 1,292 79
Vermont 420 392 50 13,632 12,687 945 395 368 27
Virginia 4,422 4,201 429 197,367 185,236 12,130 5,724 5,372 352
Washington 3,566 3,372 359 153,145 144,135 9,010 4,441 4,180 261
West Virginia 889 840 84 28,818 26,686 2,132 836 774 62
Wisconsin 3,280 3,128 295 118,704 113,006 5,697 3,442 3,277 165
Wyoming 344 327 35 12,938 12,039 899 375 349 26
Outlying area
Puerto Rico 1,236 1,143 112 27,694 25,456 2,238 803 738 65
Other and unknown e 3,076 3,070 9 76,614 76,429 185 2,222 2,216 5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTE: Data are based on preliminary estimates.
a. Most state assignments are based on end-of-year residence obtained from electronically filed employer wage reports; the remainder are based on location of employer from reports filed on paper.
b. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. National and state totals and subtotals are unduplicated counts of workers in each type of employment.
c. No annual maximum taxable earnings amount for Medicare. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
d. For 2008 earnings, paid at the rate of 1.45 percent of taxable wages by both employees and employers, 1.45 percent of taxable tips by employees, and 2.9 percent of self-employment income by self-employed workers. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
e. Persons employed in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B13 Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, by sex and age, 2008
Sex Total, all ages a Under 20 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70 or older
Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings (in millions of dollars)
All workers 5,434,139 46,708 747,135 1,260,322 1,526,443 1,317,115 182,914 164,425 123,776 65,301
Men 3,256,362 24,818 419,161 756,906 929,800 785,341 112,208 102,131 81,113 44,885
Women 2,177,777 21,890 327,974 503,416 596,643 531,774 70,707 62,294 42,663 20,416
Percentage distribution, by age
All workers 100 1 14 23 28 24 3 3 2 1
Men 100 1 13 23 29 24 3 3 2 1
Women 100 1 15 23 27 24 3 3 2 1
Percentage distribution, by sex
All workers 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Men 60 53 56 60 61 60 61 62 66 69
Women 40 47 44 40 39 40 39 38 34 31
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: Includes Social Security taxable wages as reported by employers and Social Security taxable self-employment income as reported by self-employed individuals.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Includes workers of unknown age.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.
Table 4.B14 Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, by sex and age, 2008
Sex Total, all ages a Under 20 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70 or older
Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings (in millions of dollars)
All workers 6,734,851 47,158 784,049 1,477,601 1,948,659 1,733,257 254,648 225,537 172,682 91,260
Men 4,264,008 25,044 439,616 915,194 1,254,114 1,109,914 172,842 154,445 124,136 68,702
Women 2,470,843 22,113 344,434 562,407 694,545 623,342 81,806 71,092 48,546 22,558
Percentage distribution, by age
All workers 100 1 12 22 29 26 4 3 3 1
Men 100 1 10 21 29 26 4 4 3 2
Women 100 1 14 23 28 25 3 3 2 1
Percentage distribution, by sex
All workers 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Men 63 53 56 62 64 64 68 68 72 75
Women 37 47 44 38 36 36 32 32 28 25
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Includes workers of unknown age.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153, Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785, or supplement@ssa.gov.