Real Middle Class Wages as of January 2026

Published on February 13, 2026

This series has been updated to include the January release of the consumer price index as the deflator and the monthly employment update. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $53,996, down -5.0% from over 50 years ago.

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