Real Middle Class Wages: March 2026

Published on April 10, 2026

This series has been updated to include the March release of the consumer price index as the deflator and the monthly employment update. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $54,198, down 5.7% from over 50 years ago.

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