Table 3: Average Weekly Wages (Nominal and Real)

for Wyoming by Industry (1982 - 94)


Nominal Weekly Wage
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Total $346 $344 $352 $364 $365 $362 $367 $370 $386 $396 $408 $418 $424
--Agriculture 189 199 205 218 223 224 234 247 253 269 274 285 306
--Mining 550 571 588 629 667 655 684 697 720 747 780 799 810
--Construction 448 378 382 430 435 414 410 412 433 441 450 444 459
--Manufacturing 377 381 385 391 399 402 407 419 447 472 486 497 503
--TPU* 426 447 460 473 482 502 515 527 543 562 587 600 607
--Wholesale Trade 416 409 419 421 418 427 432 446 452 462 483 492 498
--Retail Trade 182 184 187 189 190 189 189 192 200 208 218 221 227
--FIRE** 305 319 333 347 355 361 365 379 391 406 426 492 530
--Services 234 236 243 244 251 251 259 263 286 284 304 317 323
--Federal Government 385 416 436 451 455 465 482 505 520 555 597 628 637
--State Government 378 384 392 399 404 405 408 405 421 431 440 456 477
--Local Government 291 319 338 353 363 370 365 367 382 393 398 404 405


Real Weekly Wage
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Total $359 $345 $339 $338 $333 $319 $310 $298 $295 $291 $291 $289 $286
--Agriculture 196 200 197 203 203 197 198 199 194 197 195 197 206
--Mining 570 573 566 585 609 577 578 562 551 548 556 553 547
--Construction 464 379 368 400 397 364 347 332 331 324 321 307 310
--Manufacturing 391 382 371 363 364 354 344 338 342 347 346 344 339
--TPU* 441 448 443 440 440 442 435 425 415 413 418 415 410
--Wholesale Trade 431 410 403 391 381 376 365 360 346 339 344 340 336
--Retail Trade 189 185 180 176 173 166 160 155 153 153 155 153 153
--FIRE** 316 320 321 323 324 318 309 306 299 298 304 340 358
--Services 242 237 234 227 229 221 219 212 219 209 217 219 218
--Federal Government 399 417 420 419 415 409 407 407 398 407 426 435 430
--State Government 392 385 377 371 369 357 345 327 322 316 314 316 322
--Local Government 302 320 325 328 331 326 309 296 292 289 284 280 273


* TPU = Transportation & Public Utilities
** FIRE = Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate


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