TN 75 (11-20)

RS 00605.946 Indexing Factors for 2021 Eligibility

Use the chart in this section to manually index earnings of any wage earner who is initially eligible in the year 2021.

Year

Maximum Earnings

Average Earnings

Actual Earnings

X

Indexing Factor

=

Indexed Earnings

1960

$4,800

$4,007.12

 

 

13.5009658

 

 

1961

$4,800

$4,086.76

 

 

13.2378681

 

 

1962

$4,800

$4,291.40

 

 

12.6066062

 

 

1963

$4,800

$4,396.64

 

 

12.3048487

 

 

1964

$4,800 $4,576.32

​

​

11.8217236

​

​

1965

$4,800

$4,658.72

​

​

11.6126296

 

 

1966

$6,600

$4,938.36

​

​

10.9550519

​

​

1967

$6,600

$5,213.44

​

​

10.3770236

​

​

1968

$7,800

$5,571.76

 

 

9.7096770

 

 

1969

$7,800

$5,893.76

​

​

9.1791980

​

​

1970

$7,800

$6,186.24

 

 

8.7452136

 

 

1971

$7,800

$6,497.08

 

 

8.3268160

 

 

1972

$9,000

$7,133.80

 

 

7.5836146

 

 

1973

$10,800

$7,580.16

 

 

7.1370512

 

 

1974

$13,200

$8,030.76

 

 

6.7365965

 

 

1975

$14,100

$8,630.92

 

 

6.2681603

 

 

1976

$15,300

$9,226.48

 

 

5.8635568

 

 

1977

$16,500

$9,779.44

 

 

5.5320131

 

 

1978

$17,700

$10,556.03

 

 

5.1250319

 

 

1979

$22,900

$11,479.46

 

 

4.7127644

​

 

1980

$25,900

$12,513.46

 

 

4.3233438

 

 

1981

$29,700

$13,773.10

 

 

3.9279458

 

 

1982

$32,400

$14,531.34

 

 

3.7229870

 

 

1983

$35,700

$15,239.24

 

 

3.5500451

 

 

1984

$37,800

$16,135.07

 

 

3.3529442

 

 

1985

$39,600

$16,822.51

​

​

3.2159285

​

​

1986

$42,000

$17,321.82

 

 

3.1232278

 

 

1987

$43,800

$18,426.51

​

​

2.9359868

​

​

1988

$45,000

$19,334.04

​

​

2.7981731

​

​

1989

$48,000

$20,099.55

​

​

2.6916021

​

​

1990

$51,300

$21,027.98

​

​

2.5727621

​

​

1991

$53,400

$21,811.60

​

​

2.4803311

​

​

1992

$55,500

$22,935.42

​

​

2.3587966

​

​

1993

$57,600

$23,132.67

​

​

2.3386833

​

​

1994

$60,600

$23,753.53

​

​

2.2775558

​

​

1995

$61,200

$24,705.66

​

​

2.1897812

​

​

1996

$62,700

$25,913.90

​

​

2.0876823

​

​

1997

$65,400

$27,426.00

​

​

1.9725804

​

​

1998

$68,400

$28,861.44

​

​

1.8744730

​

​

1999

$72,600

$30,469.84

​

​

1.7755259

​

​

2000

$76,200

$32,154.82

​

​

1.6824846

​

​

2001

$80,400

$32,921.92

​

​

1.6432817

​

​

2002

$84,900

$33,252.09

​

​

1.6269651

​

​

2003

$87,000

$34,064.95

​

​

1.5881424

​

​

2004

$87,900

$35,648.55

​

​

1.5175930

​

​

2005

$90,000

$36,952.94

​

​

1.4640240

​

​

2006

$94,200

$38,651.41

​

​

1.3996899

​

​

2007

$97,500

$40,405.48

​

​

1.3389270

​

​

2008

$102,000

$41,334.97

​

​

1.3088189

​

​

2009

$106,800

$40,711.61

​

​

1.3288590

​

​

2010

$106,800

$41,673.83

​

​

1.2981766

​

​

2011

$106,800

$42,979.61

​

​

1.2587362

​

​

2012

$110,100

$44,321,.67

​

​

1.2206217

​

​

2013

$113,700

$44,888.16

​

​

1.2052174

​

​

2014

$117,000

$46,481.52

​

​

1.1639032

​

​

2015

$118,500

$48,098.63

​

​

1.1247720

​

​

2016

$118,500

$48,642.15

​

​

1.1122039

​

​

2017

$127,200

$50,321.89

​

​

1.0750787

​

​

2018

$128,400

$52,145.80

​

​

1.0374755

​

​

2019

$132,900

$54,099.99

​

​

1.0000000

​

​

2020

$137,700

N/A

​

​

1.0000000

​

​

2021 $142,800 N/A ​ ​ 1.0000000 ​ ​

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RS 00605.946 - Indexing Factors for 2021 Eligibility - 11/05/2020
Batch run: 11/05/2020
Rev:11/05/2020