Use this chart to manually index the earnings of any wage earner who is initially
eligible in the year 2011:
Year
|
Maximum Earnings
|
Average Earnings
|
Actual Earnings
|
X
|
Indexing Factor
|
=
|
Indexed Earnings
|
1951
|
$3,600
|
$2,799.16
|
|
|
14.5442240
|
|
|
1952
|
$3,600
|
$2,973.32
|
|
|
13.6923069
|
|
|
1953
|
$3,600
|
$3,139.44
|
|
|
12.9677936
|
|
|
1954
|
$3,600
|
$3,155.64
|
|
|
12.9012213
|
|
|
1955
|
$4,200
|
$3,301.44
|
|
|
12.3314705
|
|
|
1956
|
$4,200
|
$3,532.36
|
|
|
11.5253287
|
|
|
1957
|
$4,200
|
$3,641.72
|
|
|
11.1792258
|
|
|
1958
|
$4,200
|
$3,673.80
|
|
|
11.0816076
|
|
|
1959
|
$4,800
|
$3,855.80
|
|
|
10.5585378
|
|
|
1960
|
$4,800
|
$4,007.12
|
|
|
10.1598180
|
|
|
1961
|
$4,800
|
$4,086.76
|
|
|
9.9618304
|
|
|
1962
|
$4,800
|
$4,291.40
|
|
|
9.4867899
|
|
|
1963
|
$4,800
|
$4,396.64
|
|
|
9.2597097
|
|
|
1964
|
$4,800
|
$4,576.32
|
|
|
8.8961458
|
|
|
1965
|
$4,800
|
$4,658.72
|
|
|
8.7387974
|
|
|
1966
|
$6,600
|
$4,938.36
|
|
|
8.2439535
|
|
|
1967
|
$6,600
|
$5,213.44
|
|
|
7.8089726
|
|
|
1968
|
$7,800
|
$5,571.76
|
|
|
7.3067774
|
|
|
1969
|
$7,800
|
$5,893.76
|
|
|
6.9075785
|
|
|
1970
|
$7,800
|
$6,186.24
|
|
|
6.5809943
|
|
|
1971
|
$7,800
|
$6,497.08
|
|
|
6.2661396
|
|
|
1972
|
$9,000
|
$7,133.80
|
|
|
5.7068617
|
|
|
1973
|
$10,800
|
$7,580.16
|
|
|
5.3708114
|
|
|
1974
|
$13,200
|
$8,030.76
|
|
|
5.0694592
|
|
|
1975
|
$14,100
|
$8,630.92
|
|
|
4.7169491
|
|
|
1976
|
$15,300
|
$9,226.48
|
|
|
4.4124747
|
|
|
1977
|
$16,500
|
$9,779.44
|
|
|
4.1629797
|
|
|
1978
|
$17,700
|
$10,556.03
|
|
|
3.8567160
|
|
|
1979
|
$22,900
|
$11,479.46
|
|
|
3.5464743
|
|
|
1980
|
$25,900
|
$12,513.46
|
|
|
3.2534255
|
|
|
1981
|
$29,700
|
$13,773.10
|
|
|
2.9558785
|
|
|
1982
|
$32,400
|
$14,531.34
|
|
|
2.8016418
|
|
|
1983
|
$35,700
|
$15,239.24
|
|
|
2.6714987
|
|
|
1984
|
$37,800
|
$16,135.07
|
|
|
2.5231753
|
|
|
1985
|
$39,600
|
$16,822.51
|
|
|
2.4200675
|
|
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1986
|
$42,000
|
$17,321.82
|
|
|
2.3503079
|
|
|
1987
|
$43,800
|
$18,426.51
|
|
|
2.2094043
|
|
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1988
|
$45,000
|
$19,334.04
|
|
|
2.1056960
|
|
|
1989
|
$48,000
|
$20,099.55
|
|
|
2.0254986
|
|
|
1990
|
$51,300
|
$21,027.98
|
|
|
1.9360685
|
|
|
1991
|
$53,400
|
$21,811.60
|
|
|
1.8665119
|
|
|
1992
|
$55,500
|
$22,935.42
|
|
|
1.7750540
|
|
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1993
|
$57,600
|
$23,132.67
|
|
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1.7599183
|
|
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1994
|
$60,600
|
$23,753.53
|
|
|
1.7139183
|
|
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1995
|
$61,200
|
$24,705.66
|
|
|
1.6478657
|
|
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1996
|
$62,700
|
$25,913.90
|
|
|
1.5710337
|
|
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1997
|
$65,400
|
$27,426.00
|
|
|
1.4844166
|
|
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1998
|
$68,400
|
$28,861.44
|
|
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1.4105883
|
|
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1999
|
$72,600
|
$30,469.84
|
|
|
1.3361281
|
|
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2000
|
$76,200
|
$32,154.82
|
|
|
1.2661122
|
|
|
2001
|
$80,400
|
$32,921.92
|
|
|
1.2366110
|
|
|
2002
|
$84,900
|
$33,252.09
|
|
|
1.2243324
|
|
|
2003
|
$87,000
|
$34,064.95
|
|
|
1.1951173
|
|
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2004
|
$87,900
|
$35,648.55
|
|
|
1.1420271
|
|
|
2005
|
$90,000
|
$36,952.94
|
|
|
1.1017150
|
|
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2006
|
$94,200
|
$38,651.41
|
|
|
1.0533021
|
|
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2007
|
$97,500
|
$40,405.48
|
|
|
1.0075764
|
|
|
2008
|
$102,000
|
$41,334.97
|
|
|
0.9849193
|
|
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2009
|
$106,800
|
$40,711.61
|
|
|
1.0000000
|
|
|
2010
|
106,800
|
N/A
|
|
|
1.0000000
|
|
|
2011
|
106,800
|
N/A
|
|
|
1.0000000
|
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