TN 55 (12-15)
RS 00605.941 Indexing Factors for 2016 Eligibility
Use this chart to manually index earnings of any wage earner who is initially eligible
in the year 2016:
Year
|
Maximum Earnings
|
Average Earnings
|
Actual Earnings
|
X
|
Indexing Factor
|
=
|
Indexed Earnings
|
1951
|
$3,600
|
$2,799.16
|
|
|
16.6055245
|
|
|
1952
|
$3,600
|
$2,973.32
|
|
|
15.6328683
|
|
|
1953
|
$3,600
|
$3,139.44
|
|
|
14.8056723
|
|
|
1954
|
$3,600
|
$3,155.64
|
|
|
14.7296650
|
|
|
1955
|
$4,200
|
$3,301.44
|
|
|
14.0791655
|
|
|
1956
|
$4,200
|
$3,532.36
|
|
|
13.1587720
|
|
|
1957
|
$4,200
|
$3,641.72
|
|
|
12.7636172
|
|
|
1958
|
$4,200
|
$3,673.80
|
|
|
12.6521640
|
|
|
1959
|
$4,800
|
$3,855.80
|
|
|
12.0549614
|
|
|
1960
|
$4,800
|
$4,007.12
|
|
|
11.5997325
|
|
|
1961
|
$4,800
|
$4,086.76
|
|
|
11.3736848
|
|
|
1962
|
$4,800
|
$4,291.40
|
|
|
10.8313185
|
|
|
1963
|
$4,800
|
$4,396.64
|
|
|
10.5720550
|
|
|
1964
|
$4,800
|
$4,576.32
|
|
|
10.1569645
|
|
|
1965
|
$4,800
|
$4,658.72
|
|
|
9.9773157
|
|
|
1966
|
$6,600
|
$4,938.36
|
|
|
9.4123393
|
|
|
1967
|
$6,600
|
$5,213.44
|
|
|
8.9157102
|
|
|
1968
|
$7,800
|
$5,571.76
|
|
|
8.3423407
|
|
|
1969
|
$7,800
|
$5,893.76
|
|
|
7.8865648
|
|
|
1970
|
$7,800
|
$6,186.24
|
|
|
7.5136949
|
|
|
1971
|
$7,800
|
$6,497.08
|
|
|
7.1542170
|
|
|
1972
|
$9,000
|
$7,133.80
|
|
|
6.5156747
|
|
|
1973
|
$10,800
|
$7,580.16
|
|
|
6.1319972
|
|
|
1974
|
$13,200
|
$8,030.76
|
|
|
5.7879354
|
|
|
1975
|
$14,100
|
$8,630.92
|
|
|
5.3854653
|
|
|
1976
|
$15,300
|
$9,226.48
|
|
|
5.0378389
|
|
|
1977
|
$16,500
|
$9,779.44
|
|
|
4.7529838
|
|
|
1978
|
$17,700
|
$10,556.03
|
|
|
4.4033145
|
|
|
1979
|
$22,900
|
$11,479.46
|
|
|
4.0491034
|
|
|
1980
|
$25,900
|
$12,513.46
|
|
|
3.7145218
|
|
|
1981
|
$29,700
|
$13,773.10
|
|
|
3.3748045
|
|
|
1982
|
$32,400
|
$14,531.34
|
|
|
3.1987084
|
|
|
1983
|
$35,700
|
$15,239.24
|
|
|
3.0501206
|
|
|
1984
|
$37,800
|
$16,135.07
|
|
|
2.8807759
|
|
|
1985
|
$39,600
|
$16,822.51
|
|
|
2.7630550
|
|
|
1986
|
$42,000
|
$17,321.82
|
|
|
2.6834086
|
|
|
1987
|
$43,800
|
$18,426.51
|
|
|
2.5225352
|
|
|
1988
|
$45,000
|
$19,334.04
|
|
|
2.4041287
|
|
|
1989
|
$48,000
|
$20,099.55
|
|
|
2.3125652
|
|
|
1990
|
$51,300
|
$21,027.98
|
|
|
2.2104605
|
|
|
1991
|
$53,400
|
$21,811.60
|
|
|
2.1310459
|
|
|
1992
|
$55,500
|
$22,935.42
|
|
|
2.0266261
|
|
|
1993
|
$57,600
|
$23,132.67
|
|
|
2.0093452
|
|
|
1994
|
$60,600
|
$23,753.53
|
|
|
1.9568258
|
|
|
1995
|
$61,200
|
$24,705.66
|
|
|
1.8814118
|
|
|
1996
|
$62,700
|
$25,913.90
|
|
|
1.7936906
|
|
|
1997
|
$65,400
|
$27,426.00
|
|
|
1.6947976
|
|
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1998
|
$68,400
|
$28,861.44
|
|
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1.6105059
|
|
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1999
|
$72,600
|
$30,469.84
|
|
|
1.5254927
|
|
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2000
|
$76,200
|
$32,154.82
|
|
|
1.4455537
|
|
|
2001
|
$80,400
|
$32,921.92
|
|
|
1.4118715
|
|
|
2002
|
$84,900
|
$33,252.09
|
|
|
1.3978526
|
|
|
2003
|
$87,000
|
$34,064.95
|
|
|
1.3644969
|
|
|
2004
|
$87,900
|
$35,648.55
|
|
|
1.3038825
|
|
|
2005
|
$90,000
|
$36,952.94
|
|
|
1.2578572
|
|
|
2006
|
$94,200
|
$38,651.41
|
|
|
1.2025828
|
|
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2007
|
$97,500
|
$40,405.48
|
|
|
1.1503766
|
|
|
2008
|
$102,000
|
$41,334.97
|
|
|
1.1245084
|
|
|
2009
|
$106,800
|
$40,711.61
|
|
|
1.1417264
|
|
|
2010
|
$106,800
|
$41,673.83
|
|
|
1.1153647
|
|
|
2011
|
$106,800
|
$42,979.61
|
|
|
1.0814784
|
|
|
2012
|
110,100
|
$44,321,.67
|
|
|
1.0487312
|
|
|
2013
|
113,700
|
$44,888.16
|
|
|
1.0354962
|
|
|
2014
|
117,000
|
$46,481.52
|
|
|
1.0000000
|
|
|
2015
|
118,500
|
NA
|
|
|
1.0000000
|
|
|
2016
|
118,500
|
N/A
|
|
|
1.0000000
|
|
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