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