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

 

 

1998

$68,400

$28,861.44

 

 

1.6105059

 

 

1999

$72,600

$30,469.84

 

 

1.5254927

 

 

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

 

 

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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RS 00605.941 - Indexing Factors for 2016 Eligibility - 12/22/2015
Batch run: 12/22/2015
Rev:12/22/2015