Pew Research on this topic: "But in real, inflation-adjusted terms, the median has barely budged over that period: That $232 in 1979 had the same purchasing power as $840 in today’s dollars. Wage increases in the U.S. rise to the top earners Meanwhile, wage gains have gone largely to the highest earners." https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us...