{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-appendix-i-to-subpart-c-of-part-404","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR Appendix I to Subpart C of Part 404","heading":"Appendix I to Subpart C of Part 404—Average of the Total Wages for Years After 1950","body":"Explanation: We use these figures to index your social security earnings (as described in § 404.211) for purposes of computing your average indexed monthly earnings.\nCalendar year Average of the total wages\n1951 $2,799.16\n1952 2,973.32\n1953 3,139.44\n1954 3,155.64\n1955 3,301.44\n1956 3,532.36\n1957 3,641.72\n1958 3,673.80\n1959 3,855.80\n1960 4,007.12\n1961 4,086.76\n1962 4,291.40\n1963 4,396.64\n1964 4,576.32\n1965 4,658.72\n1966 4,938.36\n1967 5,213.44\n1968 5,571.76\n1969 5,893.76\n1970 6,186.24\n1971 6,497.08\n1972 7,133.80\n1973 7,580.16\n1974 8,030.76\n1975 8,630.92\n1976 9,226.48\n1977 9,779.44\n1978 10,556.03\n1979 11,479.46\n1980 12,513.46\n1981 13,773.10\n1982 14,531.34\n1983 15,239.24\n1984 16,135.07\n1985 16,822.51\n1986 17,321.82\n1987 18,426.51\n1988 19,334.04\n1989 20,099.55\n1990 21,027.98","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart C—Computing Primary Insurance Amounts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"7da89cbb0abc76449b4fb65752487448b7c240a12983c5eac07f12ddf7c6d97e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-appendixes-to-subpart-c-of-part-404","next":"us/20-cfr-appendix-ii-to-subpart-c-of-part-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}