Average Wages, Washington and the U.S.

Source: Economic and Revenue Forecast Council

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AVERAGE WAGES, WASHINGTON AND THE U.S.
Calendar Year	Washington		United States
Calendar Year	Current	Constant¹	Current	Constant¹
1985	18,901	28,237	18,848	28,158
1986	19,634	28,634	19,636	28,637
1987	20,110	28,346	20,506	28,903
1988	20,777	28,171	21,531	29,192
1989	21,589	28,047	22,262	28,922
1990	22,832	28,364	23,326	28,978
1991	24,150	28,951	24,217	29,031
1992	25,864	30,136	25,478	29,686
1993	26,147	29,779	25,912	29,510
1994	26,777	29,867	26,543	29,606
1995	27,851	30,413	27,437	29,961
1996	29,283	31,304	28,513	30,480
1997	31,156	32,753	29,858	31,388
1998	33,486	34,889	31,411	32,727
1999	35,981	36,875	32,774	33,589
2000	37,423	37,423	34,718	34,718
2001	37,590	36,819	35,582	34,853
2002	38,381	37,068	36,150	34,913
2003	39,141	37,066	37,169	35,199
2004	40,347	37,223	38,807	35,803
2005	41,553	37,239	40,170	35,998
2006	43,721	38,126	41,983	36,610

¹Adjusted to 2000 dollars by the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures. (Constant dollars are also known as real dollars; current dollars are also known as nominal dollars.)

Note: Constant (real) dollars are dollars that have been adjusted to account for the effect of inflation. This adjustment is made in relation to a base year. Current (nominal) dollars have not been adjusted in any way.