$11.14
Median wage in 1979 (84.9% of U.S. median)

$11.55
Median wage in 1990 (88% of U.S. median)

$13.47
Median wage in 2005 (94.3% of U.S. median)

Source: Research Institute for Social and Economic Policy at the Center for Labor Research and Studies, Florida International University; Economic Policy Institute — in 2005 dollars