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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 706. As of last week, did your main job pay an hourly wage, daily wage, weekly wage, monthly salary, annual salary, or other pay rate (e.g. piece rate, commission, wage + tips, and other mixed payment methods), irrespective of the time between payrolls and the use of bonuses or profit-sharing?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapannual salarydaily wagehourly wagemonthly salaryno answerother pay rateweekly wagenot available in this yearTotal
19721613--------1613
19731504--------1504
19741484--------1484
19751490--------1490
19761499--------1499
19771530--------1530
19781532--------1532
19801468--------1468
19821860--------1860
19831599--------1599
19841473--------1473
19851534--------1534
19861470--------1470
19871819--------1819
19881481--------1481
19891537--------1537
19901372--------1372
19911517--------1517
19931606--------1606
19942992--------2992
19962904--------2904
199814552251765014930182124-2832
20002817--------2817
20022765--------2765
20042812--------2812
20064510--------4510
20082023--------2023
20102044--------2044
20121974--------1974
20142538--------2538
20162867--------2867
20182348--------2348
20214032--------4032
2022--------35443544
2024--------33093309
Total674692251765014930182124685375699

Values

  • 1 hourly wage

  • 2 daily wage

  • 3 weekly wage

  • 4 monthly salary

  • 5 annual salary

  • 6 other pay rate

  • NA(d) don't know

  • NA(i) iap

  • NA(j) I don't have a job

  • NA(m) dk, na, iap

  • NA(n) no answer

  • NA(p) not imputable

  • NA(r) refused

  • NA(s) skipped on web

  • NA(u) uncodeable

  • NA(x) not available in this release

  • NA(y) not available in this year

  • NA(z) see codebook