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Compare hourly pay across years with US CPI inflation data
In if you earned
$
per hourthen in you would need to earn $0.00 per hour for the same buying power.
US CPI year-over-year data, 1918 to 2025.
$15.00/hr in 1975 is equivalent to $0.00/hr in 2025.
This shows CPI-based purchasing power loss. Housing in many areas has risen faster than CPI, so real affordability pressure is often worse.