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Automatic Increases
Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Graph of AWI series
Indexed program amounts
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We use the national average wage indexing series to index the earnings of
individuals for benefit computation purposes. We also
use the series to index several amounts that are
important to the operation of Social Security's Old-Age, Survivors, and
Disability program.
| Year | AWI |
Annual increase |
| 1951 |
2,799.16 | — |
| 1952 |
2,973.32 | 6.22% |
| 1953 |
3,139.44 | 5.59% |
| 1954 |
3,155.64 | 0.52% |
| 1955 |
3,301.44 | 4.62% |
| 1956 |
3,532.36 | 6.99% |
| 1957 |
3,641.72 | 3.10% |
| 1958 |
3,673.80 | 0.88% |
| 1959 |
3,855.80 | 4.95% |
| 1960 |
4,007.12 | 3.92% |
| 1961 |
4,086.76 | 1.99% |
| 1962 |
4,291.40 | 5.01% |
| 1963 |
4,396.64 | 2.45% |
| 1964 |
4,576.32 | 4.09% |
| 1965 |
4,658.72 | 1.80% |
| 1966 |
4,938.36 | 6.00% |
| 1967 |
5,213.44 | 5.57% |
| 1968 |
5,571.76 | 6.87% |
| 1969 |
5,893.76 | 5.78% |
| 1970 |
6,186.24 | 4.96% |
| 1971 |
6,497.08 | 5.02% |
| 1972 |
7,133.80 | 9.80% |
| 1973 |
7,580.16 | 6.26% |
| 1974 |
8,030.76 | 5.94% |
| 1975 |
8,630.92 | 7.47% |
| 1976 |
9,226.48 | 6.90% |
| 1977 |
9,779.44 | 5.99% |
| 1978 |
10,556.03 | 7.94% |
| 1979 |
11,479.46 | 8.75% |
| 1980 |
12,513.46 | 9.01% |
| 1981 |
13,773.10 | 10.07% |
| 1982 |
14,531.34 | 5.51% |
| 1983 |
15,239.24 | 4.87% |
| 1984 |
16,135.07 | 5.88% |
| 1985 |
16,822.51 | 4.26% |
| 1986 |
17,321.82 | 2.97% |
| 1987 |
18,426.51 | 6.38% |
| 1988 |
19,334.04 | 4.93% |
| 1989 |
20,099.55 | 3.96% |
| 1990 |
21,027.98 | 4.62% |
| 1991 |
21,811.60 | 3.73% |
| 1992 |
22,935.42 | 5.15% |
| 1993 |
23,132.67 | 0.86% |
| 1994 |
23,753.53 | 2.68% |
| 1995 |
24,705.66 | 4.01% |
| 1996 |
25,913.90 | 4.89% |
| 1997 |
27,426.00 | 5.84% |
| 1998 |
28,861.44 | 5.23% |
| 1999 |
30,469.84 | 5.57% |
| 2000 |
32,154.82 | 5.53% |
| 2001 |
32,921.92 | 2.39% |
| 2002 |
33,252.09 | 1.00% |
| 2003 |
34,064.95 | 2.44% |
| 2004 |
35,648.55 | 4.65% |
| 2005 |
36,952.94 | 3.66% |
| 2006 |
38,651.41 | 4.60% |
| 2007 |
40,405.48 | 4.54% |
| 2008 |
41,334.97 | 2.30% |
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