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Chart of growth of $1 since 1980: the S&P 500 at about $196, wages at about $6

Latest · Chart · October 28, 2026

Stocks vs. Paychecks

Since 1980, the S&P 500 has outgrown wages 31 times over. An interactive chart of what eight percentage points a year does over one working career.

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