ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/empsit.ceseeb2.txt
The site above contains the data I show here. Below you can see that the average hourly earnings in 1984 was $8.48 (see the “Total Private” columns). In 1994, it was $11.32. Since 11.32/8.48 = 1.3349. So the hourly wage increased 33.49%. In 2004, average hourly earnings were $15.67. 15.67/11.32 = 1.3843. So the hourly wage increased 38.43%. You can also see that the hourly earnings in construction in 2004 was $19.23.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATAHISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS B-2. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector,1964 to date Total private Goods-producing Natural resources Construction Year and mining and month Weekly Hourly Weekly Weekly Hourly Weekly Weekly Hourly Weekly Weekly Hourly Weekly hours earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours earnings earnings Annual averages 1984........... 35.1 8.48 297.65 40.3 9.67 389.70 44.6 11.54 514.68 38.2 11.56 441.59
1985........... 34.9 8.73 304.68 40.1 10.01 401.40 44.6 11.87 529.40 38.2 11.75 448.851986........... 34.7 8.92 309.52 40.1 10.20 409.02 43.6 12.14 529.30 37.9 11.92 451.771987........... 34.7 9.13 316.81 40.4 10.39 419.76 43.5 12.17 529.40 38.2 12.15 464.131988........... 34.6 9.43 326.28 40.4 10.69 431.88 43.3 12.45 539.09 38.2 12.52 478.261989........... 34.5 9.80 338.10 40.4 11.04 446.02 44.1 12.91 569.33 38.3 12.98 497.13 1990........... 34.3 10.19 349.29 40.1 11.46 459.55 45.0 13.40 602.54 38.3 13.42 513.431991........... 34.1 10.50 358.06 40.1 11.76 471.32 45.3 13.82 625.42 38.1 13.65 520.411992........... 34.2 10.76 367.83 40.2 11.99 482.58 44.6 14.09 629.02 38.0 13.81 525.131993........... 34.3 11.03 378.40 40.6 12.28 498.82 44.9 14.12 634.77 38.4 14.04 539.811994........... 34.5 11.32 390.73 41.1 12.63 519.58 45.3 14.41 653.14 38.8 14.38 558.53
1995........... 34.3 11.64 399.53 40.8 12.96 528.62 45.3 14.78 670.32 38.8 14.73 571.571996........... 34.3 12.03 412.74 40.8 13.38 546.48 46.0 15.10 695.07 38.9 15.11 588.481997........... 34.5 12.49 431.25 41.1 13.82 568.43 46.2 15.57 720.11 38.9 15.67 609.481998........... 34.5 13.00 448.04 40.8 14.23 580.99 44.9 16.20 727.28 38.8 16.23 629.751999........... 34.3 13.47 462.49 40.8 14.71 599.99 44.2 16.33 721.74 39.0 16.80 655.11 2000........... 34.3 14.00 480.41 40.7 15.27 621.86 44.4 16.55 734.92 39.2 17.48 685.782001........... 34.0 14.53 493.20 39.9 15.78 630.04 44.6 17.00 757.92 38.7 18.00 695.892002........... 33.9 14.95 506.07 39.9 16.33 651.61 43.2 17.19 741.97 38.4 18.52 711.822003........... 33.7 15.35 517.30 39.8 16.80 669.13 43.6 17.56 765.94 38.4 18.95 726.832004........... 33.7 15.67 528.56 40.0 17.19 688.03 44.5 18.08 804.03 38.3 19.23 735.70