You don't need me for that, the fed's got the options right there and if you want you can divide the wage numbers by the cpi etc. What you might like better is the BEA's numbers for total income (not just wages) plus population and inflation adjustments--
--and we're looking at the average American after tax real incomes at--
| Jan-06 | $32,024 | Jul-08 | $32,974 | Jan-11 | $32,763 |
| Apr-06 | $32,235 | Oct-08 | $32,878 | Apr-11 | $32,587 |
| Jul-06 | $32,306 | Jan-09 | $32,417 | Jul-11 | $32,421 |
| Oct-06 | $32,646 | Apr-09 | $32,313 | Oct-11 | $32,346 |
| Jan-07 | $32,721 | Jul-09 | $31,733 | Jan-12 | $32,588 |
| Apr-07 | $32,697 | Oct-09 | $31,615 | Apr-12 | $32,713 |
| Jul-07 | $32,741 | Jan-10 | $31,990 | Jul-12 | $32,708 |
| Oct-07 | $32,837 | Apr-10 | $32,425 | Oct-12 | $33,350 |
| Jan-08 | $33,238 | Jul-10 | $32,455 | Jan-13 | $32,570 |
| Apr-08 | $33,826 | Oct-10 | $32,469 |
--which is really not what we'd rate as "economic devastation".