[lelio]

$3000 to $28k over 50 years is a 4.4% increase. That's comparable to inflation.

[Southack]

Sarcasm's chart in post #15 shows an average annual increase of .2% for American salaries / wages during the very worst period of its data.

That's not falling behind. That's not being stagnant. That's slowly getting better off even during the worst periods of wage rates and inflation.