Nope.
The $2.35 was furniture finishing in a factory and the $4 was working for the gummint. [1980 census office hiring clerk]
Yikes. I remember female friends making $2.35 or $2.85 an hour in the late 80's as a waitress-they were supposed to make up the remainder on tips.
No offense intended, just 'the wrong end of the decade'. My bad.
[Full disclosure: No it wasn't my bad. 1980 was the
aftermath of the Carter years, wasn't it?]