That&#x27;s $8.75&#x2F;hr in 1982&#x2F;1984 CPI adjusted dollars, which comes out to ~$20&#x2F;hr in 2016 dollars. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;data.bls.gov&#x2F;cgi-bin&#x2F;cpicalc.pl?cost1=8.75&amp;year1=1984&amp;year2=2016" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;data.bls.gov&#x2F;cgi-bin&#x2F;cpicalc.pl?cost1=8.75&amp;year1=1984...</a>