I mean total compensation. My father made approximately $30,000 a year in wages in 1976.  You have to remember that there was overtime pay.  He also got high quality free health care, lots of vacation, 100% pension, and lots of other fringe benefits.<p>I estimate he made probably close to $200k, in 2016 dollars.  And, he wasn&#x27;t even a &#x27;lead&#x27;.  In total compensation, he made more than I do.  And, IIRC, CPI inflation calculations don&#x27;t account for home inflation, and we all know that housing costs as a portion of total household spending was much, much less than it is today.