Wall Street Bonuses - Analysis 1985 - 2010

Total Wall St bonuses in $bil (with % change) / Average Wall St Bonuses in $000 (with % change) 1985: $1.9bn (percentage change on the year before - 45%) / Average bonus - $13,970 (percentage change on the year before - 36%) 1986: $2.2bn (16%) / $14,120 (1%) 1987: $2.6bn (19%) / $15,610 (11%) 1988: $2.0bn (-21%) / $13,290 (-15%) 1989: $1.9bn (-6%) / $13,260 (0%) 1990: $2.1bn (10%) / $15,540 (17%) 1991: $4.1bn (96%) / $31,100 (100%) 1992: $4.9bn (18%) / $36,200 (16%) 1993: $5.8bn (18%) / $39,660 (10%) 1994: $4.9bn (-16%) / $32,190 (-19%) 1995: $6.2bn (27%) / $41,410 (29%) 1996: $9.8bn (59%) / $63,870 (54%) 1997: $11.2bn (14%) / $67,800 (6%) 1998: $9.1bn (-19%) / $53,040 (-22%) 1999: $13.5bn (49%) / $75,020 (41%) 2000: $19.5bn (44%) / $100,530 (34%) 2001: $13.0bn (-33%) / $74,140 (-26%) 2002: $9.8bn (-25%) / $60,900 (-18%) 2003: $15.8bn (61%) / $99,930 (64%) 2004: $18.6bn (18%) / $113,450 (14%) 2005: $25.6bn (38%) / $149,800 (32%) 2006: $34.3bn (34%) / $191,360 (28%) 2007: $33.0bn (-4%) / $177,830 (-7%) 2008: $17.6bn (-47%) / $100,850 (-43%) 2009: $22.5bn (27%) / $140,730 (40%) 2010: $20.8bn (-8%) / $128,530 (-9%) Notes: 1. The bonus pool is for securities industry employees who work in New York City 2. The 2009 and 2010 bonus pools are estimates and subject to revision Data Sources: 1. Historical bonuses are OSC estimates drawn from the NYS Dept of Labor’s Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) series. 2. The 2010 estimate was derived by OSC from personal income tax withholding collections and reflects cash payments and deferred compensation for which taxes have been prepaid. The estimate does not include stock options that have not yet been realized or other forms of deferred compensation

Thanks. This is not inflation adjusted right?