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    Master Earnings File (MEF)

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2025

    This database stores wage data and self-employment income data that date back to 1937.

    Access & Use Information

    Non-public: This dataset is not for public access or use. Specific details are provided below. License: See this page for license information.

    Downloads & Resources

    No file downloads are available because this is not a public dataset. See Access & Use Information for details.

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from SSA JSON

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025
    Publisher Social Security Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier US-GOV-SSA-139
    Data Last Modified 2025-09-18
    Rights The data asset contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Federal Tax Information (FTI) and cannot be provided to the public.
    Public Access Level non-public
    Bureau Code 016:00
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 01c0338f-b00b-4008-b98b-5c77019bb57d
    Harvest Source Id 9386406b-a7b0-4834-a267-0f912b6340db
    Harvest Source Title SSA JSON
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright
    Program Code 016:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash ba1d2dfa954c89cbc8008c796755324c7bed6086a913d5c57097a500a8ef707e
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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