Master Earnings File (MEF)
This database stores wage data and self-employment income data that date back to 1937.
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Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| accrualPeriodicity |
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| bureauCode |
[
"016:00"
]
|
| conformsTo |
null
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| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Open Data",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:Open.Data@ssa.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
null
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| describedBy |
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| describedByType |
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| description | This database stores wage data and self-employment income data that date back to 1937. |
| distribution |
null
|
| identifier | US-GOV-SSA-139 |
| isPartOf |
null
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| issued |
null
|
| keyword |
[
"W2",
"earnings",
"master earnings file"
]
|
| landingPage | None |
| language |
null
|
| license | https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright |
| modified | 2026-05-08 |
| primaryITInvestmentUII |
null
|
| programCode |
[
"016:000"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Social Security Administration"
}
|
| references |
null
|
| rights | The data asset contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Federal Tax Information (FTI) and cannot be provided to the public. |
| spatial |
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| systemOfRecords |
null
|
| temporal |
null
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| theme |
null
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| title | Master Earnings File (MEF) |
