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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Econ. 2018 Nov 15;22(6):501–508. doi: 10.1080/13696998.2018.1542520

Table 2.

Present value of lifetime productivity by age, 2016 US dollars.

Male Female All
Age Market Non-market Total productivity Market Non-market Total productivity Market Non-market Total productivity
1% annual productivity growth, 3% discount rate
0 $1,145,374 $419,801 $1,565,175 $722,718 $650,361 $1,373,079 $934,583 $534,086 $1,468,669
16 $1,582,111 $574,484 $2,156,595 $996,428 $889,397 $1,885,825 $1,289,764 $730,749 $2,020,513
18 $1,643,861 $585,917 $2,229,778 $1,033,468 $907,886 $1,941,353 $1,339,095 $745,791 $2,084,886
21 $1,723,913 $602,533 $2,326,446 $1,077,539 $932,161 $2,009,700 $1,400,883 $766,452 $2,167,334
30 $1,774,850 $601,765 $2,376,614 $1,053,136 $892,769 $1,945,906 $1,412,400 $747,703 $2,160,103
40 $1,509,926 $489,068 $1,998,994 $853,168 $690,851 $1,544,018 $1,178,047 $591,210 $1,769,257
50 $1,014,389 $356,124 $1,370,514 $554,062 $515,592 $1,069,654 $779,774 $437,548 $1,217,322
60 $469,661 $277,388 $747,049 $225,823 $394,430 $620,254 $342,843 $338,250 $681,093
70 $121,324 $189,460 $310,784 $43,032 $243,956 $286,988 $79,260 $218,703 $297,963
80 $27,914 $83,694 $111,609 $7,768 $95,218 $102,987 $16,320 $90,330 $106,651
90 $6,377 $13,520 $19,897 $1,203 $13,676 $14,878 $2,939 $13,626 $16,565
0.5% annual productivity growth, 3% discount rate
0 $927,253 $340,824 $1,268,077 $589,628 $530,050 $1,119,677 $758,954 $434,543 $1,193,498
16 $1,386,668 $504,273 $1,890,942 $880,117 $783,878 $1,663,995 $1,133,948 $642,904 $1,776,852
18 $1,454,754 $517,964 $1,972,719 $921,556 $806,100 $1,727,657 $1,188,666 $660,924 $1,849,590
21 $1,545,809 $538,333 $2,084,142 $973,229 $836,635 $1,809,865 $1,259,795 $686,561 $1,946,356
30 $1,638,493 $550,965 $2,189,458 $976,203 $818,991 $1,795,194 $1,306,000 $685,308 $1,991,308
40 $1,425,827 $454,004 $1,879,831 $807,501 $639,949 $1,447,450 $1,113,445 $548,098 $1,661,543
50 $974,933 $333,331 $1,308,265 $533,991 $482,490 $1,016,481 $750,242 $409,475 $1,159,717
60 $457,493 $263,911 $721,405 $220,632 $375,914 $596,547 $334,317 $322,147 $656,464
70 $118,670 $183,626 $302,296 $42,145 $236,508 $278,653 $77,566 $211,998 $289,564
80 $27,443 $82,315 $109,758 $7,641 $93,596 $101,236 $16,051 $88,809 $104,860
90 $6,315 $13,427 $19,742 $1,189 $13,576 $14,765 $2,908 $13,529 $16,437
1% annual productivity growth, 7% discount rate
0 $248,773 $98,002 $346,775 $166,246 $155,970 $322,216 $207,769 $126,581 $334,350
16 $632,176 $243,441 $875,617 $421,672 $388,052 $809,724 $527,495 $314,814 $842,308
18 $706,770 $260,610 $967,380 $469,988 $417,190 $887,178 $588,988 $337,957 $926,945
21 $816,743 $288,566 $1,105,309 $538,357 $462,446 $1,000,803 $678,107 $374,605 $1,052,712
30 $1,027,390 $339,878 $1,367,267 $626,906 $513,287 $1,140,194 $826,729 $426,548 $1,253,276
40 $1,014,572 $300,611 $1,315,183 $581,279 $417,720 $998,999 $795,958 $359,765 $1,155,722
50 $766,891 $226,883 $993,774 $426,425 $327,015 $753,440 $593,589 $277,936 $871,525
60 $390,053 $195,134 $585,187 $191,410 $281,209 $472,619 $286,799 $239,868 $526,667
70 $103,560 $151,255 $254,815 $37,059 $195,227 $232,286 $67,891 $174,821 $242,712
80 $24,669 $74,087 $98,756 $6,886 $83,952 $90,838 $14,459 $79,759 $94,218
90 $5,928 $12,843 $18,771 $1,107 $12,947 $14,054 $2,721 $12,914 $15,635
0.5% annual productivity growth, 7% discount rate
0 $206,988 $82,819 $289,807 $139,302 $132,172 $271,474 $173,374 $107,138 $280,511
16 $569,461 $222,224 $791,685 $382,530 $355,358 $737,888 $476,546 $287,896 $764,442
18 $642,662 $239,166 $881,828 $430,296 $384,322 $814,619 $537,075 $310,832 $847,907
21 $751,582 $267,061 $1,018,643 $498,611 $429,861 $928,472 $625,657 $347,577 $973,234
30 $966,771 $320,289 $1,287,060 $591,779 $485,022 $1,076,800 $778,930 $402,595 $1,181,525
40 $969,705 $285,687 $1,255,393 $556,284 $396,193 $952,476 $761,151 $341,493 $1,102,643
50 $742,300 $215,855 $958,155 $413,502 $310,801 $724,303 $574,960 $264,256 $839,216
60 $381,652 $187,306 $568,959 $187,711 $270,400 $458,111 $280,847 $230,489 $511,336
70 $101,630 $147,234 $248,863 $36,405 $190,103 $226,508 $66,651 $170,206 $236,857
80 $24,302 $72,987 $97,289 $6,786 $82,667 $89,453 $14,248 $78,552 $92,800
90 $5,874 $12,761 $18,635 $1,095 $12,859 $13,954 $2,695 $12,828 $15,523