Master Earnings File (MEF)

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

Data and Resources

This dataset has no data

Field Value
accessLevel non-public
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catalog_describedBy https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
identifier US-GOV-SSA-139
license https://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
modified 2022-06-29
programCode {016:000}
publisher Social Security Administration
resource-type Dataset
rights The data asset contains Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Federal Tax Information (FTI) and cannot be provided to the public.
source_datajson_identifier true
source_hash 30ae1d22545995775ac4cc785fca9630d3950f0f
source_schema_version 1.1
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • ckan
  • earnings
  • geo
  • geoss
  • master-earnings-file
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
  • w2
isopen False
license_id us-pd
license_title us-pd
maintainer Open Data
maintainer_email Open.Data@ssa.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-22T15:10:54.234140
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T15:10:54.234145
notes This database stores wage data and self-employment income data that date back to 1937.
num_resources 0
num_tags 11
title Master Earnings File (MEF)