Incomes in the U.S. ticked up in 2013 for the first time in six years, but that did little to repair the damage to American paychecks since the recession.

The median annual household income—the level at which half are above and half below—rose 0.3% in 2013, or a total of $180, to an inflation-adjusted $51,939, the Census Bureau's latest snapshot of U.S. living standards showed Tuesday. The increase, which wasn't statistically significant, leaves incomes around 8% below their level of 2007, when the recession officially started.