Median weekly earnings of full‐time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
37. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics
Characteristic	Number of workers (in thousands)		Median weekly earnings
Characteristic	2021	2022	2021	2022
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over	114,316	118,869	$998	$1,059

Men, 16 years and over	62,928	65,554	1,097	1,154
16 to 24 years	5,737	6,044	650	713
25 years and over	57,191	59,510	1,160	1,219

Women, 16 years and over	51,388	53,315	912	958
16 to 24 years	4,655	4,682	605	656
25 years and over	46,733	48,633	954	1,002

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	87,738	90,543	1,018	1,085
Men	49,382	51,054	1,125	1,172
Women	38,356	39,489	925	973

Black or African American	14,740	15,804	801	878
Men	7,099	7,665	825	921
Women	7,641	8,139	776	835

Asian	7,780	8,249	1,328	1,401
Men	4,259	4,535	1,453	1,559
Women	3,520	3,715	1,141	1,234

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	20,841	22,227	777	823
Men	12,469	13,163	820	887
Women	8,372	9,064	718	761
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023