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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2022 annual averages
Characteristic Full-time
wage and
salary
workers (in
thousands)		 Median weekly earnings
Total With a certification or license(1) Without a
certification or
license
Total With a
certification,
but no license		 With a
license(2)

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over

 118,869 $1,059 $1,297 $1,386 $1,286 $986

16 to 24 years

 10,726 691 793 837 788 682

25 to 54 years

 82,659 1,118 1,317 1,412 1,305 1,033

25 to 34 years

 29,297 992 1,143 1,162 1,142 947

35 to 44 years

 28,064 1,181 1,414 1,508 1,403 1,108

45 to 54 years

 25,298 1,194 1,433 1,597 1,415 1,110

55 years and over

 25,484 1,138 1,393 1,489 1,383 1,054

55 to 64 years

 20,143 1,154 1,418 1,538 1,403 1,082

65 years and over

 5,341 1,031 1,302 1,181 1,313 963

Men, 16 years and over

 65,554 1,154 1,430 1,504 1,419 1,084

16 to 24 years

 6,044 713 823 863 816 706

25 to 54 years

 45,357 1,201 1,436 1,529 1,422 1,139

55 years and over

 14,152 1,270 1,560 1,596 1,556 1,198

Women, 16 years and over

 53,315 958 1,190 1,218 1,187 878

16 to 24 years

 4,682 656 767 805 760 638

25 to 54 years

 37,301 1,009 1,225 1,251 1,221 924

55 years and over

 11,332 978 1,235 1,223 1,236 899

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

 90,543 1,085 1,328 1,377 1,324 1,001

Men

 51,054 1,172 1,457 1,479 1,454 1,106

Women

 39,489 973 1,217 1,211 1,217 885

Black or African American, 16 years and over

 15,804 878 1,082 1,278 1,059 828

Men

 7,665 921 1,170 1,487 1,147 881

Women

 8,139 835 1,004 1,097 997 784

Asian, 16 years and over

 8,249 1,401 1,542 1,745 1,522 1,367

Men

 4,535 1,559 1,730 1,894 1,661 1,528

Women

 3,715 1,234 1,408 1,372 1,408 1,166

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

 22,227 823 1,138 1,247 1,130 791

Men

 13,163 887 1,260 1,393 1,250 840

Women

 9,064 761 1,015 915 1,019 721

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

 108,143 1,123 1,335 1,430 1,326 1,037

Less than a high school diploma

 6,203 682 785 - 789 676

High school graduates, no college(3)

 26,434 853 982 1,099 969 833

Some college or associate degree

 26,276 969 1,045 1,156 1,030 940

Some college, no degree

 14,585 935 1,012 1,136 996 916

Associate degree

 11,690 1,005 1,071 1,176 1,058 978

Bachelor's degree and higher

 49,231 1,544 1,563 1,759 1,550 1,533

Bachelor's degree only

 30,151 1,432 1,436 1,708 1,407 1,431

Advanced degree(4)

 19,080 1,755 1,731 1,878 1,719 1,780

Men, 25 years and over

 59,510 1,219 1,464 1,549 1,452 1,153

Less than a high school diploma

 4,181 745 891 - 904 736

High school graduates, no college(3)

 16,365 945 1,127 1,203 1,120 918

Some college or associate degree

 14,035 1,111 1,213 1,292 1,198 1,074

Some college, no degree

 8,075 1,070 1,221 1,339 1,194 1,029

Associate degree

 5,960 1,156 1,209 1,257 1,199 1,133

Bachelor's degree and higher

 24,928 1,765 1,848 2,015 1,826 1,750

Bachelor's degree only

 15,799 1,632 1,667 1,975 1,629 1,619

Advanced degree(4)

 9,129 1,998 1,974 2,081 1,946 2,012

Women, 25 years and over

 48,633 1,002 1,227 1,248 1,225 919

Less than a high school diploma

 2,021 594 624 - 615 593

High school graduates, no college(3)

 10,069 735 764 875 759 730

Some college or associate degree

 12,240 847 906 964 901 822

Some college, no degree

 6,510 815 844 897 835 809

Associate degree

 5,731 883 956 1,047 950 844

Bachelor's degree and higher

 24,303 1,372 1,435 1,510 1,430 1,330

Bachelor's degree only

 14,352 1,248 1,293 1,442 1,277 1,230

Advanced degree(4)

 9,951 1,546 1,553 1,634 1,550 1,536

Footnotes
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.
(3) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes persons with master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation. Full time is 35 hours or more per week. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023