HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 41. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics 2008 2009 Characteristic Members Repre- Members Repre- of sented Non- of sented Non- Total unions by union(3) Total unions by union(3) (1) unions (1) unions (2) (2) AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over.......................... $722 $886 $880 $691 $739 $908 $901 $710 16 to 24 years.................................. 443 560 549 434 442 598 586 433 25 years and over............................... 761 903 898 736 774 922 916 749 25 to 34 years................................. 666 801 793 645 678 834 827 653 35 to 44 years................................. 804 933 926 775 817 941 936 789 45 to 54 years................................. 822 944 941 785 838 959 952 807 55 to 64 years................................. 825 927 922 790 841 958 957 800 65 years and over.............................. 644 771 773 627 684 837 831 662 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 798 939 937 766 819 957 953 786 16 to 24 years.................................. 461 571 565 451 458 614 605 447 25 years and over............................... 857 957 956 828 873 972 969 846 25 to 34 years................................. 704 845 839 682 715 868 862 692 35 to 44 years................................. 915 994 991 896 916 995 992 899 45 to 54 years................................. 944 1,003 1,005 922 967 1,012 1,009 952 55 to 64 years................................. 943 967 965 935 965 988 990 956 65 years and over.............................. 753 864 886 736 791 871 883 771 Women, 16 years and over........................ 638 809 800 615 657 840 833 628 16 to 24 years.................................. 420 546 530 416 424 568 548 420 25 years and over............................... 670 825 818 645 687 851 845 659 25 to 34 years................................. 623 748 740 609 634 800 791 614 35 to 44 years................................. 682 842 838 657 709 859 857 683 45 to 54 years................................. 707 853 847 674 712 870 860 680 55 to 64 years................................. 711 875 866 675 727 909 905 688 65 years and over.............................. 563 693 672 542 602 727 728 585 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White, 16 years and over........................ 742 914 907 712 757 934 926 728 Men............................................ 825 967 965 789 845 981 976 811 Women.......................................... 654 837 828 627 669 859 852 639 Black or African American, 16 years and over.... 589 720 712 564 601 749 745 581 Men............................................ 620 756 751 598 621 780 781 599 Women.......................................... 554 674 668 523 582 717 710 560 Asian, 16 years and over........................ 861 902 908 852 880 907 919 870 Men............................................ 966 927 939 973 952 888 906 959 Women.......................................... 753 880 880 737 779 936 938 756 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over 529 733 724 512 541 774 763 516 Men............................................ 559 778 765 526 569 824 813 535 Women.......................................... 501 654 656 487 509 683 674 493 1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. 2 Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. 3 Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job. 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. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.