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	2020	2021	2020	2021
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over	110,387	114,316	$984	$998

Men, 16 years and over	60,911	62,928	1,082	1,097
16 to 24 years	5,191	5,737	622	650
25 years and over	55,720	57,191	1,144	1,160

Women, 16 years and over	49,476	51,388	891	912
16 to 24 years	4,172	4,655	589	605
25 years and over	45,304	46,733	929	954

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	85,142	87,738	1,003	1,018
Men	48,051	49,382	1,110	1,125
Women	37,091	38,356	905	925

Black or African American	14,044	14,740	794	801
Men	6,709	7,099	830	825
Women	7,335	7,641	764	776

Asian	7,353	7,780	1,310	1,328
Men	4,084	4,259	1,447	1,453
Women	3,269	3,520	1,143	1,141

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	19,558	20,841	758	777
Men	11,695	12,469	797	820
Women	7,863	8,372	705	718
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 20, 2022