Technical information: (202) 691-6378 USDL 06-98 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, January 19, 2006 USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FOURTH QUARTER 2005 Median weekly earnings of the nation's 104.6 million full-time wage and salary workers were $659 in the fourth quarter of 2005, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This was 1.9 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 3.8 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period. Data on usual earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked, among other things, how much each wage and salary worker usually earns. (See the Explanatory Note.) Highlights from the fourth-quarter data are: --Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $588 per week, or 80.4 percent of the $731 median for men. The female-to-male earnings ratios were higher among blacks (87.4 percent) and Hispanics or Latinos (86.3 percent) than among whites (79.8 percent) or Asians (76.7 percent). (See table 1.) --Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs were $579 per week, 76.9 percent of the median for white men ($753). The difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($506) were 84.2 percent of those for their white counterparts ($601). Overall, median earnings of His- panics or Latinos who worked full time ($479) were lower than those of blacks ($533), whites ($682), and Asians ($767). (See table 1.) --Among men, those 45 to 54 years old had the highest median weekly earnings, ($865). Among women, earnings were highest for those age 55 to 64 ($669). (See table 2.) --Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in managerial, professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings--$1,130 for men and $829 for women. Men and women in service jobs earned the least. (See table 3.) --Full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $407, compared with $585 for high school graduates (no college) and $1,029 for college graduates holding at least a bachelor’s degree. Among college graduates with advanced degrees (professional or master’s degree and above), the highest-earning 10 percent of male workers made $2,887 or more per week, compared with $1,997 or more for their female counterparts. (See table 4.) Annual Averages for 2004 and 2005 In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 2004 and 2005 annual average weekly earnings for major demographic, occupational, and educational attainment groups (tables 6, 7, and 8). Annual average data on median usual earn- ings for men and women by detailed occupational categories will appear in the January 2006 issue of Employment and Earnings. - 2 - Explanatory Note The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from a scienti- fically selected national sample of about 60,000 households, with coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The earnings data are collected from one-quarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wages and salaries. The data, therefore, exclude self-employment income. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. Reliability Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsam- pling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings. Definitions The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings series are described briefly below. Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before taxes and other deductions and include any overtime pay, commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the case of multiple jobholders.) Prior to 1994, respondents were asked how much they usually earned per week. Since January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, other) and how much they usually earn in the reported time period. Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are converted to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is as perceived by the respondent. If the respondent asks for a definition of usual, interviewers are instructed to define the term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 or 5 months. - 3 - Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the amount which divides a given earnings distribution into two equal groups, one having earnings above the median and the other having earnings below the median. Ten percent of a given distribution have earnings below the upper limit of the first decile (90 percent have higher earnings); 25 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the first quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25 percent have higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the ninth decile (10 percent have higher earnings). The estimating procedure places each reported or calculated weekly earnings value into $50-wide intervals which are centered around multiples of $50. The actual value is estimated through the linear interpolation of the interval in which the quantile boundary lies. Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other quantile boundaries) for specific groups may not necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for the overall quantile boundary. The most common reasons for this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the medians of both 16-to-24 year olds and those 25 years and over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to- 24 group accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the overall median could actually fall. (2) There could be a large change in the shape of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary. This could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at rounded values, e.g., $250, $300, $400. An estimate lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such a cluster or "spike" tends to change more slowly than one in other intervals. Wage and salary workers. Workers who receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates. The group includes employees in both the private and public sectors but, for the purposes of the earnings series, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or principal job. Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job. Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars to constant (1982) dollars. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Refers to persons who identified them- selves in the enumeration process as being Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982) dollars IV IV 2004 2005 IV IV IV IV 2004 2005 2004 2005 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 101,551 104,599 $647 $659 $327 $321 Men, 16 years and over................................. 57,183 58,886 722 731 365 356 16 to 24 years....................................... 6,072 6,152 396 418 201 204 25 years and over.................................... 51,110 52,733 768 778 389 379 Women, 16 years and over............................... 44,369 45,713 578 588 293 287 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,417 4,785 371 389 188 190 25 years and over.................................... 39,952 40,928 603 614 305 299 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White.................................................. 82,477 84,822 671 682 340 333 Men.................................................. 47,559 48,878 747 753 378 367 Women................................................ 34,918 35,945 589 601 298 293 Black or African American.............................. 12,183 12,521 519 533 263 260 Men.................................................. 5,812 5,900 529 579 268 282 Women................................................ 6,370 6,621 512 506 259 247 Asian.................................................. 4,652 4,808 698 767 353 374 Men.................................................. 2,542 2,741 807 868 409 423 Women................................................ 2,110 2,067 601 666 304 324 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 14,011 14,923 467 479 237 234 Men.................................................. 8,989 9,554 490 498 248 243 Women................................................ 5,022 5,370 415 430 210 210 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, fourth quarter 2005 averages, not seasonally adjusted Total Men Women Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Number Number Number of Median of Median of Median workers weekly workers weekly workers weekly (in earnings (in earnings (in earnings thousands) thousands) thousands) TOTAL 16 years and over......................................... 104,599 $659 58,886 $731 45,713 $588 16 to 24 years.......................................... 10,937 406 6,152 418 4,785 389 16 to 19 years........................................ 1,515 349 891 370 624 323 20 to 24 years........................................ 9,422 416 5,261 431 4,161 402 25 years and over....................................... 93,661 704 52,733 778 40,928 614 25 to 54 years........................................ 78,458 697 44,476 771 33,982 610 25 to 34 years...................................... 25,387 611 14,783 647 10,604 574 35 to 44 years...................................... 27,221 741 15,734 839 11,487 625 45 to 54 years...................................... 25,850 753 13,959 865 11,891 640 55 years and over..................................... 15,203 735 8,257 816 6,946 645 55 to 64 years...................................... 13,180 752 7,101 838 6,080 669 65 years and over................................... 2,023 598 1,157 706 867 487 White 16 years and over......................................... 84,822 682 48,878 753 35,945 601 16 to 24 years.......................................... 8,916 411 5,151 423 3,765 394 25 years and over....................................... 75,907 728 43,727 804 32,180 630 25 to 54 years........................................ 63,053 724 36,631 798 26,422 625 55 years and over..................................... 12,854 749 7,096 842 5,757 653 Black or African American 16 years and over......................................... 12,521 533 5,900 579 6,621 506 16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,371 354 663 359 708 351 25 years and over....................................... 11,150 571 5,236 604 5,914 530 25 to 54 years........................................ 9,693 566 4,588 601 5,105 528 55 years and over..................................... 1,458 605 648 675 809 569 Asian 16 years and over......................................... 4,808 767 2,741 868 2,067 666 16 to 24 years.......................................... 325 485 169 409 156 529 25 years and over....................................... 4,483 808 2,572 904 1,911 696 25 to 54 years........................................ 3,830 814 2,198 921 1,631 686 55 years and over..................................... 653 775 374 791 280 758 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 16 years and over......................................... 14,923 $479 9,554 498 5,370 430 16 to 24 years.......................................... 2,160 372 1,425 382 735 347 25 years and over....................................... 12,764 503 8,129 522 4,635 461 25 to 54 years........................................ 11,581 502 7,399 522 4,182 461 55 years and over..................................... 1,183 509 729 523 453 463 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Occupation and sex IV IV IV IV 2004 2005 2004 2005 TOTAL Management, professional, and related occupations.............. 36,334 37,489 $928 $951 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 14,818 15,318 973 1,004 Professional and related occupations......................... 21,516 22,171 900 922 Service occupations............................................ 14,031 14,162 413 418 Sales and office occupations................................... 24,851 25,314 555 581 Sales and related occupations................................ 10,004 10,009 599 639 Office and administrative support occupations................ 14,847 15,305 534 556 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 11,667 12,499 628 632 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 691 692 356 394 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 6,561 7,050 611 605 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,415 4,757 705 714 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 14,668 15,135 537 547 Production occupations....................................... 8,269 8,310 554 549 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 6,398 6,825 519 544 Men Management, professional, and related occupations.............. 18,215 18,600 1,109 1,130 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 8,293 8,376 1,162 1,189 Professional and related occupations......................... 9,922 10,223 1,062 1,071 Service occupations............................................ 7,248 7,052 482 493 Sales and office occupations................................... 9,134 9,514 690 707 Sales and related occupations................................ 5,327 5,591 769 791 Office and administrative support occupations................ 3,807 3,922 588 599 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 11,183 12,005 636 636 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 549 548 365 402 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 6,407 6,884 613 606 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,227 4,573 707 714 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 11,402 11,715 587 600 Production occupations....................................... 5,848 5,802 614 622 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 5,554 5,913 544 577 Women Management, professional, and related occupations.............. 18,119 18,889 801 829 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 6,525 6,941 832 856 Professional and related occupations......................... 11,594 11,948 786 815 Service occupations............................................ 6,784 7,109 368 383 Sales and office occupations................................... 15,716 15,800 509 524 Sales and related occupations................................ 4,677 4,418 459 487 Office and administrative support occupations................ 11,040 11,382 521 543 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 484 494 472 513 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 142 144 314 324 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 154 166 471 501 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 188 184 659 731 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 3,265 3,420 415 421 Production occupations....................................... 2,421 2,508 415 426 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 844 912 416 405 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth quarter 2005 averages, not seasonally adjusted Number Upper limit of: of Characteristic workers (in First First Second Third Ninth thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Total, 16 years and over.................................. 104,599 $316 $437 $659 $1,012 $1,535 Men..................................................... 58,886 341 484 731 1,142 1,735 Women................................................... 45,713 297 400 588 879 1,266 White................................................... 84,822 323 452 682 1,037 1,564 Men................................................... 48,878 353 496 753 1,168 1,756 Women................................................. 35,945 300 407 601 892 1,280 Black or African American............................... 12,521 287 376 533 769 1,147 Men................................................... 5,900 293 399 579 829 1,177 Women................................................. 6,621 282 360 506 728 1,090 Asian................................................... 4,808 338 486 767 1,264 1,910 Men................................................... 2,741 375 529 868 1,417 2,107 Women................................................. 2,067 316 423 666 1,102 1,663 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............................ 14,923 282 349 479 718 1,101 Men................................................... 9,554 294 370 498 750 1,195 Women................................................. 5,370 259 319 430 650 973 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over................................ 93,661 337 475 704 1,067 1,587 Less than a high school diploma....................... 8,625 260 313 407 573 798 High school graduates, no college(1).................. 27,781 316 418 585 810 1,132 Some college or associate degree...................... 26,055 362 482 674 963 1,336 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)...................... 31,201 498 721 1,029 1,539 2,218 Bachelor's degree only.............................. 20,182 469 658 958 1,416 1,995 Advanced degree..................................... 11,018 607 836 1,200 1,766 2,490 Men, 25 years and over................................ 52,733 375 517 778 1,201 1,773 Less than a high school diploma..................... 5,760 287 347 452 620 898 High school graduates, no college(1)................ 16,142 359 482 658 922 1,254 Some college or associate degree.................... 13,893 401 560 775 1,099 1,484 Bachelor's degree and higher (2).................... 16,939 530 778 1,187 1,758 2,477 Bachelor's degree only............................ 10,982 500 736 1,079 1,600 2,277 Advanced degree................................... 5,958 653 946 1,412 2,002 2,887 Women, 25 years and over.............................. 40,928 310 420 614 916 1,330 Less than a high school diploma..................... 2,865 227 280 338 442 600 High school graduates, no college(1)................ 11,640 289 373 493 665 894 Some college or associate degree.................... 12,162 332 428 583 799 1,085 Bachelor's degree and higher (2).................... 14,261 469 648 905 1,268 1,843 Bachelor's degree only............................ 9,201 431 604 837 1,171 1,659 Advanced degree................................... 5,061 585 758 1,026 1,449 1,997 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic IV IV IV IV 2004 2005 2004 2005 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 22,841 22,456 $194 $198 Men, 16 years and over................................. 7,249 7,045 182 182 16 to 24 years....................................... 3,697 3,680 144 144 25 years and over.................................... 3,552 3,365 242 249 Women, 16 years and over............................... 15,592 15,410 201 206 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,882 4,607 144 140 25 years and over.................................... 10,709 10,803 236 246 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White.................................................. 19,302 18,878 195 198 Men.................................................. 6,040 5,768 182 179 Women................................................ 13,261 13,111 202 207 Black or African American.............................. 2,065 2,114 187 205 Men.................................................. 671 734 175 194 Women................................................ 1,394 1,379 192 210 Asian.................................................. 796 837 240 186 Men.................................................. 326 320 230 188 Women................................................ 471 517 246 184 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 2,602 2,501 191 201 Men.................................................. 883 865 194 203 Women................................................ 1,718 1,636 189 201 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982) dollars 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 101,224 103,560 $638 $651 $326 $322 Men, 16 years and over.................................. 57,001 58,406 713 722 364 357 16 to 24 years......................................... 6,243 6,396 400 409 204 202 25 years and over...................................... 50,758 52,010 762 771 389 381 Women, 16 years and over................................ 44,223 45,154 573 585 292 289 16 to 24 years......................................... 4,633 4,711 375 381 191 188 25 years and over...................................... 39,590 40,443 599 612 306 302 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White .................................................. 82,468 84,110 657 672 336 332 Men................................................... 47,495 48,572 732 743 374 367 Women................................................. 34,972 35,538 584 596 298 295 Black .................................................. 12,032 12,388 525 520 268 257 Men................................................... 5,706 5,916 569 559 290 276 Women................................................. 6,326 6,472 505 499 258 246 Asian .................................................. 4,457 4,651 708 753 362 372 Men................................................... 2,504 2,597 802 825 409 408 Women................................................. 1,953 2,054 613 665 313 329 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............................ 14,061 14,673 456 471 233 233 Men................................................... 8,996 9,433 480 489 245 241 Women................................................. 5,065 5,241 419 429 214 212 NOTE: Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised popula- tion controls used in the household survey. Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Occupation and sex 2004 2005 2004 2005 TOTAL Management, professional, and related occupations............... 36,149 36,908 $918 $937 Management, business, and financial operations occupations.... 14,778 14,977 965 997 Professional and related occupations.......................... 21,371 21,931 883 902 Service occupations............................................. 13,763 14,123 411 413 Sales and office occupations.................................... 24,950 25,193 558 575 Sales and related occupations................................. 9,984 10,031 604 622 Office and administrative support occupations................. 14,966 15,161 535 550 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.... 11,280 12,086 621 623 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 718 755 356 372 Construction and extraction occupations....................... 6,232 6,826 604 604 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............. 4,330 4,504 704 705 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..... 15,082 15,251 523 540 Production occupations........................................ 8,478 8,403 526 538 Transportation and material moving occupations................ 6,604 6,848 520 543 Men Management, professional, and related occupations............... 17,981 18,311 1,098 1,113 Management, business, and financial operations occupations.... 8,170 8,195 1,158 1,167 Professional and related occupations.......................... 9,811 10,116 1,049 1,058 Service occupations............................................. 6,989 7,024 476 478 Sales and office occupations.................................... 9,410 9,539 669 690 Sales and related occupations................................. 5,562 5,582 747 762 Office and administrative support occupations................. 3,848 3,957 587 605 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.... 10,835 11,569 626 628 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 585 601 367 388 Construction and extraction occupations....................... 6,109 6,663 606 606 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............. 4,140 4,305 707 706 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..... 11,786 11,963 578 591 Production occupations........................................ 6,024 5,991 597 608 Transportation and material moving occupations................ 5,762 5,972 549 574 Women Management, professional, and related occupations............... 18,168 18,597 780 813 Management, business, and financial operations occupations.... 6,609 6,782 812 847 Professional and related occupations.......................... 11,560 11,815 767 792 Service occupations............................................. 6,773 7,099 374 379 Sales and office occupations.................................... 15,540 15,654 512 520 Sales and related occupations................................. 4,422 4,449 464 483 Office and administrative support occupations................. 11,118 11,205 522 533 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.... 445 517 453 486 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 133 154 322 327 Construction and extraction occupations....................... 123 163 504 480 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............. 190 199 611 691 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..... 3,296 3,288 406 420 Production occupations........................................ 2,454 2,412 405 423 Transportation and material moving occupations................ 842 876 410 412 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2005 annual averages Number Upper limit of: of Educational attainment, sex, race, workers and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (in First First Second Third Ninth thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) TOTAL Total, 25 years and over.......................... 92,453 $331 $470 $696 $1,048 $1,559 Less than a high school diploma................. 8,861 256 311 409 576 796 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 27,514 311 411 583 809 1,111 Some college or associate degree................ 25,471 351 481 670 952 1,309 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 30,607 494 705 1,013 1,524 2,115 Bachelor's degree only........................ 19,843 464 646 937 1,392 1,920 Advanced degree............................... 10,764 604 829 1,173 1,747 2,421 Men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 52,010 365 511 771 1,168 1,760 Less than a high school diploma................. 5,983 282 339 455 625 879 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 15,997 349 476 652 912 1,217 Some college or associate degree................ 13,368 395 547 766 1,074 1,453 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 16,662 538 781 1,167 1,756 2,414 Bachelor's degree only........................ 10,786 501 731 1,071 1,603 2,231 Advanced degree............................... 5,876 650 934 1,387 1,924 2,883 Women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 40,443 306 417 612 900 1,297 Less than a high school diploma................. 2,878 226 279 341 441 595 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 11,517 286 366 493 667 887 Some college or associate degree................ 12,103 322 425 587 801 1,088 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 13,944 463 634 883 1,242 1,735 Bachelor's degree only........................ 9,057 431 594 813 1,148 1,574 Advanced degree............................... 4,887 578 752 1,007 1,409 1,908 White, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 75,035 341 485 719 1,080 1,600 Less than a high school diploma................. 7,254 261 314 414 587 813 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 22,215 321 426 600 836 1,144 Some college or associate degree................ 20,597 365 496 697 980 1,347 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 24,969 507 723 1,039 1,552 2,202 Bachelor's degree only........................ 16,186 480 665 960 1,438 1,994 Advanced degree............................... 8,783 612 841 1,195 1,760 2,496 White men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 43,221 377 528 796 1,207 1,802 Less than a high school diploma................. 5,071 285 344 464 640 893 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 13,182 366 491 677 942 1,254 Some college or associate degree................ 11,109 410 578 794 1,111 1,487 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 13,859 574 809 1,210 1,791 2,494 Bachelor's degree only........................ 9,036 519 749 1,122 1,658 2,297 Advanced degree............................... 4,824 666 952 1,409 1,990 2,896 White women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 31,814 311 429 624 915 1,327 Less than a high school diploma................. 2,183 225 278 340 442 596 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 9,033 290 377 504 682 900 Some college or associate degree................ 9,488 331 439 600 822 1,111 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 11,110 477 646 891 1,253 1,748 Bachelor's degree only........................ 7,150 442 602 824 1,158 1,607 Advanced degree............................... 3,959 584 757 1,014 1,415 1,909 Black or African American, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 11,051 295 389 558 809 1,153 Less than a high school diploma................. 1,017 234 293 372 484 633 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 3,982 285 359 488 675 921 Some college or associate degree................ 3,405 307 405 559 764 1,063 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 2,649 416 595 828 1,166 1,663 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,824 397 557 763 1,092 1,526 Advanced degree............................... 825 497 722 955 1,366 1,915 Black or African American men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,247 $309 $412 $593 $860 $1,214 Less than a high school diploma................. 553 253 311 404 523 697 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 2,073 301 392 528 735 995 Some college or associate degree................ 1,486 334 447 611 850 1,149 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 1,134 415 604 878 1,310 1,869 Bachelor's degree only........................ 815 406 581 827 1,191 1,734 Advanced degree............................... 319 483 737 1,046 1,514 2,258 Black or African American women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,804 286 368 518 759 1,093 Less than a high school diploma................. 463 221 275 339 428 545 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 1,908 276 330 436 609 822 Some college or associate degree................ 1,918 296 381 513 712 984 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 1,514 416 590 789 1,100 1,542 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,009 389 537 725 1,007 1,426 Advanced degree............................... 506 524 705 930 1,265 1,856 Asian, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 4,342 344 501 782 1,216 1,852 Less than a high school diploma................. 342 247 304 396 562 754 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 720 293 387 535 736 974 Some college or associate degree................ 764 337 468 640 894 1,267 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 2,515 478 714 1,031 1,544 2,086 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,488 425 613 917 1,271 1,812 Advanced degree............................... 1,027 626 861 1,269 1,856 2,410 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 12,525 283 354 495 736 1,103 Less than a high school diploma................. 4,444 255 304 388 510 706 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 3,727 291 373 499 685 952 Some college or associate degree................ 2,598 316 425 599 839 1,193 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 1,756 392 588 866 1,268 1,881 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,261 380 535 799 1,162 1,652 Advanced degree............................... 496 474 737 1,073 1,634 2,289 Hispanic or Latino men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 7,980 295 376 513 769 1,174 Less than a high school diploma................. 3,187 279 321 414 550 761 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 2,371 309 396 530 737 1,020 Some college or associate degree................ 1,451 336 473 659 968 1,323 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 970 392 596 946 1,500 2,077 Bachelor's degree only........................ 692 384 546 873 1,322 1,867 Advanced degree............................... 278 445 797 1,263 1,882 2,501 Hispanic or Latino women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 4,545 258 321 452 669 977 Less than a high school diploma................. 1,257 227 270 323 411 522 High school graduates, no college(1)............ 1,356 272 326 435 598 804 Some college or associate degree................ 1,146 297 394 528 728 993 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 787 391 582 787 1,081 1,442 Bachelor's degree only........................ 569 377 526 744 1,003 1,352 Advanced degree............................... 218 495 676 931 1,242 1,792 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as "Hispanic or Latino" may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.