Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics



Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics
Characteristic 2008 2009
Total Members
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)
Total Members
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)

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

Footnotes
(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: 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.

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Last Modified Date: January 22, 2010