Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted
| Year and quarter | Number of workers (in thousands) |
Median weekly earnings | |||||||
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| Total | Men | Women | In current dollars | In constant (1982-84) dollars | |||||
| Total $ |
Men $ |
Women $ |
Total $ |
Men $ |
Women $ |
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2006 |
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3rd Quarter |
107,041 | 60,060 | 46,981 | 678 | 755 | 603 | 334 | 372 | 297 |
4th Quarter |
106,847 | 60,140 | 46,707 | 681 | 748 | 607 | 337 | 370 | 300 |
2007 |
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1st Quarter |
107,176 | 60,105 | 47,070 | 687 | 752 | 610 | 336 | 368 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
106,827 | 60,351 | 46,476 | 693 | 765 | 610 | 335 | 370 | 295 |
3rd Quarter |
107,156 | 60,216 | 46,940 | 698 | 774 | 621 | 336 | 372 | 298 |
4th Quarter |
108,178 | 60,508 | 47,670 | 700 | 774 | 615 | 332 | 368 | 292 |
2008 |
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1st Quarter |
107,786 | 60,378 | 47,408 | 713 | 783 | 633 | 335 | 368 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
107,046 | 59,586 | 47,460 | 722 | 802 | 636 | 335 | 372 | 295 |
3rd Quarter |
106,136 | 59,273 | 46,863 | 724 | 802 | 637 | 331 | 367 | 291 |
4th Quarter |
105,617 | 58,511 | 47,106 | 727 | 806 | 647 | 340 | 377 | 302 |
2009 |
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1st Quarter |
101,683 | 56,302 | 45,381 | 732 | 815 | 645 | 345 | 384 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
99,996 | 55,233 | 44,763 | 737 | 818 | 652 | 345 | 383 | 305 |
3rd Quarter |
99,050 | 54,481 | 44,569 | 742 | 820 | 664 | 345 | 381 | 309 |
4th Quarter |
98,555 | 54,410 | 44,145 | 747 | 823 | 666 | 344 | 379 | 307 |
2010 |
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1st Quarter |
98,143 | 54,098 | 44,045 | 748 | 836 | 662 | 344 | 384 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
99,605 | 55,028 | 44,577 | 742 | 814 | 671 | 342 | 374 | 309 |
3rd Quarter |
100,412 | 55,620 | 44,792 | 746 | 821 | 670 | 342 | 377 | 308 |
4th Quarter |
99,958 | 55,486 | 44,472 | 750 | 826 | 676 | 341 | 376 | 308 |
2011 |
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1st Quarter |
99,682 | 55,337 | 44,345 | 750 | 821 | 679 | 338 | 370 | 306 |
2nd Quarter |
100,352 | 55,822 | 44,530 | 754 | 830 | 687 | 336 | 370 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
100,488 | 56,060 | 44,428 | 759 | 836 | 681 | 336 | 370 | 301 |
4th Quarter |
101,315 | 56,667 | 44,648 | 761 | 838 | 686 | 335 | 369 | 302 |
2012 |
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1st Quarter |
102,184 | 57,118 | 45,066 | 764 | 841 | 693 | 335 | 368 | 303 |
2nd Quarter |
102,504 | 57,057 | 45,448 | 772 | 870 | 687 | 337 | 380 | 300 |
3rd Quarter |
102,630 | 57,245 | 45,385 | 765 | 836 | 693 | 333 | 364 | 301 |
4th Quarter |
103,685 | 57,735 | 45,950 | 772 | 868 | 691 | 334 | 375 | 298 |
2013 |
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1st Quarter |
103,950 | 57,919 | 46,031 | 768 | 860 | 699 | 331 | 371 | 301 |
2nd Quarter |
103,929 | 57,891 | 46,038 | 777 | 865 | 706 | 335 | 373 | 304 |
3rd Quarter |
104,512 | 58,162 | 46,350 | 777 | 856 | 706 | 333 | 367 | 302 |
4th Quarter |
104,673 | 58,019 | 46,654 | 783 | 862 | 712 | 334 | 368 | 304 |
2014 |
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1st Quarter |
105,639 | 58,728 | 46,911 | 790 | 866 | 716 | 336 | 368 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
106,320 | 59,445 | 46,875 | 782 | 861 | 715 | 330 | 363 | 302 |
3rd Quarter |
106,889 | 59,661 | 47,228 | 797 | 880 | 722 | 335 | 370 | 304 |
4th Quarter |
107,264 | 59,975 | 47,289 | 796 | 875 | 723 | 336 | 369 | 305 |
2015 |
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1st Quarter |
108,410 | 60,405 | 48,005 | 802 | 887 | 724 | 341 | 377 | 308 |
2nd Quarter |
108,574 | 60,397 | 48,177 | 803 | 890 | 726 | 339 | 376 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
109,422 | 61,074 | 48,349 | 809 | 898 | 728 | 340 | 377 | 306 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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