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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2004 |
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1st Quarter |
100,905 | 56,848 | 44,057 | 629 | 705 | 562 | 337 | 378 | 301 |
2nd Quarter |
101,135 | 56,914 | 44,221 | 642 | 715 | 576 | 341 | 380 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
101,148 | 56,931 | 44,217 | 635 | 712 | 574 | 335 | 376 | 303 |
4th Quarter |
101,658 | 57,289 | 44,369 | 646 | 720 | 577 | 337 | 376 | 302 |
2005 |
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1st Quarter |
102,091 | 57,710 | 44,381 | 647 | 723 | 580 | 336 | 376 | 302 |
2nd Quarter |
103,201 | 58,099 | 45,101 | 647 | 714 | 584 | 334 | 369 | 301 |
3rd Quarter |
104,310 | 58,843 | 45,467 | 651 | 723 | 588 | 331 | 368 | 299 |
4th Quarter |
104,605 | 58,967 | 45,638 | 658 | 730 | 588 | 332 | 368 | 296 |
2006 |
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1st Quarter |
104,708 | 58,960 | 45,748 | 662 | 737 | 594 | 332 | 370 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
105,798 | 59,831 | 45,966 | 663 | 732 | 597 | 329 | 364 | 296 |
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 |
101,680 | 56,299 | 45,381 | 732 | 815 | 645 | 344 | 384 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
99,990 | 55,233 | 44,757 | 736 | 818 | 652 | 345 | 383 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
99,049 | 54,481 | 44,567 | 742 | 820 | 664 | 345 | 381 | 308 |
4th Quarter |
98,569 | 54,412 | 44,156 | 747 | 823 | 666 | 344 | 379 | 307 |
2010 |
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1st Quarter |
98,149 | 54,102 | 44,048 | 748 | 836 | 662 | 344 | 385 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
99,598 | 55,038 | 44,559 | 742 | 813 | 671 | 342 | 374 | 309 |
3rd Quarter |
100,410 | 55,618 | 44,792 | 746 | 822 | 670 | 342 | 377 | 307 |
4th Quarter |
99,960 | 55,469 | 44,491 | 750 | 826 | 676 | 342 | 376 | 308 |
2011 |
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1st Quarter |
99,690 | 55,338 | 44,353 | 750 | 821 | 679 | 338 | 370 | 306 |
2nd Quarter |
100,343 | 55,848 | 44,495 | 754 | 828 | 688 | 336 | 369 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
100,487 | 56,053 | 44,434 | 759 | 837 | 681 | 336 | 370 | 301 |
4th Quarter |
101,316 | 56,643 | 44,674 | 761 | 838 | 686 | 335 | 369 | 302 |
2012 |
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1st Quarter |
102,194 | 57,113 | 45,081 | 764 | 842 | 693 | 335 | 369 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
102,491 | 57,102 | 45,389 | 772 | 867 | 688 | 337 | 379 | 301 |
3rd Quarter |
102,637 | 57,236 | 45,401 | 765 | 838 | 693 | 333 | 364 | 301 |
4th Quarter |
103,681 | 57,701 | 45,980 | 772 | 868 | 690 | 334 | 376 | 298 |
2013 |
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1st Quarter |
103,972 | 57,914 | 46,058 | 769 | 862 | 699 | 331 | 371 | 301 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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