Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, fourth quarter 2011 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 4th quarter 2011 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Median
weekly
earnings		 Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Median
weekly
earnings		 Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Median
weekly
earnings

TOTAL

16 years and over

 101,458 $764 56,678 $843 44,779 $688

16 to 24 years

 8,730 447 4,943 466 3,787 420

16 to 19 years

 964 346 550 367 414 318

20 to 24 years

 7,766 467 4,393 483 3,373 445

25 years and over

 92,728 805 51,735 893 40,993 724

25 to 54 years

 73,756 792 41,580 869 32,176 721

25 to 34 years

 24,581 687 14,209 715 10,371 655

35 to 44 years

 24,012 844 13,746 943 10,266 737

45 to 54 years

 25,163 885 13,624 993 11,539 757

55 years and over

 18,972 861 10,155 1,005 8,816 730

55 to 64 years

 15,901 885 8,440 1,029 7,460 742

65 years and over

 3,071 749 1,715 894 1,356 659

White

16 years and over

 82,124 786 46,881 871 35,242 709

16 to 24 years

 7,049 456 4,071 475 2,978 426

25 years and over

 75,075 833 42,811 919 32,264 740

25 to 54 years

 59,174 819 34,141 893 25,033 737

55 years and over

 15,901 896 8,670 1,040 7,231 749

Black or African American

16 years and over

 11,718 621 5,533 660 6,185 601

16 to 24 years

 1,060 391 519 413 541 368

25 years and over

 10,658 655 5,014 698 5,644 621

25 to 54 years

 8,768 652 4,177 690 4,590 621

55 years and over

 1,890 662 837 734 1,053 620

Asian

16 years and over

 5,271 880 2,929 960 2,341 771

16 to 24 years

 266 504 146 509 121 493

25 years and over

 5,004 908 2,784 983 2,221 803

25 to 54 years

 4,128 933 2,312 1,011 1,816 830

55 years and over

 877 808 471 910 405 731

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

 15,222 537 9,542 562 5,680 508

16 to 24 years

 1,926 405 1,222 415 705 370

25 years and over

 13,295 573 8,320 589 4,975 528

25 to 54 years

 11,605 573 7,338 583 4,267 543

55 years and over

 1,691 576 982 645 708 494

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.

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Last Modified Date: January 24, 2012