Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Occupation and sex	Number of workers (in thousands)		Median weekly earnings
Occupation and sex	2nd 2025	2nd 2026	2nd 2025	2nd 2026
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations	56,868	56,423	$1,643	$1,697
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	24,001	23,969	1,757	1,797
Professional and related occupations	32,866	32,454	1,568	1,591
Service occupations	16,305	15,481	768	799
Sales and office occupations	21,038	21,859	1,006	1,021
Sales and related occupations	8,664	8,971	1,132	1,149
Office and administrative support occupations	12,374	12,888	974	980
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,248	11,400	1,065	1,101
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	800	752	724	790
Construction and extraction occupations	6,264	6,481	1,028	1,116
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,184	4,167	1,178	1,151
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,010	15,782	925	968
Production occupations	6,859	6,890	981	1,014
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,151	8,892	891	930

Men
Management, professional, and related occupations	27,272	26,985	1,907	1,928
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,552	12,380	1,907	1,994
Professional and related occupations	14,720	14,605	1,906	1,909
Service occupations	7,856	7,246	882	920
Sales and office occupations	8,880	8,894	1,162	1,214
Sales and related occupations	5,214	5,109	1,215	1,346
Office and administrative support occupations	3,665	3,785	1,083	1,091
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,653	10,681	1,094	1,120
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	605	542	779	802
Construction and extraction occupations	6,015	6,197	1,063	1,132
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,033	3,942	1,190	1,159
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	12,467	11,964	981	1,022
Production occupations	5,139	4,887	1,064	1,102
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,328	7,077	928	977

Women
Management, professional, and related occupations	29,595	29,439	1,429	1,476
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	11,450	11,589	1,554	1,634
Professional and related occupations	18,146	17,849	1,352	1,388
Service occupations	8,450	8,235	706	730
Sales and office occupations	12,158	12,964	942	943
Sales and related occupations	3,450	3,862	973	960
Office and administrative support occupations	8,708	9,102	932	936
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	595	719	787	812
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	195	210	617	725
Construction and extraction occupations	249	285	839	770
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	151	225	1,076	1,050
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,544	3,818	771	829
Production occupations	1,720	2,003	782	864
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,823	1,815	761	775
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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