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	1st 2025	1st 2026	1st 2025	1st 2026
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations	56,709	56,567	$1,645	$1,661
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	23,793	23,991	1,759	1,793
Professional and related occupations	32,917	32,576	1,566	1,578
Service occupations	15,822	15,485	776	795
Sales and office occupations	21,598	22,041	1,006	1,015
Sales and related occupations	8,958	9,159	1,066	1,084
Office and administrative support occupations	12,640	12,882	988	994
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,018	10,917	1,090	1,133
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	668	572	722	732
Construction and extraction occupations	6,041	6,135	1,096	1,112
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,309	4,209	1,143	1,229
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	15,762	15,958	913	962
Production occupations	7,122	7,120	954	1,011
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,639	8,838	888	919

Men
Management, professional, and related occupations	27,340	27,540	1,902	1,903
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,647	12,764	1,917	1,919
Professional and related occupations	14,693	14,776	1,889	1,893
Service occupations	7,397	7,041	886	900
Sales and office occupations	8,820	8,874	1,163	1,229
Sales and related occupations	4,970	5,043	1,241	1,305
Office and administrative support occupations	3,849	3,831	1,096	1,144
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,513	10,326	1,098	1,150
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	527	466	758	766
Construction and extraction occupations	5,891	5,828	1,099	1,118
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,095	4,033	1,145	1,244
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	12,215	12,332	977	1,028
Production occupations	5,377	5,240	1,019	1,128
Transportation and material moving occupations	6,838	7,092	930	964

Women
Management, professional, and related occupations	29,369	29,027	1,441	1,470
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	11,146	11,227	1,574	1,573
Professional and related occupations	18,223	17,800	1,384	1,405
Service occupations	8,425	8,443	720	742
Sales and office occupations	12,779	13,168	922	938
Sales and related occupations	3,988	4,116	872	880
Office and administrative support occupations	8,790	9,052	950	956
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	505	591	821	876
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	141	106	659	695
Construction and extraction occupations	150	308	963	942
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	214	176	1,107	1,015
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,546	3,626	779	822
Production occupations	1,745	1,880	798	853
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,801	1,746	761	766
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: April 16, 2026