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Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth quarter 2023 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2023 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over

120,797 $590 $776 $1,145 $1,764 $2,742

Men

66,453 622 830 1,231 1,918 2,982

Women

54,344 551 719 1,031 1,556 2,381

White

91,241 595 789 1,157 1,773 2,801

Men

51,324 633 847 1,243 1,921 2,994

Women

39,918 557 727 1,045 1,565 2,396

Black or African American

16,314 529 697 967 1,461 2,098

Men

7,939 582 737 997 1,577 2,291

Women

8,375 502 658 936 1,362 1,909

Asian

8,544 663 932 1,528 2,457 3,807

Men

4,730 708 1,033 1,731 2,686 3,896

Women

3,814 631 857 1,356 2,041 3,352

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

22,883 515 661 884 1,306 1,921

Men

13,284 550 695 923 1,384 2,100

Women

9,599 490 615 810 1,201 1,731

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

109,721 611 815 1,205 1,870 2,885

Less than a high school diploma

6,211 453 586 713 915 1,282

High school graduates, no college(1)

26,169 546 698 917 1,284 1,847

Some college or associate degree

26,409 598 766 1,058 1,501 2,110

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

50,932 805 1,131 1,608 2,410 3,692

Bachelor's degree only

30,696 749 1,022 1,509 2,268 3,391

Advanced degree

20,236 926 1,261 1,816 2,775 4,074

Men, 25 years and over

60,350 663 887 1,312 2,010 3,108

Less than a high school diploma

4,229 491 621 777 1,018 1,412

High school graduates, no college(1)

16,191 607 780 1,010 1,434 1,999

Some college or associate degree

14,222 657 875 1,191 1,698 2,319

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,708 869 1,243 1,871 2,827 4,098

Bachelor's degree only

15,999 818 1,149 1,725 2,496 3,813

Advanced degree

9,709 993 1,406 2,099 3,166 4,623

Women, 25 years and over

49,371 578 748 1,099 1,626 2,485

Less than a high school diploma

1,982 409 512 616 742 880

High school graduates, no college(1)

9,978 495 614 776 1,032 1,454

Some college or associate degree

12,187 553 699 921 1,272 1,747

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,224 753 1,024 1,454 2,051 3,020

Bachelor's degree only

14,697 702 945 1,364 1,893 2,879

Advanced degree

10,526 884 1,167 1,585 2,299 3,443

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile.
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.

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2024