Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth quarter 2011 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 2011 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

 101,458 $357 $502 $764 $1,194 $1,839

Men

 56,678 376 535 843 1,336 1,976

Women

 44,779 337 472 688 1,039 1,538

White

 82,124 364 515 786 1,225 1,869

Men

 46,881 382 559 871 1,358 2,002

Women

 35,242 343 480 709 1,066 1,553

Black or African American

 11,718 329 427 621 907 1,405

Men

 5,533 346 438 660 953 1,536

Women

 6,185 315 419 601 869 1,294

Asian

 5,271 381 553 880 1,429 2,018

Men

 2,929 387 594 960 1,608 2,295

Women

 2,341 374 516 771 1,269 1,847

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 15,222 303 381 537 829 1,330

Men

 9,542 314 393 562 878 1,422

Women

 5,680 289 360 508 767 1,159

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

 92,728 379 533 805 1,245 1,881

Less than a high school diploma

 7,156 288 348 444 602 838

High school graduates, no college(1)

 24,910 345 463 641 928 1,276

Some college or associate degree

 25,616 390 529 744 1,075 1,495

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 35,046 572 787 1,158 1,756 2,484

Bachelor's degree only

 22,299 517 742 1,071 1,577 2,291

Advanced degree

 12,746 671 922 1,351 1,942 2,881

Men, 25 years and over

 51,735 396 585 893 1,387 2,034

Less than a high school diploma

 4,881 302 372 482 651 927

High school graduates, no college(1)

 14,864 371 505 723 1,037 1,440

Some college or associate degree

 13,410 423 598 855 1,214 1,686

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 18,580 617 885 1,341 1,919 2,894

Bachelor's degree only

 11,961 591 827 1,210 1,841 2,580

Advanced degree

 6,619 727 1,058 1,596 2,285 3,146

Women, 25 years and over

 40,993 358 496 724 1,089 1,572

Less than a high school diploma

 2,276 266 311 394 502 640

High school graduates, no college(1)

 10,045 321 408 562 757 1,035

Some college or associate degree

 12,206 364 486 648 912 1,248

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 16,466 518 731 1,005 1,463 2,048

Bachelor's degree only

 10,338 481 661 933 1,346 1,854

Advanced degree

 6,128 628 836 1,154 1,681 2,303

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.

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Last Modified Date: January 24, 2012