Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2008 annual averages
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,
2008 annual averages
Upper limit of:
Number of
Characteristic workers
(in First First Second Third Ninth
thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile
(median)
TOTAL
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 96,027 $369 $511 $761 $1,167 $1,758
Less than a high school diploma......................... 8,120 282 342 453 618 873
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 27,392 335 445 618 886 1,229
Some college or associate degree........................ 26,526 383 513 722 1,023 1,421
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 33,990 550 758 1,115 1,649 2,314
Bachelor's degree only................................ 22,033 510 710 1,012 1,524 2,112
Advanced degree....................................... 11,957 640 890 1,287 1,883 2,719
Men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 53,444 397 574 857 1,326 1,914
Less than a high school diploma......................... 5,554 298 377 497 683 935
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 15,941 378 504 709 997 1,369
Some college or associate degree........................ 13,770 426 592 830 1,172 1,590
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 18,178 599 861 1,285 1,891 2,719
Bachelor's degree only................................ 11,831 572 798 1,172 1,753 2,406
Advanced degree....................................... 6,347 692 993 1,512 2,116 3,113
Women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 42,584 338 470 670 994 1,456
Less than a high school diploma......................... 2,566 252 303 378 497 646
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 11,451 304 392 520 711 966
Some college or associate degree........................ 12,756 349 470 628 870 1,171
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 15,812 506 688 955 1,369 1,888
Bachelor's degree only................................ 10,202 478 636 878 1,250 1,755
Advanced degree....................................... 5,610 609 817 1,128 1,544 2,111
White, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 77,431 379 524 784 1,199 1,802
Less than a high school diploma......................... 6,650 285 348 466 631 895
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 22,046 345 467 643 918 1,269
Some college or associate degree........................ 21,249 393 529 746 1,066 1,461
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 27,487 566 769 1,133 1,689 2,392
Bachelor's degree only................................ 17,850 521 726 1,035 1,557 2,201
Advanced degree....................................... 9,637 651 898 1,293 1,893 2,796
White men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 44,148 406 589 883 1,352 1,952
Less than a high school diploma......................... 4,770 301 380 502 693 957
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 13,132 389 522 738 1,028 1,407
Some college or associate degree........................ 11,328 443 612 866 1,212 1,636
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 14,917 610 879 1,329 1,905 2,876
Bachelor's degree only................................ 9,816 585 830 1,223 1,826 2,499
Advanced degree....................................... 5,101 705 1,001 1,527 2,202 3,197
White women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 33,283 346 481 688 1,013 1,474
Less than a high school diploma......................... 1,879 253 304 378 497 647
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 8,914 311 401 535 727 985
Some college or associate degree........................ 9,920 358 479 644 891 1,199
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 12,569 515 697 961 1,375 1,898
Bachelor's degree only................................ 8,034 483 642 883 1,256 1,764
Advanced degree....................................... 4,535 622 828 1,130 1,549 2,156
Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 11,511 324 432 611 901 1,314
Less than a high school diploma......................... 885 260 319 408 547 698
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 3,918 301 387 515 712 980
Some college or associate degree........................ 3,705 337 458 608 844 1,143
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 3,004 471 644 912 1,338 1,831
Bachelor's degree only................................ 2,077 438 613 842 1,231 1,665
Advanced degree....................................... 927 581 764 1,127 1,536 2,010
Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 5,360 342 476 654 954 1,383
Less than a high school diploma......................... 453 $277 $353 $449 $600 $747
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 1,989 325 422 581 784 1,046
Some college or associate degree........................ 1,611 370 497 665 925 1,244
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,307 477 674 966 1,420 1,994
Bachelor's degree only................................ 904 437 637 886 1,294 1,779
Advanced degree....................................... 403 597 868 1,235 1,732 2,286
Black or African American women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 6,151 310 408 582 843 1,240
Less than a high school diploma......................... 432 251 302 382 490 615
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 1,929 283 361 480 626 888
Some college or associate degree........................ 2,094 323 422 576 777 1,029
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,697 468 621 862 1,260 1,680
Bachelor's degree only................................ 1,173 439 599 804 1,187 1,564
Advanced degree....................................... 524 564 737 1,026 1,389 1,858
Asian, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 4,923 380 561 895 1,430 1,958
Less than a high school diploma......................... 341 248 323 419 603 813
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 822 310 410 568 765 1,114
Some college or associate degree........................ 795 356 490 695 989 1,453
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 2,964 527 788 1,167 1,738 2,308
Bachelor's degree only................................ 1,737 493 718 1,027 1,508 1,994
Advanced degree....................................... 1,228 642 943 1,438 1,909 2,774
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 13,773 305 395 568 840 1,256
Less than a high school diploma......................... 4,308 281 332 422 577 773
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 4,227 309 397 553 775 1,084
Some college or associate degree........................ 3,047 359 483 663 943 1,340
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 2,192 444 641 945 1,399 2,003
Bachelor's degree only................................ 1,541 430 608 872 1,256 1,886
Advanced degree....................................... 650 494 783 1,147 1,699 2,387
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 8,674 320 412 591 887 1,335
Less than a high school diploma......................... 3,151 293 358 472 610 822
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 2,704 333 426 603 850 1,172
Some college or associate degree........................ 1,678 388 516 724 1,042 1,482
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,141 452 694 1,059 1,638 2,318
Bachelor's degree only................................ 793 434 646 990 1,435 2,200
Advanced degree....................................... 348 499 856 1,378 1,895 2,886
Hispanic or Latino women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 5,099 288 365 518 767 1,131
Less than a high school diploma (1)..................... 1,156 247 296 360 465 599
High school graduates, no college....................... 1,523 287 354 479 654 874
Some college or associate degree........................ 1,369 326 440 601 805 1,121
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,051 436 610 852 1,184 1,613
Bachelor's degree only................................ 749 427 580 802 1,097 1,487
Advanced degree....................................... 302 489 734 1,007 1,421 1,909
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 22, 2009
