Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2007 annual averages
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,
2007 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.................................. 96,089 $353 $495 $738 $1,133 $1,668
Less than a high school diploma......................... 8,746 278 326 428 603 839
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 27,997 324 428 604 860 1,175
Some college or associate degree........................ 26,190 373 499 704 1,002 1,391
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 33,157 519 740 1,072 1,578 2,287
Bachelor's degree only................................ 21,673 492 690 987 1,470 2,045
Advanced degree....................................... 11,484 619 863 1,236 1,843 2,594
Men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 53,840 385 547 823 1,258 1,887
Less than a high school diploma......................... 5,990 290 356 481 656 915
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 16,253 368 493 689 968 1,326
Some college or associate degree........................ 13,715 412 581 810 1,150 1,537
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 17,883 587 832 1,243 1,866 2,592
Bachelor's degree only................................ 11,699 540 767 1,147 1,717 2,379
Advanced degree....................................... 6,183 683 961 1,446 2,068 2,918
Women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 42,249 323 444 646 960 1,392
Less than a high school diploma......................... 2,756 248 297 369 483 624
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 11,744 295 382 512 698 938
Some college or associate degree........................ 12,475 337 446 609 845 1,151
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 15,274 486 667 932 1,313 1,841
Bachelor's degree only................................ 9,974 458 622 860 1,212 1,666
Advanced degree....................................... 5,300 584 779 1,069 1,473 2,046
White, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 77,470 363 508 759 1,154 1,737
Less than a high school diploma......................... 7,170 281 331 437 612 860
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 22,509 333 450 624 892 1,222
Some college or associate degree........................ 21,035 381 512 729 1,035 1,432
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 26,755 538 754 1,099 1,628 2,318
Bachelor's degree only................................ 17,511 504 708 1,010 1,512 2,117
Advanced degree....................................... 9,244 632 875 1,248 1,878 2,709
White men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 44,493 394 573 850 1,293 1,903
Less than a high school diploma......................... 5,105 293 362 486 666 921
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 13,421 380 511 718 998 1,368
Some college or associate degree........................ 11,310 427 600 841 1,177 1,569
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 14,657 604 855 1,267 1,889 2,714
Bachelor's degree only................................ 9,663 576 793 1,170 1,758 2,424
Advanced degree....................................... 4,995 707 980 1,472 2,114 3,054
White women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 32,976 328 456 663 975 1,417
Less than a high school diploma......................... 2,065 247 296 368 480 629
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 9,088 299 390 523 716 954
Some college or associate degree........................ 9,725 342 454 621 863 1,161
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 12,098 490 676 942 1,328 1,872
Bachelor's degree only................................ 7,849 463 631 870 1,228 1,727
Advanced degree....................................... 4,250 587 791 1,072 1,487 2,076
Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 11,697 317 417 596 871 1,247
Less than a high school diploma......................... 988 261 310 400 552 726
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 4,033 299 381 504 694 963
Some college or associate degree........................ 3,663 338 441 594 828 1,151
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 3,013 469 628 877 1,246 1,685
Bachelor's degree only................................ 2,098 443 602 815 1,161 1,576
Advanced degree....................................... 915 528 727 1,046 1,439 1,903
Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 5,500 $332 $447 $629 $936 $1,348
Less than a high school diploma......................... 538 275 322 449 616 788
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 2,002 321 408 549 768 1,043
Some college or associate degree........................ 1,637 360 484 645 908 1,234
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,323 441 649 931 1,376 1,867
Bachelor's degree only................................ 931 423 618 875 1,253 1,713
Advanced degree....................................... 392 496 757 1,125 1,540 2,077
Black or African American women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 6,197 307 401 566 815 1,171
Less than a high school diploma......................... 450 252 299 374 490 611
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 2,031 286 355 470 621 857
Some college or associate degree........................ 2,026 326 418 552 751 1,034
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,690 482 619 837 1,171 1,547
Bachelor's degree only................................ 1,167 461 596 771 1,103 1,477
Advanced degree....................................... 523 566 709 1,003 1,338 1,774
Asian, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 4,832 369 524 864 1,363 1,906
Less than a high school diploma......................... 306 243 318 418 563 811
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 824 292 392 538 758 1,065
Some college or associate degree........................ 795 342 485 696 960 1,341
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 2,907 492 756 1,142 1,633 2,196
Bachelor's degree only................................ 1,722 457 696 1,006 1,520 1,918
Advanced degree....................................... 1,185 628 899 1,334 1,869 2,477
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 13,885 294 377 525 802 1,206
Less than a high school diploma......................... 4,682 277 316 406 545 734
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 4,188 297 382 524 749 1,046
Some college or associate degree........................ 2,830 341 456 633 916 1,269
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 2,185 419 625 923 1,387 1,958
Bachelor's degree only................................ 1,577 402 591 858 1,264 1,863
Advanced degree....................................... 608 525 771 1,141 1,647 2,377
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 8,753 306 394 562 853 1,265
Less than a high school diploma......................... 3,441 287 336 428 588 795
High school graduates, no college (1)................... 2,609 318 412 584 832 1,146
Some college or associate degree........................ 1,527 377 500 714 1,009 1,419
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,176 449 654 1,005 1,556 2,290
Bachelor's degree only................................ 854 415 609 927 1,411 2,011
Advanced degree....................................... 322 611 871 1,248 1,887 2,521
Hispanic or Latino women
Total, 25 years and over.................................. 5,131 279 344 493 734 1,094
Less than a high school diploma (1)..................... 1,241 239 289 343 438 566
High school graduates, no college....................... 1,578 275 339 469 629 830
Some college or associate degree........................ 1,303 312 414 564 775 1,080
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................ 1,009 400 597 848 1,225 1,651
Bachelor's degree only................................ 723 390 563 795 1,129 1,522
Advanced degree....................................... 286 449 730 987 1,446 2,001
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with a 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 pre-
sented 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 17, 2008
