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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