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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