Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2011 annual averages

Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2011 annual averages
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile		 Second
quartile
(median)		 Third
quartile		 Ninth
decile

TOTAL

Total, 25 years and over

 91,733 $380 $528 $797 $1,228 $1,867

Less than a high school diploma

 7,019 288 346 451 616 862

High school graduates, no college(1)

 25,157 349 464 638 919 1,266

Some college or associate degree

 25,205 387 519 739 1,063 1,476

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 34,353 571 783 1,150 1,743 2,475

Bachelor's degree only

 21,834 518 734 1,053 1,561 2,215

Advanced degree

 12,520 663 924 1,346 1,922 2,886

Men

Total, 25 years and over

 51,020 399 581 886 1,371 2,009

Less than a high school diploma

 4,794 299 368 488 674 950

High school graduates, no college(1)

 14,937 381 508 720 1,023 1,419

Some college or associate degree

 13,156 420 589 840 1,195 1,645

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 18,132 607 888 1,332 1,913 2,882

Bachelor's degree only

 11,634 580 819 1,199 1,806 2,499

Advanced degree

 6,498 718 1,045 1,569 2,276 3,232

Women

Total, 25 years and over

 40,714 358 493 718 1,070 1,556

Less than a high school diploma

 2,225 269 316 395 516 677

High school graduates, no college(1)

 10,220 322 409 554 748 1,015

Some college or associate degree

 12,048 360 479 645 913 1,237

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 16,221 524 726 998 1,443 2,001

Bachelor's degree only

 10,200 490 664 930 1,320 1,851

Advanced degree

 6,021 622 842 1,154 1,656 2,310

White, total

Total, 25 years and over

 74,220 387 548 825 1,256 1,887

Less than a high school diploma

 5,800 290 350 458 629 881

High school graduates, no college(1)

 20,291 360 482 663 954 1,315

Some college or associate degree

 20,266 396 537 762 1,104 1,519

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 27,863 580 803 1,165 1,760 2,499

Bachelor's degree only

 17,833 529 746 1,082 1,601 2,284

Advanced degree

 10,030 677 937 1,359 1,973 2,900

White men

Total, 25 years and over

 42,220 406 594 909 1,404 2,062

Less than a high school diploma

 4,081 301 371 494 687 964

High school graduates, no college(1)

 12,308 390 525 745 1,060 1,463

Some college or associate degree

 10,879 438 606 873 1,232 1,678

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 14,952 615 905 1,353 1,924 2,895

Bachelor's degree only

 9,733 587 839 1,234 1,854 2,523

Advanced degree

 5,219 733 1,064 1,604 2,297 3,350

White women

Total, 25 years and over

 32,000 365 503 736 1,098 1,573

Less than a high school diploma

 1,719 272 317 394 514 685

High school graduates, no college(1)

 7,983 328 420 572 766 1,046

Some college or associate degree

 9,387 368 488 665 937 1,268

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 12,911 535 735 1,011 1,455 2,010

Bachelor's degree only

 8,101 496 674 939 1,340 1,872

Advanced degree

 4,811 632 856 1,163 1,655 2,309

Black or African American, total

Total, 25 years and over

 10,583 340 451 643 955 1,406

Less than a high school diploma

 709 266 320 416 563 720

High school graduates, no college(1)

 3,397 315 399 538 746 1,039

Some college or associate degree

 3,496 353 458 616 862 1,200

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 2,981 494 695 958 1,381 1,975

Bachelor's degree only

 1,966 473 656 912 1,242 1,817

Advanced degree

 1,016 572 767 1,074 1,639 2,294

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over

 4,913 357 478 689 1,015 1,482

Less than a high school diploma

 399 280 342 447 595 812

High school graduates, no college(1)

 1,791 335 425 598 819 1,152

Some college or associate degree

 1,509 374 491 687 964 1,344

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,214 502 725 1,027 1,528 2,127

Bachelor's degree only

 827 494 708 979 1,364 1,921

Advanced degree

 388 520 787 1,174 1,834 2,575

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over

 5,670 329 429 613 895 1,324

Less than a high school diploma

 310 246 305 385 513 633

High school graduates, no college(1)

 1,606 298 377 493 657 879

Some college or associate degree

 1,987 341 433 589 791 1,085

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,767 489 676 915 1,262 1,860

Bachelor's degree only

 1,139 451 625 843 1,159 1,648

Advanced degree

 628 590 761 1,024 1,524 2,096

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over

 4,903 390 566 901 1,444 2,090

Less than a high school diploma

 313 284 349 448 563 717

High school graduates, no college(1)

 892 326 413 564 783 1,117

Some college or associate degree

 783 369 497 711 1,006 1,365

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 2,915 575 802 1,224 1,840 2,483

Bachelor's degree only

 1,637 502 718 1,062 1,546 2,117

Advanced degree

 1,278 679 959 1,461 2,009 2,878

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total

Total, 25 years and over

 13,299 313 401 582 891 1,339

Less than a high school diploma

 3,889 286 335 419 575 777

High school graduates, no college(1)

 4,130 323 407 568 810 1,137

Some college or associate degree

 3,042 355 483 663 952 1,385

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 2,239 481 692 1,000 1,457 1,981

Bachelor's degree only

 1,552 438 643 947 1,340 1,807

Advanced degree

 686 585 825 1,178 1,804 2,513

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over

 8,239 322 412 600 932 1,412

Less than a high school diploma

 2,800 294 351 450 609 820

High school graduates, no college(1)

 2,602 341 435 606 901 1,211

Some college or associate degree

 1,666 377 516 737 1,061 1,525

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,172 488 746 1,114 1,627 2,280

Bachelor's degree only

 829 460 705 1,035 1,456 1,919

Advanced degree

 343 606 888 1,394 1,977 2,918

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over

 5,060 301 384 543 813 1,201

Less than a high school diploma

 1,089 260 308 377 483 621

High school graduates, no college(1)

 1,527 302 377 501 681 927

Some college or associate degree

 1,377 338 446 600 837 1,160

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,067 472 650 922 1,300 1,769

Bachelor's degree only

 724 424 615 862 1,173 1,591

Advanced degree

 344 567 766 1,078 1,538 2,094

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