Median weekly earnings were $806 for women, $1,004 for men, in first quarter 2019

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 116.1 million full-time wage and salary workers were $905 in the first quarter of 2019. This was 2.7 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.6 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Women had median weekly earnings of $806 in the first quarter of 2019, or 80.3 percent of the $1,004 median for men.

Median weekly earnings for Blacks ($737) and Hispanics ($696) working at full-time jobs were lower than those of Whites ($935) and Asians ($1,157).

Median weekly earnings for Black men were $772, or 74.7 percent of the median for White men ($1,033). Median earnings for Hispanic men were $728, or 70.5 percent of the median for White men. Median earnings for Asian men were $1,299.

The difference was less among women, as Black women's median earnings were $709, or 85.8 percent of those for White women ($826). Median earnings for Hispanic women were $631, or 76.4 percent of those for White women. The median for Asian women was $1,017.

These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: First Quarter 2019." We also have more charts on usual weekly earnings. Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or main job. The median is the midpoint in the earnings distribution; half of workers earn more than the median and half earn less. People whose ethnicity is Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.