Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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What are Percentile Wages?
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The following table provides an example of an occupation's percentile wages:
Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% Median | 75% | 90% |
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Hourly Wage | $11.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 | $24.00 | $29.00 |
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Annual Wage | $22,880 | $31,200 | $41,600 | $49,920 | $60,320 |
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The hourly wage estimates in this example indicate that:
- 10% of employees earn less than $11.00 per hour; therefore the remaining 90% earn more than $11.00 per hour.
- 25% earn less than $15.00; 75% earn more than $15.00.
- 50% earn less than $20.00; 50% earn more than $20.00 (The 50th percentile is called the Median).
- 75% earn less than $24.00; 25% earn more than $24.00.
- 90% earn less than $29.00; 10% earn more than $29.00.
The annual wage estimates in this example indicate that:
- 10% of employees earn less than $22,880 per year; therefore the remaining 90% earn more than $22,880 per year.
- 25% earn less than $31,200; 75% earn more than $31,200.
- 50% earn less than $41,600; 50% earn more than $41,600 (The 50th percentile is called the Median).
- 75% earn less than $49,920; 25% earn more than $49,920.
- 90% earn less than $60,320; 10% earn more than $60,320.
Last Modified Date: July 8, 2011