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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
37. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics
Characteristic Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
2013 2014 2013 2014

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

104,262 106,526 $776 $791

Men, 16 years and over

57,994 59,450 860 871

16 to 24 years

5,207 5,493 479 493

25 years and over

52,787 53,957 912 922

Women, 16 years and over

46,268 47,076 706 719

16 to 24 years

4,041 4,090 423 451

25 years and over

42,228 42,986 740 752

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White

82,672 84,177 802 816

Men

47,053 48,058 884 897

Women

35,619 36,119 722 734

Black or African American

12,439 12,910 629 639

Men

5,851 6,129 664 680

Women

6,588 6,781 606 611

Asian

6,073 6,273 942 953

Men

3,376 3,488 1,059 1,080

Women

2,698 2,784 819 841

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16,859 17,475 578 594

Men

10,325 10,754 594 616

Women

6,534 6,721 541 548

NOTE: 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.

 

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015