2017 Annual Averages - Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
41. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics
Characteristic	2016				2017
Characteristic	Total	Members of unions(1)	Represented by unions(2)	Non- union(3)	Total	Members of unions(1)	Represented by unions(2)	Non- union(3)
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	$832	$1,004	$995	$802	$860	$1,041	$1,028	$829
16 to 24 years	501	600	599	497	519	663	652	514
25 years and over	885	1,022	1,014	858	907	1,065	1,054	883
25 to 34 years	751	893	890	734	773	921	909	756
35 to 44 years	934	1,071	1,059	908	964	1,122	1,111	935
45 to 54 years	955	1,084	1,069	930	977	1,113	1,103	953
55 to 64 years	952	1,072	1,069	930	974	1,112	1,106	947
65 years and over	866	984	988	846	909	1,058	1,054	888

Men, 16 years and over	915	1,050	1,042	890	941	1,102	1,094	914
16 to 24 years	512	582	581	509	547	701	683	533
25 years and over	969	1,080	1,074	950	996	1,128	1,124	976
25 to 34 years	794	915	915	775	821	964	953	803
35 to 44 years	1,007	1,123	1,120	990	1,062	1,195	1,183	1,038
45 to 54 years	1,075	1,146	1,140	1,057	1,103	1,184	1,180	1,080
55 to 64 years	1,102	1,136	1,140	1,090	1,098	1,160	1,166	1,073
65 years and over	992	1,022	1,029	988	1,016	1,140	1,132	1,004

Women, 16 years and over	749	955	942	723	770	970	954	746
16 to 24 years	486	628	624	481	499	606	600	496
25 years and over	784	972	960	757	810	988	974	784
25 to 34 years	705	865	860	685	724	864	854	705
35 to 44 years	839	1,015	1,004	804	860	1,037	1,026	831
45 to 54 years	836	1,006	988	800	855	1,018	1,002	827
55 to 64 years	812	999	992	778	856	1,025	1,011	831
65 years and over	749	942	964	723	782	991	986	751

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	862	1,050	1,034	827	890	1,089	1,076	860
Men	942	1,111	1,099	915	971	1,141	1,135	942
Women	766	989	975	738	795	1,014	997	766
Black or African American	678	808	807	646	682	823	813	659
Men	718	818	826	690	710	869	856	687
Women	641	799	790	616	657	784	773	636
Asian	1,021	1,020	1,017	1,022	1,043	1,112	1,126	1,034
Men	1,151	1,061	1,076	1,160	1,207	1,169	1,176	1,212
Women	902	985	975	892	903	1,007	1,023	887
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	624	886	876	608	655	897	880	629
Men	663	908	901	637	690	952	929	669
Women	586	844	829	565	603	810	801	583
Footnotes (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. (2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. (3) Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job.
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019