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	2017				2018
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	$860	$1,041	$1,028	$829	$886	$1,051	$1,042	$860
16 to 24 years	519	663	652	514	548	676	668	536
25 years and over	907	1,065	1,054	883	932	1,077	1,070	910
25 to 34 years	773	921	909	756	808	921	913	791
35 to 44 years	964	1,122	1,111	935	986	1,154	1,146	959
45 to 54 years	977	1,113	1,103	953	1,002	1,144	1,144	978
55 to 64 years	974	1,112	1,106	947	994	1,107	1,107	972
65 years and over	909	1,058	1,054	888	944	1,059	1,053	928

Men, 16 years and over	941	1,102	1,094	914	973	1,123	1,121	948
16 to 24 years	547	701	683	533	575	694	691	560
25 years and over	996	1,128	1,124	976	1,026	1,146	1,146	1,007
25 to 34 years	821	964	953	803	862	971	966	844
35 to 44 years	1,062	1,195	1,183	1,038	1,101	1,211	1,207	1,071
45 to 54 years	1,103	1,184	1,180	1,080	1,137	1,224	1,221	1,120
55 to 64 years	1,098	1,160	1,166	1,073	1,137	1,176	1,191	1,122
65 years and over	1,016	1,140	1,132	1,004	1,050	1,093	1,117	1,042

Women, 16 years and over	770	970	954	746	789	968	958	764
16 to 24 years	499	606	600	496	522	632	630	518
25 years and over	810	988	974	784	830	984	976	804
25 to 34 years	724	864	854	705	750	856	846	736
35 to 44 years	860	1,037	1,026	831	876	1,063	1,052	845
45 to 54 years	855	1,018	1,002	827	876	1,026	1,030	847
55 to 64 years	856	1,025	1,011	831	853	989	982	825
65 years and over	782	991	986	751	811	1,022	1,010	783

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	890	1,089	1,076	860	916	1,098	1,090	889
Men	971	1,141	1,135	942	1,002	1,157	1,154	978
Women	795	1,014	997	766	817	1,007	1,001	786
Black or African American	682	823	813	659	694	826	815	673
Men	710	869	856	687	735	890	879	714
Women	657	784	773	636	654	782	766	635
Asian	1,043	1,112	1,126	1,034	1,095	1,119	1,121	1,092
Men	1,207	1,169	1,176	1,212	1,241	1,196	1,228	1,243
Women	903	1,007	1,023	887	937	1,033	999	929
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	655	897	880	629	680	912	900	657
Men	690	952	929	669	720	978	962	698
Women	603	810	801	583	617	836	824	601
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 18, 2019