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Median weekly earnings of full‐time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
41. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics
Characteristic	2021				2022
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	$998	$1,169	$1,158	$975	$1,059	$1,216	$1,203	$1,029
16 to 24 years	623	757	744	617	691	795	798	685
25 years and over	1,057	1,192	1,180	1,030	1,123	1,242	1,233	1,100
25 to 34 years	931	1,049	1,038	916	992	1,115	1,104	979
35 to 44 years	1,131	1,264	1,252	1,107	1,181	1,329	1,320	1,161
45 to 54 years	1,154	1,266	1,257	1,136	1,194	1,350	1,327	1,167
55 to 64 years	1,132	1,224	1,224	1,111	1,154	1,225	1,223	1,144
65 years and over	994	1,083	1,093	980	1,031	1,157	1,179	1,010

Men, 16 years and over	1,097	1,227	1,217	1,069	1,154	1,273	1,266	1,137
16 to 24 years	650	771	750	640	713	801	805	707
25 years and over	1,160	1,253	1,245	1,146	1,219	1,314	1,305	1,201
25 to 34 years	972	1,105	1,093	959	1,040	1,147	1,144	1,023
35 to 44 years	1,241	1,363	1,354	1,221	1,297	1,409	1,397	1,270
45 to 54 years	1,295	1,339	1,337	1,281	1,336	1,405	1,378	1,324
55 to 64 years	1,256	1,268	1,265	1,254	1,294	1,303	1,301	1,293
65 years and over	1,129	1,148	1,150	1,124	1,196	1,234	1,264	1,179

Women, 16 years and over	912	1,104	1,086	884	958	1,146	1,135	932
16 to 24 years	605	745	739	599	656	778	779	649
25 years and over	954	1,126	1,115	930	1,002	1,160	1,151	979
25 to 34 years	881	1,008	1,003	862	938	1,069	1,049	923
35 to 44 years	992	1,168	1,151	967	1,065	1,202	1,192	1,036
45 to 54 years	1,012	1,180	1,162	981	1,058	1,262	1,238	1,018
55 to 64 years	976	1,157	1,164	953	1,007	1,146	1,145	987
65 years and over	867	1,012	1,016	846	874	968	973	857

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White	1,018	1,199	1,182	996	1,085	1,246	1,234	1,056
Men	1,125	1,257	1,248	1,097	1,172	1,301	1,294	1,156
Women	925	1,121	1,101	899	973	1,169	1,156	946
Black or African American	801	998	987	775	878	1,022	1,010	849
Men	825	1,006	992	802	921	1,089	1,065	893
Women	776	988	980	752	835	969	958	812
Asian	1,328	1,267	1,256	1,334	1,401	1,402	1,408	1,400
Men	1,453	1,307	1,326	1,459	1,559	1,493	1,504	1,566
Women	1,141	1,248	1,218	1,132	1,234	1,337	1,344	1,220
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	777	1,032	1,001	755	823	1,087	1,084	804
Men	820	1,091	1,048	799	887	1,133	1,133	858
Women	718	949	924	699	761	1,008	993	740
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 25, 2023