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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Median weekly earnings of full‐time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
43. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation, occupation, and industry
Occupation and industry20212022
TotalMembers
of
unions(1)		Represented
by unions(2)		Non-
union(3)		TotalMembers
of
unions(1)		Represented
by unions(2)		Non-
union(3)

Total full-time wage and salary workers

$998$1,169$1,158$975$1,059$1,216$1,203$1,029

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,3901,3601,3451,4001,4651,4061,3881,477

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,4821,4501,4301,4871,5691,5031,4871,573

Management occupations

1,5461,5451,5351,5471,6581,6391,5981,662

Business and financial operations occupations

1,3821,3011,2671,3911,4641,3461,3391,470

Professional and related occupations

1,3351,3461,3301,3371,3921,3881,3691,398

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,6601,4631,4741,6731,7891,5311,5131,819

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,6411,7701,7451,6331,7351,7501,7401,734

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,4071,3361,3481,4161,4631,4941,4441,468

Community and social service occupations

1,0651,3421,3331,0101,1281,3041,2961,080

Legal occupations

1,5861,7281,5911,5861,7631,8821,8931,750

Education, training, and library occupations

1,1381,2731,2561,0251,1481,3321,3041,050

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,2291,4341,5321,2151,2731,5091,4801,257

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,2731,4021,3891,2591,3541,4501,4341,342

Service occupations

644929909619697994986673

Healthcare support occupations

637705711629685778789676

Protective service occupations

9981,2781,2638461,0241,3291,304875

Food preparation and serving related occupations

573652645570622725724620

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

623732731612671787784654

Personal care and service occupations

618622687617686747765683

Sales and office occupations

826933929817880973963871

Sales and related occupations

887808839890941883888944

Office and administrative support occupations

806961951791847995974829

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9191,2621,2378729651,2951,280910

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

623--615645--643

Construction and extraction occupations

9041,2621,2278379431,2881,275890

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1,0171,2871,2739831,0431,3461,3221,007

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

7749689547468211,0521,041797

Production occupations

8099579447898621,0461,052829

Transportation and material moving occupations

7389769617137961,0581,032770

INDUSTRY

Private sector

9731,0981,0809651,0261,1531,1451,018

Agriculture and related industries

675--673709--710

Nonagricultural industries

9781,1001,0829691,0321,1551,1471,021

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,317--1,3151,504--1,488

Construction

9661,3441,3229221,0071,3191,306976

Manufacturing

1,0331,0161,0151,0361,1021,1161,1261,098

Durable goods

1,0611,0411,0511,0621,1331,1121,1251,133

Nondurable goods

9959819769981,0481,1241,1271,038

Wholesale and retail trade

790776773791859812823861

Wholesale trade

1,0039108761,0141,0571,0129931,063

Retail trade

744763766742814780797815

Transportation and utilities

9731,1991,1709349951,2611,246958

Transportation and warehousing

9141,1471,1208839431,2031,178909

Utilities

1,3901,4821,4251,3691,5011,5311,5301,492

Information(4)

1,3781,5681,5271,3701,5011,6101,5871,492

Publishing, except Internet

1,271--1,3321,495--1,517

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,3251,8841,8851,2301,3882,2762,2771,300

Broadcasting (except internet)

1,213--1,1991,479--1,475

Telecommunications

1,3671,3021,2971,3741,4181,6901,6111,397

Financial activities

1,2331,0171,0191,2391,3261,3371,2711,327

Finance and insurance

1,3171,0121,0371,3281,3771,6671,3481,378

Finance

1,3671,0221,0721,3721,4511,8351,6631,450

Insurance

1,209-1,0031,2221,274--1,275

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,0001,0279951,0011,0881,1601,2281,082

Professional and business services

1,2411,0231,0171,2491,3531,0911,1121,362

Professional and technical services

1,5151,5271,3651,5181,6411,5311,5291,644

Management, administrative, and waste services

742766767740796842835794

Education and health services

9821,1401,1349661,0321,1571,1491,018

Educational services

1,1101,1431,1331,1051,1521,1971,1801,146

Health care and social assistance

9531,1391,1349391,0041,1411,134995

Leisure and hospitality

650752756645707788813703

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

824904864818886808844889

Accommodation and food services

618725735615678781803675

Accommodation

691735752683731764786726

Food services and drinking places

609709725607668791812665

Other services(4)

8581,2001,1668479101,2391,231899

Other services, except private households

8941,2581,2068859381,2491,243923

Public sector

1,1331,2371,2291,0551,1681,2711,2601,121

Federal government

1,3191,2091,2191,3721,3941,2691,2791,452

State government

1,0881,2311,2241,0071,1381,2501,2371,084

Local government

1,1021,2461,2359691,1361,2911,2701,019

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.
(4) Includes other industries, not shown separately.

NOTE: 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023