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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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
2023 2024 2023 2024

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

120,907 120,053 $1,117 $1,159

Men, 16 years and over

66,700 65,941 1,202 1,261

16 to 24 years

6,356 6,054 736 778

25 years and over

60,344 59,887 1,273 1,346

Women, 16 years and over

54,207 54,111 1,005 1,043

16 to 24 years

5,069 4,763 691 709

25 years and over

49,138 49,349 1,060 1,103

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White

91,336 90,546 1,138 1,177

Men

51,583 50,926 1,225 1,288

Women

39,752 39,620 1,021 1,061

Black or African American

16,452 16,270 920 959

Men

7,943 7,826 970 1,002

Women

8,508 8,444 889 922

Asian

8,597 8,671 1,474 1,525

Men

4,730 4,727 1,635 1,726

Women

3,867 3,944 1,299 1,365

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

22,834 23,572 874 902

Men

13,434 13,902 915 963

Women

9,399 9,670 800 832

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: January 29, 2025