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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 industry20222023
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

$1,059$1,216$1,203$1,029$1,117$1,263$1,253$1,090

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,4651,4061,3881,4771,5271,4551,4451,539

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,5691,5031,4871,5731,6301,6281,6131,631

Management occupations

1,6581,6391,5981,6621,7301,6731,6651,732

Business and financial operations occupations

1,4641,3461,3391,4701,5171,4931,4841,519

Professional and related occupations

1,3921,3881,3691,3981,4581,4351,4231,468

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,7891,5311,5131,8191,8901,5871,5961,897

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,7351,7501,7401,7341,7851,7311,7361,793

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,4631,4941,4441,4681,5411,4071,4421,553

Community and social service occupations

1,1281,3041,2961,0801,1471,4391,4291,094

Legal occupations

1,7631,8821,8931,7501,8801,6201,5661,894

Education, training, and library occupations

1,1481,3321,3041,0501,1801,3681,3471,077

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,2731,5091,4801,2571,3431,5961,5771,328

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,3541,4501,4341,3421,4041,5061,5011,386

Service occupations

697994986673721998982702

Healthcare support occupations

685778789676713753761707

Protective service occupations

1,0241,3291,3048751,1131,4201,430954

Food preparation and serving related occupations

622725724620660725709658

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

671787784654692792776682

Personal care and service occupations

686747765683725950907720

Sales and office occupations

8809739638719231,0121,004916

Sales and related occupations

9418838889441,0019219401,003

Office and administrative support occupations

8479959748298911,0211,012878

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9651,2951,2809101,0011,3891,368951

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

645--643689--682

Construction and extraction occupations

9431,2881,2758909851,3851,369921

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1,0431,3461,3221,0071,0921,4281,3951,044

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8211,0521,0417978691,0831,053834

Production occupations

8621,0461,0528298951,0511,019871

Transportation and material moving occupations

7961,0581,0327708411,0981,082810

INDUSTRY

Private sector

1,0261,1531,1451,0181,0871,1841,1681,077

Agriculture and related industries

709--710770--772

Nonagricultural industries

1,0321,1551,1471,0211,0911,1861,1701,082

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,504--1,4881,424--1,438

Construction

1,0071,3191,3069761,0441,4241,4111,007

Manufacturing

1,1021,1161,1261,0981,1481,1351,1071,153

Durable goods

1,1331,1121,1251,1331,1731,1821,1481,175

Nondurable goods

1,0481,1241,1271,0381,1021,0911,0631,112

Wholesale and retail trade

859812823861900896900900

Wholesale trade

1,0571,0129931,0631,1521,0191,0781,157

Retail trade

814780797815846849852846

Transportation and utilities

9951,2611,2469581,0631,3211,2931,018

Transportation and warehousing

9431,2031,1789099931,2621,231966

Utilities

1,5011,5311,5301,4921,5711,6861,6551,544

Information(4)

1,5011,6101,5871,4921,5721,6891,7021,562

Publishing, except Internet

1,495--1,5171,890--1,896

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,3882,2762,2771,3001,334--1,252

Broadcasting (except internet)

1,479--1,4751,426--1,314

Telecommunications

1,4181,6901,6111,3971,4651,3971,4041,473

Financial activities

1,3261,3371,2711,3271,3851,1541,1701,393

Finance and insurance

1,3771,6671,3481,3781,4661,1391,2761,471

Finance

1,4511,8351,6631,4501,5421,0861,1331,548

Insurance

1,274--1,2751,352-1,3141,353

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,0881,1601,2281,0821,1501,2261,1511,150

Professional and business services

1,3531,0911,1121,3621,4079871,0521,417

Professional and technical services

1,6411,5311,5291,6441,7291,5751,5601,731

Management, administrative, and waste services

796842835794868838848870

Education and health services

1,0321,1571,1491,0181,0971,1991,1931,078

Educational services

1,1521,1971,1801,1461,1931,3291,3211,168

Health care and social assistance

1,0041,1411,1349951,0621,1451,1451,049

Leisure and hospitality

707788813703747900891740

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

8868088448899341,0731,053926

Accommodation and food services

678781803675712827830709

Accommodation

731764786726788874881776

Food services and drinking places

668791812665701756753700

Other services(4)

9101,2391,2318999231,1511,136915

Other services, except private households

9381,2491,2439239501,1631,146940

Public sector

1,1681,2711,2601,1211,2291,3461,3411,161

Federal government

1,3941,2691,2791,4521,4811,3931,4101,526

State government

1,1381,2501,2371,0841,1691,2911,2901,123

Local government

1,1361,2911,2701,0191,1871,3571,3461,074

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 26, 2024