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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 industry20232024
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

$1,117$1,263$1,253$1,090$1,159$1,337$1,320$1,138

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,5271,4551,4451,5391,5821,5161,5001,602

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

1,6301,6281,6131,6311,7311,6691,6371,734

Management occupations

1,7301,6731,6651,7321,7731,7601,7341,778

Business and financial operations occupations

1,5171,4931,4841,5191,6101,4881,4981,619

Professional and related occupations

1,4581,4351,4231,4681,5041,4851,4681,514

Computer and mathematical occupations

1,8901,5871,5961,8971,9211,6801,6551,963

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,7851,7311,7361,7931,8731,8101,7821,879

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,5411,4071,4421,5531,6111,7381,7541,596

Community and social service occupations

1,1471,4391,4291,0941,1631,4151,3991,138

Legal occupations

1,8801,6201,5661,8941,9041,9021,8991,905

Education, training, and library occupations

1,1801,3681,3471,0771,2171,4021,3801,119

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,3431,5961,5771,3281,4131,5491,4851,407

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,4041,5061,5011,3861,4721,6201,5651,451

Service occupations

7219989827027581,0481,021733

Healthcare support occupations

713753761707753796786750

Protective service occupations

1,1131,4201,4309541,1091,5401,519937

Food preparation and serving related occupations

660725709658689752745686

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

692792776682729893877714

Personal care and service occupations

725950907720757979914749

Sales and office occupations

9231,0121,0049169641,0891,084954

Sales and related occupations

1,0019219401,0031,0461,0221,0551,045

Office and administrative support occupations

8911,0211,0128789251,1001,089911

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

1,0011,3891,3689511,0421,4751,449995

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

689--682716--714

Construction and extraction occupations

9851,3851,3699211,0171,4921,475974

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1,0921,4281,3951,0441,1501,4571,4211,113

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8691,0831,0538348911,1281,111864

Production occupations

8951,0511,0198719221,1511,129899

Transportation and material moving occupations

8411,0981,0828108621,1051,086829

INDUSTRY

Private sector

1,0871,1841,1681,0771,1401,2581,2431,131

Agriculture and related industries

770--772786--786

Nonagricultural industries

1,0911,1861,1701,0821,1441,2611,2461,136

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,424--1,4381,511--1,482

Construction

1,0441,4241,4111,0071,1001,5301,5001,051

Manufacturing

1,1481,1351,1071,1531,2021,2191,2161,199

Durable goods

1,1731,1821,1481,1751,2521,2641,2651,251

Nondurable goods

1,1021,0911,0631,1121,1241,1611,1471,122

Wholesale and retail trade

900896900900922892901923

Wholesale trade

1,1521,0191,0781,1571,1631,1581,1561,164

Retail trade

846849852846876825833879

Transportation and utilities

1,0631,3211,2931,0181,1301,3661,3531,095

Transportation and warehousing

9931,2621,2319661,0401,2541,2341,011

Utilities

1,5711,6861,6551,5441,5781,6611,6441,559

Information(4)

1,5721,6891,7021,5621,7281,6131,5841,751

Publishing, except Internet

1,890--1,8962,092--2,107

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

1,334--1,2521,567--1,590

Broadcasting (except internet)

1,426--1,3141,470--1,452

Telecommunications

1,4651,3971,4041,4731,5121,6001,5281,510

Financial activities

1,3851,1541,1701,3931,4461,2621,2661,451

Finance and insurance

1,4661,1391,2761,4711,5331,2491,2661,537

Finance

1,5421,0861,1331,5481,633-1,3401,638

Insurance

1,352-1,3141,3531,365--1,369

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,1501,2261,1511,1501,2081,3501,2671,206

Professional and business services

1,4079871,0521,4171,4671,2691,2651,472

Professional and technical services

1,7291,5751,5601,7311,8301,7011,5351,838

Management, administrative, and waste services

8688388488709191,1001,073916

Education and health services

1,0971,1991,1931,0781,1431,3101,2801,128

Educational services

1,1931,3291,3211,1681,2361,3411,3281,222

Health care and social assistance

1,0621,1451,1451,0491,1191,2821,2601,105

Leisure and hospitality

747900891740775975958769

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

9341,0731,0539269631,1271,106948

Accommodation and food services

712827830709741834828737

Accommodation

788874881776801862850797

Food services and drinking places

701756753700728802805726

Other services(4)

9231,1511,1369159861,4031,332979

Other services, except private households

9501,1631,1469401,0131,4301,3931,005

Public sector

1,2291,3461,3411,1611,2541,3911,3721,185

Federal government

1,4811,3931,4101,5261,5321,3871,3891,620

State government

1,1691,2911,2901,1231,2061,3651,3481,141

Local government

1,1871,3571,3461,0741,2071,4091,3831,095

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: 01/29/2025