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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Research series on earnings of nonhourly full-time workers from the Current Population Survey


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Deciles of usual weekly earnings of nonhourly full-time workers by selected characteristics, 1st quarter 2015 averages
Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicityNumber of workers (in thousands)Upper limit of:
First decileSecond decileThird decileFourth decileFifth decile (median)Sixth decileSeventh decileEighth decileNinth decile

Total, both sexes

50,563$499$666$817$951$1,113$1,282$1,534$1,884$2,507

Men

28,4175237329031,0491,2321,4611,7362,0232,902

Women

22,1464706217448599681,1301,3291,5652,085

White, both sexes

41,0285106858349651,1311,3161,5461,8912,522

Men

23,3825457459171,0671,2481,4801,7522,0852,913

Women

17,6464816337528719801,1381,3301,5682,076

Black or African American, both sexes

4,7644265726547789111,0431,2451,5101,905

Men

2,3114575907158589891,1411,3031,5491,994

Women

2,4524095166287468499491,1391,4641,837

Asian, both sexes

3,7565387429071,0951,2611,4991,8232,1782,906

Men

2,2036078349861,1851,4491,7271,9122,3793,122

Women

1,5534956508029321,1241,2721,4671,8782,312

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

5,9253654825916938259541,1381,3841,894

Men

3,5983874946027328751,0041,2151,4791,964

Women

2,3273364465786527628751,0191,2481,662

NOTE: The deciles shown divide nonhourly full-time workers into 10 groups of approximately equal size. The dollar values from left to right represent the upper earnings limit of the lowest earning 10 percent of workers, the lowest earning 20 percent of workers, the lowest earning 30 percent of workers, and so forth. For example, about 10 percent of workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile, while about 90 percent of workers earn more than that value. The fifth decile is the median, or the midpoint in the earnings distribution, with half of workers having earnings above the median and the other half having earnings below the median. Data exclude all self-employed workers, whether or not their businesses are incorporated, and all unpaid family workers. 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.


Standard error of deciles of usual weekly earnings of nonhourly full-time workers by selected characteristics, 1st quarter 2015 averages
Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicityStandard error
First decileSecond decileThird decileFourth decileFifth decile (median)Sixth decileSeventh decileEighth decileNinth decile

Total, both sexes

$4.37$5.95$7.30$5.06$8.96$13.92$13.02$7.49$36.81

Men

10.497.298.5310.2710.2712.1211.3425.9332.00

Women

7.445.194.476.966.898.998.4115.0232.61

White, both sexes

5.767.786.725.757.1815.7114.706.0337.71

Men

12.526.749.0713.129.0613.8912.9928.1739.29

Women

8.206.565.017.918.388.147.6118.1532.33

Black or African American, both sexes

12.5828.7419.2217.9517.1621.7520.3426.7153.16

Men

23.209.2532.6038.1526.3828.8226.9617.79106.95

Women

12.6314.5715.7913.3118.4518.1016.9323.5065.15

Asian, both sexes

33.4017.4119.9027.0336.1127.0325.2822.0775.21

Men

33.8332.6045.4038.3440.0038.3435.8631.30145.20

Women

38.0720.1457.0935.7331.2035.7333.4229.1817.99

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

10.808.559.3421.0818.3321.0819.7117.2131.05

Men

8.539.4113.5223.0520.5423.0523.0518.8288.93

Women

11.4224.4816.7518.6118.3218.6118.6115.19118.14

NOTE: The deciles shown divide nonhourly full-time workers into 10 groups of approximately equal size. The dollar values from left to right represent the standard error of the upper earnings limit of the lowest earning 10 percent of workers, the lowest earning 20 percent of workers, the lowest earning 30 percent of workers, and so forth. Data exclude all self-employed workers, whether or not their businesses are incorporated, and all unpaid family workers. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

 

Last Modified Date: April 28, 2015