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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, 3rd 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

51,018$496$671$808$957$1,135$1,330$1,550$1,899$2,499

Men

29,1085187328901,0591,2431,4521,7382,0802,878

Women

21,9094776207428529821,1511,3561,6342,118

White, both sexes

40,8475106878299711,1461,3451,5671,9072,520

Men

23,7865407449151,0741,2551,4671,7522,0982,890

Women

17,0614886327498669941,1611,3671,6462,145

Black or African American, both sexes

5,0063825406607658541,0101,1711,4561,994

Men

2,3043785686797939251,1041,2731,5492,176

Women

2,7023845286427498219591,1331,3311,774

Asian, both sexes

3,8895187499391,1501,3511,5511,8772,0932,700

Men

2,3025958271,0511,3021,4631,6981,9102,2602,892

Women

1,5874646528319961,1491,3451,6211,9092,424

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

5,8813724846037208341,0141,2081,4641,994

Men

3,4833754805967258531,0521,2431,5002,081

Women

2,3993664906147127989571,1611,4051,889

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, 3rd 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

$4.36$6.02$6.22$5.37$4.95$11.29$10.56$5.21$26.41

Men

9.266.5610.3110.668.7811.4010.6622.4536.17

Women

7.975.424.948.039.306.686.2523.1437.47

White, both sexes

5.546.856.706.655.497.647.156.0129.49

Men

12.656.6810.7114.169.4714.2013.2818.7427.29

Women

6.155.905.859.0411.707.897.3827.0445.31

Black or African American, both sexes

12.7016.5226.359.0416.2523.9622.4236.8783.81

Men

19.2128.1638.6816.1839.2635.1532.8827.21102.94

Women

15.8915.8235.229.3617.1820.8919.5477.65147.11

Asian, both sexes

34.7519.3023.6217.0717.6517.0715.9713.94125.74

Men

33.8945.3755.3458.4435.5458.4454.6647.7161.19

Women

52.6233.0642.2337.0718.7237.0734.6830.27182.70

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

10.239.6710.9914.7419.2214.7413.7912.0369.76

Men

11.4412.8213.6318.6319.2418.6318.6315.2163.54

Women

20.7516.1617.6225.9926.2525.9925.9921.2280.86

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: October 20, 2015