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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, 4th quarter 2015 averages
Selected characteristicsNumber of workers (in thousands)Upper limit of:
First decileSecond decileThird decileFourth decileFifth decile (median)Sixth decileSeventh decileEighth decileNinth decile

Total, both sexes

51,640$509$692$838$972$1,146$1,359$1,591$1,910$2,577

Men

29,2185637469071,0821,2721,5081,8232,1242,905

Women

22,4224776347608891,0121,1611,3911,6542,117

White, both sexes

41,3365187108479851,1541,3761,6301,9232,623

Men

23,8045767539181,1001,3081,5331,8602,2162,919

Women

17,5324856447688921,0211,1661,4021,6652,175

Black or African American, both sexes

4,9894375776607939311,0881,2611,4681,879

Men

2,3694865976998249591,1611,3431,5341,902

Women

2,6204085176427559101,0281,1761,4281,835

Asian, both sexes

4,1035968049701,1421,3561,5681,8682,2482,885

Men

2,3766419061,0921,2491,4831,7701,9192,3163,134

Women

1,7275137118881,0001,1561,4201,6151,9002,417

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

5,8424025456687729141,0481,2261,4731,995

Men

3,5983995556787819421,0841,3031,6082,100

Women

2,2454045276487628731,0051,1471,3561,749

Region

Northeast (1)

10,4365247258801,0361,2071,4451,6731,9762,879

Midwest (2)

10,4065727348679941,1541,3601,5641,9022,469

South (3)

19,7164796337689131,0541,2421,5081,8662,418

West (4)

11,0825607318871,0501,2291,4531,7522,0622,807

Footnotes:
(1) The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(2) The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(3) The South region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(4) The West region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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. Data refer to place of residence.


Standard error of deciles of usual weekly earnings of nonhourly full-time workers by selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2015 averages
Selected characteristicsStandard error
First decileSecond decileThird decileFourth decileFifth decile (median)Sixth decileSeventh decileEighth decileNinth decile

Total, both sexes

$5.34$6.31$5.25$6.01$4.50$8.60$13.52$4.60$28.15

Men

11.275.478.7514.8916.3814.7123.8335.7518.95

Women

7.926.055.898.019.666.1316.6619.4734.53

White, both sexes

8.306.795.477.715.1310.8515.1115.7342.83

Men

13.035.719.8617.3121.1913.1916.6543.6833.60

Women

9.247.086.979.2610.617.8219.1525.3240.39

Black or African American, both sexes

15.8514.2213.5216.2014.4043.5823.2025.8821.76

Men

11.709.4848.2232.8826.5720.8930.7933.1419.77

Women

19.4613.2416.2426.3422.3627.0635.2134.8970.31

Asian, both sexes

15.1234.8716.6412.0529.9033.3923.5796.7548.87

Men

38.1227.4641.9250.5344.4543.8465.8153.37313.55

Women

59.4034.0630.9840.5622.1098.6065.8226.44105.39

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

10.0924.2218.3215.7321.5718.5936.7235.0067.27

Men

19.4528.9018.6724.8821.4636.6757.5962.13104.00

Women

10.0132.2631.1019.0123.9937.1716.5224.07116.80

Region

Northeast (1)

21.1011.4712.9619.0230.5817.0633.0940.0574.35

Midwest (2)

18.659.4410.1814.6811.7316.7920.569.1058.53

South (3)

8.118.007.1110.3412.4115.9617.6417.2437.52

West (4)

17.2610.0214.4518.5520.9020.4318.9736.7655.81

Footnotes:
(1) The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(2) The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(3) The South region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(4) The West region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: April 28, 2016