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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 demographic characteristics and census region, 3rd quarter 2016 averages
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	Number of workers (in thousands)	Upper limit of:
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	Number of workers (in thousands)	First decile	Second decile	Third decile	Fourth decile	Fifth decile (median)	Sixth decile	Seventh decile	Eighth decile	Ninth decile
Total, both sexes	51,881	$522	$709	$842	$982	$1,151	$1,362	$1,596	$1,906	$2,510
Men	30,047	556	749	913	1,069	1,258	1,489	1,774	2,099	2,888
Women	21,834	504	652	766	897	1,019	1,182	1,408	1,687	2,116
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White, both sexes	41,404	531	723	854	993	1,157	1,369	1,607	1,907	2,514
Men	24,357	572	755	923	1,080	1,264	1,502	1,777	2,098	2,888
Women	17,047	509	661	776	908	1,030	1,186	1,406	1,673	2,116
Black or African American, both sexes	5,115	448	600	729	802	932	1,052	1,259	1,538	2,015
Men	2,527	431	613	751	855	981	1,136	1,304	1,574	2,269
Women	2,588	462	591	695	763	883	1,001	1,205	1,526	1,912
Asian, both sexes	3,975	599	828	1,005	1,227	1,428	1,657	1,898	2,296	2,900
Men	2,379	621	903	1,120	1,344	1,574	1,862	2,091	2,501	3,625
Women	1,596	523	717	900	1,084	1,260	1,434	1,670	1,909	2,321
Hispanic or Latino, both sexes	6,676	394	504	613	733	856	1,007	1,206	1,542	1,973
Men	4,175	395	498	612	729	881	1,046	1,291	1,638	2,095
Women	2,501	393	515	615	737	826	952	1,127	1,417	1,875
REGION
Northeast(1)	10,379	562	743	904	1,053	1,231	1,446	1,741	1,992	2,882
Midwest(2)	9,727	577	734	866	1,006	1,161	1,357	1,546	1,871	2,394
South(3)	20,467	488	646	769	910	1,044	1,231	1,488	1,863	2,409
West(4)	11,308	587	756	904	1,063	1,268	1,480	1,745	2,083	2,688
(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 demographic characteristics and census region, 3rd quarter 2016 averages
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	Standard error
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	First decile	Second decile	Third decile	Fourth decile	Fifth decile (median)	Sixth decile	Seventh decile	Eighth decile	Ninth decile
Total, both sexes	$6.65	$6.49	$5.79	$5.71	$5.44	$7.76	$14.48	$4.69	$29.73
Men	11.23	5.44	8.94	12.34	9.98	15.77	18.64	17.79	26.84
Women	5.94	6.45	4.54	8.24	9.69	12.70	11.87	21.44	35.25
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White, both sexes	9.07	6.08	6.41	6.43	5.87	9.27	16.37	5.17	37.47
Men	12.69	6.17	9.66	14.17	14.38	17.97	20.49	19.30	31.74
Women	7.35	7.21	7.60	8.81	11.23	14.98	13.67	26.17	38.45
Black or African American, both sexes	22.57	9.65	9.14	18.13	15.88	22.23	29.94	28.96	51.19
Men	29.47	16.12	12.31	21.72	18.23	24.53	43.72	95.11	126.32
Women	25.79	11.21	20.93	9.11	23.74	26.84	32.84	36.51	52.21
Asian, both sexes	13.22	28.68	27.42	50.97	33.73	34.80	12.86	14.58	16.45
Men	42.16	30.24	28.26	27.58	43.61	34.85	28.60	35.23	361.86
Women	53.86	32.30	44.62	87.78	24.88	41.70	62.44	28.27	71.73
Hispanic or Latino, both sexes	8.53	7.33	9.56	9.58	24.18	15.52	31.32	30.99	43.04
Men	9.99	9.00	12.58	16.93	28.66	36.80	58.91	58.25	89.85
Women	15.40	12.06	13.96	9.91	33.03	28.68	33.28	49.83	35.74
REGION
Northeast(1)	16.06	8.11	14.40	22.98	18.37	18.59	18.43	49.95	76.27
Midwest(2)	13.90	8.01	15.21	11.16	10.69	15.95	17.76	20.16	46.26
South(3)	5.86	8.74	6.53	10.27	10.91	14.75	22.41	14.55	42.78
West(4)	10.46	8.63	11.00	21.78	23.40	24.35	17.74	34.40	75.41
(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: October 20, 2016