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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 demographic characteristics and census region, 3rd Quarter 2017 averages
Selected demographic characteristics
and census region
Number
of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decileSecond decileThird decileFourth decileFifth
decile
(median)
Sixth
decile
Seventh
decile
Eighth
decile
Ninth
decile

Total, both sexes

53,298$554$731$880$1,012$1,169$1,386$1,640$1,915$2,620

Men

30,6465867629421,1161,2901,5111,8152,1242,898

Women

22,6525116768139341,0561,2181,4341,7342,185

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, both sexes

42,1235787459001,0381,2021,4171,6661,9232,689

Men

24,5575977829691,1411,3331,5401,8472,1952,906

Women

17,5665276968349461,0761,2361,4491,7422,209

Black or African American, both sexes

5,5024546147308429611,0951,2771,5652,023

Men

2,8024916307478919861,1371,3881,7262,390

Women

2,7004255957127979261,0521,1841,4491,898

Asian, both sexes

4,3475707769551,1391,3591,5891,8782,2202,899

Men

2,5925918501,0111,2461,4591,7461,9212,3583,115

Women

1,7565277218899991,1851,4291,6721,9152,413

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

6,6144045266637719141,0461,2481,5542,013

Men

4,1404225696797759391,0691,3131,6442,117

Women

2,4733844996237618901,0071,1661,4411,821

REGION

Northeast(1)

10,8835907549141,0651,2411,4511,7371,9872,837

Midwest(2)

10,1335977679211,0461,1971,4021,6171,8982,422

South(3)

20,7585066658099511,0951,2621,4971,8672,488

West(4)

11,5245797609311,0911,2801,5211,8152,1232,879

(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 2017 averages
Selected demographic characteristics
and census region
Standard error
First decileSecond decileThird decileFourth decileFifth
decile
(median)
Sixth
decile
Seventh
decile
Eighth
decile
Ninth
decile

Total, both sexes

$7.42$4.64$5.62$5.48$6.52$9.46$12.11$12.47$34.04

Men

5.325.897.5711.7518.3614.9521.6533.059.75

Women

7.938.559.726.779.2714.2212.5417.0135.86

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, both sexes

6.474.436.207.8712.2410.2518.7517.1042.39

Men

5.3010.258.816.9215.4114.0218.1541.9818.45

Women

10.5411.748.117.7713.0811.7513.1011.6739.26

Black or African American, both sexes

14.5412.2311.6218.0312.1629.1842.1434.77107.47

Men

13.3416.0117.9626.9822.6634.7530.6345.9055.40

Women

13.8717.5421.0618.6322.5123.7838.9242.2222.95

Asian, both sexes

21.3138.9519.4718.9719.0149.7819.6980.3558.55

Men

16.0917.6124.8829.0141.5927.4568.3575.64148.00

Women

29.8925.5533.4018.5378.7051.8478.3324.79131.51

Hispanic or Latino, both sexes

8.4516.4016.6611.6017.3920.0725.4236.6167.20

Men

17.1226.0524.6917.8821.6327.4758.6334.7565.37

Women

10.1315.6026.8917.5818.3927.4534.6432.9465.72

REGION

Northeast(1)

7.839.1113.8418.3912.3716.9711.1539.2963.82

Midwest(2)

8.7710.5212.1916.4823.4719.2031.579.3152.52

South(3)

6.958.9112.079.2216.6713.8918.5017.2947.69

West(4)

12.6210.6111.1622.4229.2126.5936.2245.5146.55

(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 18, 2017