Technical information: (202) 691-6378 USDL 05-110 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Wednesday, January 26, 2005 USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FOURTH QUARTER 2004 Median weekly earnings of the nation's 101.6 million full-time wage and salary workers were $647 in the fourth quarter of 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This was 3.5 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 3.3 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period. Data on usual earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked, among other things, how much each wage and salary worker usually earns. (See the Explanatory Note.) Highlights from the fourth-quarter data are: --Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $578 per week, or 80.1 percent of the $722 median for men. The female-to-male earnings ratios were higher among blacks (96.8 percent) and Hispanics or Latinos (84.7 percent) than among whites (78.8 percent) or Asians (74.5 percent). (See table 1.) --Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs were $529 per week, 70.8 percent of the median for white men ($747). The difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($512) were 86.9 percent of those for their white counterparts ($589). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics or Latinos who worked full time ($467) were lower than those of blacks ($519), whites ($671), and Asians ($698). (See table 1.) --Among men, those age 45 to 54 and age 55 to 64 had the highest median weekly earnings, $869 and $844, respectively. Among women, earnings also were highest for these two age groups--$626 for 45- to 54-year olds and $622 for 55- to 64-year olds. (See table 2.) --Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in managerial, professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings--$1,109 for men and $801 for women. Men and women in service jobs earned the least. (See table 3.) --Full-time workers age 25 years and over without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $404, compared with $581 for high school graduates (no college) and $996 for college graduates holding at least a bachelor's degree. Among college graduates with advanced degrees (profes- sional or master's degree and above), the highest-earning 10 percent of male workers made $2,894 or more per week, compared with $1,849 or more for their female counterparts. (See table 4.) Annual averages for 2003 and 2004 In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 2003 and 2004 annual average weekly earnings for major demographic, occupation, and education groups (tables 6, 7, and 8). Annual average data on median usual earnings for men and women by detailed occupational categories will appear in the January 2005 issue of Employment and Earnings. Explanatory Note The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from a scienti- fically selected national sample of about 60,000 households, with coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The earnings data are collected from one-quarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wages and salaries. The data, therefore, exclude self-employment income. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. Reliability Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsam- pling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings. Definitions The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings series are described briefly below. Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before taxes and other deductions and include any overtime pay, commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the case of multiple jobholders.) Prior to 1994, respondents were asked how much they usually earned per week. Since January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, other) and how much they usually earn in the reported time period. Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are converted to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is as perceived by the respondent. If the respondent asks for a definition of usual, interviewers are instructed to define the term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 or 5 months. Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the amount which divides a given earnings distribution into two equal groups, one having earnings above the median and the other having earnings below the median. Ten percent of a given distribution have earnings below the upper limit of the first decile (90 percent have higher earnings); 25 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the first quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25 percent have higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the ninth decile (10 percent have higher earnings). - 2 - The estimating procedure places each reported or calculated weekly earnings value into $50-wide intervals which are centered around multiples of $50. The actual value is estimated through the linear interpolation of the interval in which the quantile boundary lies. Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other quantile boundaries) for specific groups may not necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for the overall quantile boundary. The most common reasons for this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the medians of both 16-to-24 year olds and those 25 years and over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to- 24 group accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the overall median could actually fall. (2) There could be a large change in the shape of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary. This could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at rounded values, e.g., $250, $300, $400. An estimate lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such a cluster or "spike" tends to change more slowly than one in other intervals. Wage and salary workers. Workers who receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates. The group includes employees in both the private and public sectors but, for the purposes of the earnings series, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated. Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or principal job. Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job. Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars to constant (1982) dollars. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Refers to persons who identified them- selves in the enumeration process as being Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982) dollars IV IV 2003 2004 IV IV IV IV 2003 2004 2003 2004 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 100,407 101,551 $625 $647 $327 $327 Men, 16 years and over................................. 56,459 57,183 704 722 368 365 16 to 24 years....................................... 5,851 6,072 409 396 214 201 25 years and over.................................... 50,608 51,110 750 768 392 389 Women, 16 years and over............................... 43,948 44,369 561 578 293 293 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,408 4,417 372 371 194 188 25 years and over.................................... 39,540 39,952 588 603 307 305 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White.................................................. 81,815 82,477 646 671 338 340 Men.................................................. 46,976 47,559 728 747 380 378 Women................................................ 34,839 34,918 576 589 301 298 Black or African American.............................. 11,977 12,183 522 519 273 263 Men.................................................. 5,773 5,812 560 529 293 268 Women................................................ 6,204 6,370 502 512 262 259 Asian.................................................. 4,402 4,652 680 698 356 353 Men.................................................. 2,489 2,542 784 807 410 409 Women................................................ 1,913 2,110 579 601 303 304 Hispanic or Latino..................................... 13,454 14,011 441 467 230 237 Men.................................................. 8,737 8,989 468 490 245 248 Women................................................ 4,717 5,022 410 415 214 210 NOTE: 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, fourth quarter 2004 averages, not seasonally adjusted Total Men Women Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Number Number Number of Median of Median of Median workers weekly workers weekly workers weekly (in earnings (in earnings (in earnings thousands) thousands) thousands) TOTAL 16 years and over......................................... 101,551 $647 57,183 $722 44,369 $578 16 to 24 years.......................................... 10,489 387 6,072 396 4,417 371 16 to 19 years........................................ 1,520 314 964 322 556 297 20 to 24 years........................................ 8,969 400 5,108 408 3,861 387 25 years and over....................................... 91,062 692 51,110 768 39,952 603 25 to 54 years........................................ 77,111 689 43,513 763 33,599 602 25 to 34 years...................................... 24,752 607 14,406 637 10,346 566 35 to 44 years...................................... 27,144 726 15,540 825 11,604 612 45 to 54 years...................................... 25,216 750 13,566 869 11,649 626 55 years and over..................................... 13,951 713 7,598 819 6,353 607 55 to 64 years...................................... 12,183 733 6,584 844 5,599 622 65 years and over................................... 1,768 528 1,014 615 754 492 White 16 years and over......................................... 82,477 671 47,559 747 34,918 589 16 to 24 years.......................................... 8,562 391 5,054 399 3,508 377 25 years and over....................................... 73,915 717 42,505 799 31,410 613 25 to 54 years........................................ 62,169 716 36,002 792 26,167 614 55 years and over..................................... 11,746 726 6,503 846 5,243 608 Black or African American 16 years and over......................................... 12,183 519 5,812 529 6,370 512 16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,330 360 707 388 622 332 25 years and over....................................... 10,853 552 5,105 567 5,748 540 25 to 54 years........................................ 9,466 540 4,436 549 5,029 532 55 years and over..................................... 1,387 622 668 642 719 590 Asian 16 years and over......................................... 4,652 698 2,542 807 2,110 601 16 to 24 years.......................................... 287 407 123 368 164 441 25 years and over....................................... 4,365 727 2,419 836 1,946 619 25 to 54 years........................................ 3,752 745 2,099 853 1,653 618 55 years and over..................................... 613 648 320 677 293 626 Hispanic or Latino 16 years and over......................................... 14,011 467 8,989 490 5,022 415 16 to 24 years.......................................... 2,123 340 1,425 349 698 327 25 years and over....................................... 11,888 494 7,564 515 4,323 440 25 to 54 years........................................ 10,831 493 6,902 513 3,929 442 55 years and over..................................... 1,057 507 663 561 394 419 NOTE: 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Occupation and sex IV IV IV IV 2003 2004 2003 2004 TOTAL Managerial, professional, and related occupations.............. 35,874 36,334 $894 $928 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 14,413 14,818 991 973 Professional and related occupations......................... 21,461 21,516 848 900 Service occupations............................................ 12,826 14,031 409 413 Sales and office occupations................................... 25,213 24,851 549 555 Sales and related occupations................................ 9,854 10,004 605 599 Office and administrative support occupations................ 15,359 14,847 526 534 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 11,510 11,667 610 628 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 915 691 355 356 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 6,062 6,561 613 611 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,533 4,415 680 705 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 14,985 14,668 523 537 Production occupations....................................... 8,514 8,269 522 554 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 6,471 6,398 523 519 Men Managerial, professional, and related occupations.............. 17,838 18,215 1,072 1,109 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 8,058 8,293 1,170 1,162 Professional and related occupations......................... 9,781 9,922 994 1,062 Service occupations............................................ 6,531 7,248 475 482 Sales and office occupations................................... 9,429 9,134 675 690 Sales and related occupations................................ 5,483 5,327 749 769 Office and administrative support occupations................ 3,946 3,807 599 588 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 11,031 11,183 618 636 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 765 549 370 365 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 5,924 6,407 618 613 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,342 4,227 686 707 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 11,630 11,402 576 587 Production occupations....................................... 6,011 5,848 584 614 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 5,619 5,554 560 544 Women Managerial, professional, and related occupations.............. 18,036 18,119 766 801 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 6,356 6,525 810 832 Professional and related occupations......................... 11,680 11,594 752 786 Service occupations............................................ 6,295 6,784 372 368 Sales and office occupations................................... 15,783 15,716 504 509 Sales and related occupations................................ 4,371 4,677 468 459 Office and administrative support occupations................ 11,413 11,040 514 521 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 479 484 402 472 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 150 142 306 314 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 138 154 499 471 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 191 188 517 659 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 3,355 3,265 410 415 Production occupations....................................... 2,503 2,421 417 415 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 852 844 385 416 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth quarter 2004 averages, not seasonally adjusted Number Upper limit of: of Characteristic workers (in First First Second Third Ninth thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Total, 16 years and over.................................. 101,551 $308 $424 $647 $978 $1,477 Men..................................................... 57,183 326 474 722 1,101 1,665 Women................................................... 44,369 291 392 578 851 1,208 White................................................... 82,477 315 443 671 1,005 1,526 Men................................................... 47,559 337 492 747 1,139 1,735 Women................................................. 34,918 296 400 589 866 1,219 Black or African American............................... 12,183 279 373 519 778 1,102 Men................................................... 5,812 288 384 529 800 1,134 Women................................................. 6,370 272 359 512 763 1,067 Asian................................................... 4,652 312 433 698 1,151 1,746 Men................................................... 2,542 343 489 807 1,337 1,894 Women................................................. 2,110 285 391 601 962 1,497 Hispanic or Latino...................................... 14,011 272 324 467 705 1,017 Men................................................... 8,989 283 344 490 743 1,087 Women................................................. 5,022 248 305 415 621 935 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over................................ 91,062 328 465 692 1,022 1,538 Less than a high school diploma....................... 8,554 251 308 404 554 766 High school graduates, no college(1).................. 27,012 308 408 581 797 1,048 Some college or associate degree...................... 25,250 344 477 667 932 1,288 Bachelor's degree and higher(2)....................... 30,246 488 700 996 1,493 2,073 Bachelor's degree only.............................. 19,740 455 639 925 1,368 1,889 Advanced degree..................................... 10,507 601 822 1,161 1,747 2,408 Men, 25 years and over................................ 51,110 364 512 768 1,157 1,747 Less than a high school diploma..................... 5,766 279 337 449 608 846 High school graduates, no college(1)................ 15,594 344 466 648 897 1,169 Some college or associate degree.................... 13,162 394 571 774 1,062 1,447 Bachelor's degree and higher(2)..................... 16,588 527 786 1,163 1,742 2,394 Bachelor's degree only............................ 10,773 492 720 1,062 1,556 2,092 Advanced degree................................... 5,815 650 915 1,433 1,972 2,894 Women, 25 years and over.............................. 39,952 303 413 603 883 1,249 Less than a high school diploma..................... 2,788 223 275 335 428 560 High school graduates, no college(1)................ 11,418 285 368 491 671 876 Some college or associate degree.................... 12,087 314 422 575 775 1,045 Bachelor's degree and higher(2)..................... 13,658 450 626 873 1,203 1,625 Bachelor's degree only............................ 8,967 417 587 820 1,120 1,507 Advanced degree................................... 4,691 570 746 982 1,385 1,849 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic IV IV IV IV 2003 2004 2003 2004 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 22,455 22,841 $189 $194 Men, 16 years and over................................. 7,082 7,249 174 182 16 to 24 years....................................... 3,689 3,697 139 144 25 years and over.................................... 3,393 3,552 230 242 Women, 16 years and over............................... 15,373 15,592 197 201 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,697 4,882 135 144 25 years and over.................................... 10,675 10,709 233 236 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White.................................................. 19,014 19,302 190 195 Men.................................................. 5,957 6,040 173 182 Women................................................ 13,057 13,261 198 202 Black or African American.............................. 2,022 2,065 174 187 Men.................................................. 634 671 169 175 Women................................................ 1,387 1,394 177 192 Asian.................................................. 789 796 217 240 Men.................................................. 268 326 199 230 Women................................................ 521 471 220 246 Hispanic or Latino..................................... 2,618 2,602 197 191 Men.................................................. 918 883 206 194 Women................................................ 1,700 1,718 193 189 NOTE: 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982) dollars 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 100,302 101,224 $620 $638 $325 $326 Men, 16 years and over.................................. 56,227 57,001 695 713 364 364 16 to 24 years......................................... 6,158 6,243 398 400 209 204 25 years and over...................................... 50,069 50,758 744 762 390 389 Women, 16 years and over................................ 44,076 44,223 552 573 290 292 16 to 24 years......................................... 4,632 4,633 371 375 195 191 25 years and over...................................... 39,444 39,590 584 599 306 306 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White .................................................. 81,916 82,468 636 657 334 336 Men................................................... 47,001 47,495 715 732 375 374 Women................................................. 34,916 34,972 567 584 298 298 Black .................................................. 11,887 12,032 514 525 269 268 Men................................................... 5,585 5,706 555 569 291 290 Women................................................. 6,301 6,326 491 505 257 258 Asian .................................................. 4,314 4,457 693 708 363 362 Men................................................... 2,442 2,504 772 802 405 409 Women................................................. 1,872 1,953 598 613 314 313 Hispanic or Latino...................................... 13,634 14,061 440 456 231 233 Men................................................... 8,677 8,996 464 480 243 245 Women................................................. 4,957 5,065 410 419 215 214 NOTE: Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Occupation and sex 2003 2004 2003 2004 TOTAL Management, professional, and related occupations............. 35,680 36,149 $887 $918 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 14,493 14,778 961 965 Professional and related occupations......................... 21,186 21,371 845 883 Service occupations........................................... 13,333 13,763 403 411 Sales and office occupations.................................. 25,108 24,950 545 558 Sales and related occupations................................ 9,924 9,984 598 604 Office and administrative support occupations................ 15,184 14,966 523 535 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.. 11,082 11,280 608 621 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 778 718 369 356 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 5,973 6,232 599 604 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,331 4,330 673 704 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations... 15,100 15,082 519 523 Production occupations....................................... 8,599 8,478 519 526 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 6,501 6,604 520 520 Men Management, professional, and related occupations............. 17,718 17,981 1,059 1,098 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 8,047 8,170 1,143 1,158 Professional and related occupations......................... 9,671 9,811 1,005 1,049 Service occupations........................................... 6,708 6,989 463 476 Sales and office occupations.................................. 9,456 9,410 658 669 Sales and related occupations................................ 5,557 5,562 731 747 Office and administrative support occupations................ 3,899 3,848 584 587 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.. 10,612 10,835 613 626 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 626 585 384 367 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 5,831 6,109 602 606 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,155 4,140 675 707 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations... 11,733 11,786 570 578 Production occupations....................................... 6,069 6,024 583 597 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 5,664 5,762 547 549 Women Management, professional, and related occupations............. 17,962 18,168 758 780 Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 6,446 6,609 799 812 Professional and related occupations......................... 11,516 11,560 739 767 Service occupations........................................... 6,625 6,773 366 374 Sales and office occupations.................................. 15,652 15,540 502 512 Sales and related occupations................................ 4,367 4,422 452 464 Office and administrative support occupations................ 11,286 11,118 513 522 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.. 469 445 449 453 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 152 133 318 322 Construction and extraction occupations...................... 141 123 497 504 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 176 190 629 611 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations... 3,367 3,296 407 406 Production occupations....................................... 2,530 2,454 406 405 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 837 842 410 410 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2004 annual averages Number Upper limit of: of Educational attainment, sex, race workers and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (in First First Second Third Ninth thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) TOTAL Total, 25 years and over.......................... 90,348 $325 $461 $683 $1,019 $1,523 Less than a high school diploma................. 8,533 249 305 401 552 772 High school graduates, no college............... 27,141 306 406 574 791 1,074 Some college or associate degree................ 24,846 343 476 661 931 1,269 College graduates, total........................ 29,828 488 689 986 1,464 2,024 Bachelor's degree only........................ 19,474 454 635 916 1,349 1,888 Advanced degree............................... 10,354 597 810 1,153 1,726 2,400 Men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 50,758 358 508 762 1,152 1,735 Less than a high school diploma................. 5,748 276 330 446 609 857 High school graduates, no college............... 15,513 341 466 645 897 1,198 Some college or associate degree................ 12,998 388 547 761 1,056 1,440 College graduates, total........................ 16,499 524 770 1,143 1,717 2,376 Bachelor's degree only........................ 10,767 491 719 1,044 1,542 2,099 Advanced degree............................... 5,732 639 917 1,370 1,912 2,881 Women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 39,590 301 410 599 873 1,238 Less than a high school diploma................. 2,785 227 275 334 429 560 High school graduates, no college............... 11,628 282 361 488 655 876 Some college or associate degree................ 11,848 315 418 577 776 1,046 College graduates, total........................ 13,329 454 622 860 1,190 1,615 Bachelor's degree only........................ 8,707 420 588 792 1,108 1,487 Advanced degree............................... 4,622 566 734 982 1,362 1,869 White, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 73,521 334 477 705 1,049 1,553 Less than a high school diploma................. 6,993 253 308 406 565 791 High school graduates, no college............... 21,867 315 419 591 818 1,112 Some college or associate degree................ 20,176 354 488 682 960 1,331 College graduates, total........................ 24,485 499 707 1,005 1,497 2,100 Bachelor's degree only........................ 15,988 470 653 937 1,384 1,907 Advanced degree............................... 8,496 606 824 1,160 1,741 2,461 White men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 42,244 370 523 785 1,175 1,760 Less than a high school diploma................. 4,913 277 332 451 614 866 High school graduates, no college............... 12,722 357 487 670 923 1,228 Some college or associate degree................ 10,833 403 577 787 1,096 1,470 College graduates, total........................ 13,776 553 796 1,162 1,746 2,415 Bachelor's degree only........................ 9,066 510 741 1,082 1,573 2,179 Advanced degree............................... 4,710 651 936 1,397 1,934 2,896 White women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 31,277 307 419 610 889 1,254 Less than a high school diploma................. 2,081 228 276 335 431 568 High school graduates, no college............... 9,145 288 371 496 666 892 Some college or associate degree................ 9,343 320 427 586 797 1,067 College graduates, total........................ 10,709 463 632 866 1,198 1,633 Bachelor's degree only........................ 6,922 429 594 800 1,117 1,506 Advanced degree............................... 3,786 579 739 981 1,359 1,868 Black or African American, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 10,764 293 390 561 806 1,140 Less than a high school diploma................. 973 232 287 368 496 660 High school graduates, no college............... 3,919 281 358 492 681 912 Some college or associate degree................ 3,267 308 405 563 762 1,002 College graduates, total........................ 2,605 420 595 834 1,169 1,603 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,856 403 569 782 1,110 1,482 Advanced degree............................... 749 519 696 985 1,350 1,863 Black or African American men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,070 309 411 598 863 1,217 Less than a high school diploma................. 510 247 315 416 569 755 High school graduates, no college............... 2,019 300 386 520 737 992 Some college or associate degree................ 1,421 326 438 620 851 1,108 College graduates, total........................ 1,120 435 620 874 1,265 1,743 Bachelor's degree only........................ 810 413 594 837 1,196 1,646 Advanced degree............................... 310 556 724 1,013 1,510 1,904 Black or African American women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,694 281 370 522 754 1,069 Less than a high school diploma................. 462 224 268 326 412 519 High school graduates, no college............... 1,900 262 331 457 616 815 Some college or associate degree................ 1,846 298 387 521 702 910 College graduates, total........................ 1,485 413 581 794 1,125 1,459 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,046 395 544 742 1,030 1,376 Advanced degree............................... 439 503 675 959 1,269 1,745 Asian, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 4,125 329 474 742 1,173 1,773 Less than a high school diploma................. 324 243 306 402 575 740 High school graduates, no college............... 762 282 364 493 710 991 Some college or associate degree................ 737 327 425 620 886 1,168 College graduates, total........................ 2,301 449 672 1,009 1,531 2,085 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,324 399 589 882 1,274 1,820 Advanced degree............................... 978 593 833 1,251 1,773 2,378 Hispanic or Latino, total Total, 25 years and over.......................... 11,886 277 341 486 727 1,060 Less than a high school diploma................. 4,250 246 296 374 502 692 High school graduates, no college............... 3,532 285 363 491 685 945 Some college or associate degree................ 2,412 313 415 593 840 1,152 College graduates, total........................ 1,692 382 573 859 1,231 1,759 Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,222 376 536 808 1,139 1,619 Advanced degree............................... 470 406 683 995 1,466 2,280 Hispanic or Latino men Total, 25 years and over.......................... 7,556 288 362 505 756 1,120 Less than a high school diploma................. 3,066 270 312 402 532 752 High school graduates, no college............... 2,226 298 387 521 722 1,001 Some college or associate degree................ 1,344 329 452 650 933 1,226 College graduates, total........................ 920 392 599 913 1,374 1,921 Bachelor's degree only........................ 668 394 586 856 1,249 1,760 Advanced degree............................... 252 383 738 1,149 1,673 2,533 Hispanic or Latino women Total, 25 years and over.......................... 4,331 252 315 443 669 972 Less than a high school diploma................. 1,185 220 263 312 391 498 High school graduates, no college............... 1,307 268 325 434 602 807 Some college or associate degree................ 1,068 295 389 518 730 989 College graduates, total........................ 771 365 536 805 1,097 1,458 Bachelor's degree only........................ 554 343 504 755 1,024 1,417 Advanced degree............................... 217 421 653 924 1,180 1,638 NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as "Hispanic or Latino" may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.