Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics, 2023-2024 annual averages
Characteristic	2023				2024
Characteristic	Total	Members of unions(1)	Represented by unions(2)	Non- union(3)	Total	Members of unions(1)	Represented by unions(2)	Non- union(3)
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	$1,117	$1,263	$1,253	$1,090	$1,159	$1,337	$1,320	$1,138
16 to 24 years	714	809	810	709	744	922	892	735
25 years and over	1,170	1,294	1,284	1,155	1,221	1,363	1,351	1,199
25 to 34 years	1,045	1,160	1,150	1,027	1,101	1,226	1,205	1,084
35 to 44 years	1,250	1,375	1,374	1,232	1,278	1,398	1,382	1,262
45 to 54 years	1,255	1,390	1,381	1,232	1,327	1,478	1,470	1,286
55 to 64 years	1,217	1,289	1,280	1,205	1,249	1,374	1,360	1,232
65 years and over	1,080	1,152	1,150	1,064	1,153	1,195	1,194	1,147

Men, 16 years and over	1,202	1,341	1,333	1,180	1,261	1,415	1,403	1,241
16 to 24 years	736	813	812	729	778	991	987	767
25 years and over	1,273	1,374	1,367	1,258	1,346	1,446	1,438	1,329
25 to 34 years	1,107	1,212	1,209	1,090	1,158	1,264	1,254	1,148
35 to 44 years	1,364	1,448	1,452	1,347	1,414	1,483	1,468	1,405
45 to 54 years	1,396	1,465	1,445	1,385	1,467	1,548	1,549	1,446
55 to 64 years	1,380	1,397	1,384	1,380	1,421	1,502	1,493	1,407
65 years and over	1,181	1,191	1,185	1,181	1,300	1,280	1,287	1,304

Women, 16 years and over	1,005	1,174	1,165	983	1,043	1,232	1,211	1,016
16 to 24 years	691	784	797	685	709	852	806	705
25 years and over	1,060	1,197	1,186	1,034	1,103	1,255	1,241	1,077
25 to 34 years	985	1,120	1,094	971	1,023	1,185	1,162	1,007
35 to 44 years	1,136	1,266	1,260	1,112	1,147	1,296	1,286	1,126
45 to 54 years	1,115	1,317	1,312	1,079	1,166	1,388	1,366	1,137
55 to 64 years	1,065	1,148	1,147	1,043	1,088	1,176	1,164	1,074
65 years and over	977	1,118	1,115	960	1,005	1,098	1,084	995

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White, 16 years and over	1,138	1,294	1,277	1,115	1,177	1,375	1,353	1,155
Men	1,225	1,367	1,353	1,204	1,288	1,462	1,443	1,262
Women	1,021	1,204	1,188	997	1,061	1,263	1,236	1,030

Black or African American, 16 years and over	920	1,102	1,099	901	959	1,130	1,130	933
Men	970	1,156	1,159	937	1,002	1,187	1,177	969
Women	889	1,048	1,037	872	922	1,053	1,061	907

Asian, 16 years and over	1,474	1,422	1,437	1,482	1,525	1,445	1,468	1,533
Men	1,635	1,444	1,472	1,680	1,726	1,420	1,451	1,754
Women	1,299	1,378	1,369	1,289	1,365	1,494	1,506	1,349

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	874	1,112	1,098	841	902	1,161	1,140	884
Men	915	1,162	1,147	893	963	1,248	1,226	934
Women	800	1,041	1,028	776	832	1,035	1,014	813
Footnotes (1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union. (2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract. (3) Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job.
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: January 28, 2025