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Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, January 22, 2025 		               USDL-25-0072

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                      USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
                                     FOURTH QUARTER 2024


Median weekly earnings of the nation's 120.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were 
$1,192 in the fourth quarter of 2024 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics reported today. This was 4.1 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a 
gain of 2.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the 
same period. 

Data on usual weekly 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 Technical Note in this news 
release.) Data shown in this news release are not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise 
specified. 

Highlights from the fourth-quarter data: 

 --Median weekly earnings of full-time workers were $1,192 in the fourth quarter of 2024. 
   Women had median weekly earnings of $1,083, or 83.2 percent of the $1,302 median for men. 
   (See table 2.) 

 --The women's-to-men's earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 82.8 
   percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with 87.5 percent for Black women, 
   81.2 percent for Asian women, and 84.3 percent for Hispanic women. (See table 2.) 

 --Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median earnings of Hispanic people who worked 
   full time ($920) were lower than those of people who are Black ($1,040), White ($1,207), 
   and Asian ($1,507). By sex, median weekly earnings for Black men were $1,118, or 84.6 
   percent of the median for White men ($1,321). Median earnings for Hispanic men were $1,001,
   or 75.8 percent of the median for White men. The differences were smaller among women, as
   Black women's median earnings were $978, or 89.4 percent of those for White women ($1,094), 
   and earnings for Hispanic women were $844, or 77.1 percent of those for White women. 
   Earnings of Asian men ($1,684) and women ($1,367) were higher than those of their White 
   counterparts. (See table 2.) 

 --By age, usual weekly earnings were highest for men ages 35 to 64: median weekly earnings 
   were $1,488 for men ages 35 to 44, $1,468 for men ages 45 to 54, and $1,442 for men ages 
   55 to 64. Among women, usual weekly earnings were highest for workers ages 35 to 54: 
   median weekly earnings were $1,205 for women ages 35 to 44 and $1,193 for women ages 45 
   to 54. Men and women ages 16 to 24 had the lowest median weekly earnings, $796 and $721, 
   respectively. The women's-to-men's earnings ratio also varied by age. Women ages 16 to 
   24 earned 90.6 percent as much as men in the same age group, compared with 84.5 percent 
   for those ages 25 to 54 and 76.7 percent for those age 55 and over. (See table 3.) 

 --Among the major occupational groups, people employed full time in management, professional, 
   and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,880 for men and $1,396 
   for women. Among men, those employed in service occupations earned the least at $873. Women 
   who worked in service occupations ($732); production, transportation, and material moving 
   occupations ($747); and natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ($763)
   earned the least. (See table 4.) 

 --By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
   had median weekly earnings of $776, high school graduates (no college) had earnings of $977, 
   and those holding at least a bachelor's degree had earnings of $1,705. Among college graduates 
   with advanced degrees (master's, professional, and doctoral degrees), the highest earning 10 
   percent of male workers made $4,761 or more per week, and their female counterparts made $3,440 
   or more. (See table 5.) 

 --Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings increased to $1,185 in the fourth quarter of 2024, 
   up from the previous quarter ($1,166). (See table 1.)

2024 Annual Averages

In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this news release includes 2024 annual averages on 
median weekly earnings for major demographic, occupational, and educational attainment groups. 
(See tables 7, 8, and 9.) Annual average data on median usual weekly earnings for men and women by 
detailed occupational categories will be posted online at www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm#weekearn when 
they become available.


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|                 Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Usual Weekly Earnings Data		     |
|                                                                                            |
| Seasonally adjusted median usual weekly earnings data shown in table 1 of this news        |
| release have been revised using updated seasonal adjustment factors from the Current       |
| Survey, a procedure done at the end of each calendar year. The revisions directly affected | 
| Population the number of full-time wage and salary workers and current dollar estimates of |
| median weekly earnings; estimates of constant (1982-84) dollar median weekly earnings were |
| indirectly affected. Seasonally adjusted estimates back to the first quarter of 2020 were  |
| subject to revision.                                                                       |
|                                                                                            |
| The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2025, scheduled for        |
| release on April 16, 2025, will incorporate revisions to the seasonally adjusted data for  |
| the median weekly earnings in constant (1982-84) dollars. Seasonally adjusted constant     |
| (1982-84) dollar estimates back to the first quarter of 2020 will be subject to revision   |
| due to annual revisions to seasonally adjusted data for the Consumer Price Index for All   |
| Urban Consumers (CPI-U).                                                                   |
|____________________________________________________________________________________________|
	
	
	

Technical Note


   The estimates in this news release were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS),
which provides basic information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The
survey is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census
Bureau using a scientifically selected national sample of about 60,000 eligible 
households, with coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The earnings
data are collected from one-fourth of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wage 
and salary workers. All self-employed workers, both incorporated and unincorporated, 
are excluded from CPS earnings estimates.

   If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to
access telecommunications relay services or the information voice phone at: 
(202) 691-5200. This news release is in the public domain and may be reproduced 
without permission.

Definitions

   The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings data in this news
release 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, or 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 determined by each respondent's own understanding of the term. 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 midpoint in a given earnings distribution, with half of workers
having earnings above the median and the other half 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).

   The BLS procedure for estimating the median of an earnings distribution places each
reported or calculated weekly earnings value into a $50-wide interval that is centered
around a multiple of $50. The median is calculated through the linear interpolation of
the interval in which the median lies.

   Changes over time 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 as follows: (1) there
could be a change in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the median of
16- to 24-year-olds and the median earnings of those 25 years and over may rise, but if
the lower earning 16-to-24 age 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 change could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at rounded values,
such as $400 or $500. 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.

   Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used 
to convert current dollars to constant (1982-84) dollars.

   Wage and salary workers. These are 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, it excludes all 
self-employed people, both those with incorporated businesses and those with 
unincorporated businesses.

   Full-time workers. For the purpose of producing estimates of earnings, workers who 
usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or principal job are defined as 
working full time.

   Part-time workers. For the purpose of producing estimates of earnings, workers who 
usually work fewer than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job are defined as
working part time.

   Race. In the survey process, race is determined by the household respondent. In 
accordance with the Office of Management and Budget guidelines, White, Black or African
American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander are terms used to describe a person's race. Estimates for the latter two race
groups and people who selected more than one race are not included in this release due
to insufficient sample size.

   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. This refers to people who identified themselves in the
survey process as being of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. People whose ethnicity
is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

Reliability

   Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling 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 
component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as
sampling error, and its 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.

   Additional information about the reliability of data from the CPS is available on
the BLS website at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.

Seasonal adjustment

   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and other 
measures of labor market activity undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These 
recurring events include seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening
and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variations can be very large.

   Because seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their 
influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal
variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments easier to spot. The 
seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes
in quarter-to-quarter activity.

   At the end of each calendar year, the seasonally adjusted data are revised for
the past 5 years when the seasonal adjustment factors are updated. More information
on seasonal adjustment is available on the BLS website at 
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa. 




Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted
Year and quarter Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
Total Men Women In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars
Total
$
Men
$
Women
$
Total
$
Men
$
Women
$

2015

4th quarter

110,060 61,292 48,768 821 904 729 345 380 307

2016

1st quarter

110,323 61,559 48,764 823 904 744 346 380 313

2nd quarter

110,921 61,770 49,152 828 913 746 345 381 311

3rd quarter

111,789 62,239 49,550 834 918 748 347 381 311

4th quarter

111,357 62,182 49,175 845 924 759 349 381 313

2017

1st quarter

111,838 62,363 49,475 858 941 760 352 386 312

2nd quarter

113,140 62,963 50,177 863 937 782 354 384 321

3rd quarter

113,854 63,319 50,535 864 944 769 352 385 313

4th quarter

114,286 63,315 50,971 854 943 770 345 382 312

2018

1st quarter

114,418 63,802 50,616 875 956 779 351 384 312

2nd quarter

115,529 64,194 51,336 881 963 783 351 384 313

3rd quarter

116,256 64,448 51,808 891 979 796 354 389 316

4th quarter

116,087 64,154 51,932 897 992 795 355 392 315

2019

1st quarter

117,111 64,772 52,338 899 996 803 355 393 317

2nd quarter

117,299 65,071 52,228 914 1,003 818 358 393 320

3rd quarter

117,501 65,010 52,491 921 1,007 825 360 393 322

4th quarter

118,450 65,202 53,248 934 1,022 842 362 396 327

2020

1st quarter

116,928 64,260 52,668 951 1,060 854 368 410 330

2nd quarter

104,312 57,785 46,527 1,008 1,090 919 393 425 358

3rd quarter

108,836 60,079 48,757 995 1,107 900 384 427 347

4th quarter

111,505 61,535 49,970 983 1,071 893 376 410 342

2021

1st quarter

113,029 62,076 50,953 984 1,084 898 373 411 341

2nd quarter

113,432 62,286 51,146 996 1,097 906 371 409 337

3rd quarter

114,525 63,146 51,379 1,002 1,103 914 367 404 335

4th quarter

116,281 64,210 52,071 1,008 1,102 927 362 395 332

2022

1st quarter

118,487 65,473 53,014 1,033 1,124 937 363 394 329

2nd quarter

118,718 65,269 53,449 1,048 1,148 952 359 393 326

3rd quarter

119,407 65,765 53,642 1,071 1,168 969 362 395 328

4th quarter

118,844 65,690 53,154 1,081 1,174 971 362 393 325

2023

1st quarter

120,238 66,534 53,704 1,097 1,182 994 364 392 330

2nd quarter

121,336 67,089 54,247 1,108 1,185 1,003 365 390 330

3rd quarter

121,251 66,600 54,651 1,119 1,211 1,004 366 396 328

4th quarter

120,755 66,534 54,221 1,139 1,228 1,022 370 399 332

2024

1st quarter

120,244 65,844 54,400 1,135 1,223 1,021 365 393 328

2nd quarter

119,770 65,816 53,954 1,151 1,257 1,029 368 401 329

3rd quarter

119,912 65,866 54,046 1,166 1,268 1,053 371 404 335

4th quarter

120,257 66,211 54,046 1,185 1,299 1,073 375 410 339

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
4th
2023
4th
2024
In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars
4th
2023
4th
2024
4th
2023
4th
2024

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

120,797 120,338 $1,145 $1,192 $373 $378

Men, 16 years and over

66,453 66,169 1,231 1,302 401 413

16 to 24 years

6,103 5,954 761 796 248 252

25 years and over

60,350 60,215 1,312 1,372 427 435

Women, 16 years and over

54,344 54,169 1,031 1,083 336 343

16 to 24 years

4,974 4,636 707 721 230 228

25 years and over

49,371 49,533 1,099 1,135 358 360

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White

91,241 91,024 1,157 1,207 377 382

Men

51,324 51,253 1,243 1,321 405 418

Women

39,918 39,771 1,045 1,094 340 347

Black or African American

16,314 16,014 967 1,040 315 329

Men

7,939 7,714 997 1,118 324 354

Women

8,375 8,300 936 978 305 310

Asian

8,544 8,638 1,528 1,507 498 477

Men

4,730 4,661 1,731 1,684 563 534

Women

3,814 3,977 1,356 1,367 442 433

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

22,883 23,558 884 920 288 292

Men

13,284 13,907 923 1,001 301 317

Women

9,599 9,651 810 844 264 267

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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 4th quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings

TOTAL

16 years and over

120,338 $1,192 66,169 $1,302 54,169 $1,083

16 to 24 years

10,590 766 5,954 796 4,636 721

16 to 19 years

1,412 679 893 701 519 586

20 to 24 years

9,177 784 5,060 814 4,117 737

25 years and over

109,748 1,252 60,215 1,372 49,533 1,135

25 to 54 years

83,983 1,253 46,125 1,358 37,858 1,148

25 to 34 years

29,055 1,136 15,988 1,187 13,068 1,062

35 to 44 years

29,511 1,356 16,358 1,488 13,153 1,205

45 to 54 years

25,416 1,336 13,779 1,468 11,638 1,193

55 years and over

25,766 1,246 14,090 1,419 11,675 1,089

55 to 64 years

20,058 1,268 10,961 1,442 9,097 1,097

65 years and over

5,708 1,159 3,129 1,313 2,579 1,055

White

16 years and over

91,024 1,207 51,253 1,321 39,771 1,094

16 to 24 years

8,271 773 4,775 803 3,495 731

25 years and over

82,753 1,269 46,477 1,391 36,275 1,142

25 to 54 years

62,477 1,264 35,120 1,364 27,356 1,154

55 years and over

20,276 1,287 11,357 1,466 8,919 1,103

Black or African American

16 years and over

16,014 1,040 7,714 1,118 8,300 978

16 to 24 years

1,332 694 669 758 663 631

25 years and over

14,682 1,099 7,045 1,161 7,637 1,016

25 to 54 years

11,585 1,109 5,556 1,183 6,028 1,019

55 years and over

3,097 1,074 1,488 1,129 1,609 1,007

Asian

16 years and over

8,638 1,507 4,661 1,684 3,977 1,367

16 to 24 years

396 929 212 841 183 973

25 years and over

8,243 1,549 4,449 1,753 3,794 1,390

25 to 54 years

6,540 1,615 3,558 1,850 2,982 1,416

55 years and over

1,702 1,361 891 1,457 811 1,138

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

23,558 920 13,907 1,001 9,651 844

16 to 24 years

2,955 724 1,730 757 1,226 684

25 years and over

20,603 976 12,177 1,069 8,426 880

25 to 54 years

16,988 973 10,113 1,062 6,875 891

55 years and over

3,615 982 2,064 1,092 1,551 816

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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Occupation and sex Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
4th
2023
4th
2024
4th
2023
4th
2024

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

56,629 56,549 $1,533 $1,603

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

24,222 24,261 1,634 1,738

Professional and related occupations

32,407 32,288 1,465 1,521

Service occupations

15,867 15,500 735 781

Sales and office occupations

21,279 21,262 937 996

Sales and related occupations

9,120 8,876 1,002 1,145

Office and administrative support occupations

12,159 12,386 905 947

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,149 11,452 1,013 1,087

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

762 603 701 712

Construction and extraction occupations

6,249 6,618 992 1,084

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,139 4,231 1,123 1,143

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,873 15,575 901 918

Production occupations

7,208 6,798 911 941

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,665 8,776 892 903

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

27,491 27,192 1,778 1,880

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

12,555 12,689 1,885 1,903

Professional and related occupations

14,936 14,503 1,722 1,842

Service occupations

7,529 7,326 821 873

Sales and office occupations

8,744 8,584 1,080 1,189

Sales and related occupations

5,248 4,930 1,184 1,330

Office and administrative support occupations

3,496 3,654 1,005 1,081

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10,562 10,952 1,026 1,096

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

567 476 732 750

Construction and extraction occupations

6,044 6,400 995 1,087

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3,950 4,076 1,132 1,152

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,127 12,116 966 984

Production occupations

5,122 4,976 986 1,017

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,006 7,140 943 956

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

29,138 29,357 1,380 1,396

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11,667 11,572 1,471 1,530

Professional and related occupations

17,471 17,786 1,327 1,334

Service occupations

8,338 8,175 678 732

Sales and office occupations

12,535 12,678 875 922

Sales and related occupations

3,872 3,947 842 951

Office and administrative support occupations

8,663 8,732 882 917

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

588 500 788 763

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

194 127 624 610

Construction and extraction occupations

205 218 880 785

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

189 155 891 964

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,746 3,458 723 747

Production occupations

2,086 1,822 740 771

Transportation and material moving occupations

1,660 1,636 711 724

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over

120,338 $611 $805 $1,192 $1,876 $2,884

Men

66,169 648 871 1,302 2,004 3,079

Women

54,169 584 755 1,083 1,647 2,503

White

91,024 621 818 1,207 1,886 2,894

Men

51,253 668 889 1,321 2,017 3,091

Women

39,771 591 766 1,094 1,669 2,516

Black or African American

16,014 556 722 1,040 1,517 2,276

Men

7,714 582 751 1,118 1,616 2,340

Women

8,300 526 693 978 1,452 2,022

Asian

8,638 677 911 1,507 2,382 3,721

Men

4,661 714 972 1,684 2,677 3,913

Women

3,977 629 847 1,367 2,005 3,083

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

23,558 550 690 920 1,374 2,106

Men

13,907 578 710 1,001 1,498 2,295

Women

9,651 522 657 844 1,192 1,857

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

109,748 635 853 1,252 1,912 2,908

Less than a high school diploma

5,921 496 621 776 1,018 1,405

High school graduates, no college(1)

26,255 575 710 977 1,363 1,891

Some college or associate degree

26,150 616 791 1,089 1,545 2,146

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

51,421 835 1,147 1,705 2,511 3,839

Bachelor's degree only

31,040 772 1,071 1,547 2,316 3,413

Advanced degree

20,382 956 1,332 1,894 2,894 4,251

Men, 25 years and over

60,215 678 919 1,372 2,105 3,187

Less than a high school diploma

4,147 515 660 808 1,156 1,521

High school graduates, no college(1)

16,609 615 784 1,090 1,506 2,018

Some college or associate degree

13,809 672 892 1,246 1,767 2,399

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,650 908 1,296 1,909 2,903 4,314

Bachelor's degree only

16,120 837 1,188 1,785 2,594 3,875

Advanced degree

9,529 1,067 1,486 2,283 3,360 4,761

Women, 25 years and over

49,533 602 789 1,135 1,734 2,555

Less than a high school diploma

1,774 475 584 678 823 984

High school graduates, no college(1)

9,646 503 637 812 1,102 1,494

Some college or associate degree

12,341 584 727 944 1,285 1,811

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,772 784 1,055 1,482 2,213 3,110

Bachelor's degree only

14,919 735 977 1,356 1,989 2,900

Advanced degree

10,852 904 1,185 1,721 2,476 3,440

Footnotes
(1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes people 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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
4th
2023
4th
2024
4th
2023
4th
2024

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

24,010 24,279 $362 $386

Men, 16 years and over

8,509 8,649 359 375

16 to 24 years

3,624 3,497 277 298

25 years and over

4,884 5,152 444 439

Women, 16 years and over

15,501 15,630 364 392

16 to 24 years

4,826 4,847 258 291

25 years and over

10,675 10,783 425 452

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White

18,415 18,437 367 387

Men

6,406 6,338 367 375

Women

12,009 12,099 368 393

Black or African American

2,938 3,103 344 375

Men

1,113 1,265 357 354

Women

1,826 1,838 335 385

Asian

1,576 1,588 402 415

Men

557 599 343 420

Women

1,019 989 444 412

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

4,556 4,692 363 386

Men

1,591 1,662 370 403

Women

2,964 3,030 360 376

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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages
Characteristic Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
2023 2024 In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars
2023 2024 2023 2024

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

120,907 120,053 $1,117 $1,159 $367 $369

Men, 16 years and over

66,700 65,941 1,202 1,261 394 402

16 to 24 years

6,356 6,054 736 778 242 248

25 years and over

60,344 59,887 1,273 1,346 418 429

Women, 16 years and over

54,207 54,111 1,005 1,043 330 333

16 to 24 years

5,069 4,763 691 709 227 226

25 years and over

49,138 49,349 1,060 1,103 348 352

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White

91,336 90,546 1,138 1,177 373 375

Men

51,583 50,926 1,225 1,288 402 411

Women

39,752 39,620 1,021 1,061 335 338

Black or African American

16,452 16,270 920 959 302 306

Men

7,943 7,826 970 1,002 318 320

Women

8,508 8,444 889 922 292 294

Asian

8,597 8,671 1,474 1,525 484 486

Men

4,730 4,727 1,635 1,726 537 550

Women

3,867 3,944 1,299 1,365 426 435

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

22,834 23,572 874 902 287 288

Men

13,434 13,902 915 963 300 307

Women

9,399 9,670 800 832 263 265

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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 8. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages
Occupation and sex Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
2023 2024 2023 2024

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

56,077 56,051 $1,527 $1,582

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

23,989 24,084 1,630 1,731

Professional and related occupations

32,088 31,967 1,458 1,504

Service occupations

15,818 15,707 721 758

Sales and office occupations

21,667 21,066 923 964

Sales and related occupations

9,148 8,895 1,001 1,046

Office and administrative support occupations

12,519 12,171 891 925

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,368 11,387 1,001 1,042

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

731 717 689 716

Construction and extraction occupations

6,517 6,518 985 1,017

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,120 4,152 1,092 1,150

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,977 15,842 869 891

Production occupations

7,313 7,093 895 922

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,664 8,750 841 862

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

27,070 26,746 1,778 1,879

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

12,425 12,412 1,868 1,906

Professional and related occupations

14,645 14,334 1,736 1,828

Service occupations

7,672 7,549 801 834

Sales and office occupations

8,876 8,599 1,072 1,156

Sales and related occupations

5,099 5,021 1,196 1,264

Office and administrative support occupations

3,777 3,578 983 1,054

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10,793 10,821 1,013 1,067

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

548 559 728 733

Construction and extraction occupations

6,277 6,284 991 1,022

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3,968 3,978 1,104 1,163

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,290 12,226 923 946

Production occupations

5,277 5,187 966 989

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,013 7,039 897 910

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

29,007 29,305 1,349 1,388

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11,564 11,671 1,449 1,523

Professional and related occupations

17,443 17,634 1,278 1,319

Service occupations

8,146 8,158 676 713

Sales and office occupations

12,791 12,467 856 894

Sales and related occupations

4,049 3,873 830 880

Office and administrative support occupations

8,743 8,593 864 898

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

575 566 734 800

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

183 158 614 684

Construction and extraction occupations

240 235 795 853

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

152 174 875 922

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,688 3,616 716 746

Production occupations

2,036 1,906 742 767

Transportation and material moving occupations

1,651 1,710 694 723

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2024 annual averages
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile

TOTAL

Total, 25 years and over

109,236 $624 $824 $1,221 $1,900 $2,906

Less than a high school diploma

6,100 463 598 738 971 1,335

High school graduates, no college(1)

26,132 569 705 930 1,309 1,856

Some college or associate degree

26,005 610 776 1,056 1,513 2,098

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

50,999 812 1,136 1,692 2,508 3,833

Bachelor's degree only

31,088 763 1,040 1,543 2,306 3,407

Advanced degree

19,911 937 1,326 1,901 2,892 4,285

Men

Total, 25 years and over

59,887 668 892 1,346 2,081 3,154

Less than a high school diploma

4,214 493 627 788 1,044 1,443

High school graduates, no college(1)

16,177 606 762 1,033 1,467 1,993

Some college or associate degree

14,039 673 874 1,209 1,730 2,378

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,457 885 1,278 1,907 2,902 4,265

Bachelor's degree only

15,952 830 1,176 1,770 2,619 3,865

Advanced degree

9,505 1,035 1,493 2,261 3,314 4,804

Women

Total, 25 years and over

49,349 595 770 1,103 1,701 2,510

Less than a high school diploma

1,885 415 535 663 800 991

High school graduates, no college(1)

9,955 504 640 805 1,058 1,464

Some college or associate degree

11,965 575 712 921 1,258 1,745

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,542 764 1,028 1,479 2,170 3,103

Bachelor's degree only

15,137 724 944 1,344 1,943 2,888

Advanced degree

10,406 886 1,186 1,703 2,422 3,504

White, total

Total, 25 years and over

82,158 640 848 1,245 1,911 2,912

Less than a high school diploma

4,847 477 606 750 989 1,371

High school graduates, no college(1)

19,857 583 723 969 1,356 1,896

Some college or associate degree

19,594 625 800 1,096 1,566 2,172

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

37,859 830 1,151 1,727 2,517 3,843

Bachelor's degree only

23,563 783 1,072 1,587 2,347 3,487

Advanced degree

14,296 945 1,330 1,898 2,884 4,279

White men

Total, 25 years and over

46,157 683 914 1,372 2,095 3,169

Less than a high school diploma

3,446 503 644 799 1,068 1,478

High school graduates, no college(1)

12,576 621 789 1,076 1,501 2,023

Some college or associate degree

10,882 688 901 1,252 1,768 2,415

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

19,253 908 1,321 1,915 2,907 4,296

Bachelor's degree only

12,457 864 1,225 1,843 2,700 3,889

Advanced degree

6,795 1,050 1,506 2,240 3,292 4,813

White women

Total, 25 years and over

36,001 603 785 1,119 1,729 2,517

Less than a high school diploma

1,401 421 536 664 796 983

High school graduates, no college(1)

7,281 513 656 822 1,084 1,500

Some college or associate degree

8,712 584 726 943 1,286 1,782

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

18,607 776 1,044 1,494 2,183 3,099

Bachelor's degree only

11,106 735 962 1,364 1,992 2,899

Advanced degree

7,501 894 1,197 1,700 2,408 3,465

Black or African American, total

Total, 25 years and over

14,902 568 726 1,001 1,501 2,276

Less than a high school diploma

649 427 565 673 831 1,268

High school graduates, no college(1)

4,160 513 643 808 1,133 1,557

Some college or associate degree

4,318 560 707 926 1,311 1,821

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

5,775 731 957 1,363 1,989 2,900

Bachelor's degree only

3,612 692 889 1,232 1,806 2,582

Advanced degree

2,163 847 1,140 1,592 2,311 3,400

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over

7,101 587 750 1,079 1,590 2,410

Less than a high school diploma

390 442 583 704 873 1,345

High school graduates, no college(1)

2,329 559 686 870 1,243 1,735

Some college or associate degree

2,026 599 761 1,028 1,486 2,110

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,356 740 1,010 1,464 2,254 3,395

Bachelor's degree only

1,534 698 927 1,375 1,970 2,907

Advanced degree

822 854 1,203 1,799 2,682 3,963

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over

7,800 545 709 959 1,419 2,089

Less than a high school diploma

259 394 532 639 782 911

High school graduates, no college(1)

1,831 481 601 751 979 1,316

Some college or associate degree

2,292 523 671 846 1,198 1,524

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

3,419 728 927 1,276 1,886 2,595

Bachelor's degree only

2,078 688 865 1,160 1,632 2,375

Advanced degree

1,341 839 1,115 1,533 2,159 2,920

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over

8,223 679 949 1,565 2,513 3,850

Less than a high school diploma

295 450 600 734 920 1,284

High school graduates, no college(1)

1,041 536 683 900 1,269 1,797

Some college or associate degree

1,001 601 756 1,013 1,457 1,971

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

5,886 844 1,259 1,912 2,917 4,252

Bachelor's degree only

2,964 749 1,092 1,687 2,500 3,534

Advanced degree

2,922 1,026 1,508 2,297 3,381 4,784

Asian men

Total, 25 years and over

4,492 722 1,035 1,765 2,879 3,976

Less than a high school diploma

166 512 624 770 945 1,395

High school graduates, no college(1)

595 578 743 1,009 1,385 1,977

Some college or associate degree

555 616 806 1,124 1,587 2,109

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

3,177 913 1,435 2,218 3,182 4,622

Bachelor's degree only

1,516 802 1,191 1,889 2,881 3,899

Advanced degree

1,661 1,130 1,726 2,499 3,736 4,994

Asian women

Total, 25 years and over

3,731 634 875 1,403 2,200 3,309

Less than a high school diploma

129 428 545 694 887 1,142

High school graduates, no college(1)

447 502 628 799 1,058 1,496

Some college or associate degree

446 592 705 927 1,236 1,758

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,709 782 1,142 1,738 2,586 3,724

Bachelor's degree only

1,448 703 982 1,507 2,195 3,115

Advanced degree

1,261 948 1,363 1,922 3,013 4,371

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total

Total, 25 years and over

20,617 558 700 946 1,424 2,156

Less than a high school diploma

3,895 470 594 719 922 1,217

High school graduates, no college(1)

6,656 541 677 867 1,185 1,694

Some college or associate degree

4,584 600 748 993 1,402 1,922

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

5,482 685 942 1,433 2,197 3,113

Bachelor's degree only

3,730 665 889 1,326 2,000 2,918

Advanced degree

1,752 741 1,128 1,667 2,496 3,463

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over

12,152 584 723 1,007 1,534 2,313

Less than a high school diploma

2,729 492 619 767 1,001 1,336

High school graduates, no college(1)

4,216 586 712 953 1,311 1,864

Some college or associate degree

2,464 629 808 1,134 1,604 2,124

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,742 713 1,022 1,637 2,482 3,519

Bachelor's degree only

1,902 709 977 1,523 2,317 3,423

Advanced degree

840 724 1,196 1,885 2,889 3,913

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over

8,465 518 667 875 1,254 1,905

Less than a high school diploma

1,166 419 536 649 773 938

High school graduates, no college(1)

2,440 495 617 763 977 1,287

Some college or associate degree

2,119 572 710 894 1,177 1,577

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,740 650 888 1,271 1,881 2,721

Bachelor's degree only

1,828 622 837 1,165 1,742 2,498

Advanced degree

911 755 1,080 1,523 2,181 2,996

Footnotes
(1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes people 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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Last Modified Date: January 22, 2025