Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted

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 $	Total $	Men $	Women $

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	367	409	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	112,924	61,995	50,929	984	1,083	897	373	411	340
2nd quarter	113,438	62,284	51,154	996	1,095	906	371	408	337
3rd quarter	114,551	63,164	51,387	1,002	1,104	915	367	405	336
4th quarter	116,375	64,296	52,080	1,008	1,103	927	361	396	332

2022
1st quarter	118,348	65,359	52,989	1,033	1,124	936	363	394	329
2nd quarter	118,723	65,266	53,457	1,048	1,145	951	359	393	326
3rd quarter	119,444	65,794	53,650	1,071	1,168	971	362	395	329
4th quarter	118,971	65,808	53,163	1,081	1,175	971	362	393	325

2023
1st quarter	120,051	66,372	53,679	1,097	1,183	992	364	393	329
2nd quarter	121,341	67,086	54,255	1,108	1,182	1,002	365	390	330
3rd quarter	121,302	66,643	54,659	1,119	1,212	1,007	366	396	329
4th quarter	120,930	66,699	54,231	1,139	1,229	1,023	369	399	332

2024
1st quarter	119,991	65,617	54,375	1,136	1,225	1,017	365	394	327
2nd quarter	119,773	65,810	53,963	1,151	1,254	1,028	368	401	328
3rd quarter	119,982	65,928	54,054	1,166	1,269	1,057	371	404	337
4th quarter	120,492	66,436	54,055	1,185	1,299	1,074	374	410	339

2025
1st quarter	121,697	66,793	54,904	1,192	1,304	1,089	373	408	341
2nd quarter	121,310	66,920	54,390	1,205	1,331	1,089	376	415	339
3rd quarter	121,780	67,211	54,568	1,215	1,338	1,082	376	414	335
4th quarter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2026
1st quarter	121,995	66,862	55,133	1,233	1,360	1,094	376	414	333
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

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Last Modified Date: April 16, 2026