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 | |||||||
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| Total | Men | Women | In current dollars | In constant (1982-84) dollars | |||||
| Total $ |
Men $ |
Women $ |
Total $ |
Men $ |
Women $ |
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2009 |
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1st quarter |
101,683 | 56,302 | 45,381 | 732 | 815 | 645 | 345 | 384 | 304 |
2nd quarter |
99,996 | 55,233 | 44,763 | 737 | 818 | 652 | 345 | 383 | 305 |
3rd quarter |
99,050 | 54,481 | 44,569 | 742 | 820 | 664 | 345 | 381 | 309 |
4th quarter |
98,555 | 54,410 | 44,145 | 747 | 823 | 666 | 344 | 379 | 307 |
2010 |
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1st quarter |
98,143 | 54,098 | 44,045 | 748 | 836 | 662 | 344 | 384 | 304 |
2nd quarter |
99,605 | 55,028 | 44,577 | 742 | 814 | 671 | 342 | 374 | 309 |
3rd quarter |
100,412 | 55,620 | 44,792 | 746 | 821 | 670 | 342 | 377 | 308 |
4th quarter |
99,958 | 55,486 | 44,472 | 750 | 826 | 676 | 341 | 376 | 308 |
2011 |
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1st quarter |
99,670 | 55,337 | 44,333 | 750 | 821 | 679 | 338 | 370 | 306 |
2nd quarter |
100,347 | 55,821 | 44,526 | 754 | 830 | 687 | 336 | 370 | 306 |
3rd quarter |
100,495 | 56,046 | 44,449 | 760 | 836 | 681 | 336 | 370 | 301 |
4th quarter |
101,337 | 56,687 | 44,650 | 760 | 838 | 686 | 335 | 369 | 302 |
2012 |
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1st quarter |
102,161 | 57,110 | 45,051 | 764 | 841 | 693 | 335 | 368 | 303 |
2nd quarter |
102,525 | 57,079 | 45,447 | 772 | 870 | 687 | 337 | 380 | 300 |
3rd quarter |
102,587 | 57,207 | 45,380 | 766 | 836 | 693 | 333 | 364 | 302 |
4th quarter |
103,748 | 57,772 | 45,977 | 771 | 868 | 690 | 333 | 375 | 298 |
2013 |
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1st quarter |
103,928 | 57,884 | 46,044 | 768 | 860 | 699 | 331 | 370 | 301 |
2nd quarter |
103,988 | 57,944 | 46,044 | 777 | 863 | 706 | 335 | 372 | 304 |
3rd quarter |
104,400 | 58,082 | 46,318 | 779 | 855 | 705 | 334 | 367 | 302 |
4th quarter |
104,764 | 58,095 | 46,669 | 782 | 865 | 712 | 334 | 369 | 304 |
2014 |
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1st quarter |
105,623 | 58,679 | 46,943 | 790 | 865 | 716 | 335 | 367 | 304 |
2nd quarter |
106,356 | 59,506 | 46,850 | 781 | 860 | 714 | 330 | 363 | 302 |
3rd quarter |
106,746 | 59,548 | 47,197 | 798 | 879 | 722 | 336 | 370 | 304 |
4th quarter |
107,402 | 60,090 | 47,312 | 795 | 878 | 724 | 336 | 371 | 306 |
2015 |
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1st quarter |
108,480 | 60,370 | 48,110 | 801 | 886 | 724 | 340 | 377 | 308 |
2nd quarter |
108,572 | 60,432 | 48,139 | 803 | 889 | 725 | 339 | 375 | 306 |
3rd quarter |
109,295 | 60,985 | 48,311 | 811 | 897 | 728 | 341 | 377 | 306 |
4th quarter |
109,982 | 61,206 | 48,776 | 822 | 904 | 730 | 345 | 380 | 307 |
2016 |
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1st quarter |
110,434 | 61,650 | 48,784 | 823 | 904 | 744 | 346 | 380 | 313 |
2nd quarter |
110,973 | 61,835 | 49,138 | 827 | 912 | 743 | 345 | 381 | 310 |
3rd quarter |
111,600 | 62,095 | 49,505 | 834 | 918 | 751 | 347 | 382 | 312 |
4th quarter |
111,353 | 62,138 | 49,215 | 846 | 925 | 759 | 349 | 382 | 314 |
2017 |
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1st quarter |
112,004 | 62,508 | 49,496 | 857 | 940 | 759 | 351 | 385 | 311 |
2nd quarter |
113,177 | 63,005 | 50,172 | 862 | 937 | 779 | 353 | 384 | 319 |
3rd quarter |
113,668 | 63,176 | 50,492 | 866 | 944 | 773 | 353 | 385 | 315 |
4th quarter |
114,219 | 63,221 | 50,997 | 854 | 944 | 771 | 345 | 382 | 312 |
2018 |
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1st quarter |
114,676 | 64,012 | 50,664 | 873 | 955 | 777 | 350 | 383 | 311 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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