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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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 |
105,633 | 58,682 | 46,951 | 790 | 865 | 716 | 335 | 367 | 304 |
2nd quarter |
106,342 | 59,486 | 46,855 | 781 | 860 | 715 | 330 | 363 | 302 |
3rd quarter |
106,726 | 59,543 | 47,183 | 798 | 878 | 721 | 336 | 370 | 304 |
4th quarter |
107,436 | 60,123 | 47,313 | 795 | 878 | 724 | 336 | 371 | 306 |
2015 |
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1st quarter |
108,486 | 60,364 | 48,122 | 801 | 886 | 724 | 341 | 377 | 307 |
2nd quarter |
108,544 | 60,400 | 48,144 | 803 | 890 | 726 | 339 | 376 | 306 |
3rd quarter |
109,269 | 60,977 | 48,292 | 810 | 896 | 727 | 341 | 377 | 306 |
4th quarter |
110,049 | 61,273 | 48,776 | 822 | 904 | 730 | 345 | 380 | 307 |
2016 |
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1st quarter |
110,427 | 61,627 | 48,799 | 823 | 903 | 743 | 346 | 380 | 312 |
2nd quarter |
110,929 | 61,787 | 49,142 | 827 | 914 | 744 | 345 | 382 | 311 |
3rd quarter |
111,566 | 62,082 | 49,483 | 833 | 917 | 750 | 346 | 381 | 312 |
4th quarter |
111,463 | 62,249 | 49,214 | 846 | 924 | 760 | 349 | 382 | 314 |
2017 |
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1st quarter |
111,978 | 62,462 | 49,516 | 857 | 940 | 759 | 351 | 385 | 311 |
2nd quarter |
113,118 | 62,942 | 50,176 | 862 | 939 | 780 | 353 | 385 | 320 |
3rd quarter |
113,623 | 63,155 | 50,468 | 865 | 943 | 771 | 353 | 385 | 314 |
4th quarter |
114,372 | 63,377 | 50,996 | 854 | 943 | 771 | 345 | 381 | 312 |
2018 |
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1st quarter |
114,678 | 64,007 | 50,671 | 874 | 955 | 776 | 350 | 383 | 311 |
2nd quarter |
115,481 | 64,136 | 51,345 | 880 | 964 | 780 | 351 | 385 | 312 |
3rd quarter |
115,945 | 64,198 | 51,747 | 893 | 980 | 801 | 355 | 389 | 318 |
4th quarter |
116,160 | 64,237 | 51,923 | 897 | 991 | 796 | 355 | 392 | 315 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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