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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
$

2014

4th quarter

107,436 60,123 47,313 795 878 724 336 371 306

2015

1st quarter

108,448 60,346 48,102 802 886 725 341 377 308

2nd quarter

108,541 60,386 48,154 803 890 725 339 376 306

3rd quarter

109,315 61,004 48,311 809 896 727 340 377 306

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

116,829 64,162 52,667 951 1,059 853 367 409 330

2nd quarter

104,222 57,716 46,506 1,008 1,090 919 393 425 359

3rd quarter

108,903 60,146 48,757 995 1,108 900 384 427 347

4th quarter

111,671 61,678 49,994 983 1,072 893 376 410 342

2021

1st quarter

112,893 61,940 50,952 983 1,082 897 373 410 340

2nd quarter

113,300 62,178 51,122 996 1,098 905 371 409 337

3rd quarter

114,607 63,229 51,379 1,002 1,104 915 367 404 335

4th quarter

116,525 64,429 52,096 1,009 1,103 928 362 396 333

2022

1st quarter

118,307 65,294 53,013 1,032 1,121 936 362 394 329

2nd quarter

118,514 65,089 53,424 1,048 1,148 950 359 394 326

3rd quarter

119,507 65,866 53,641 1,071 1,168 970 362 395 328

4th quarter

119,204 66,025 53,179 1,083 1,175 973 363 394 326

2023

1st quarter

120,010 66,306 53,704 1,095 1,179 992 363 391 329

2nd quarter

121,029 66,807 54,222 1,107 1,185 999 365 391 329

3rd quarter

121,376 66,726 54,650 1,119 1,212 1,006 366 396 329

4th quarter

121,257 67,010 54,247 1,142 1,230 1,027 371 399 333

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

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2024