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 $

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	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	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	394	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

2025
1st quarter	122,001	67,085	54,915	1,192	1,303	1,092	373	408	342
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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