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 $

2015
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	390	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

2024
1st quarter	120,317	65,917	54,400	1,136	1,221	1,026	365	393	330
2nd quarter	119,726	65,785	53,941	1,151	1,256	1,026	368	401	328
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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