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 $ |
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2008 |
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1st Quarter |
107,786 | 60,378 | 47,408 | 713 | 783 | 633 | 335 | 368 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
107,046 | 59,586 | 47,460 | 722 | 802 | 636 | 335 | 372 | 295 |
3rd Quarter |
106,136 | 59,273 | 46,863 | 724 | 802 | 637 | 331 | 367 | 291 |
4th Quarter |
105,617 | 58,511 | 47,106 | 727 | 806 | 647 | 340 | 377 | 302 |
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 |
103,896 | 57,885 | 46,011 | 768 | 860 | 699 | 331 | 370 | 301 |
2nd Quarter |
103,976 | 57,938 | 46,038 | 777 | 866 | 706 | 335 | 373 | 304 |
3rd Quarter |
104,429 | 58,099 | 46,330 | 779 | 855 | 706 | 334 | 366 | 303 |
4th Quarter |
104,784 | 58,081 | 46,703 | 782 | 862 | 712 | 334 | 368 | 304 |
2014 |
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1st Quarter |
105,557 | 58,670 | 46,888 | 790 | 866 | 715 | 335 | 367 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
106,387 | 59,516 | 46,871 | 782 | 861 | 715 | 330 | 364 | 302 |
3rd Quarter |
106,766 | 59,573 | 47,193 | 799 | 878 | 722 | 336 | 370 | 304 |
4th Quarter |
107,413 | 60,059 | 47,354 | 794 | 876 | 723 | 335 | 370 | 305 |
2015 |
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1st Quarter |
108,404 | 60,356 | 48,048 | 801 | 887 | 723 | 340 | 377 | 307 |
2nd Quarter |
108,630 | 60,453 | 48,177 | 804 | 891 | 726 | 339 | 376 | 307 |
3rd Quarter |
109,297 | 61,017 | 48,280 | 811 | 897 | 728 | 341 | 377 | 306 |
4th Quarter |
109,997 | 61,164 | 48,833 | 820 | 901 | 728 | 344 | 379 | 306 |
2016 |
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1st Quarter |
110,362 | 61,633 | 48,730 | 823 | 905 | 743 | 346 | 380 | 312 |
2nd Quarter |
111,029 | 61,865 | 49,164 | 828 | 914 | 744 | 346 | 382 | 311 |
3rd Quarter |
111,601 | 62,128 | 49,473 | 835 | 919 | 751 | 347 | 382 | 313 |
4th Quarter |
111,361 | 62,094 | 49,268 | 843 | 922 | 757 | 348 | 380 | 313 |
2017 |
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1st Quarter |
111,915 | 62,465 | 49,450 | 855 | 940 | 759 | 350 | 385 | 311 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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