Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic	Number of workers (in thousands)		Median weekly earnings
	2nd 2025	2nd 2026	In current dollars		In constant (1982-84) dollars
	2nd 2025	2nd 2026	2nd 2025	2nd 2026	2nd 2025	2nd 2026
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over	121,469	120,945	$1,196	$1,251	$372	$374

Men, 16 years and over	67,127	65,770	1,330	1,380	414	413
16 to 24 years	6,091	6,013	797	839	248	251
25 years and over	61,037	59,757	1,396	1,459	434	437

Women, 16 years and over	54,342	55,175	1,078	1,131	335	339
16 to 24 years	4,855	4,373	712	764	221	229
25 years and over	49,487	50,803	1,138	1,171	354	351

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White	90,799	87,525	1,225	1,268	381	379
Men	51,052	48,566	1,357	1,400	422	419
Women	39,747	38,959	1,100	1,142	342	342

Black or African American	16,228	16,019	991	1,029	308	308
Men	8,123	7,724	1,053	1,089	327	326
Women	8,105	8,295	942	991	293	297

Asian	9,694	10,384	1,553	1,713	483	513
Men	5,366	5,640	1,759	1,902	547	570
Women	4,328	4,745	1,363	1,489	424	446

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	24,417	24,853	947	997	295	298
Men	14,425	14,246	1,005	1,080	313	323
Women	9,992	10,607	880	902	274	270
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: July 21, 2026