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
	1st 2025	1st 2026	In current dollars		In constant (1982-84) dollars
	1st 2025	1st 2026	1st 2025	1st 2026	1st 2025	1st 2026
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over	120,909	120,968	$1,194	$1,235	$374	$377

Men, 16 years and over	66,285	66,113	1,307	1,362	410	416
16 to 24 years	5,553	5,977	795	812	249	248
25 years and over	60,732	60,136	1,387	1,442	435	440

Women, 16 years and over	54,624	54,855	1,096	1,098	344	335
16 to 24 years	4,549	4,586	733	723	230	221
25 years and over	50,075	50,269	1,141	1,150	358	351

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White	90,516	87,544	1,219	1,263	382	386
Men	50,789	48,752	1,342	1,400	421	428
Women	39,727	38,792	1,103	1,119	346	342

Black or African American	16,298	16,262	1,000	985	314	301
Men	7,887	7,814	1,017	1,016	319	310
Women	8,411	8,448	984	956	309	292

Asian	9,186	10,161	1,585	1,589	497	485
Men	4,970	5,649	1,822	1,847	571	564
Women	4,216	4,512	1,455	1,449	456	442

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	24,108	25,314	929	984	291	301
Men	13,967	14,225	991	1,054	311	322
Women	10,141	11,090	879	901	276	275
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: April 16, 2026