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
	3rd 2023	3rd 2024	In current dollars		In constant (1982-84) dollars
	3rd 2023	3rd 2024	3rd 2023	3rd 2024	3rd 2023	3rd 2024
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over	122,095	120,768	$1,118	$1,165	$364	$370

Men, 16 years and over	67,223	66,504	1,208	1,264	394	401
16 to 24 years	6,676	6,446	733	774	239	246
25 years and over	60,547	60,058	1,287	1,355	420	430

Women, 16 years and over	54,871	54,264	1,005	1,054	328	335
16 to 24 years	5,466	4,812	695	720	226	229
25 years and over	49,405	49,452	1,062	1,113	346	354

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White	92,250	91,057	1,137	1,184	371	376
Men	51,848	51,511	1,231	1,292	401	410
Women	40,402	39,546	1,021	1,069	333	340

Black or African American	16,552	16,342	918	962	299	306
Men	8,101	7,871	968	987	315	313
Women	8,451	8,471	886	935	289	297

Asian	8,857	8,897	1,444	1,568	471	498
Men	4,798	4,795	1,630	1,876	531	596
Women	4,059	4,103	1,217	1,393	397	442

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	23,412	24,061	885	904	288	287
Men	13,824	14,199	931	964	303	306
Women	9,588	9,862	813	825	265	262
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: October 17, 2024