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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
2024
3rd
2025
In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars
3rd
2024
3rd
2025
3rd
2024
3rd
2025

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

120,768 122,572 $1,165 $1,214 $370 $375

Men, 16 years and over

66,504 67,792 1,264 1,333 401 412

16 to 24 years

6,446 6,397 774 802 246 248

25 years and over

60,058 61,395 1,355 1,405 430 434

Women, 16 years and over

54,264 54,780 1,054 1,076 335 332

16 to 24 years

4,812 4,901 720 715 229 221

25 years and over

49,452 49,879 1,113 1,145 354 353

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White

91,057 91,684 1,184 1,238 376 382

Men

51,511 51,781 1,292 1,362 410 421

Women

39,546 39,903 1,069 1,103 340 340

Black or African American

16,342 16,415 962 970 306 300

Men

7,871 8,088 987 1,032 313 318

Women

8,471 8,327 935 927 297 286

Asian

8,897 9,356 1,568 1,620 498 500

Men

4,795 5,093 1,876 1,831 596 565

Women

4,103 4,263 1,393 1,441 442 445

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

24,061 24,613 904 944 287 292

Men

14,199 14,077 964 994 306 307

Women

9,862 10,536 825 890 262 275

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: December 04, 2025