Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, third quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 3rd quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total		Men		Women
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Number of workers (in thousands)	Median weekly earnings	Number of workers (in thousands)	Median weekly earnings	Number of workers (in thousands)	Median weekly earnings
TOTAL
16 years and over	120,768	$1,165	66,504	$1,264	54,264	$1,054
16 to 24 years	11,259	746	6,446	774	4,812	720
16 to 19 years	1,822	633	1,083	655	739	607
20 to 24 years	9,437	778	5,363	812	4,073	741
25 years and over	109,509	1,233	60,058	1,355	49,452	1,113
25 to 54 years	83,911	1,231	46,107	1,335	37,804	1,124
25 to 34 years	29,346	1,107	16,117	1,156	13,228	1,033
35 to 44 years	29,124	1,301	16,157	1,422	12,967	1,160
45 to 54 years	25,441	1,339	13,832	1,484	11,609	1,166
55 years and over	25,598	1,237	13,951	1,450	11,647	1,069
55 to 64 years	19,796	1,268	10,801	1,490	8,995	1,122
65 years and over	5,802	1,121	3,150	1,267	2,653	989

White
16 years and over	91,057	1,184	51,511	1,292	39,546	1,069
16 to 24 years	8,778	759	5,129	787	3,649	726
25 years and over	82,279	1,254	46,383	1,385	35,897	1,126
25 to 54 years	62,103	1,249	35,084	1,360	27,020	1,130
55 years and over	20,176	1,271	11,299	1,490	8,877	1,109

Black or African American
16 years and over	16,342	962	7,871	987	8,471	935
16 to 24 years	1,365	701	784	706	581	696
25 years and over	14,977	996	7,087	1,030	7,890	974
25 to 54 years	11,861	988	5,663	1,010	6,198	967
55 years and over	3,117	1,016	1,425	1,144	1,692	984

Asian
16 years and over	8,897	1,568	4,795	1,876	4,103	1,393
16 to 24 years	517	898	261	905	256	884
25 years and over	8,380	1,650	4,533	1,899	3,847	1,426
25 to 54 years	6,697	1,697	3,636	1,908	3,062	1,493
55 years and over	1,683	1,424	898	1,880	785	1,232

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over	24,061	904	14,199	964	9,862	825
16 to 24 years	3,088	706	1,842	724	1,247	679
25 years and over	20,972	949	12,357	1,008	8,615	874
25 to 54 years	17,068	954	10,021	1,008	7,047	888
55 years and over	3,905	920	2,336	1,008	1,568	798
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.

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Last Modified Date: October 17, 2024