Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, fourth 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, 4th 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	120,338	$1,192	66,169	$1,302	54,169	$1,083
16 to 24 years	10,590	766	5,954	796	4,636	721
16 to 19 years	1,412	679	893	701	519	586
20 to 24 years	9,177	784	5,060	814	4,117	737
25 years and over	109,748	1,252	60,215	1,372	49,533	1,135
25 to 54 years	83,983	1,253	46,125	1,358	37,858	1,148
25 to 34 years	29,055	1,136	15,988	1,187	13,068	1,062
35 to 44 years	29,511	1,356	16,358	1,488	13,153	1,205
45 to 54 years	25,416	1,336	13,779	1,468	11,638	1,193
55 years and over	25,766	1,246	14,090	1,419	11,675	1,089
55 to 64 years	20,058	1,268	10,961	1,442	9,097	1,097
65 years and over	5,708	1,159	3,129	1,313	2,579	1,055

White
16 years and over	91,024	1,207	51,253	1,321	39,771	1,094
16 to 24 years	8,271	773	4,775	803	3,495	731
25 years and over	82,753	1,269	46,477	1,391	36,275	1,142
25 to 54 years	62,477	1,264	35,120	1,364	27,356	1,154
55 years and over	20,276	1,287	11,357	1,466	8,919	1,103

Black or African American
16 years and over	16,014	1,040	7,714	1,118	8,300	978
16 to 24 years	1,332	694	669	758	663	631
25 years and over	14,682	1,099	7,045	1,161	7,637	1,016
25 to 54 years	11,585	1,109	5,556	1,183	6,028	1,019
55 years and over	3,097	1,074	1,488	1,129	1,609	1,007

Asian
16 years and over	8,638	1,507	4,661	1,684	3,977	1,367
16 to 24 years	396	929	212	841	183	973
25 years and over	8,243	1,549	4,449	1,753	3,794	1,390
25 to 54 years	6,540	1,615	3,558	1,850	2,982	1,416
55 years and over	1,702	1,361	891	1,457	811	1,138

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over	23,558	920	13,907	1,001	9,651	844
16 to 24 years	2,955	724	1,730	757	1,226	684
25 years and over	20,603	976	12,177	1,069	8,426	880
25 to 54 years	16,988	973	10,113	1,062	6,875	891
55 years and over	3,615	982	2,064	1,092	1,551	816
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: January 22, 2025