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Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, third quarter 2025 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 2025 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
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

122,572 $1,214 67,792 $1,333 54,780 $1,076

16 to 24 years

11,298 771 6,397 802 4,901 715

16 to 19 years

1,764 622 1,056 663 708 593

20 to 24 years

9,534 796 5,341 825 4,193 743

25 years and over

111,274 1,281 61,395 1,405 49,879 1,145

25 to 54 years

85,414 1,282 47,320 1,400 38,094 1,152

25 to 34 years

29,964 1,150 16,622 1,221 13,342 1,055

35 to 44 years

29,948 1,385 16,799 1,504 13,149 1,226

45 to 54 years

25,501 1,377 13,899 1,497 11,603 1,192

55 years and over

25,860 1,279 14,075 1,429 11,785 1,107

55 to 64 years

20,000 1,322 10,760 1,481 9,240 1,103

65 years and over

5,861 1,193 3,315 1,259 2,546 1,119

White

16 years and over

91,684 1,238 51,781 1,362 39,903 1,103

16 to 24 years

8,637 781 5,053 813 3,584 716

25 years and over

83,047 1,324 46,728 1,441 36,319 1,163

25 to 54 years

62,957 1,319 35,665 1,426 27,292 1,170

55 years and over

20,090 1,336 11,063 1,507 9,027 1,135

Black or African American

16 years and over

16,415 970 8,088 1,032 8,327 927

16 to 24 years

1,414 680 755 688 659 669

25 years and over

15,001 1,001 7,333 1,092 7,668 948

25 to 54 years

11,730 999 5,755 1,098 5,975 949

55 years and over

3,272 1,005 1,578 1,081 1,693 947

Asian

16 years and over

9,356 1,620 5,093 1,831 4,263 1,441

16 to 24 years

523 1,076 239 979 284 1,127

25 years and over

8,833 1,673 4,854 1,880 3,979 1,469

25 to 54 years

7,005 1,758 3,823 1,906 3,182 1,537

55 years and over

1,828 1,379 1,031 1,532 797 1,243

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

24,613 944 14,077 994 10,536 890

16 to 24 years

2,951 718 1,688 752 1,262 687

25 years and over

21,662 989 12,389 1,030 9,273 919

25 to 54 years

17,824 996 10,220 1,036 7,604 929

55 years and over

3,837 946 2,168 1,009 1,669 893

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