Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, second quarter 2026 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, 2nd quarter 2026 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	120,945	$1,251	65,770	$1,380	55,175	$1,131
16 to 24 years	10,385	806	6,013	839	4,373	764
16 to 19 years	1,383	678	853	696	530	645
20 to 24 years	9,003	831	5,160	869	3,843	789
25 years and over	110,560	1,330	59,757	1,459	50,803	1,171
25 to 54 years	85,197	1,329	46,410	1,458	38,787	1,180
25 to 34 years	29,964	1,160	16,491	1,228	13,473	1,095
35 to 44 years	29,792	1,436	16,325	1,596	13,467	1,249
45 to 54 years	25,441	1,421	13,594	1,571	11,847	1,231
55 years and over	25,363	1,335	13,348	1,461	12,015	1,147
55 to 64 years	19,609	1,367	10,232	1,482	9,377	1,176
65 years and over	5,754	1,233	3,116	1,415	2,638	1,035

White
16 years and over	87,525	1,268	48,566	1,400	38,959	1,142
16 to 24 years	7,692	817	4,515	859	3,177	770
25 years and over	79,834	1,351	44,052	1,472	35,782	1,189
25 to 54 years	60,523	1,342	33,624	1,466	26,899	1,191
55 years and over	19,310	1,384	10,427	1,497	8,883	1,177

Black or African American
16 years and over	16,019	1,029	7,724	1,089	8,295	991
16 to 24 years	1,444	691	707	719	737	678
25 years and over	14,575	1,078	7,017	1,123	7,558	1,031
25 to 54 years	11,292	1,079	5,511	1,124	5,782	1,036
55 years and over	3,283	1,075	1,506	1,119	1,777	1,006

Asian
16 years and over	10,384	1,713	5,640	1,902	4,745	1,489
16 to 24 years	548	924	315	990	233	888
25 years and over	9,837	1,766	5,325	1,961	4,512	1,547
25 to 54 years	8,154	1,876	4,433	2,083	3,721	1,571
55 years and over	1,683	1,552	892	1,749	791	1,444

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over	24,853	997	14,246	1,080	10,607	902
16 to 24 years	2,830	777	1,729	815	1,101	702
25 years and over	22,023	1,036	12,517	1,130	9,506	927
25 to 54 years	18,187	1,062	10,462	1,147	7,726	955
55 years and over	3,835	973	2,055	1,070	1,780	840
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: July 21, 2026