Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, first 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, 1st 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	120,968	$1,235	66,113	$1,362	54,855	$1,098
16 to 24 years	10,564	782	5,977	812	4,586	723
16 to 19 years	1,428	603	750	673	678	548
20 to 24 years	9,136	810	5,227	840	3,909	767
25 years and over	110,405	1,295	60,136	1,442	50,269	1,150
25 to 54 years	84,955	1,287	46,349	1,428	38,606	1,158
25 to 34 years	30,082	1,140	16,559	1,223	13,523	1,029
35 to 44 years	29,420	1,384	16,243	1,527	13,177	1,210
45 to 54 years	25,453	1,435	13,546	1,567	11,907	1,252
55 years and over	25,449	1,327	13,787	1,481	11,663	1,126
55 to 64 years	19,631	1,348	10,415	1,501	9,216	1,158
65 years and over	5,819	1,246	3,372	1,422	2,447	1,010

White
16 years and over	87,544	1,263	48,752	1,400	38,792	1,119
16 to 24 years	7,273	785	4,179	820	3,094	717
25 years and over	80,271	1,332	44,573	1,479	35,699	1,162
25 to 54 years	61,098	1,312	33,977	1,459	27,121	1,158
55 years and over	19,174	1,384	10,596	1,533	8,578	1,171

Black or African American
16 years and over	16,262	985	7,814	1,016	8,448	956
16 to 24 years	1,690	719	840	756	851	695
25 years and over	14,572	1,021	6,975	1,074	7,597	995
25 to 54 years	11,300	1,045	5,386	1,097	5,914	1,013
55 years and over	3,272	952	1,588	991	1,683	924

Asian
16 years and over	10,161	1,589	5,649	1,847	4,512	1,449
16 to 24 years	671	958	379	970	292	951
25 years and over	9,490	1,663	5,271	1,892	4,220	1,483
25 to 54 years	7,671	1,744	4,217	1,899	3,454	1,536
55 years and over	1,819	1,402	1,053	1,648	766	1,151

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over	25,314	984	14,225	1,054	11,090	901
16 to 24 years	3,063	714	1,674	757	1,390	692
25 years and over	22,251	1,019	12,551	1,118	9,700	935
25 to 54 years	18,179	1,020	10,293	1,118	7,886	940
55 years and over	4,072	1,012	2,258	1,119	1,814	910
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: April 16, 2026