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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, fourth quarter 2023 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 2023 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

120,797 $1,145 66,453 $1,231 54,344 $1,031

16 to 24 years

11,076 734 6,103 761 4,974 707

16 to 19 years

1,528 622 927 659 600 557

20 to 24 years

9,549 758 5,175 782 4,373 725

25 years and over

109,721 1,205 60,350 1,312 49,371 1,099

25 to 54 years

84,273 1,204 46,253 1,296 38,020 1,111

25 to 34 years

29,884 1,080 16,407 1,134 13,477 1,023

35 to 44 years

28,807 1,303 15,962 1,403 12,844 1,172

45 to 54 years

25,583 1,275 13,884 1,401 11,699 1,145

55 years and over

25,448 1,206 14,098 1,353 11,350 1,053

55 to 64 years

20,118 1,244 11,096 1,388 9,021 1,101

65 years and over

5,330 1,055 3,001 1,177 2,329 941

White

16 years and over

91,241 1,157 51,324 1,243 39,918 1,045

16 to 24 years

8,314 747 4,629 775 3,684 717

25 years and over

82,928 1,220 46,694 1,327 36,233 1,109

25 to 54 years

62,715 1,220 35,257 1,309 27,459 1,123

55 years and over

20,212 1,222 11,438 1,367 8,775 1,055

Black or African American

16 years and over

16,314 967 7,939 997 8,375 936

16 to 24 years

1,575 614 832 683 743 588

25 years and over

14,738 1,017 7,106 1,052 7,632 987

25 to 54 years

11,641 1,009 5,637 1,037 6,004 977

55 years and over

3,098 1,113 1,469 1,158 1,629 1,062

Asian

16 years and over

8,544 1,528 4,730 1,731 3,814 1,356

16 to 24 years

503 1,015 269 1,131 235 987

25 years and over

8,041 1,561 4,462 1,797 3,579 1,380

25 to 54 years

6,501 1,602 3,578 1,852 2,923 1,450

55 years and over

1,540 1,381 884 1,614 656 1,113

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

22,883 884 13,284 923 9,599 810

16 to 24 years

2,917 690 1,656 695 1,261 684

25 years and over

19,965 920 11,628 983 8,338 847

25 to 54 years

16,378 926 9,486 986 6,892 871

55 years and over

3,587 885 2,142 968 1,446 756

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. Persons 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: January 18, 2024