Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, third 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, 3rd 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	122,190	$1,232	66,874	$1,352	55,315	$1,127
16 to 24 years	11,296	773	6,755	813	4,541	720
16 to 19 years	1,842	682	1,173	704	669	621
20 to 24 years	9,454	802	5,582	843	3,872	740
25 years and over	110,894	1,307	60,119	1,437	50,775	1,172
25 to 54 years	85,062	1,308	46,224	1,427	38,838	1,183
25 to 34 years	30,075	1,173	16,510	1,228	13,565	1,103
35 to 44 years	29,874	1,414	16,346	1,536	13,528	1,263
45 to 54 years	25,113	1,407	13,368	1,563	11,745	1,230
55 years and over	25,832	1,303	13,895	1,468	11,937	1,146
55 to 64 years	20,013	1,376	10,681	1,545	9,333	1,177
65 years and over	5,818	1,165	3,214	1,278	2,604	1,042

White
16 years and over	87,972	1,261	49,119	1,394	38,853	1,137
16 to 24 years	8,086	782	4,942	817	3,145	727
25 years and over	79,886	1,351	44,177	1,480	35,708	1,185
25 to 54 years	60,586	1,342	33,698	1,467	26,889	1,180
55 years and over	19,299	1,383	10,480	1,528	8,820	1,193

Black or African American
16 years and over	16,178	1,012	8,005	1,040	8,173	994
16 to 24 years	1,594	708	885	769	709	608
25 years and over	14,585	1,056	7,120	1,091	7,465	1,027
25 to 54 years	11,267	1,062	5,529	1,070	5,737	1,053
55 years and over	3,318	1,037	1,591	1,147	1,727	992

Asian
16 years and over	10,442	1,633	5,579	1,841	4,863	1,506
16 to 24 years	612	962	335	970	277	959
25 years and over	9,831	1,732	5,244	1,881	4,586	1,544
25 to 54 years	7,812	1,830	4,139	1,897	3,672	1,653
55 years and over	2,019	1,294	1,105	1,611	914	1,079

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over	25,373	981	14,188	1,028	11,185	919
16 to 24 years	2,941	762	1,821	799	1,120	704
25 years and over	22,432	1,021	12,367	1,101	10,065	952
25 to 54 years	18,328	1,033	10,131	1,118	8,197	966
55 years and over	4,104	983	2,236	1,040	1,868	888
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: October 21, 2026