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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 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, 3rd 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

122,095 $1,118 67,223 $1,208 54,871 $1,005

16 to 24 years

12,142 714 6,676 733 5,466 695

16 to 19 years

1,786 620 1,014 665 772 573

20 to 24 years

10,356 731 5,662 767 4,694 712

25 years and over

109,953 1,172 60,547 1,287 49,405 1,062

25 to 54 years

84,197 1,166 46,581 1,265 37,617 1,061

25 to 34 years

29,734 1,040 16,408 1,094 13,326 981

35 to 44 years

28,895 1,263 16,089 1,401 12,806 1,111

45 to 54 years

25,569 1,272 14,083 1,404 11,485 1,124

55 years and over

25,755 1,196 13,967 1,363 11,789 1,069

55 to 64 years

20,167 1,222 10,901 1,395 9,265 1,077

65 years and over

5,589 1,128 3,065 1,197 2,523 1,045

White

16 years and over

92,250 1,137 51,848 1,231 40,402 1,021

16 to 24 years

9,397 717 5,188 757 4,208 692

25 years and over

82,853 1,199 46,659 1,313 36,194 1,085

25 to 54 years

62,695 1,187 35,338 1,284 27,356 1,078

55 years and over

20,159 1,231 11,321 1,383 8,837 1,108

Black or African American

16 years and over

16,552 918 8,101 968 8,451 886

16 to 24 years

1,480 678 753 680 728 676

25 years and over

15,072 955 7,349 1,013 7,723 913

25 to 54 years

11,819 956 5,880 996 5,939 924

55 years and over

3,253 950 1,468 1,131 1,784 883

Asian

16 years and over

8,857 1,444 4,798 1,630 4,059 1,217

16 to 24 years

621 829 346 796 275 876

25 years and over

8,236 1,515 4,452 1,747 3,784 1,250

25 to 54 years

6,565 1,552 3,613 1,759 2,952 1,336

55 years and over

1,671 1,344 839 1,656 832 1,151

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

23,412 885 13,824 931 9,588 813

16 to 24 years

2,963 668 1,668 690 1,295 641

25 years and over

20,449 935 12,156 987 8,293 877

25 to 54 years

16,660 940 9,907 991 6,753 884

55 years and over

3,790 912 2,249 964 1,540 845

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: October 18, 2023