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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, second quarter 2024 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 2024 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

119,937 $1,143 66,023 $1,253 53,915 $1,017

16 to 24 years

10,904 727 6,021 771 4,884 695

16 to 19 years

1,595 626 899 693 696 579

20 to 24 years

9,309 752 5,122 786 4,188 716

25 years and over

109,033 1,201 60,002 1,338 49,031 1,078

25 to 54 years

84,107 1,205 46,310 1,338 37,797 1,091

25 to 34 years

29,392 1,103 16,155 1,171 13,237 1,007

35 to 44 years

29,266 1,247 16,288 1,379 12,978 1,114

45 to 54 years

25,449 1,316 13,867 1,470 11,581 1,151

55 years and over

24,926 1,188 13,692 1,337 11,234 1,037

55 to 64 years

19,588 1,197 10,711 1,361 8,877 1,048

65 years and over

5,338 1,154 2,980 1,251 2,357 1,000

White

16 years and over

90,152 1,167 50,834 1,281 39,318 1,037

16 to 24 years

8,424 735 4,693 780 3,732 701

25 years and over

81,727 1,236 46,141 1,369 35,586 1,105

25 to 54 years

62,026 1,236 35,078 1,361 26,949 1,113

55 years and over

19,701 1,236 11,063 1,390 8,638 1,071

Black or African American

16 years and over

16,570 941 7,962 979 8,607 906

16 to 24 years

1,445 691 767 717 678 626

25 years and over

15,125 985 7,196 1,064 7,929 936

25 to 54 years

11,967 988 5,711 1,093 6,256 937

55 years and over

3,158 971 1,485 1,001 1,673 931

Asian

16 years and over

8,581 1,500 4,774 1,608 3,807 1,337

16 to 24 years

416 954 244 1,050 172 852

25 years and over

8,165 1,543 4,530 1,668 3,635 1,390

25 to 54 years

6,697 1,595 3,715 1,756 2,982 1,465

55 years and over

1,468 1,182 815 1,380 653 994

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

23,649 903 14,072 963 9,577 831

16 to 24 years

2,977 700 1,752 726 1,225 668

25 years and over

20,673 948 12,320 1,001 8,353 878

25 to 54 years

17,027 957 10,142 1,003 6,885 885

55 years and over

3,646 920 2,178 988 1,467 824

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: July 17, 2024