Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
| Occupation and sex |
Number of workers
(in thousands) |
Median weekly earnings |
2nd
2023 |
2nd
2024 |
2nd
2023 |
2nd
2024 |
TOTAL |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
55,929 |
55,612 |
$1,501 |
$1,579 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
23,892 |
24,018 |
1,588 |
1,721 |
Professional and related occupations |
32,037 |
31,594 |
1,443 |
1,505 |
Service occupations |
16,080 |
16,195 |
718 |
742 |
Sales and office occupations |
21,843 |
21,061 |
914 |
958 |
Sales and related occupations |
9,287 |
9,041 |
1,022 |
1,042 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12,555 |
12,021 |
878 |
914 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
11,741 |
11,437 |
995 |
1,024 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
601 |
626 |
711 |
700 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
7,000 |
6,668 |
982 |
1,007 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,139 |
4,144 |
1,040 |
1,147 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
15,924 |
15,632 |
846 |
884 |
Production occupations |
7,180 |
6,963 |
897 |
921 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8,744 |
8,669 |
814 |
848 |
|
Men |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
26,835 |
26,641 |
1,751 |
1,877 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
12,423 |
12,245 |
1,805 |
1,899 |
Professional and related occupations |
14,413 |
14,396 |
1,724 |
1,843 |
Service occupations |
7,881 |
7,520 |
777 |
809 |
Sales and office occupations |
8,863 |
8,901 |
1,058 |
1,157 |
Sales and related occupations |
5,077 |
5,212 |
1,187 |
1,321 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
3,786 |
3,688 |
947 |
1,012 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
11,165 |
10,867 |
1,005 |
1,053 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
467 |
487 |
743 |
699 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
6,713 |
6,396 |
987 |
1,016 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3,984 |
3,984 |
1,049 |
1,168 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
12,566 |
12,094 |
894 |
951 |
Production occupations |
5,407 |
5,210 |
949 |
998 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7,158 |
6,883 |
854 |
901 |
|
Women |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
29,093 |
28,971 |
1,312 |
1,389 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
11,470 |
11,773 |
1,403 |
1,527 |
Professional and related occupations |
17,624 |
17,198 |
1,249 |
1,287 |
Service occupations |
8,199 |
8,675 |
675 |
706 |
Sales and office occupations |
12,980 |
12,160 |
845 |
875 |
Sales and related occupations |
4,211 |
3,828 |
825 |
876 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
8,769 |
8,332 |
849 |
874 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
576 |
570 |
747 |
790 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
134 |
138 |
637 |
705 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
287 |
272 |
807 |
804 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
155 |
160 |
837 |
850 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
3,359 |
3,538 |
725 |
741 |
Production occupations |
1,773 |
1,753 |
749 |
739 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
1,586 |
1,786 |
710 |
742 |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: July 17, 2024
United States Department of Labor
