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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
4th
2024		 4th
2025		 4th
2024		 4th
2025

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

 56,549 - $1,603 -$

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 24,261 - 1,738 -

Professional and related occupations

 32,288 - 1,521 -

Service occupations

 15,500 - 781 -

Sales and office occupations

 21,262 - 996 -

Sales and related occupations

 8,876 - 1,145 -

Office and administrative support occupations

 12,386 - 947 -

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 11,452 - 1,087 -

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 603 - 712 -

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,618 - 1,084 -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,231 - 1,143 -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 15,575 - 918 -

Production occupations

 6,798 - 941 -

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,776 - 903 -

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

 27,192 - 1,880 -

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 12,689 - 1,903 -

Professional and related occupations

 14,503 - 1,842 -

Service occupations

 7,326 - 873 -

Sales and office occupations

 8,584 - 1,189 -

Sales and related occupations

 4,930 - 1,330 -

Office and administrative support occupations

 3,654 - 1,081 -

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 10,952 - 1,096 -

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 476 - 750 -

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,400 - 1,087 -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,076 - 1,152 -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 12,116 - 984 -

Production occupations

 4,976 - 1,017 -

Transportation and material moving occupations

 7,140 - 956 -

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

 29,357 - 1,396 -

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 11,572 - 1,530 -

Professional and related occupations

 17,786 - 1,334 -

Service occupations

 8,175 - 732 -

Sales and office occupations

 12,678 - 922 -

Sales and related occupations

 3,947 - 951 -

Office and administrative support occupations

 8,732 - 917 -

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 500 - 763 -

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 127 - 610 -

Construction and extraction occupations

 218 - 785 -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 155 - 964 -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 3,458 - 747 -

Production occupations

 1,822 - 771 -

Transportation and material moving occupations

 1,636 - 724 -

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for the fourth quarter of 2025 were not produced. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.
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Last Modified Date: January 28, 2026