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
Occupation and sex	3rd 2025	3rd 2026	3rd 2025	3rd 2026
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations	56,076	56,534	$1,662	$1,671
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	24,509	24,162	1,783	1,823
Professional and related occupations	31,566	32,373	1,580	1,594
Service occupations	16,368	16,255	795	811
Sales and office occupations	22,575	21,885	1,008	1,042
Sales and related occupations	9,426	9,154	1,092	1,141
Office and administrative support occupations	13,149	12,731	977	1,011
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	12,121	11,541	1,118	1,176
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	841	835	708	753
Construction and extraction occupations	6,755	6,246	1,115	1,172
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,525	4,460	1,208	1,249
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	15,433	15,974	929	970
Production occupations	6,840	7,117	952	1,027
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,594	8,857	911	936

Men
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,925	26,857	1,912	1,910
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,827	12,473	1,987	1,986
Professional and related occupations	14,098	14,384	1,889	1,888
Service occupations	7,911	7,690	897	876
Sales and office occupations	9,382	9,180	1,218	1,174
Sales and related occupations	5,431	5,197	1,299	1,325
Office and administrative support occupations	3,951	3,983	1,154	1,079
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,493	10,910	1,131	1,189
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	632	672	744	764
Construction and extraction occupations	6,544	6,014	1,110	1,178
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,317	4,223	1,215	1,261
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	12,081	12,238	990	1,023
Production occupations	5,044	5,262	1,017	1,119
Transportation and material moving occupations	7,037	6,976	965	976

Women
Management, professional, and related occupations	29,151	29,677	1,466	1,493
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	11,682	11,688	1,573	1,576
Professional and related occupations	17,469	17,989	1,412	1,450
Service occupations	8,457	8,566	747	760
Sales and office occupations	13,193	12,705	934	982
Sales and related occupations	3,995	3,957	870	963
Office and administrative support occupations	9,198	8,748	948	989
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	628	631	859	832
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	209	163	651	695
Construction and extraction occupations	211	232	1,272	863
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	208	237	854	917
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,352	3,736	772	825
Production occupations	1,795	1,855	783	827
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,557	1,881	745	823
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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