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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
2023
4th
2024
4th
2023
4th
2024

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

56,629 56,549 $1,533 $1,603

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

24,222 24,261 1,634 1,738

Professional and related occupations

32,407 32,288 1,465 1,521

Service occupations

15,867 15,500 735 781

Sales and office occupations

21,279 21,262 937 996

Sales and related occupations

9,120 8,876 1,002 1,145

Office and administrative support occupations

12,159 12,386 905 947

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,149 11,452 1,013 1,087

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

762 603 701 712

Construction and extraction occupations

6,249 6,618 992 1,084

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,139 4,231 1,123 1,143

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,873 15,575 901 918

Production occupations

7,208 6,798 911 941

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,665 8,776 892 903

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

27,491 27,192 1,778 1,880

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

12,555 12,689 1,885 1,903

Professional and related occupations

14,936 14,503 1,722 1,842

Service occupations

7,529 7,326 821 873

Sales and office occupations

8,744 8,584 1,080 1,189

Sales and related occupations

5,248 4,930 1,184 1,330

Office and administrative support occupations

3,496 3,654 1,005 1,081

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10,562 10,952 1,026 1,096

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

567 476 732 750

Construction and extraction occupations

6,044 6,400 995 1,087

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3,950 4,076 1,132 1,152

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,127 12,116 966 984

Production occupations

5,122 4,976 986 1,017

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,006 7,140 943 956

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

29,138 29,357 1,380 1,396

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11,667 11,572 1,471 1,530

Professional and related occupations

17,471 17,786 1,327 1,334

Service occupations

8,338 8,175 678 732

Sales and office occupations

12,535 12,678 875 922

Sales and related occupations

3,872 3,947 842 951

Office and administrative support occupations

8,663 8,732 882 917

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

588 500 788 763

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

194 127 624 610

Construction and extraction occupations

205 218 880 785

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

189 155 891 964

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,746 3,458 723 747

Production occupations

2,086 1,822 740 771

Transportation and material moving occupations

1,660 1,636 711 724

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2025