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	2nd 2024	2nd 2025	2nd 2024	2nd 2025
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations	55,612	56,868	$1,579	$1,643
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	24,018	24,001	1,721	1,757
Professional and related occupations	31,594	32,866	1,505	1,568
Service occupations	16,195	16,305	742	768
Sales and office occupations	21,061	21,038	958	1,006
Sales and related occupations	9,041	8,664	1,042	1,132
Office and administrative support occupations	12,021	12,374	914	974
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	11,437	11,248	1,024	1,065
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	626	800	700	724
Construction and extraction occupations	6,668	6,264	1,007	1,028
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,144	4,184	1,147	1,178
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	15,632	16,010	884	925
Production occupations	6,963	6,859	921	981
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,669	9,151	848	891

Men
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,641	27,272	1,877	1,907
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	12,245	12,552	1,899	1,907
Professional and related occupations	14,396	14,720	1,843	1,906
Service occupations	7,520	7,856	809	882
Sales and office occupations	8,901	8,880	1,157	1,162
Sales and related occupations	5,212	5,214	1,321	1,215
Office and administrative support occupations	3,688	3,665	1,012	1,083
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	10,867	10,653	1,053	1,094
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	487	605	699	779
Construction and extraction occupations	6,396	6,015	1,016	1,063
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	3,984	4,033	1,168	1,190
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	12,094	12,467	951	981
Production occupations	5,210	5,139	998	1,064
Transportation and material moving occupations	6,883	7,328	901	928

Women
Management, professional, and related occupations	28,971	29,595	1,389	1,429
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	11,773	11,450	1,527	1,554
Professional and related occupations	17,198	18,146	1,287	1,352
Service occupations	8,675	8,450	706	706
Sales and office occupations	12,160	12,158	875	942
Sales and related occupations	3,828	3,450	876	973
Office and administrative support occupations	8,332	8,708	874	932
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	570	595	790	787
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	138	195	705	617
Construction and extraction occupations	272	249	804	839
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	160	151	850	1,076
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,538	3,544	741	771
Production occupations	1,753	1,720	739	782
Transportation and material moving occupations	1,786	1,823	742	761
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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