Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, first quarter 2023 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 1st quarter 2023 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic	Number of workers (in thousands)	Upper limit of:
Characteristic	Number of workers (in thousands)	First decile	First quartile	Second quartile (median)	Third quartile	Ninth decile
SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total, 16 years and over	119,221	$574	$739	$1,100	$1,751	$2,718
Men	65,815	600	790	1,186	1,901	2,921
Women	53,406	534	693	996	1,565	2,385

White	89,899	582	756	1,130	1,772	2,766
Men	50,855	608	813	1,222	1,911	2,945
Women	39,044	542	702	1,007	1,573	2,407

Black or African American	16,309	509	662	886	1,304	2,027
Men	7,847	523	687	909	1,393	2,247
Women	8,462	496	636	862	1,249	1,876

Asian	8,547	623	891	1,468	2,395	3,497
Men	4,707	673	948	1,573	2,744	3,895
Women	3,840	587	780	1,313	2,104	2,915

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	22,193	506	637	868	1,273	1,896
Men	13,096	536	675	917	1,352	1,977
Women	9,098	480	602	779	1,165	1,773

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over	108,434	590	772	1,155	1,843	2,840
Less than a high school diploma	5,840	426	548	682	912	1,248
High school graduates, no college(1)	25,847	527	663	884	1,218	1,753
Some college or associate degree	26,591	579	726	995	1,420	2,009
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	50,156	759	1,082	1,621	2,475	3,673
Bachelor's degree only	30,567	716	993	1,488	2,278	3,226
Advanced degree	19,590	891	1,253	1,855	2,762	4,340

Men, 25 years and over	59,777	623	837	1,253	1,985	3,076
Less than a high school diploma	3,895	475	595	730	989	1,395
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,220	578	723	971	1,347	1,910
Some college or associate degree	14,199	632	817	1,151	1,610	2,291
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,463	822	1,204	1,866	2,817	4,297
Bachelor's degree only	15,955	775	1,117	1,677	2,508	3,835
Advanced degree	9,509	944	1,429	2,115	3,142	5,007

Women, 25 years and over	48,657	553	717	1,034	1,628	2,476
Less than a high school diploma	1,945	384	493	599	721	958
High school graduates, no college(1)	9,627	478	599	749	1,010	1,395
Some college or associate degree	12,391	534	666	870	1,188	1,659
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	24,693	720	989	1,439	2,090	2,975
Bachelor's degree only	14,612	675	915	1,315	1,902	2,744
Advanced degree	10,081	852	1,154	1,612	2,390	3,426
Footnotes (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023