Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, second quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2nd quarter 2024 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	119,937	$596	$776	$1,143	$1,836	$2,810
Men	66,023	628	828	1,253	1,971	3,051
Women	53,915	565	729	1,017	1,597	2,402

White	90,152	607	792	1,167	1,858	2,833
Men	50,834	645	853	1,281	1,984	3,069
Women	39,318	578	737	1,037	1,617	2,406

Black or African American	16,570	517	701	941	1,422	2,207
Men	7,962	551	718	979	1,536	2,400
Women	8,607	499	674	906	1,320	1,995

Asian	8,581	645	909	1,500	2,425	3,687
Men	4,774	695	988	1,608	2,737	3,905
Women	3,807	607	836	1,337	2,109	3,227

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	23,649	521	680	903	1,375	2,067
Men	14,072	553	707	963	1,447	2,253
Women	9,577	499	634	831	1,241	1,891

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over	109,033	618	814	1,201	1,894	2,899
Less than a high school diploma	6,090	421	590	726	949	1,353
High school graduates, no college(1)	26,267	557	706	916	1,279	1,802
Some college or associate degree	26,102	612	779	1,057	1,516	2,109
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	50,574	785	1,115	1,684	2,487	3,811
Bachelor's degree only	30,862	745	1,011	1,541	2,295	3,412
Advanced degree	19,712	912	1,280	1,897	2,818	4,194

Men, 25 years and over	60,002	669	886	1,338	2,075	3,134
Less than a high school diploma	4,194	479	625	776	1,023	1,412
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,177	603	766	1,024	1,436	1,924
Some college or associate degree	14,146	686	886	1,207	1,725	2,472
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,485	851	1,262	1,906	2,879	4,214
Bachelor's degree only	15,975	787	1,156	1,768	2,518	3,873
Advanced degree	9,510	1,012	1,497	2,166	3,172	4,786

Women, 25 years and over	49,031	586	758	1,078	1,676	2,501
Less than a high school diploma	1,896	384	490	634	784	983
High school graduates, no college(1)	10,090	496	628	794	1,018	1,422
Some college or associate degree	11,956	574	712	912	1,261	1,740
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,089	746	1,004	1,469	2,120	3,105
Bachelor's degree only	14,887	719	921	1,325	1,921	2,888
Advanced degree	10,202	840	1,158	1,675	2,405	3,423
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: July 17, 2024