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Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth quarter 2019 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2019 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile		 Second
quartile
(median)		 Third
quartile		 Ninth
decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over

 118,286 $467 $623 $936 $1,488 $2,280

Men

 64,942 496 672 1,022 1,627 2,490

Women

 53,344 424 585 843 1,306 1,921

White

 90,753 480 639 967 1,513 2,294

Men

 50,996 507 695 1,058 1,661 2,506

Women

 39,757 438 594 859 1,333 1,921

Black or African American

 15,463 397 547 756 1,139 1,792

Men

 7,391 419 584 778 1,172 1,865

Women

 8,072 380 515 738 1,080 1,734

Asian

 8,073 501 726 1,166 1,903 2,875

Men

 4,377 521 753 1,335 2,098 2,922

Women

 3,696 487 685 1,008 1,642 2,323

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 21,494 404 523 712 1,067 1,644

Men

 12,584 428 571 761 1,143 1,786

Women

 8,910 382 493 654 973 1,460

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

 108,100 487 654 984 1,543 2,313

Less than a high school diploma

 6,601 373 456 596 782 1,098

High school graduates, no college(1)

 27,328 427 561 747 1,100 1,563

Some college or associate degree

 27,598 477 619 870 1,259 1,767

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 46,573 669 940 1,382 2,084 2,988

Bachelor's degree only

 28,684 627 880 1,259 1,903 2,876

Advanced degree

 17,889 767 1,086 1,571 2,313 3,406

Men, 25 years and over

 59,337 520 709 1,090 1,727 2,539

Less than a high school diploma

 4,394 393 508 643 872 1,251

High school graduates, no college(1)

 16,804 481 615 849 1,253 1,748

Some college or associate degree

 14,881 520 696 995 1,451 1,983

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 23,258 725 1,047 1,569 2,321 3,429

Bachelor's degree only

 14,584 681 970 1,457 2,200 3,121

Advanced degree

 8,674 856 1,216 1,783 2,685 3,900

Women, 25 years and over

 48,763 449 605 883 1,363 2,003

Less than a high school diploma

 2,207 333 398 499 626 757

High school graduates, no college(1)

 10,524 389 496 636 848 1,202

Some college or associate degree

 12,717 421 568 742 1,030 1,446

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 23,315 629 872 1,230 1,796 2,517

Bachelor's degree only

 14,100 601 799 1,133 1,606 2,290

Advanced degree

 9,215 731 1,000 1,398 2,020 2,896

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: January 17, 2020