Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, second quarter 2026 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 2026 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	120,945	$642	$850	$1,251	$1,915	$2,924
Men	65,770	679	912	1,380	2,123	3,337
Women	55,175	614	785	1,131	1,729	2,594

White	87,525	654	866	1,268	1,919	2,921
Men	48,566	688	924	1,400	2,119	3,278
Women	38,959	618	793	1,142	1,733	2,587

Black or African American	16,019	589	754	1,029	1,516	2,323
Men	7,724	596	794	1,089	1,619	2,504
Women	8,295	583	726	991	1,427	2,013

Asian	10,384	716	1,019	1,713	2,704	3,923
Men	5,640	751	1,128	1,902	2,983	4,524
Women	4,745	669	960	1,489	2,302	3,264

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	24,853	576	731	997	1,487	2,276
Men	14,246	602	781	1,080	1,596	2,486
Women	10,607	533	697	902	1,300	1,881

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over	110,560	671	893	1,330	2,004	3,082
Less than a high school diploma	5,403	456	631	803	1,076	1,458
High school graduates, no college(1)	26,705	604	744	994	1,439	1,959
Some college or associate degree	26,113	638	824	1,125	1,611	2,286
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	52,338	869	1,212	1,768	2,697	3,922
Bachelor's degree only	31,076	803	1,118	1,628	2,406	3,676
Advanced degree	21,262	988	1,394	1,963	2,996	4,494

Men, 25 years and over	59,757	708	970	1,459	2,281	3,482
Less than a high school diploma	3,551	510	688	900	1,191	1,577
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,468	648	810	1,098	1,564	2,113
Some college or associate degree	13,974	700	942	1,289	1,875	2,514
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,765	961	1,398	2,013	3,085	4,614
Bachelor's degree only	15,850	892	1,271	1,877	2,739	4,039
Advanced degree	9,914	1,149	1,611	2,415	3,690	5,363

Women, 25 years and over	50,803	632	817	1,171	1,768	2,689
Less than a high school diploma	1,852	392	524	692	859	1,072
High school graduates, no college(1)	10,237	575	682	863	1,174	1,579
Some college or associate degree	12,140	602	747	980	1,360	1,856
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	26,574	804	1,079	1,549	2,293	3,316
Bachelor's degree only	15,225	759	993	1,435	2,068	2,939
Advanced degree	11,348	921	1,241	1,735	2,518	3,676
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people 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. People 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 21, 2026