Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, first 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, 1st 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	120,968	$623	$838	$1,235	$1,911	$2,921
Men	66,113	681	909	1,362	2,121	3,366
Women	54,855	590	774	1,098	1,733	2,504

White	87,544	638	865	1,263	1,922	2,976
Men	48,752	694	942	1,400	2,159	3,353
Women	38,792	596	782	1,119	1,734	2,580

Black or African American	16,262	582	730	985	1,513	2,300
Men	7,814	596	747	1,016	1,554	2,523
Women	8,448	561	713	956	1,475	2,055

Asian	10,161	709	976	1,589	2,523	3,874
Men	5,649	760	1,070	1,847	2,892	4,258
Women	4,512	654	906	1,449	2,280	3,271

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	25,314	569	719	984	1,462	2,142
Men	14,225	589	772	1,054	1,547	2,363
Women	11,090	533	682	901	1,304	1,923

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over	110,405	664	887	1,295	1,995	3,031
Less than a high school diploma	5,490	492	618	784	1,004	1,390
High school graduates, no college(1)	26,589	576	738	977	1,400	1,976
Some college or associate degree	25,974	648	829	1,138	1,604	2,277
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	52,351	870	1,182	1,763	2,677	3,896
Bachelor's degree only	32,046	810	1,097	1,609	2,418	3,570
Advanced degree	20,305	977	1,366	1,982	2,917	4,464

Men, 25 years and over	60,136	715	963	1,442	2,281	3,477
Less than a high school diploma	3,554	525	659	821	1,099	1,489
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,423	617	807	1,085	1,561	2,211
Some college or associate degree	14,015	744	950	1,335	1,863	2,580
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	26,144	962	1,338	1,986	3,015	4,528
Bachelor's degree only	16,585	898	1,245	1,862	2,802	4,036
Advanced degree	9,559	1,107	1,558	2,388	3,657	5,348

Women, 25 years and over	50,269	613	807	1,150	1,783	2,614
Less than a high school diploma	1,937	436	587	710	889	1,109
High school graduates, no college(1)	10,166	519	662	841	1,102	1,526
Some college or associate degree	11,959	586	746	965	1,319	1,843
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	26,207	797	1,064	1,555	2,275	3,130
Bachelor's degree only	15,461	744	983	1,438	2,025	2,915
Advanced degree	10,746	912	1,248	1,792	2,458	3,499
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: April 16, 2026