Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth 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, 4th 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	120,338	$611	$805	$1,192	$1,876	$2,884
Men	66,169	648	871	1,302	2,004	3,079
Women	54,169	584	755	1,083	1,647	2,503

White	91,024	621	818	1,207	1,886	2,894
Men	51,253	668	889	1,321	2,017	3,091
Women	39,771	591	766	1,094	1,669	2,516

Black or African American	16,014	556	722	1,040	1,517	2,276
Men	7,714	582	751	1,118	1,616	2,340
Women	8,300	526	693	978	1,452	2,022

Asian	8,638	677	911	1,507	2,382	3,721
Men	4,661	714	972	1,684	2,677	3,913
Women	3,977	629	847	1,367	2,005	3,083

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	23,558	550	690	920	1,374	2,106
Men	13,907	578	710	1,001	1,498	2,295
Women	9,651	522	657	844	1,192	1,857

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over	109,748	635	853	1,252	1,912	2,908
Less than a high school diploma	5,921	496	621	776	1,018	1,405
High school graduates, no college(1)	26,255	575	710	977	1,363	1,891
Some college or associate degree	26,150	616	791	1,089	1,545	2,146
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	51,421	835	1,147	1,705	2,511	3,839
Bachelor's degree only	31,040	772	1,071	1,547	2,316	3,413
Advanced degree	20,382	956	1,332	1,894	2,894	4,251

Men, 25 years and over	60,215	678	919	1,372	2,105	3,187
Less than a high school diploma	4,147	515	660	808	1,156	1,521
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,609	615	784	1,090	1,506	2,018
Some college or associate degree	13,809	672	892	1,246	1,767	2,399
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,650	908	1,296	1,909	2,903	4,314
Bachelor's degree only	16,120	837	1,188	1,785	2,594	3,875
Advanced degree	9,529	1,067	1,486	2,283	3,360	4,761

Women, 25 years and over	49,533	602	789	1,135	1,734	2,555
Less than a high school diploma	1,774	475	584	678	823	984
High school graduates, no college(1)	9,646	503	637	812	1,102	1,494
Some college or associate degree	12,341	584	727	944	1,285	1,811
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,772	784	1,055	1,482	2,213	3,110
Bachelor's degree only	14,919	735	977	1,356	1,989	2,900
Advanced degree	10,852	904	1,185	1,721	2,476	3,440
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: January 22, 2025