Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2024 annual averages

Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2024 annual averages
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
TOTAL

Total, 25 years and over	109,236	$624	$824	$1,221	$1,900	$2,906
Less than a high school diploma	6,100	463	598	738	971	1,335
High school graduates, no college(1)	26,132	569	705	930	1,309	1,856
Some college or associate degree	26,005	610	776	1,056	1,513	2,098
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	50,999	812	1,136	1,692	2,508	3,833
Bachelor's degree only	31,088	763	1,040	1,543	2,306	3,407
Advanced degree	19,911	937	1,326	1,901	2,892	4,285

Men
Total, 25 years and over	59,887	668	892	1,346	2,081	3,154
Less than a high school diploma	4,214	493	627	788	1,044	1,443
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,177	606	762	1,033	1,467	1,993
Some college or associate degree	14,039	673	874	1,209	1,730	2,378
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,457	885	1,278	1,907	2,902	4,265
Bachelor's degree only	15,952	830	1,176	1,770	2,619	3,865
Advanced degree	9,505	1,035	1,493	2,261	3,314	4,804

Women
Total, 25 years and over	49,349	595	770	1,103	1,701	2,510
Less than a high school diploma	1,885	415	535	663	800	991
High school graduates, no college(1)	9,955	504	640	805	1,058	1,464
Some college or associate degree	11,965	575	712	921	1,258	1,745
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	25,542	764	1,028	1,479	2,170	3,103
Bachelor's degree only	15,137	724	944	1,344	1,943	2,888
Advanced degree	10,406	886	1,186	1,703	2,422	3,504

White, total
Total, 25 years and over	82,158	640	848	1,245	1,911	2,912
Less than a high school diploma	4,847	477	606	750	989	1,371
High school graduates, no college(1)	19,857	583	723	969	1,356	1,896
Some college or associate degree	19,594	625	800	1,096	1,566	2,172
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	37,859	830	1,151	1,727	2,517	3,843
Bachelor's degree only	23,563	783	1,072	1,587	2,347	3,487
Advanced degree	14,296	945	1,330	1,898	2,884	4,279

White men
Total, 25 years and over	46,157	683	914	1,372	2,095	3,169
Less than a high school diploma	3,446	503	644	799	1,068	1,478
High school graduates, no college(1)	12,576	621	789	1,076	1,501	2,023
Some college or associate degree	10,882	688	901	1,252	1,768	2,415
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	19,253	908	1,321	1,915	2,907	4,296
Bachelor's degree only	12,457	864	1,225	1,843	2,700	3,889
Advanced degree	6,795	1,050	1,506	2,240	3,292	4,813

White women
Total, 25 years and over	36,001	603	785	1,119	1,729	2,517
Less than a high school diploma	1,401	421	536	664	796	983
High school graduates, no college(1)	7,281	513	656	822	1,084	1,500
Some college or associate degree	8,712	584	726	943	1,286	1,782
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	18,607	776	1,044	1,494	2,183	3,099
Bachelor's degree only	11,106	735	962	1,364	1,992	2,899
Advanced degree	7,501	894	1,197	1,700	2,408	3,465

Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over	14,902	568	726	1,001	1,501	2,276
Less than a high school diploma	649	427	565	673	831	1,268
High school graduates, no college(1)	4,160	513	643	808	1,133	1,557
Some college or associate degree	4,318	560	707	926	1,311	1,821
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	5,775	731	957	1,363	1,989	2,900
Bachelor's degree only	3,612	692	889	1,232	1,806	2,582
Advanced degree	2,163	847	1,140	1,592	2,311	3,400

Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over	7,101	587	750	1,079	1,590	2,410
Less than a high school diploma	390	442	583	704	873	1,345
High school graduates, no college(1)	2,329	559	686	870	1,243	1,735
Some college or associate degree	2,026	599	761	1,028	1,486	2,110
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,356	740	1,010	1,464	2,254	3,395
Bachelor's degree only	1,534	698	927	1,375	1,970	2,907
Advanced degree	822	854	1,203	1,799	2,682	3,963

Black or African American women
Total, 25 years and over	7,800	545	709	959	1,419	2,089
Less than a high school diploma	259	394	532	639	782	911
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,831	481	601	751	979	1,316
Some college or associate degree	2,292	523	671	846	1,198	1,524
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	3,419	728	927	1,276	1,886	2,595
Bachelor's degree only	2,078	688	865	1,160	1,632	2,375
Advanced degree	1,341	839	1,115	1,533	2,159	2,920

Asian, total
Total, 25 years and over	8,223	679	949	1,565	2,513	3,850
Less than a high school diploma	295	450	600	734	920	1,284
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,041	536	683	900	1,269	1,797
Some college or associate degree	1,001	601	756	1,013	1,457	1,971
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	5,886	844	1,259	1,912	2,917	4,252
Bachelor's degree only	2,964	749	1,092	1,687	2,500	3,534
Advanced degree	2,922	1,026	1,508	2,297	3,381	4,784

Asian men
Total, 25 years and over	4,492	722	1,035	1,765	2,879	3,976
Less than a high school diploma	166	512	624	770	945	1,395
High school graduates, no college(1)	595	578	743	1,009	1,385	1,977
Some college or associate degree	555	616	806	1,124	1,587	2,109
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	3,177	913	1,435	2,218	3,182	4,622
Bachelor's degree only	1,516	802	1,191	1,889	2,881	3,899
Advanced degree	1,661	1,130	1,726	2,499	3,736	4,994

Asian women
Total, 25 years and over	3,731	634	875	1,403	2,200	3,309
Less than a high school diploma	129	428	545	694	887	1,142
High school graduates, no college(1)	447	502	628	799	1,058	1,496
Some college or associate degree	446	592	705	927	1,236	1,758
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,709	782	1,142	1,738	2,586	3,724
Bachelor's degree only	1,448	703	982	1,507	2,195	3,115
Advanced degree	1,261	948	1,363	1,922	3,013	4,371

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total
Total, 25 years and over	20,617	558	700	946	1,424	2,156
Less than a high school diploma	3,895	470	594	719	922	1,217
High school graduates, no college(1)	6,656	541	677	867	1,185	1,694
Some college or associate degree	4,584	600	748	993	1,402	1,922
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	5,482	685	942	1,433	2,197	3,113
Bachelor's degree only	3,730	665	889	1,326	2,000	2,918
Advanced degree	1,752	741	1,128	1,667	2,496	3,463

Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over	12,152	584	723	1,007	1,534	2,313
Less than a high school diploma	2,729	492	619	767	1,001	1,336
High school graduates, no college(1)	4,216	586	712	953	1,311	1,864
Some college or associate degree	2,464	629	808	1,134	1,604	2,124
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,742	713	1,022	1,637	2,482	3,519
Bachelor's degree only	1,902	709	977	1,523	2,317	3,423
Advanced degree	840	724	1,196	1,885	2,889	3,913

Hispanic or Latino women
Total, 25 years and over	8,465	518	667	875	1,254	1,905
Less than a high school diploma	1,166	419	536	649	773	938
High school graduates, no college(1)	2,440	495	617	763	977	1,287
Some college or associate degree	2,119	572	710	894	1,177	1,577
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,740	650	888	1,271	1,881	2,721
Bachelor's degree only	1,828	622	837	1,165	1,742	2,498
Advanced degree	911	755	1,080	1,523	2,181	2,996
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