Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2022 annual averages

Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2022 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	108,143	$580	$752	$1,123	$1,753	$2,689
Less than a high school diploma	6,203	422	540	682	902	1,218
High school graduates, no college(1)	26,434	512	648	853	1,199	1,718
Some college or associate degree	26,276	561	707	969	1,399	1,945
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	49,231	744	1,044	1,544	2,311	3,445
Bachelor's degree only	30,151	703	965	1,432	2,117	3,093
Advanced degree	19,080	869	1,190	1,755	2,589	3,895

Men
Total, 25 years and over	59,510	608	810	1,219	1,902	2,914
Less than a high school diploma	4,181	478	591	745	989	1,323
High school graduates, no college(1)	16,365	575	705	945	1,332	1,879
Some college or associate degree	14,035	604	788	1,111	1,565	2,231
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	24,928	807	1,163	1,765	2,697	3,896
Bachelor's degree only	15,799	763	1,090	1,632	2,463	3,514
Advanced degree	9,129	948	1,360	1,998	3,023	4,713

Women
Total, 25 years and over	48,633	534	700	1,002	1,539	2,296
Less than a high school diploma	2,021	376	481	594	707	909
High school graduates, no college(1)	10,069	467	590	735	979	1,336
Some college or associate degree	12,240	513	651	847	1,170	1,629
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	24,303	705	955	1,372	1,950	2,876
Bachelor's degree only	14,352	660	873	1,248	1,831	2,588
Advanced degree	9,951	826	1,117	1,546	2,208	3,113

White, total
Total, 25 years and over	82,315	589	770	1,145	1,771	2,710
Less than a high school diploma	4,998	431	551	690	911	1,225
High school graduates, no college(1)	20,043	523	668	884	1,243	1,768
Some college or associate degree	20,050	580	729	1,005	1,453	2,021
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	37,224	752	1,057	1,553	2,320	3,454
Bachelor's degree only	23,527	715	982	1,456	2,187	3,122
Advanced degree	13,697	877	1,190	1,755	2,593	3,901

White men
Total, 25 years and over	46,365	619	830	1,243	1,912	2,919
Less than a high school diploma	3,476	483	595	753	996	1,347
High school graduates, no college(1)	12,788	586	724	982	1,372	1,906
Some college or associate degree	11,061	624	819	1,158	1,633	2,295
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	19,039	824	1,172	1,774	2,715	3,902
Bachelor's degree only	12,559	786	1,127	1,655	2,497	3,582
Advanced degree	6,480	948	1,365	2,013	3,085	4,756

White women
Total, 25 years and over	35,950	545	710	1,022	1,557	2,305
Less than a high school diploma	1,522	378	484	595	702	896
High school graduates, no college(1)	7,254	476	596	748	999	1,369
Some college or associate degree	8,989	523	667	871	1,202	1,664
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	18,185	709	962	1,377	1,975	2,877
Bachelor's degree only	10,968	666	881	1,261	1,856	2,646
Advanced degree	7,217	836	1,126	1,540	2,184	3,108

Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over	14,369	506	661	908	1,363	2,008
Less than a high school diploma	648	391	489	618	813	1,130
High school graduates, no college(1)	4,284	471	596	747	1,005	1,396
Some college or associate degree	4,237	496	623	820	1,162	1,571
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	5,200	682	910	1,276	1,883	2,759
Bachelor's degree only	3,123	642	842	1,159	1,720	2,419
Advanced degree	2,077	772	1,053	1,464	2,110	3,221

Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over	6,918	532	687	969	1,472	2,217
Less than a high school diploma	371	440	518	675	875	1,187
High school graduates, no college(1)	2,376	498	623	809	1,115	1,550
Some college or associate degree	1,899	518	667	892	1,274	1,756
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,272	700	990	1,452	2,113	3,442
Bachelor's degree only	1,442	648	898	1,353	1,911	2,720
Advanced degree	830	862	1,178	1,604	2,391	4,015

Black or African American women
Total, 25 years and over	7,452	488	636	867	1,255	1,868
Less than a high school diploma	277	368	430	557	758	934
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,908	423	563	697	901	1,190
Some college or associate degree	2,338	482	607	767	1,075	1,428
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,929	676	871	1,169	1,725	2,398
Bachelor's degree only	1,681	635	807	1,076	1,521	2,133
Advanced degree	1,248	747	984	1,357	1,902	2,741

Asian, total
Total, 25 years and over	7,782	609	869	1,448	2,295	3,433
Less than a high school diploma	259	374	512	643	832	1,185
High school graduates, no college(1)	1,073	499	615	784	1,103	1,602
Some college or associate degree	954	524	700	952	1,357	1,888
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	5,497	764	1,189	1,834	2,621	3,855
Bachelor's degree only	2,668	689	1,007	1,563	2,307	3,317
Advanced degree	2,829	936	1,391	1,978	2,908	4,226

Asian men
Total, 25 years and over	4,277	647	968	1,628	2,513	3,829
Less than a high school diploma	144	437	561	704	972	1,386
High school graduates, no college(1)	570	576	658	868	1,268	1,727
Some college or associate degree	532	583	761	1,061	1,460	2,021
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	3,032	847	1,340	1,983	2,909	4,152
Bachelor's degree only	1,423	733	1,110	1,830	2,586	3,695
Advanced degree	1,609	1,047	1,535	2,279	3,271	4,756

Asian women
Total, 25 years and over	3,505	578	770	1,262	1,915	2,890
Less than a high school diploma	114	342	492	602	716	909
High school graduates, no college(1)	503	460	585	710	933	1,297
Some college or associate degree	422	501	651	837	1,118	1,644
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,465	716	1,057	1,571	2,286	3,205
Bachelor's degree only	1,245	654	929	1,394	1,919	2,820
Advanced degree	1,220	874	1,257	1,836	2,502	3,710

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total
Total, 25 years and over	19,504	507	641	873	1,303	1,935
Less than a high school diploma	3,871	427	542	672	884	1,187
High school graduates, no college(1)	6,315	499	619	795	1,101	1,504
Some college or associate degree	4,357	547	683	901	1,295	1,785
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	4,962	649	902	1,340	1,990	2,907
Bachelor's degree only	3,370	622	843	1,237	1,876	2,706
Advanced degree	1,591	728	1,056	1,547	2,313	3,460

Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over	11,538	539	682	922	1,375	2,087
Less than a high school diploma	2,717	481	586	730	962	1,261
High school graduates, no college(1)	4,100	543	670	864	1,201	1,651
Some college or associate degree	2,284	591	740	1,010	1,432	1,939
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,438	684	979	1,499	2,305	3,437
Bachelor's degree only	1,669	679	928	1,381	2,121	3,000
Advanced degree	768	718	1,132	1,757	2,808	4,348

Hispanic or Latino women
Total, 25 years and over	7,966	478	604	791	1,188	1,812
Less than a high school diploma	1,154	374	481	588	681	852
High school graduates, no college(1)	2,215	448	573	703	905	1,192
Some college or associate degree	2,073	505	633	798	1,128	1,553
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)	2,524	622	840	1,224	1,765	2,483
Bachelor's degree only	1,701	606	780	1,119	1,646	2,307
Advanced degree	823	732	1,007	1,424	1,967	2,682
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 19, 2023