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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:
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.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2025