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Median weekly earnings were $900 for women, $1,089 for men, in first quarter 2021

April 23, 2021
Median weekly earnings of the nation 112.1 million full-time wage and salary workers were $989 in the first quarter of 2021. Women had median weekly earnings of $900, or 82.6 percent of the $1,089 median for men. Full Text »

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