The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information,
make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure. The
https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any
information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 104.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were $791 (seasonally adjusted) in the first quarter of 2014. Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $716, or 82.6 percent of the $867 median for men. After adjusting for inflation in consumer prices, earnings of women have changed very little over the past decade, while earnings of men have drifted down slightly.
Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by gender, seasonally adjusted, first quarter 2004 to first quarter 2014
Quarter
Current dollars
Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (2013 = 100)
Constant 2013 dollars
Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
2004 Q1
$629
$705
$562
79.958
$787
$882
$703
2004 Q2
642
715
576
81.102
792
882
710
2004 Q3
635
712
574
81.388
780
875
705
2004 Q4
646
720
577
81.875
789
879
705
2005 Q1
647
723
580
82.390
785
878
704
2005 Q2
647
714
584
83.492
775
855
699
2005 Q3
651
723
588
84.508
770
856
696
2005 Q4
658
730
588
84.937
775
859
692
2006 Q1
662
737
594
85.395
775
863
696
2006 Q2
663
732
597
86.840
763
843
687
2006 Q3
678
755
603
87.327
776
865
691
2006 Q4
681
748
607
86.582
787
864
701
2007 Q1
687
752
610
87.465
785
860
697
2007 Q2
693
765
610
89.142
777
858
684
2007 Q3
698
774
621
89.388
781
866
695
2007 Q4
700
774
615
90.024
778
860
683
2008 Q1
713
783
633
91.047
783
860
695
2008 Q2
722
802
636
93.046
776
862
684
2008 Q3
724
802
637
94.128
769
852
677
2008 Q4
727
806
647
91.465
795
881
707
2009 Q1
732
815
645
91.010
804
896
709
2009 Q2
737
818
652
91.975
801
889
709
2009 Q3
742
820
664
92.600
801
886
717
2009 Q4
747
823
666
92.786
805
887
718
2010 Q1
748
836
662
93.159
803
897
711
2010 Q2
743
813
670
93.601
794
869
716
2010 Q3
745
822
670
93.689
795
877
715
2010 Q4
750
826
676
93.965
798
879
719
2011 Q1
750
821
679
95.153
788
863
714
2011 Q2
754
828
687
96.812
779
855
710
2011 Q3
758
837
682
97.208
780
861
702
2011 Q4
761
838
686
97.060
784
863
707
2012 Q1
765
841
693
97.832
782
860
708
2012 Q2
772
867
686
98.642
783
879
695
2012 Q3
764
838
693
98.858
773
848
701
2012 Q4
772
868
690
98.894
781
878
698
2013 Q1
770
860
700
99.477
774
865
704
2013 Q2
776
862
705
100.016
776
862
705
2013 Q3
778
859
706
100.394
775
856
703
2013 Q4
782
862
712
100.113
781
861
711
2014 Q1
791
867
716
100.876
784
859
710
Expressed in constant 2013 dollars, median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers were $784 in the first quarter of 2014, compared with $787 in the first quarter of 2004. Among women, inflation-adjusted median earnings were $710 in the first quarter of 2014, compared with $703 a decade earlier. Inflation-adjusted median weekly earnings of men who worked full time were $859 in the first quarter of 2014, compared with $882 in the first quarter of 2004.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. To learn more, see "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: First Quarter 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑14‑0605. The CPI-U from the Consumer Price Index program is used to convert all dollar values into 2013 dollars.
United States Department of Labor
