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 were $796 for women, $973 for men, in third quarter 2018
October 19, 2018
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 117.2 million full-time wage and salary workers were $887 in the third quarter of 2018. Women had median weekly earnings of $796, or 81.8 percent of the $973 median for men. Full-time workers in management, business, and financial operations occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,530 for men and $1,146 for women.
Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, third quarter 2018
Occupation
Total
Men
Women
Total
$887
$973
$796
Management, business, and financial operations
1,348
1,530
1,146
Professional and related
1,184
1,412
1,044
Installation, maintenance, and repair
900
903
843
Sales and related
828
960
692
Construction and extraction
811
813
723
Office and administrative support
726
758
714
Production
705
768
554
Transportation and material moving
695
741
525
Farming, fishing, and forestry
578
595
482
Service
573
642
514
Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least, $642 and $514, respectively.
The ratio of women’s earnings to men’s was highest in office and administrative support occupations (94.2 percent).
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: Third Quarter 2018." Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or main job. The median is the midpoint in the earnings distribution; half of workers earn more than the median and half earn less.
United States Department of Labor
