Median weekly earnings by age and sex, second quarter 2021

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 113.6 million full-time wage and salary workers were $990 in the second quarter of 2021. Women had median weekly earnings of $899, or 82.2 percent of the $1,094 median for men. Median weekly earnings were highest for men and women ages 35 to 64.

In the second quarter of 2021, median weekly earnings were $1,242 for men ages 35 to 44, $1,279 for men ages 45 to 54, and $1,246 for men ages 55 to 64. Median weekly earnings were $968 for women ages 35 to 44, $985 for women ages 45 to 54, and $973 for women ages 55 to 64. Men and women ages 16 to 19 had the lowest median weekly earnings, $595 and $501, respectively. 

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: Second Quarter 2021" and more charts of usual weekly earnings data. 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.