Median weekly earnings were $1,196 in second quarter 2025

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 121.5 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,196 in the second quarter of 2025. This was 4.6 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period. Women had median weekly earnings of $1,078, or 81.1 percent of the $1,330 median for men.

By age, usual weekly earnings were highest for men ages 35 to 54: median weekly earnings were $1,502 for men ages 35 to 44 and $1,520 for men ages 45 to 54. Among women, usual weekly earnings were also highest for workers ages 35 to 54: median weekly earnings were $1,190 for women ages 35 to 44 and $1,189 for women ages 45 to 54. Men and women ages 16 to 24 had the lowest median weekly earnings, $797 and $712, respectively. Men's and women's earnings were closer among younger workers than older workers; for example, women ages 16 to 24 earned 89.3 percent as much as men in the same age group, while the women's-to-men's earnings ratio was 78.2 percent for those age 55 and over.

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 2025” 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.