For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, January 21, 2010
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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
FOURTH QUARTER 2009
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 98.7 million full-time wage and salary workers were $748 in
the fourth quarter of 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 2.7 percent
higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.
Data on usual weekly earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked, among other things, how much each wage and
salary worker usually earns. (See the Technical Note.) Highlights from the fourth-quarter data are:

Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $670 per week, or 81.2 percent
of the $825 median for men. The female-to-male earnings ratios were higher among blacks
(93.4 percent) and Hispanics (86.6 percent) than among whites (79.9 percent) or Asians (83.5
percent). (See table 1.)

Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median earnings for black men working at fulltime jobs were $653 per week, 76.8 percent of the median for white men ($850). The difference was less among women, as median earnings for black women ($610) were 89.8 percent
of those for white women ($679). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full
time ($547) were lower than those of blacks ($629), whites ($763), and Asians ($877). (See
table 1.)

Usual weekly earnings of full-time workers varied by age. Among men, those age 45 to 54 and
age 55 to 64 had the highest median weekly earnings, $967 and $953, respectively. Among
women, weekly earnings were highest for those age 55 to 64 ($750). (See table 2.)

Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management, professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,227 for men and
$909 for women. Persons employed in service jobs earned the least. (See table 3.)

By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
had median weekly earnings of $449, compared with $638 for high school graduates (no college) and $1,121 for those holding at least a bachelor's degree. Among college graduates with
advanced degrees (professional or master's degree and above), the highest earning 10 percent
of male workers made $3,342 or more per week, compared with $2,156 or more for their
female counterparts. (See table 4.)
Annual Averages for 2008 and 2009
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 2008 and 2009 annual average weekly
earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2009 annual average data for educational
attainment groups (tables 6, 7, and 8). Annual average data on median usual earnings for men and
women by detailed occupational categories will appear in the January 2010 edition of Employment and
Earnings Online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm.
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Technical Note
The estimates in this release were obtained from the
Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic
information on the labor force, employment, and
unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from
a scientifically selected national sample of about 60,000
households, with coverage in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia. The earnings data are collected from onequarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wages
and salaries. The data, therefore, exclude self-employment
income.
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Reliability
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both
sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather
than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that
the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population
values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling
error, varies depending on the particular sample selected,
and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of
confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ
by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true"
population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses
are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of
confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.
Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including
the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability
to obtain information for all respondents in the sample,
inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct
information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the
CPS and information on estimating standard errors, see the
Household Data section of the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" available on the BLS Web site at
http://www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.
Definitions
The principal definitions used in connection with the
earnings series are described briefly below.
Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before
taxes and other deductions and include any overtime pay,
commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the
case of multiple jobholders). Prior to 1994, respondents
were asked how much they usually earned per week. Since
January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the
easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly,
biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, other) and
how much they usually earn in the reported time period.
Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are
converted to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is as
perceived by the respondent. If the respondent asks for a
definition of usual, interviewers are instructed to define the
term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4
or 5 months.
Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings.
The median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the
amount which divides a given earnings distribution into two
equal groups, one having earnings above the median and
the other having earnings below the median. Ten percent of
a given distribution have earnings below the upper limit of
the first decile (90 percent have higher earnings); 25
percent have earnings below the upper limit of the first
quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent have
earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25
percent have higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings
below the upper limit of the ninth decile (10 percent have
higher earnings).
The estimating procedure places each reported or
calculated weekly earnings value into $50-wide intervals
which are centered around multiples of $50. The actual
value is estimated through the linear interpolation of the
interval in which the quantile boundary lies.
Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other
quantile boundaries) for specific groups may not
necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for
the overall quantile boundary. The most common reasons
for this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change
in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the
medians of both 16-to-24 year olds and those 25 years and
over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to-24 group
accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the
overall median could actually fall. (2) There could be a
large change in the shape of the distribution of reported
earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary. This could
be caused by survey observations that are clustered at
rounded values, such as $250, $300, $400. An estimate
lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such a
cluster or "spike" tends to change more slowly than one in
other intervals.
Wage and salary workers.
Workers who receive
wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or
piece rates. The group includes employees in both the
private and public sectors but, for the purposes of the
earnings series, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job.
Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35
hours or more per week at their sole or principal job.
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Refers to persons who
identified themselves in the enumeration process as being
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. Persons whose ethnicity is
identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer
Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars
to constant (1982) dollars.
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,
quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Characteristic
4th
2008
4th
2009
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105,774
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982) dollars
4th
2008
4th
2009
4th
2008
4th
2009
98,720
$728
$748
$330
$334
58,505
5,487
53,018
54,422
4,658
49,764
807
462
859
825
476
871
366
209
389
368
212
389
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47,269
4,392
42,877
44,298
3,648
40,650
650
449
679
670
436
700
295
203
308
299
195
313
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
85,378
48,379
36,999
79,964
45,152
34,813
748
833
667
763
850
679
339
377
302
341
379
303
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
12,593
5,833
6,760
11,530
5,324
6,207
593
618
569
629
653
610
269
280
258
281
292
272
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
5,235
2,886
2,348
4,968
2,744
2,224
889
989
782
877
941
786
403
448
354
392
420
351
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
15,595
9,770
5,825
14,513
9,007
5,506
535
563
512
547
581
503
242
255
232
244
259
224
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity, and sex, 4th quarter 2009 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Total
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
TOTAL
16 years and over...................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 19 years..................................................... .
20 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years..................................................... .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over.............................................. .
Men
Median
weekly
earnings
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
98,720
8,306
916
7,390
90,414
73,054
23,819
23,817
25,417
17,361
14,743
2,618
$748
456
368
473
780
773
689
828
842
818
849
656
White
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
79,964
6,756
73,208
58,581
14,627
Black or African American
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
Women
Median
weekly
earnings
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings
54,422
4,658
568
4,090
49,764
40,575
13,424
13,589
13,563
9,189
7,734
1,455
$ 825
476
375
488
871
860
721
923
967
930
953
747
44,298
3,648
348
3,300
40,650
32,479
10,396
10,229
11,855
8,171
7,009
1,162
$670
436
352
449
700
695
649
721
714
726
750
592
763
456
802
794
842
45,152
3,805
41,347
33,430
7,917
850
473
895
883
960
34,813
2,951
31,861
25,151
6,710
679
441
709
704
730
11,530
990
10,540
8,906
1,634
629
422
655
651
686
5,324
505
4,818
4,080
738
653
434
680
685
661
6,207
485
5,722
4,826
896
610
413
634
625
713
Asian
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
4,968
263
4,705
3,869
836
877
505
903
915
855
2,744
171
2,572
2,153
419
941
508
972
1,000
892
2,224
91
2,133
1,715
418
786
503
813
811
821
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
14,513
1,660
12,853
11,352
1,502
547
402
581
584
547
9,007
1,035
7,972
7,086
886
581
411
604
605
586
5,506
625
4,881
4,265
616
503
377
522
525
507
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly
averages, not seasonally adjusted
Occupation and sex
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
4th
2008
4th
2009
4th
2008
4th
2009
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations............................................................ .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations............................................ .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations................................................................ .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,749
16,531
24,219
14,853
24,765
10,077
14,688
11,305
714
6,269
4,322
14,101
7,627
6,474
39,555
15,814
23,741
14,002
22,950
9,391
13,559
9,685
670
5,119
3,895
12,529
6,475
6,054
$1,019
1,109
980
487
622
674
607
719
428
715
769
591
600
581
$1,036
1,115
994
482
633
662
623
742
414
737
811
612
617
605
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations............................................................ .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations............................................ .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations................................................................ .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,529
8,963
10,566
7,389
9,521
5,574
3,947
10,914
562
6,169
4,183
11,152
5,551
5,602
18,965
8,576
10,388
6,991
9,116
5,359
3,757
9,317
546
5,025
3,747
10,034
4,775
5,259
1,238
1,344
1,171
539
737
826
652
723
441
714
770
630
666
602
1,227
1,278
1,169
566
737
780
673
751
428
738
817
651
680
624
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations............................................................ .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations............................................ .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations................................................................ .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,221
7,568
13,653
7,464
15,244
4,503
10,741
390
152
100
138
2,949
2,077
873
20,591
7,238
13,353
7,011
13,834
4,032
9,803
368
124
95
149
2,495
1,700
795
881
926
862
441
583
529
596
596
396
769
719
458
458
460
909
943
892
418
593
519
611
506
374
687
632
482
483
480
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by
selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2009 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................... .
Women................................................................ .
98,720
54,422
44,298
$355
379
333
$ 499
545
462
$ 748
825
670
$1,146
1,267
989
$1,738
1,910
1,457
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
79,964
45,152
34,813
363
384
341
508
562
473
763
850
679
1,166
1,314
1,003
1,769
1,945
1,473
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,530
5,324
6,207
312
331
301
423
447
408
629
653
610
918
966
889
1,272
1,356
1,224
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
4,968
2,744
2,224
366
378
351
539
595
494
877
941
786
1,353
1,465
1,232
1,899
2,100
1,725
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
14,513
9,007
5,506
301
313
290
383
398
356
547
581
503
819
867
740
1,283
1,389
1,145
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only........................................... .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90,414
7,088
24,446
25,066
33,814
21,977
11,836
376
285
342
385
545
511
648
524
342
460
518
759
710
908
780
449
638
735
1,121
1,020
1,309
1,184
617
900
1,027
1,645
1,495
1,900
1,781
823
1,238
1,419
2,320
2,103
2,891
Men, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49,764
4,832
14,426
12,861
17,645
11,547
6,097
400
301
376
431
601
572
743
590
378
514
607
873
790
1,019
871
506
721
833
1,273
1,168
1,519
1,337
686
994
1,177
1,896
1,745
2,277
1,979
917
1,370
1,604
2,790
2,402
3,342
Women, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,650
2,256
10,020
12,205
16,169
10,430
5,739
348
263
319
350
507
484
600
484
304
405
477
692
639
798
700
371
547
640
963
890
1,122
1,021
477
748
888
1,384
1,265
1,583
1,497
606
996
1,158
1,893
1,744
2,156
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of
the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile;
and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not
sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated
population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,
quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
4th
2008
4th
2009
4th
2008
4th
2009
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over................................................................. .
22,913
24,548
$218
$228
Men, 16 years and over............................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
7,528
3,601
3,927
8,299
3,285
5,015
212
164
279
224
171
273
Women, 16 years and over........................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
15,385
4,614
10,770
16,249
4,623
11,625
221
157
261
230
165
266
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White..................................................................................... .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
19,158
6,200
12,958
20,685
6,859
13,826
219
211
222
227
221
231
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
2,250
812
1,438
2,351
877
1,474
210
218
207
225
244
214
Asian..................................................................................... .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
901
285
616
856
297
559
240
211
256
268
276
265
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
2,886
1,088
1,799
3,548
1,466
2,082
221
243
211
223
234
218
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual
averages
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Characteristic
2008
2009
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982) dollars
2008
2009
2008
2009
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106,648
99,820
$722
$739
$323
$333
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59,439
5,996
53,444
55,108
5,014
50,094
798
461
857
819
458
873
358
207
384
368
206
393
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47,209
4,625
42,584
44,712
3,943
40,769
638
420
670
657
424
687
286
188
300
295
191
309
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
86,022
49,082
36,940
80,873
45,730
35,144
742
825
654
757
845
669
333
370
293
341
380
301
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
12,821
6,031
6,790
11,713
5,386
6,327
589
620
554
601
621
582
264
278
248
270
279
262
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
5,266
2,919
2,347
4,923
2,727
2,196
861
966
753
880
952
779
386
433
337
396
428
351
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
15,807
9,961
5,846
14,624
9,150
5,474
529
559
501
541
569
509
237
251
225
243
256
229
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.
Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual
averages
Occupation and sex
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
2008
2009
2008
2009
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations............................................................ .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations............................................ .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations................................................................ .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,154
16,310
23,845
14,814
25,232
10,113
15,119
11,609
756
6,432
4,420
14,840
8,008
6,832
39,080
15,879
23,201
14,299
23,503
9,489
14,014
10,216
707
5,267
4,242
12,722
6,576
6,145
$1,025
1,128
980
475
614
656
601
702
420
688
774
594
595
593
$1,044
1,138
994
470
624
665
612
719
416
718
781
605
610
599
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations............................................................ .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations............................................ .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations................................................................ .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,619
8,847
10,773
7,355
9,597
5,594
4,003
11,159
612
6,293
4,253
11,709
5,763
5,946
18,928
8,635
10,293
7,113
9,045
5,281
3,765
9,800
572
5,154
4,075
10,222
4,865
5,357
1,238
1,343
1,169
537
733
796
651
705
427
688
774
637
659
615
1,248
1,334
1,191
524
737
793
657
727
428
719
787
648
678
618
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations............................................................ .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations............................................ .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production occupations................................................................ .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,535
7,463
13,072
7,458
15,635
4,518
11,117
450
144
139
167
3,131
2,245
886
20,152
7,244
12,908
7,187
14,458
4,208
10,249
416
135
113
167
2,500
1,712
788
892
941
867
418
578
516
590
607
392
747
779
462
464
455
907
955
880
418
590
525
602
542
372
673
644
472
472
472
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by
selected characteristics, 2009 annual averages
Characteristic
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
TOTAL
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90,863
7,289
25,377
25,117
33,080
21,271
11,809
$375
281
341
382
554
512
663
$ 518
343
454
513
768
719
916
$ 774
454
626
726
1,137
1,025
1,328
$1,187
617
894
1,030
1,680
1,536
1,905
$1,800
859
1,230
1,422
2,388
2,177
2,885
Men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50,094
4,919
14,758
12,936
17,481
11,255
6,227
400
296
379
423
608
579
741
581
378
505
591
884
811
1,032
873
500
716
835
1,327
1,200
1,535
1,345
686
995
1,174
1,907
1,767
2,248
1,978
935
1,363
1,589
2,880
2,483
3,319
Women
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,769
2,370
10,619
12,181
15,599
10,017
5,583
345
252
313
351
507
479
613
479
304
402
470
700
640
826
687
382
542
630
970
891
1,144
1,016
501
734
877
1,386
1,258
1,580
1,485
630
988
1,173
1,905
1,770
2,168
White, total
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73,545
5,975
20,579
20,129
26,862
17,346
9,516
382
283
352
392
571
521
679
535
345
475
530
783
733
929
799
464
651
749
1,152
1,051
1,341
1,224
623
920
1,066
1,738
1,571
1,916
1,862
879
1,262
1,464
2,463
2,277
2,900
White men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41,569
4,184
12,243
10,677
14,465
9,421
5,044
409
298
390
440
626
595
756
595
379
521
611
911
847
1,054
898
504
740
868
1,352
1,241
1,559
1,372
691
1,019
1,213
1,922
1,849
2,293
2,019
952
1,397
1,647
2,899
2,521
3,456
White women
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31,976
1,791
8,335
9,452
12,397
7,925
4,472
351
256
319
359
510
482
621
488
304
411
482
705
643
835
702
378
556
645
976
894
1,149
1,034
504
748
895
1,398
1,265
1,589
1,512
627
1,008
1,203
1,915
1,811
2,184
Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,679
767
3,544
3,513
2,855
1,929
926
331
258
312
341
488
460
577
435
325
393
447
653
611
785
621
413
533
608
921
853
1,094
923
538
741
863
1,338
1,225
1,552
1,312
768
988
1,145
1,868
1,660
2,072
Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,877
403
1,823
348
278
327
467
360
413
656
453
588
980
603
813
1,428
812
1,074
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by
selected characteristics, 2009 annual averages — Continued
Characteristic
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,460
1,190
812
378
$371
494
483
559
$487
666
618
856
$ 655
987
898
1,152
$ 953
1,486
1,372
1,782
$1,247
2,015
1,891
2,321
Black or African American women
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,802
364
1,720
2,052
1,665
1,117
548
322
247
303
329
484
446
583
416
304
374
418
647
605
752
600
391
497
581
886
832
1,040
879
483
659
787
1,235
1,150
1,447
1,227
625
888
1,037
1,681
1,546
1,901
Asian, total
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,642
326
734
755
2,828
1,624
1,205
383
265
303
365
533
491
660
578
340
413
492
782
713
950
907
421
592
712
1,168
1,017
1,400
1,420
618
820
1,012
1,723
1,496
1,909
1,979
842
1,157
1,383
2,305
1,942
2,728
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,917
3,942
3,959
2,835
2,180
1,568
612
305
281
308
355
471
444
543
396
329
397
482
663
622
894
576
421
555
658
985
892
1,260
858
584
782
941
1,461
1,317
1,881
1,311
771
1,100
1,357
2,135
1,908
2,521
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,087
2,844
2,539
1,535
1,170
820
350
318
291
325
381
487
477
524
413
358
419
515
727
676
937
598
469
594
729
1,106
998
1,397
902
619
849
1,062
1,701
1,516
1,991
1,398
821
1,202
1,467
2,505
2,309
2,915
Hispanic or Latino women
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,829
1,098
1,420
1,300
1,010
748
262
291
254
289
335
434
407
571
366
297
361
441
624
590
831
529
355
495
592
884
806
1,152
775
460
681
804
1,266
1,123
1,551
1,155
583
919
1,113
1,762
1,585
2,108
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent
earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of
the ninth decile. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons
whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.