For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, January 20, 2011
USDL-11-0062
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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
FOURTH QUARTER 2010
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 100.1 million full-time wage and salary workers were $752 in
the fourth quarter of 2010 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
This was 0.5 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.3 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.) Data shown in this release are not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Highlights from fourth-quarter data are:

Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $751 in the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, $745. (See table 1.)

On a not seasonally adjusted basis, median weekly earnings were $752 in the fourth quarter
of 2010. Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $679, or 81.8
percent of the $830 median for men. (See table 2.)

The female-to-male earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 81.1 percent of their male counterparts, compared with black (96.2 percent), Asian (75.9 percent), and
Hispanic women (89.9 percent). (See table 2.)

Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for black men working
at full-time jobs were $629 per week or 73.4 percent of the median for white men ($857). The
difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($605) were 87.1 percent
of those for white women ($695). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time
($539) were lower than those of blacks ($614), whites ($772), and Asians ($828). (See table 2.)

Usual weekly earnings of full-time workers varied by age. Among men, those age 55 to 64 had
the highest median weekly earnings, $1,003. Usual weekly earnings were highest for women age
35 to 44 and age 55 to 64, $737 and $742, respectively. Among all full-time workers, usual
weekly earnings were lowest for those age 16 to 24 ($443). (See table 3.)

Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management, professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,267 for men and
$937 for women. Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least, $585 and $421,
respectively. (See table 4.)

By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
had median weekly earnings of $438, compared with $633 for high school graduates (no college) and $1,139 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 $3,383 or more per week, compared with $2,216 or more for their female
counterparts. (See table 5.)
Annual Averages for 2009 and 2010
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 2009 and 2010 annual average weekly
earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2010 annual average data for educational
attainment groups. (See tables 7, 8, and 9.) Annual average data on median usual earnings for men and
women by detailed occupational categories will appear in the January 2011 edition of Employment and
Earnings Online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm.
Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Usual Weekly Earnings Data
Seasonally adjusted median usual weekly earnings data shown in table 1 of this release have
been revised using updated seasonal adjustment factors from the Current Population Survey,
a procedure done at the end of each calendar year. The revisions directly affected the number
of full-time wage and salary workers and current dollar estimates of median weekly earnings;
estimates of constant (1982-84) dollar median weekly earnings were indirectly affected. Seasonally adjusted estimates back to the first quarter of 2006 were subject to revision.
The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2011, scheduled for release on
April 19, 2011, will incorporate revisions to the seasonally adjusted data for the median weekly
earnings in constant (1982-84) dollars. Seasonally adjusted constant (1982-84) dollar estimates
back to the first quarter of 2006 will be subject to revision due to annual revisions to seasonally adjusted data for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
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Technical Note
The estimates in this release were obtained from the
Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides 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 wage
and salary workers (both incorporated and unincorporated
self-employed are excluded). 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.
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.
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.
A full discussion of the reliability of data from the
Current Population Survey and information on estimating
standard errors is available on the BLS Web site at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
Definitions
The principal definitions used in connection with the
earnings series are described briefly below.
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 estimation 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, or $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.
Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35
hours or more per week at their sole or principal job.
Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer
than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job.
Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars
to constant (1982-84) dollars.
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.
Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor
force and other measures of labor market activity undergo
regularly occurring fluctuations. These recurring events
include seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and
the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such
seasonal variations can be very large.
Because seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can
be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation.
These adjustments make nonseasonal developments easier
to spot. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more
useful tool with which to analyze changes in quarter-toquarter activity.
At the end of each calendar year, the seasonally
adjusted data are revised for the past 5 years when the
seasonal adjustment factors are updated. More information
on seasonal adjustment is available on the BLS Web site at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa.
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages,
seasonally adjusted
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
Year and quarter
In constant (1982-84) dollars
Total
Men
Women
Total
$
Men
$
Women
$
Total
$
Men
$
Women
$
2001
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100,343
56,541
43,802
603
677
519
340
382
292
2002
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,924
100,286
100,183
99,895
56,096
56,640
56,390
56,224
43,829
43,646
43,793
43,670
607
608
608
610
677
678
679
683
525
524
531
540
341
339
337
336
380
378
376
376
295
292
294
298
2003
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100,136
100,255
100,139
100,628
56,079
56,013
56,178
56,607
44,057
44,242
43,961
44,021
615
619
621
623
689
692
697
702
546
551
554
560
335
338
337
337
376
378
378
379
297
301
300
302
2004
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100,905
101,135
101,148
101,658
56,848
56,914
56,931
57,289
44,057
44,221
44,217
44,369
629
642
635
646
705
715
712
720
562
576
574
577
337
341
335
337
378
380
376
376
301
306
303
302
2005
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102,091
103,201
104,310
104,605
57,710
58,099
58,843
58,967
44,381
45,101
45,467
45,638
647
647
651
658
723
714
723
730
580
584
588
588
336
334
331
332
376
369
368
368
302
301
299
296
2006
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104,708
105,798
107,041
106,847
58,960
59,831
60,060
60,140
45,748
45,966
46,981
46,707
662
663
678
681
737
732
755
748
594
597
603
607
332
329
334
337
370
364
372
370
298
296
297
300
2007
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,134
106,819
107,156
108,251
60,063
60,346
60,220
60,571
47,072
46,473
46,936
47,680
687
693
698
700
751
765
774
774
609
610
620
614
336
335
336
332
368
370
372
368
298
295
298
292
2008
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,740
107,061
106,088
105,711
60,328
59,588
59,246
58,601
47,412
47,473
46,841
47,109
712
723
724
727
782
801
803
807
633
637
636
646
335
335
331
340
368
372
367
378
297
296
291
302
2009
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101,612
100,033
98,949
98,702
56,231
55,246
54,425
54,534
45,381
44,787
44,525
44,168
731
737
742
747
814
817
820
825
645
655
663
665
344
345
345
345
383
383
381
380
303
307
308
307
2010
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98,071
99,674
100,242
100,132
54,026
55,062
55,524
55,620
44,044
44,612
44,718
44,512
747
744
745
751
834
813
822
829
662
674
668
675
343
342
342
342
383
374
377
378
304
310
306
307
NOTE: 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 selected characteristics,
quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Characteristic
4th
2009
4th
2010
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98,720
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982-84)
dollars
4th
2009
4th
2010
4th
2009
4th
2010
100,120
$748
$752
$346
$344
54,422
4,658
49,764
55,500
4,652
50,848
825
476
871
830
449
878
382
220
403
379
205
401
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,298
3,648
40,650
44,620
3,612
41,008
670
436
700
679
436
709
310
202
324
310
199
324
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
79,964
45,152
34,813
81,038
45,917
35,121
763
850
679
772
857
695
353
393
314
353
391
318
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,530
5,324
6,207
11,838
5,535
6,303
629
653
610
614
629
605
291
302
282
281
287
276
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
4,968
2,744
2,224
4,951
2,771
2,180
877
941
786
828
947
719
406
435
364
378
433
329
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
14,513
9,007
5,506
15,054
9,374
5,680
547
581
503
539
567
510
253
269
233
246
259
233
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 age, race, Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity, and sex, 4th quarter 2010 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)
100,120
8,264
933
7,331
91,856
73,801
24,330
24,108
25,363
18,055
15,277
2,778
$752
443
360
465
788
778
687
837
844
833
872
685
White
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
81,038
6,658
74,380
59,202
15,178
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
55,500
4,652
588
4,064
50,848
41,203
13,878
13,674
13,650
9,645
8,058
1,588
$ 830
449
377
476
878
858
706
917
955
980
1,003
768
44,620
3,612
345
3,267
41,008
32,598
10,451
10,434
11,713
8,410
7,220
1,190
$679
436
335
454
709
705
663
737
722
723
742
598
772
454
814
803
869
45,917
3,766
42,151
33,886
8,266
857
461
901
879
1,007
35,121
2,892
32,229
25,317
6,912
695
445
725
720
739
11,838
1,099
10,739
8,940
1,799
614
408
648
643
678
5,535
587
4,947
4,167
780
629
406
678
661
771
6,303
512
5,792
4,773
1,019
605
411
625
626
622
Asian
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
4,951
240
4,711
3,903
808
828
551
858
877
766
2,771
137
2,634
2,181
453
947
551
986
1,004
859
2,180
103
2,077
1,722
355
719
551
736
748
657
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
15,054
1,684
13,369
11,803
1,566
539
396
573
573
575
9,374
1,029
8,346
7,417
928
567
397
591
588
609
5,680
656
5,024
4,386
638
510
393
524
531
505
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 4. 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
2009
4th
2010
4th
2009
4th
2010
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
39,415
15,670
23,746
14,144
23,086
9,384
13,702
9,569
738
4,598
4,234
13,905
7,280
6,626
$1,036
1,115
994
482
633
662
623
742
414
737
811
612
617
605
$1,069
1,162
1,016
485
633
661
622
718
414
712
793
592
592
592
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
19,022
8,506
10,516
7,175
8,982
5,253
3,730
9,210
621
4,512
4,077
11,111
5,338
5,773
1,227
1,278
1,169
566
737
780
673
751
428
738
817
651
680
624
1,267
1,396
1,171
585
732
767
673
724
433
713
799
641
661
617
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,591
7,238
13,353
7,011
13,834
4,032
9,803
368
124
95
149
2,495
1,700
795
20,394
7,163
13,230
6,969
14,104
4,131
9,973
360
117
86
157
2,794
1,941
853
909
943
892
418
593
519
611
506
374
687
632
482
483
480
937
967
922
421
602
517
615
533
356
626
620
468
478
446
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by
selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2010 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................................................................ .
100,120
55,500
44,620
$354
372
336
$ 495
529
463
$ 752
830
679
$1,161
1,301
1,008
$1,820
1,972
1,495
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
81,038
45,917
35,121
358
375
339
506
551
477
772
857
695
1,193
1,346
1,029
1,866
2,002
1,518
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,838
5,535
6,303
329
338
323
421
443
412
614
629
605
912
963
860
1,357
1,447
1,252
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
4,951
2,771
2,180
376
399
333
514
583
477
828
947
719
1,364
1,551
1,172
2,104
2,300
1,873
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
15,054
9,374
5,680
297
303
289
377
386
359
539
567
510
805
837
762
1,223
1,277
1,112
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91,856
7,004
24,920
25,650
34,283
22,048
12,235
375
285
344
384
563
515
656
519
339
454
511
778
732
911
788
438
633
727
1,139
1,049
1,334
1,208
600
910
1,035
1,740
1,574
1,918
1,877
801
1,261
1,444
2,486
2,281
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50,848
4,788
14,817
13,175
18,068
11,743
6,325
393
297
374
425
599
574
711
578
362
502
588
873
818
1,036
878
479
718
846
1,331
1,196
1,559
1,363
644
1,010
1,174
1,920
1,834
2,312
2,019
876
1,416
1,637
2,896
2,519
3,383
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41,008
2,216
10,103
12,474
16,214
10,305
5,910
352
265
317
354
515
485
620
484
307
405
467
726
672
840
709
392
539
633
981
910
1,126
1,042
502
743
881
1,423
1,287
1,585
1,541
618
1,007
1,193
1,996
1,889
2,216
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 6. 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
2009
4th
2010
4th
2009
4th
2010
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over................................................................. .
24,548
24,409
$228
$226
Men, 16 years and over............................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
8,299
3,285
5,015
8,349
3,541
4,808
224
171
273
217
168
266
Women, 16 years and over........................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
16,249
4,623
11,625
16,061
4,620
11,440
230
165
266
232
164
267
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White..................................................................................... .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
20,685
6,859
13,826
20,225
6,768
13,457
227
221
231
228
217
235
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
2,351
877
1,474
2,519
924
1,595
225
244
214
211
211
212
Asian..................................................................................... .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
856
297
559
1,038
366
672
268
276
265
245
240
248
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
3,548
1,466
2,082
3,341
1,411
1,930
223
234
218
228
239
220
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 selected characteristics, annual
averages
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Characteristic
2009
2010
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982-84)
dollars
2009
2010
2009
2010
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,820
99,531
$739
$747
$345
$342
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55,108
5,014
50,094
55,059
4,770
50,289
819
458
873
824
443
874
382
214
407
378
203
401
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,712
3,943
40,769
44,472
3,782
40,691
657
424
687
669
422
704
306
198
320
307
194
323
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
80,873
45,730
35,144
80,656
45,685
34,971
757
845
669
765
850
684
353
394
312
351
390
313
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,713
5,386
6,327
11,658
5,376
6,283
601
621
582
611
633
592
280
289
271
280
290
271
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
4,923
2,727
2,196
4,946
2,753
2,193
880
952
779
855
936
773
410
444
363
392
429
355
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
14,624
9,150
5,474
14,837
9,239
5,598
541
569
509
535
560
508
252
265
237
245
257
233
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 8. 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
2009
2010
2009
2010
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
39,145
15,648
23,497
14,424
23,060
9,121
13,939
9,869
729
5,020
4,120
13,034
6,861
6,172
$1,044
1,138
994
470
624
665
612
719
416
718
781
605
610
599
$1,063
1,155
1,008
479
631
666
619
719
416
709
794
599
599
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
19,009
8,552
10,457
7,294
8,840
5,058
3,782
9,464
577
4,918
3,968
10,453
5,085
5,368
1,248
1,334
1,191
524
737
793
657
727
428
719
787
648
678
618
1,256
1,363
1,179
543
736
805
656
726
438
710
799
640
664
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,152
7,244
12,908
7,187
14,458
4,208
10,249
416
135
113
167
2,500
1,712
788
20,136
7,096
13,040
7,129
14,220
4,063
10,158
406
151
102
152
2,581
1,776
805
907
955
880
418
590
525
602
542
372
673
644
472
472
472
923
971
900
423
597
516
612
537
369
646
683
473
481
447
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by
selected characteristics, 2010 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90,979
7,153
25,200
24,896
33,731
21,593
12,138
$377
282
345
387
554
510
658
$ 520
342
453
518
773
725
918
$ 782
444
626
734
1,144
1,038
1,351
$1,203
605
901
1,037
1,732
1,551
1,911
$1,848
824
1,236
1,444
2,460
2,270
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50,289
4,832
14,751
12,878
17,828
11,428
6,400
397
295
378
427
594
553
705
577
370
502
593
871
807
1,030
874
486
710
845
1,330
1,188
1,552
1,357
661
1,001
1,169
1,915
1,810
2,285
2,004
898
1,381
1,608
2,888
2,519
3,291
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,691
2,321
10,449
12,018
15,903
10,164
5,738
351
252
318
356
515
485
621
484
308
405
476
717
655
845
704
388
543
638
986
909
1,158
1,041
502
739
889
1,427
1,291
1,619
1,535
633
997
1,203
1,922
1,830
2,213
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73,665
5,859
20,403
19,961
27,442
17,671
9,771
382
281
353
395
573
522
674
537
342
473
535
791
737
935
808
446
649
758
1,159
1,065
1,368
1,237
610
927
1,072
1,756
1,587
1,921
1,882
834
1,271
1,483
2,507
2,306
2,903
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41,711
4,110
12,194
10,616
14,790
9,622
5,168
404
294
386
446
608
575
729
591
368
520
613
897
835
1,059
899
488
736
877
1,354
1,231
1,578
1,389
665
1,027
1,208
1,963
1,867
2,307
2,076
899
1,428
1,649
2,908
2,675
3,468
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31,954
1,749
8,209
9,345
12,651
8,049
4,602
356
249
323
362
524
491
629
493
306
412
485
724
661
856
719
382
558
654
996
918
1,169
1,061
501
751
905
1,438
1,309
1,627
1,557
635
1,011
1,228
1,973
1,865
2,218
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,625
771
3,381
3,534
2,938
1,960
978
340
284
313
351
494
483
575
447
341
401
452
674
634
762
638
426
532
614
934
874
1,065
945
577
761
867
1,350
1,242
1,532
1,354
761
1,028
1,182
1,836
1,711
2,070
Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,876
423
1,738
359
301
336
479
375
428
665
466
593
991
624
849
1,460
862
1,107
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by
selected characteristics, 2010 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,525
1,189
795
394
$377
489
482
508
$493
678
646
815
$ 657
1,010
941
1,176
$ 942
1,508
1,417
1,730
$1,271
1,993
1,888
2,306
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,749
348
1,643
2,009
1,749
1,164
585
328
264
301
338
497
484
588
423
313
381
420
673
624
756
615
402
490
587
889
841
1,010
896
493
685
797
1,232
1,165
1,426
1,262
613
930
1,100
1,692
1,573
1,846
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,679
302
811
779
2,786
1,574
1,212
386
277
329
382
519
453
661
565
347
410
507
788
696
933
885
457
579
704
1,217
1,062
1,466
1,459
593
774
981
1,839
1,558
2,083
2,106
794
1,130
1,346
2,457
2,076
2,797
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13,164
3,906
4,044
2,885
2,330
1,684
647
306
278
312
360
438
418
523
395
330
396
487
642
607
841
571
414
543
660
949
860
1,241
848
560
770
932
1,451
1,307
1,843
1,301
736
1,117
1,316
2,128
1,906
2,724
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,189
2,811
2,602
1,540
1,236
881
355
317
289
329
388
480
467
562
407
351
416
528
694
647
896
590
443
590
731
1,065
977
1,387
897
596
842
1,027
1,645
1,488
2,178
1,400
783
1,215
1,468
2,501
2,277
3,242
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,975
1,095
1,442
1,345
1,094
803
291
293
247
295
334
409
396
508
372
299
362
439
606
578
769
527
364
490
601
849
771
1,126
773
467
653
797
1,252
1,112
1,575
1,154
594
889
1,102
1,770
1,571
2,063
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.