For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 24, 2012
USDL-12-0092
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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
FOURTH QUARTER 2011
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 101.5 million full-time wage and salary workers were $764 in
the fourth quarter of 2011 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
This was 1.6 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 3.3 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 the fourth-quarter data are:

Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $762 in the fourth quarter of 2011, little
changed from the previous quarter ($758). (See table 1.)

On a not seasonally adjusted basis, median weekly earnings were $764 in the fourth quarter of
2011. Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $688, or 81.6
percent of the $843 median for men. (See table 2.)

The female-to-male earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 81.4
percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with black (91.1 percent), Asian (80.3
percent), and Hispanic women (90.4 percent). (See table 2.)

Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for black men working at
full-time jobs were $660 per week, or 75.8 percent of the median for white men ($871). The
difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($601) were 84.8 percent
of those for white women ($709). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time
($537) were lower than those of blacks ($621), whites ($786), and Asians ($880). (See table 2.)

Usual weekly earnings of full-time workers varied by age. Among men, those age 45 to 54 and
55 to 64 had the highest median weekly earnings—$993 and $1,029, respectively. Usual weekly
earnings were highest for women age 35 to 64; weekly earnings were $737 for women age 35 to
44, $757 for women age 45 to 54, and $742 for women age 55 to 64. Workers age 16 to 24 had
the lowest median weekly earnings, at $447. (See table 3.)

Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management,
professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,274 for men
and $946 for women. Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least, $578 and $440,
respectively. (See table 4.)

By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
had median weekly earnings of $444, compared with $641 for high school graduates (no college)
and $1,158 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 $3,146 or more per week, compared with $2,303 or more for their female
counterparts. (See table 5.)
Annual Averages for 2010 and 2011
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 2010 and 2011 annual averages of
median weekly earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2011 annual average data
for educational attainment groups. (See tables 7, 8, and 9.) Annual average data on median usual weekly
earnings for men and women by detailed occupational categories will be posted online at
www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm when they become available.
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 2007 were subject to revision.
The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2012, scheduled for release on
April 17, 2012, 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 2007 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
eligible households, with coverage in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia. The earnings data are collected from
one-quarter 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 that 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
that 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
$
2002
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,895
56,224
43,670
610
683
540
336
376
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,176
106,827
107,156
108,178
60,105
60,351
60,216
60,508
47,070
46,476
46,940
47,670
687
693
698
700
752
765
774
774
610
610
621
615
336
335
336
332
368
370
372
368
298
295
298
292
2008
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,819
107,051
106,114
105,585
60,401
59,581
59,259
58,499
47,418
47,469
46,856
47,087
713
722
724
727
783
801
802
807
633
636
637
647
335
335
331
340
368
372
367
378
298
295
291
303
2009
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101,734
100,002
99,004
98,535
56,339
55,226
54,451
54,405
45,395
44,776
44,553
44,130
731
737
742
747
815
816
820
824
645
652
664
666
344
345
345
345
384
382
381
380
304
306
308
307
2010
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98,223
99,621
100,333
99,927
54,156
55,030
55,569
55,468
44,067
44,591
44,765
44,459
747
743
745
751
836
812
821
828
662
671
670
675
343
342
342
342
384
374
377
377
304
309
307
308
2011
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,788
100,377
100,369
101,294
55,407
55,839
55,981
56,652
44,380
44,539
44,388
44,642
749
756
758
762
820
828
835
841
680
688
681
685
337
337
335
336
369
369
369
371
306
306
301
302
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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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
2010
4th
2011
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100,120
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
2010
4th
2011
4th
2010
4th
2011
101,458
$752
$764
$344
$338
55,500
4,652
50,848
56,678
4,943
51,735
830
449
878
843
466
893
379
205
401
373
206
395
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,620
3,612
41,008
44,779
3,787
40,993
679
436
709
688
420
724
310
199
324
304
186
320
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
81,038
45,917
35,121
82,124
46,881
35,242
772
857
695
786
871
709
353
391
318
348
385
314
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,838
5,535
6,303
11,718
5,533
6,185
614
629
605
621
660
601
281
287
276
275
292
266
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
4,951
2,771
2,180
5,271
2,929
2,341
828
947
719
880
960
771
378
433
329
389
425
341
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
15,054
9,374
5,680
15,222
9,542
5,680
539
567
510
537
562
508
246
259
233
238
248
225
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 2011 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)
101,458
8,730
964
7,766
92,728
73,756
24,581
24,012
25,163
18,972
15,901
3,071
$764
447
346
467
805
792
687
844
885
861
885
749
White
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
82,124
7,049
75,075
59,174
15,901
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
56,678
4,943
550
4,393
51,735
41,580
14,209
13,746
13,624
10,155
8,440
1,715
$ 843
466
367
483
893
869
715
943
993
1,005
1,029
894
44,779
3,787
414
3,373
40,993
32,176
10,371
10,266
11,539
8,816
7,460
1,356
$688
420
318
445
724
721
655
737
757
730
742
659
786
456
833
819
896
46,881
4,071
42,811
34,141
8,670
871
475
919
893
1,040
35,242
2,978
32,264
25,033
7,231
709
426
740
737
749
11,718
1,060
10,658
8,768
1,890
621
391
655
652
662
5,533
519
5,014
4,177
837
660
413
698
690
734
6,185
541
5,644
4,590
1,053
601
368
621
621
620
Asian
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
5,271
266
5,004
4,128
877
880
504
908
933
808
2,929
146
2,784
2,312
471
960
509
983
1,011
910
2,341
121
2,221
1,816
405
771
493
803
830
731
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over.............................................. .
15,222
1,926
13,295
11,605
1,691
537
405
573
573
576
9,542
1,222
8,320
7,338
982
562
415
589
583
645
5,680
705
4,975
4,267
708
508
370
528
543
494
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
2010
4th
2011
4th
2010
4th
2011
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39,415
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
40,227
16,261
23,966
14,675
22,917
9,357
13,559
10,004
724
5,027
4,253
13,636
7,316
6,320
$1,069
1,162
1,016
485
633
661
622
718
414
712
793
592
592
592
$1,098
1,162
1,036
496
639
674
624
747
416
725
823
608
596
621
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,022
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
19,585
8,920
10,665
7,633
8,976
5,317
3,660
9,611
592
4,917
4,103
10,873
5,420
5,453
1,267
1,396
1,171
585
732
767
673
724
433
713
799
641
661
617
1,274
1,369
1,226
578
740
802
663
755
416
726
830
654
664
644
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,394
7,163
13,230
6,969
14,104
4,131
9,973
360
117
86
157
2,794
1,941
853
20,642
7,341
13,301
7,042
13,940
4,040
9,900
392
132
110
150
2,763
1,896
867
937
967
922
421
602
517
615
533
356
626
620
468
478
446
946
993
925
440
605
554
618
548
422
671
697
474
464
502
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 2011 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................................................................ .
101,458
56,678
44,779
$357
376
337
$ 502
535
472
$ 764
843
688
$1,194
1,336
1,039
$1,839
1,976
1,538
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
82,124
46,881
35,242
364
382
343
515
559
480
786
871
709
1,225
1,358
1,066
1,869
2,002
1,553
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,718
5,533
6,185
329
346
315
427
438
419
621
660
601
907
953
869
1,405
1,536
1,294
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
5,271
2,929
2,341
381
387
374
553
594
516
880
960
771
1,429
1,608
1,269
2,018
2,295
1,847
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
15,222
9,542
5,680
303
314
289
381
393
360
537
562
508
829
878
767
1,330
1,422
1,159
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92,728
7,156
24,910
25,616
35,046
22,299
12,746
379
288
345
390
572
517
671
533
348
463
529
787
742
922
805
444
641
744
1,158
1,071
1,351
1,245
602
928
1,075
1,756
1,577
1,942
1,881
838
1,276
1,495
2,484
2,291
2,881
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51,735
4,881
14,864
13,410
18,580
11,961
6,619
396
302
371
423
617
591
727
585
372
505
598
885
827
1,058
893
482
723
855
1,341
1,210
1,596
1,387
651
1,037
1,214
1,919
1,841
2,285
2,034
927
1,440
1,686
2,894
2,580
3,146
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,993
2,276
10,045
12,206
16,466
10,338
6,128
358
266
321
364
518
481
628
496
311
408
486
731
661
836
724
394
562
648
1,005
933
1,154
1,089
502
757
912
1,463
1,346
1,681
1,572
640
1,035
1,248
2,048
1,854
2,303
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
2010
4th
2011
4th
2010
4th
2011
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over................................................................. .
24,409
24,652
$226
$233
Men, 16 years and over............................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
8,349
3,541
4,808
8,744
3,757
4,987
217
168
266
226
176
271
Women, 16 years and over........................................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
16,061
4,620
11,440
15,909
4,460
11,448
232
164
267
237
168
271
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White..................................................................................... .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
20,225
6,768
13,457
20,272
7,070
13,203
228
217
235
233
223
239
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
2,519
924
1,595
2,795
1,086
1,709
211
211
212
226
232
222
Asian..................................................................................... .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
1,038
366
672
899
334
565
245
240
248
262
258
266
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men.................................................................................... .
Women................................................................................ .
3,341
1,411
1,930
3,720
1,660
2,061
228
239
220
223
227
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 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual
averages
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Characteristic
2010
2011
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982-84)
dollars
2010
2011
2010
2011
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,531
100,457
$747
$756
$342
$336
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55,059
4,770
50,289
55,971
4,951
51,020
824
443
874
832
455
886
378
203
401
370
202
394
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years..................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,472
3,782
40,691
44,486
3,772
40,714
669
422
704
684
421
718
307
194
323
304
187
319
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................. .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
80,656
45,685
34,971
81,336
46,360
34,976
765
850
684
775
856
703
351
390
313
344
381
313
Black or African American.......................................... .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
11,658
5,376
6,283
11,604
5,414
6,191
611
633
592
615
653
595
280
290
271
274
290
264
Asian..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
4,946
2,753
2,193
5,197
2,912
2,284
855
936
773
866
970
751
392
429
355
385
431
334
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................. .
Women............................................................. .
14,837
9,239
5,598
15,147
9,448
5,700
535
560
508
549
571
518
245
257
233
244
254
230
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
2010
2011
2010
2011
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39,145
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
39,791
16,061
23,730
14,378
22,989
9,294
13,695
9,965
775
5,031
4,159
13,333
7,058
6,275
$1,063
1,155
1,008
479
631
666
619
719
416
709
794
599
599
599
$1,082
1,160
1,029
486
638
670
623
732
430
717
806
609
605
614
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,009
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
19,267
8,676
10,592
7,387
9,012
5,225
3,787
9,574
625
4,937
4,013
10,730
5,241
5,489
1,256
1,363
1,179
543
736
805
656
726
438
710
799
640
664
618
1,269
1,370
1,211
551
738
804
668
740
445
718
807
651
667
634
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,136
7,096
13,040
7,129
14,220
4,063
10,158
406
151
102
152
2,581
1,776
805
20,524
7,386
13,139
6,991
13,977
4,069
9,908
391
150
95
146
2,603
1,817
786
923
971
900
423
597
516
612
537
369
646
683
473
481
447
941
977
919
433
602
549
615
515
371
612
751
485
483
490
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, 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91,733
7,019
25,157
25,205
34,353
21,834
12,520
$380
288
349
387
571
518
663
$ 528
346
464
519
783
734
924
$ 797
451
638
739
1,150
1,053
1,346
$1,228
616
919
1,063
1,743
1,561
1,922
$1,867
862
1,266
1,476
2,475
2,215
2,886
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51,020
4,794
14,937
13,156
18,132
11,634
6,498
399
299
381
420
607
580
718
581
368
508
589
888
819
1,045
886
488
720
840
1,332
1,199
1,569
1,371
674
1,023
1,195
1,913
1,806
2,276
2,009
950
1,419
1,645
2,882
2,499
3,232
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,714
2,225
10,220
12,048
16,221
10,200
6,021
358
269
322
360
524
490
622
493
316
409
479
726
664
842
718
395
554
645
998
930
1,154
1,070
516
748
913
1,443
1,320
1,656
1,556
677
1,015
1,237
2,001
1,851
2,310
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74,220
5,800
20,291
20,266
27,863
17,833
10,030
387
290
360
396
580
529
677
548
350
482
537
803
746
937
825
458
663
762
1,165
1,082
1,359
1,256
629
954
1,104
1,760
1,601
1,973
1,887
881
1,315
1,519
2,499
2,284
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42,220
4,081
12,308
10,879
14,952
9,733
5,219
406
301
390
438
615
587
733
594
371
525
606
905
839
1,064
909
494
745
873
1,353
1,234
1,604
1,404
687
1,060
1,232
1,924
1,854
2,297
2,062
964
1,463
1,678
2,895
2,523
3,350
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32,000
1,719
7,983
9,387
12,911
8,101
4,811
365
272
328
368
535
496
632
503
317
420
488
735
674
856
736
394
572
665
1,011
939
1,163
1,098
514
766
937
1,455
1,340
1,655
1,573
685
1,046
1,268
2,010
1,872
2,309
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,583
709
3,397
3,496
2,981
1,966
1,016
340
266
315
353
494
473
572
451
320
399
458
695
656
767
643
416
538
616
958
912
1,074
955
563
746
862
1,381
1,242
1,639
1,406
720
1,039
1,200
1,975
1,817
2,294
Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,913
399
1,791
357
280
335
478
342
425
689
447
598
1,015
595
819
1,482
812
1,152
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, 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,509
1,214
827
388
374
502
494
520
491
725
708
787
687
1,027
979
1,174
964
1,528
1,364
1,834
1,344
2,127
1,921
2,575
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,670
310
1,606
1,987
1,767
1,139
628
329
246
298
341
489
451
590
429
305
377
433
676
625
761
613
385
493
589
915
843
1,024
895
513
657
791
1,262
1,159
1,524
1,324
633
879
1,085
1,860
1,648
2,096
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,903
313
892
783
2,915
1,637
1,278
390
284
326
369
575
502
679
566
349
413
497
802
718
959
901
448
564
711
1,224
1,062
1,461
1,444
563
783
1,006
1,840
1,546
2,009
2,090
717
1,117
1,365
2,483
2,117
2,878
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13,299
3,889
4,130
3,042
2,239
1,552
686
313
286
323
355
481
438
585
401
335
407
483
692
643
825
582
419
568
663
1,000
947
1,178
891
575
810
952
1,457
1,340
1,804
1,339
777
1,137
1,385
1,981
1,807
2,513
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,239
2,800
2,602
1,666
1,172
829
343
322
294
341
377
488
460
606
412
351
435
516
746
705
888
600
450
606
737
1,114
1,035
1,394
932
609
901
1,061
1,627
1,456
1,977
1,412
820
1,211
1,525
2,280
1,919
2,918
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,060
1,089
1,527
1,377
1,067
724
344
301
260
302
338
472
424
567
384
308
377
446
650
615
766
543
377
501
600
922
862
1,078
813
483
681
837
1,300
1,173
1,538
1,201
621
927
1,160
1,769
1,591
2,094
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.