For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, January 22, 2014
USDL-14-0094
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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
FOURTH QUARTER 2013
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 104.8 million full-time wage and salary workers were $786 in
the fourth quarter of 2013 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
This was 1.4 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.2 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 $782 in the fourth quarter of 2013, little
changed from the previous quarter ($778). (See table 1.)

On a not seasonally adjusted basis, median weekly earnings were $786 in the fourth quarter of
2013. Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $713, or 82.0
percent of the $869 median for men. (See table 2.)

The women's-to-men's earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 81.3
percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with black (96.1 percent), Asian (77.7
percent), and Hispanic women (89.4 percent). (See table 2.)

Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for black men working at
full-time jobs were $646 per week, or 72.1 percent of the median for white men ($896). The
difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($621) were 85.3 percent
of those for white women ($728). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time
($576) were lower than those of blacks ($632), whites ($813), and Asians ($916). (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 ($1,048). Among women, usual weekly earnings were
highest for those age 35 to 64; weekly earnings were $775 for women age 35 to 44, $767 for
women age 45 to 54, and $789 for women age 55 to 64. Workers age 16 to 24 had the lowest
median weekly earnings, at $474. (See table 3.)

Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management,
professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,367 for men
and $992 for women. Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least, $546 and $452,
respectively. (See table 4.)

By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
had median weekly earnings of $468, compared with $648 for high school graduates (no college)
and $1,219 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 $3,469 or more per week, compared with $2,417 or more for their female
counterparts. (See table 5.) Annual Averages for 2012 and 2013
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 2012 and 2013 annual averages of
median weekly earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2013 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 2009 were subject to revision.
The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2014, scheduled for release on
April 17, 2014, 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 2009 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 (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau
using 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-fourth of the CPS monthly sample and are limited
to wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers, both
incorporated and unincorporated, are excluded from CPS
earnings estimates.
Material in this news release is in the public domain and
may be used without permission. This information is
available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.
Voice telephone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service:
(800) 877-8339.
Definitions
The principal definitions used in connection with the
earnings data in this news release are described briefly
below.
Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before
taxes and other deductions and include any overtime pay,
commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the
case of multiple jobholders). Prior to 1994, respondents were
asked how much they usually earned per week. Since
January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the
easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly,
biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, or 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
determined by each respondent’s own understanding of the
term. If the respondent asks for a definition of "usual,"
interviewers are instructed to define the term as more than
half the weeks worked during the past 4 or 5 months.
Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The
median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the midpoint
in a given earnings distribution, with half of workers having
earnings above the median and the other half 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 BLS procedure for estimating the median of an
earnings distribution places each reported or calculated
weekly earnings value into a $50-wide interval that is
centered around a multiple of $50. The median is calculated
through the linear interpolation of the interval in which the
median lies.
Changes over time 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 as follows: (1) there could be a change
in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the
median of 16- to 24-year-olds and the median earnings of
those 25 years and over may rise, but if the lower earning 16to-24 age 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 change
could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at
rounded values, such as $400 or $500. 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.
Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars
to constant (1982-84) dollars.
Wage and salary workers. These are 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, it excludes all self-employed persons, both
those with incorporated businesses and those with
unincorporated businesses.
Full-time workers. For the purpose of producing
estimates of earnings, workers who usually work 35 hours or
more per week at their sole or principal job are defined as
working full time.
Part-time workers. For the purpose of producing
estimates of earnings, workers who usually work fewer than
35 hours per week at their sole or principal job are defined as
working part time.
Race. In the survey process, race is determined by the
household respondent. In accordance with the Office of
Management and Budget guidelines, white, black or African
American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders are terms used to
describe a person’s race. Estimates for the latter two race
groups and persons who selected more than one race are not
included in this release due to insufficient sample size.
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. This refers to people who
identified themselves in the survey process as being of
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. People whose ethnicity
is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
Additional information about the reliability of data
from the CPS is available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
Seasonal adjustment
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 component of this difference that occurs
because samples differ by chance is known as sampling
error, and its 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 error 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, and errors made in the collection or processing
of the data.
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-to-quarter
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 website 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
$
2004
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101,658
57,289
44,369
646
720
577
337
376
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,786
107,046
106,136
105,617
60,378
59,586
59,273
58,511
47,408
47,460
46,863
47,106
713
722
724
727
783
802
802
806
633
636
637
647
335
335
331
340
368
372
367
377
298
295
291
302
2009
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101,683
99,996
99,050
98,555
56,302
55,233
54,481
54,410
45,381
44,763
44,569
44,145
732
737
742
747
815
818
820
823
645
652
664
666
344
345
345
344
383
383
381
379
304
305
309
307
2010
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98,151
99,616
100,407
99,939
54,104
55,042
55,613
55,469
44,047
44,574
44,793
44,470
748
743
745
750
836
813
822
826
662
670
670
676
344
342
342
341
384
374
377
376
304
309
307
308
2011
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,691
100,376
100,477
101,287
55,339
55,855
56,042
56,646
44,352
44,521
44,435
44,641
750
754
758
761
821
828
837
838
679
687
682
686
338
336
335
335
370
369
370
369
306
306
301
302
2012
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102,194
102,543
102,615
103,644
57,114
57,113
57,216
57,709
45,080
45,430
45,399
45,935
765
772
764
772
841
867
838
868
693
686
693
690
335
337
332
334
369
379
364
375
304
300
301
299
2013
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103,960
103,981
104,497
104,620
57,909
57,969
58,124
57,988
46,051
46,013
46,373
46,632
770
776
778
782
860
862
859
862
700
705
706
712
332
334
333
334
371
371
368
368
301
304
302
304
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
2012
4th
2013
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................. .
103,819
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
2012
4th
2013
4th
2012
4th
2013
104,791
$775
$786
$336
$337
57,735
5,094
52,641
57,995
5,064
52,931
875
480
926
869
492
915
380
208
402
373
211
392
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46,084
3,916
42,168
46,796
4,058
42,738
692
422
725
713
449
746
300
183
315
306
192
320
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
82,536
46,876
35,660
82,953
46,927
36,026
802
895
712
813
896
728
348
388
309
348
384
312
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
12,445
5,841
6,604
12,402
5,846
6,556
615
680
594
632
646
621
267
295
258
271
277
266
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
5,857
3,385
2,472
6,206
3,419
2,788
910
1,051
752
916
1,019
792
395
456
326
393
437
340
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
16,217
9,868
6,349
16,949
10,407
6,542
571
599
519
576
594
531
248
260
225
247
255
228
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 2013 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)
104,791
9,121
968
8,153
95,669
74,790
25,296
24,438
25,055
20,880
17,289
3,591
$786
474
392
484
835
815
701
887
884
916
923
842
White
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82,953
7,340
75,613
58,378
17,235
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
57,995
5,064
583
4,480
52,931
41,619
14,252
13,793
13,574
11,312
9,260
2,051
$869
492
407
502
915
888
732
975
987
1,036
1,048
965
46,796
4,058
385
3,672
42,738
33,170
11,044
10,645
11,481
9,568
8,028
1,540
$713
449
370
461
746
739
668
775
767
776
789
698
813
482
864
840
949
46,927
4,155
42,772
33,210
9,562
896
500
945
909
1,094
36,026
3,185
32,841
25,168
7,673
728
459
761
754
788
12,402
997
11,405
9,229
2,176
632
391
658
651
715
5,846
479
5,367
4,372
995
646
400
674
669
728
6,556
518
6,038
4,857
1,180
621
384
645
635
708
Asian
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,206
403
5,803
4,746
1,057
916
500
959
991
863
3,419
239
3,180
2,629
551
1,019
567
1,070
1,120
914
2,788
164
2,623
2,117
506
792
430
835
850
778
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,949
2,103
14,845
12,886
1,960
576
419
602
598
638
10,407
1,289
9,118
7,917
1,201
594
431
618
611
698
6,542
814
5,728
4,968
759
531
407
574
575
542
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
2012
4th
2013
4th
2012
4th
2013
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41,759
17,137
24,622
14,643
23,358
9,699
13,659
10,120
749
5,238
4,133
13,939
7,656
6,283
42,429
17,144
25,284
14,969
23,035
9,401
13,634
10,193
690
5,193
4,311
14,164
7,535
6,629
$1,124
1,178
1,067
476
665
694
654
748
461
747
806
620
619
620
$1,145
1,202
1,108
489
666
713
644
745
445
762
790
619
617
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,436
9,267
11,168
7,086
9,338
5,672
3,665
9,713
554
5,133
4,025
11,162
5,686
5,476
20,451
9,259
11,192
7,476
9,162
5,413
3,750
9,718
539
5,101
4,079
11,186
5,514
5,672
1,340
1,366
1,309
550
801
838
749
756
487
749
805
676
692
655
1,367
1,391
1,354
546
766
833
691
757
466
765
796
676
700
647
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations........................................... .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations...................... .
Production occupations............................................................... .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,323
7,869
13,454
7,556
14,021
4,026
9,994
408
195
105
108
2,777
1,971
806
21,977
7,885
14,092
7,493
13,873
3,988
9,885
475
151
92
232
2,978
2,021
957
953
986
931
420
609
505
633
557
369
670
865
487
497
444
992
1,054
963
452
621
585
633
591
372
620
667
498
494
510
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 2013 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104,791
57,995
46,796
$376
394
351
$514
560
487
$786
869
713
$1,250
1,404
1,102
$1,899
2,102
1,591
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
82,953
46,927
36,026
382
401
358
525
581
493
813
896
728
1,287
1,437
1,128
1,919
2,207
1,624
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
12,402
5,846
6,556
331
344
324
450
466
436
632
646
621
953
974
920
1,430
1,532
1,347
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,206
3,419
2,788
390
401
380
558
612
515
916
1,019
792
1,526
1,703
1,270
2,154
2,308
1,883
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
16,949
10,407
6,542
320
335
303
402
416
379
576
594
531
868
898
805
1,354
1,437
1,255
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................................................ .
95,669
6,869
25,064
26,514
37,222
23,705
13,517
393
291
365
396
585
541
691
553
355
479
531
824
756
957
835
468
648
752
1,219
1,131
1,394
1,317
633
936
1,103
1,813
1,653
2,018
1,924
902
1,310
1,546
2,676
2,365
3,068
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52,931
4,733
14,947
13,764
19,487
12,599
6,888
414
305
397
422
623
591
759
597
384
516
602
925
854
1,138
915
499
732
858
1,433
1,313
1,648
1,467
697
1,031
1,236
2,024
1,893
2,401
2,208
968
1,447
1,757
2,921
2,725
3,469
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42,738
2,136
10,117
12,750
17,735
11,106
6,629
369
276
324
371
546
501
650
508
318
419
494
746
684
878
746
390
564
666
1,051
977
1,170
1,145
515
774
944
1,478
1,396
1,647
1,651
692
1,094
1,316
2,113
1,918
2,417
1
Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
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.
2
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
2012
4th
2013
4th
2012
4th
2013
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over................................................................ .
24,604
24,726
$235
$234
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
16 to 24 years....................................................................... .
25 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,573
3,698
4,874
8,847
3,746
5,102
225
173
273
223
182
270
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years....................................................................... .
25 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,031
4,616
11,415
15,879
4,735
11,144
241
168
281
240
177
271
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................................... .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
19,884
6,871
13,013
19,893
7,006
12,887
236
224
243
236
229
240
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
2,760
1,023
1,737
2,932
1,162
1,770
225
231
221
223
207
237
Asian.................................................................................... .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
1,116
366
750
1,124
421
703
263
232
281
247
227
256
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
3,953
1,589
2,365
3,992
1,586
2,406
234
231
236
229
237
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 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual
averages
Number of workers
(in thousands)
Characteristic
2012
2013
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982-84)
dollars
2012
2013
2012
2013
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................. .
102,749
104,262
$768
$776
$335
$333
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57,286
5,164
52,122
57,994
5,207
52,787
854
468
910
860
479
912
372
204
396
369
206
391
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45,462
3,866
41,597
46,268
4,041
42,228
691
416
727
706
423
740
301
181
317
303
182
318
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
81,779
46,672
35,108
82,672
47,053
35,619
792
879
710
802
884
722
345
383
309
344
380
310
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
12,230
5,756
6,474
12,439
5,851
6,588
621
665
599
629
664
606
271
289
261
270
285
260
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
5,790
3,231
2,560
6,073
3,376
2,698
920
1,055
770
942
1,059
819
401
459
335
404
455
352
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
16,302
9,887
6,414
16,859
10,325
6,534
568
592
521
578
594
541
247
258
227
248
255
232
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
2012
2013
2012
2013
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations........................................... .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations...................... .
Production occupations............................................................... .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,984
16,991
23,993
14,839
23,115
9,433
13,683
9,968
777
5,102
4,088
13,842
7,427
6,415
41,820
17,137
24,683
15,052
23,120
9,376
13,744
10,341
720
5,353
4,268
13,930
7,307
6,623
$1,108
1,171
1,053
485
655
689
643
740
435
740
808
624
627
621
$1,132
1,208
1,071
493
659
708
638
747
448
732
821
621
623
619
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,926
9,121
10,804
7,511
9,202
5,428
3,774
9,579
611
5,004
3,963
11,069
5,497
5,572
20,290
9,200
11,089
7,597
9,112
5,371
3,741
9,906
576
5,242
4,089
11,090
5,382
5,707
1,328
1,387
1,267
543
768
838
700
749
457
741
809
675
695
650
1,349
1,412
1,295
555
756
835
673
757
472
736
824
674
697
645
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations........................................... .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations...................... .
Production occupations............................................................... .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,059
7,869
13,189
7,328
13,914
4,005
9,909
389
166
98
125
2,773
1,930
843
21,530
7,937
13,594
7,456
14,008
4,005
10,003
434
144
112
179
2,840
1,925
916
951
993
928
435
610
521
629
550
377
723
757
493
496
487
973
1,049
944
452
615
566
628
578
368
654
710
498
498
497
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, 2013 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................................................ .
95,015
6,956
25,043
26,034
36,982
23,606
13,376
$392
293
361
397
578
529
680
$549
358
478
527
810
747
947
$827
472
651
748
1,194
1,108
1,389
$1,299
635
937
1,096
1,800
1,644
2,011
$1,917
906
1,322
1,537
2,612
2,326
2,983
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52,787
4,822
14,928
13,688
19,349
12,478
6,871
411
307
389
427
619
589
749
594
383
514
597
913
840
1,088
912
500
732
858
1,395
1,266
1,630
1,449
691
1,043
1,240
2,014
1,887
2,380
2,154
981
1,466
1,752
2,979
2,776
3,509
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42,228
2,133
10,115
12,346
17,633
11,128
6,505
371
276
328
374
529
492
635
507
320
421
489
737
677
870
740
400
573
657
1,043
959
1,188
1,131
524
769
918
1,495
1,389
1,686
1,646
703
1,066
1,267
2,104
1,920
2,321
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75,308
5,619
19,924
20,464
29,301
18,885
10,417
400
296
375
407
586
545
688
572
363
492
553
825
760
953
853
479
680
773
1,215
1,130
1,400
1,334
655
972
1,135
1,845
1,678
2,044
1,975
927
1,361
1,577
2,703
2,414
3,019
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42,793
4,035
12,155
11,022
15,581
10,209
5,372
419
310
400
443
635
601
756
609
386
539
617
929
860
1,107
935
505
763
893
1,416
1,317
1,652
1,473
705
1,084
1,282
2,086
1,904
2,421
2,232
1,000
1,498
1,804
3,024
2,884
3,828
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32,515
1,583
7,770
9,442
13,720
8,675
5,045
379
277
336
382
537
500
638
517
325
435
500
743
686
875
755
401
587
677
1,045
962
1,193
1,141
525
789
945
1,505
1,394
1,688
1,662
700
1,093
1,296
2,112
1,950
2,311
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,321
723
3,422
3,763
348
280
319
364
468
317
409
469
662
423
551
629
1,000
563
755
886
1,501
763
1,065
1,262
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, 2013 annual averages — Continued
Characteristic
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
Bachelor’s degree and higher2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only....................................... .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,412
2,249
1,163
500
468
610
705
654
835
997
928
1,165
1,462
1,350
1,599
2,009
1,875
2,424
Black or African American 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,329
403
1,803
1,677
1,446
993
452
372
285
338
393
524
506
612
490
328
441
498
736
702
905
700
456
601
680
1,045
964
1,279
1,047
595
825
979
1,572
1,486
1,889
1,582
868
1,164
1,428
2,143
1,959
3,047
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,992
320
1,619
2,087
1,966
1,256
711
333
269
307
338
482
438
608
445
308
384
440
677
620
799
631
391
508
596
964
886
1,116
957
521
673
802
1,367
1,273
1,485
1,397
715
942
1,152
1,897
1,734
2,260
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,702
339
942
938
3,483
1,944
1,539
404
280
337
395
577
501
725
595
340
431
521
872
748
1,033
976
433
596
744
1,333
1,160
1,541
1,579
590
876
1,069
1,895
1,724
2,115
2,280
768
1,176
1,511
2,693
2,292
2,998
Asian 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,159
177
515
518
1,949
1,019
931
425
302
346
429
607
529
780
650
381
451
585
968
845
1,162
1,117
463
629
835
1,491
1,332
1,734
1,775
656
967
1,193
2,047
1,884
2,305
2,500
800
1,305
1,669
2,908
2,624
3,279
Asian 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,543
163
427
420
1,534
925
608
385
254
324
377
526
484
643
538
309
417
488
765
692
915
856
405
551
671
1,138
1,040
1,287
1,357
521
748
901
1,657
1,482
1,881
1,905
736
1,084
1,300
2,268
1,924
2,521
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,764
4,051
4,533
3,376
2,805
1,963
842
327
291
334
371
475
437
615
415
349
419
481
698
632
856
604
438
591
678
1,004
934
1,266
919
593
820
987
1,557
1,424
1,846
1,417
807
1,151
1,405
2,243
2,021
2,521
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,021
341
427
621
965
1,515
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, 2013 annual averages — Continued
Characteristic
1
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,939
2,876
1,776
1,430
1,002
429
302
356
388
508
474
655
373
454
508
756
698
936
480
629
749
1,184
1,059
1,477
628
897
1,131
1,797
1,669
2,096
876
1,262
1,540
2,500
2,287
2,992
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,743
1,112
1,657
1,600
1,375
962
413
310
275
309
348
439
403
597
397
314
389
457
645
602
790
578
378
513
614
908
842
1,045
851
493
710
859
1,331
1,214
1,545
1,260
617
934
1,186
1,901
1,787
2,114
Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
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.
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