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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
FOURTH QUARTER 2014
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 107.4 million full-time wage and salary workers were $799 in
the fourth quarter of 2014 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
This was 1.7 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 news release are not
seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Highlights from the fourth-quarter data are:

Median weekly earnings were $799 in the fourth quarter of 2014. Women who usually worked
full time had median weekly earnings of $724, or 82.1 percent of the $882 median for men. (See
table 2.)

The women's-to-men's earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 81.4
percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with black (90.3 percent), Asian (77.4
percent), and Hispanic women (86.2 percent). (See table 2.)

Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for black men working at
full-time jobs were $667 per week, or 73.5 percent of the median for white men ($907). The
difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($602) were 81.6 percent
of those for white women ($738). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time
($600) were lower than those of blacks ($621), whites ($823), and Asians ($959). (See table 2.)

Usual weekly earnings of full-time workers varied by age. For men, those age 45 to 54 and age
55 to 64 had the highest median weekly earnings ($1,012 and $1,029, respectively). Weekly
earnings were highest for women age 35 to 64: weekly earnings were $784 for women age 35 to
44, $774 for women age 45 to 54, and $790 for women age 55 to 64. Workers age 16 to 24 had
the lowest median weekly earnings, at $493. (See table 3.)

Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management,
professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,366 for
men and $999 for women. Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least, $588
and $470, respectively. (See table 4.)

By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
had median weekly earnings of $491, compared with $664 for high school graduates (no
college) and $1,224 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 $3,508 or more per week, compared with $2,394 or more
for their female counterparts. (See table 5.)

Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $796 in the fourth quarter of 2014,
essentially unchanged from the previous quarter ($797). (See table 1.)
Annual Averages for 2013 and 2014
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this news release includes 2013 and 2014 annual averages
of median weekly earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2014 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 news 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 2010 were subject to
revision.
The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2015, scheduled for release on
April 21, 2015, 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 2010 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
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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 Islander 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
$
2005
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104,605
58,967
45,638
658
730
588
332
368
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
345
345
345
344
384
383
381
379
304
305
309
307
2010
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98,143
99,605
100,412
99,958
54,098
55,028
55,620
55,486
44,045
44,577
44,792
44,472
748
742
746
750
836
814
821
826
662
671
670
676
344
342
342
341
385
374
377
376
304
309
307
308
2011
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,682
100,352
100,488
101,315
55,337
55,822
56,060
56,667
44,345
44,530
44,428
44,648
750
754
759
761
821
830
836
838
679
687
681
686
338
336
336
335
370
369
370
369
306
306
301
302
2012
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102,184
102,504
102,630
103,685
57,118
57,057
57,245
57,735
45,066
45,448
45,385
45,950
764
772
765
772
841
870
836
868
693
687
693
691
335
337
333
334
369
380
364
375
304
300
301
299
2013
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103,950
103,929
104,512
104,673
57,919
57,891
58,162
58,019
46,031
46,038
46,350
46,654
768
777
777
783
860
865
856
862
699
706
706
712
331
335
333
334
371
373
366
368
301
304
302
304
2014
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105,639
106,320
106,889
107,264
58,728
59,445
59,661
59,975
46,911
46,875
47,228
47,289
790
782
797
796
866
861
880
875
716
715
722
723
336
330
335
336
368
363
370
369
304
302
304
305
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
2013
4th
2014
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................. .
104,791
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
2013
4th
2014
4th
2013
4th
2014
107,368
$786
$799
$337
$338
57,995
5,064
52,931
59,930
5,611
54,319
869
492
915
882
508
929
373
211
392
374
215
394
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46,796
4,058
42,738
47,438
4,144
43,294
713
449
746
724
469
756
306
192
320
306
198
320
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
82,953
46,927
36,026
84,596
48,355
36,241
813
896
728
823
907
738
348
384
312
349
384
313
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
12,402
5,846
6,556
13,209
6,300
6,909
632
646
621
621
667
602
271
277
266
263
282
255
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,206
3,419
2,788
6,111
3,314
2,797
916
1,019
792
959
1,067
826
393
437
340
406
452
350
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
16,949
10,407
6,542
17,870
11,081
6,789
576
594
531
600
631
544
247
255
228
254
267
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 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity, and sex, 4th quarter 2014 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)
107,368
9,755
1,150
8,605
97,613
75,993
26,188
24,559
25,245
21,620
17,882
3,738
$799
493
387
505
847
827
743
882
903
915
922
869
White
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84,596
7,599
76,997
59,201
17,796
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
59,930
5,611
718
4,893
54,319
42,537
14,825
14,051
13,662
11,782
9,730
2,052
$882
508
406
520
929
905
780
961
1,012
1,019
1,029
974
47,438
4,144
432
3,712
43,294
33,456
11,364
10,508
11,583
9,839
8,153
1,686
$724
469
358
483
756
749
685
784
774
784
790
753
823
499
876
855
943
48,355
4,447
43,908
33,966
9,943
907
519
960
925
1,058
36,241
3,153
33,089
25,235
7,853
738
465
773
768
792
13,209
1,347
11,862
9,547
2,315
621
448
662
634
769
6,300
724
5,576
4,528
1,047
667
427
716
696
833
6,909
622
6,286
5,019
1,268
602
475
620
608
739
Asian
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,111
344
5,767
4,694
1,072
959
582
992
1,015
894
3,314
162
3,152
2,591
560
1,067
691
1,096
1,140
935
2,797
182
2,615
2,103
512
826
522
875
894
786
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17,870
2,254
15,617
13,451
2,166
600
433
627
627
623
11,081
1,415
9,666
8,361
1,305
631
475
663
659
697
6,789
839
5,951
5,090
861
544
393
583
588
541
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
2013
4th
2014
4th
2013
4th
2014
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
43,551
17,990
25,562
15,066
23,334
9,451
13,883
10,882
788
5,827
4,266
14,536
7,560
6,976
$1,145
1,202
1,108
489
666
713
644
745
445
762
790
619
617
621
$1,152
1,241
1,099
508
648
678
635
771
455
786
814
654
655
651
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,451
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
20,991
9,520
11,471
7,550
9,347
5,451
3,897
10,496
663
5,703
4,129
11,546
5,549
5,997
1,367
1,391
1,354
546
766
833
691
757
466
765
796
676
700
647
1,366
1,435
1,320
588
753
804
692
776
470
786
815
700
718
680
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,977
7,885
14,092
7,493
13,873
3,988
9,885
475
151
92
232
2,978
2,021
957
22,560
8,469
14,091
7,516
13,987
4,001
9,986
386
125
124
137
2,989
2,011
978
992
1,054
963
452
621
585
633
591
372
620
667
498
494
510
999
1,084
967
470
605
523
622
572
390
790
797
516
511
534
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 2014 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,368
59,930
47,438
$378
396
356
$519
574
488
$799
882
724
$1,260
1,399
1,118
$1,907
2,144
1,642
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
84,596
48,355
36,241
384
406
359
540
591
497
823
907
738
1,292
1,433
1,136
1,923
2,214
1,654
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
13,209
6,300
6,909
337
335
339
437
439
435
621
667
602
984
1,043
927
1,493
1,577
1,406
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,111
3,314
2,797
405
440
380
598
655
541
959
1,067
826
1,559
1,738
1,403
2,304
2,507
1,933
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
17,870
11,081
6,789
328
343
302
410
431
384
600
631
544
888
935
794
1,400
1,487
1,259
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................................................ .
97,613
6,866
25,930
26,680
38,137
24,207
13,930
394
301
362
395
582
530
697
561
372
481
531
827
756
966
847
491
664
771
1,224
1,131
1,401
1,327
673
952
1,133
1,844
1,667
2,047
1,971
917
1,343
1,574
2,619
2,379
2,943
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54,319
4,907
15,525
14,190
19,697
12,756
6,941
417
319
394
431
621
587
752
608
391
529
609
927
855
1,101
929
518
756
885
1,407
1,272
1,655
1,460
735
1,071
1,264
2,077
1,898
2,400
2,257
992
1,488
1,762
2,923
2,690
3,508
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43,294
1,959
10,405
12,491
18,440
11,451
6,989
372
281
333
369
529
494
648
507
331
418
485
752
694
881
756
412
568
669
1,065
974
1,225
1,154
530
768
937
1,536
1,407
1,712
1,724
670
1,042
1,341
2,115
1,920
2,394
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
2013
4th
2014
4th
2013
4th
2014
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over................................................................ .
24,726
24,799
$234
$237
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .
16 to 24 years....................................................................... .
25 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,847
3,746
5,102
8,538
3,614
4,924
223
182
270
234
179
284
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years....................................................................... .
25 years and over.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15,879
4,735
11,144
16,260
4,780
11,480
240
177
271
239
172
274
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................................... .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
19,893
7,006
12,887
19,815
6,625
13,189
236
229
240
242
239
244
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
2,932
1,162
1,770
2,856
1,079
1,778
223
207
237
214
211
217
Asian.................................................................................... .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
1,124
421
703
1,327
506
821
247
227
256
246
249
245
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
3,992
1,586
2,406
4,129
1,669
2,460
229
237
225
236
256
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
2013
2014
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982-84)
dollars
2013
2014
2013
2014
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................. .
104,262
106,526
$776
$791
$333
$334
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57,994
5,207
52,787
59,450
5,493
53,957
860
479
912
871
493
922
369
206
391
368
208
389
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46,268
4,041
42,228
47,076
4,090
42,986
706
423
740
719
451
752
303
182
318
304
190
318
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
82,672
47,053
35,619
84,177
48,058
36,119
802
884
722
816
897
734
344
380
310
344
379
310
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
12,439
5,851
6,588
12,910
6,129
6,781
629
664
606
639
680
611
270
285
260
270
287
258
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,073
3,376
2,698
6,273
3,488
2,784
942
1,059
819
953
1,080
841
404
455
352
403
456
355
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
16,859
10,325
6,534
17,475
10,754
6,721
578
594
541
594
616
548
248
255
232
251
260
231
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
2013
2014
2013
2014
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41,820
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
43,016
17,561
25,455
15,019
23,402
9,626
13,776
10,763
776
5,756
4,231
14,326
7,481
6,845
$1,132
1,208
1,071
493
659
708
638
747
448
732
821
621
623
619
$1,137
1,227
1,078
505
666
705
651
756
429
756
821
642
646
637
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,290
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
20,758
9,385
11,373
7,622
9,251
5,411
3,840
10,346
625
5,635
4,085
11,474
5,546
5,927
1,349
1,412
1,295
555
756
835
673
757
472
736
824
674
697
645
1,346
1,416
1,286
583
766
841
701
764
457
757
824
689
711
664
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,530
7,937
13,594
7,456
14,008
4,005
10,003
434
144
112
179
2,840
1,925
916
22,258
8,176
14,082
7,398
14,151
4,215
9,936
417
151
121
146
2,852
1,935
918
973
1,049
944
452
615
566
628
578
368
654
710
498
498
497
981
1,056
948
461
620
570
637
509
375
691
725
504
502
510
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, 2014 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................................................ .
96,943
6,927
25,529
26,408
38,080
24,094
13,985
$396
301
367
398
580
529
688
$561
374
482
532
810
744
953
$839
488
668
761
1,193
1,101
1,386
$1,312
657
960
1,111
1,807
1,647
2,009
$1,921
887
1,355
1,560
2,619
2,368
2,974
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53,957
4,819
15,437
13,946
19,756
12,641
7,115
418
323
394
435
614
581
762
604
396
529
606
912
830
1,103
922
517
751
872
1,385
1,249
1,630
1,455
715
1,071
1,258
2,022
1,883
2,381
2,187
959
1,496
1,758
2,924
2,686
3,558
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42,986
2,107
10,093
12,462
18,324
11,453
6,871
376
279
334
375
532
496
633
509
328
420
486
743
686
856
752
409
578
661
1,049
965
1,185
1,144
523
782
935
1,524
1,408
1,672
1,672
666
1,074
1,287
2,114
1,931
2,336
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76,550
5,572
20,234
20,766
29,978
19,175
10,803
404
305
376
409
590
550
705
580
379
496
559
829
760
964
864
493
696
791
1,219
1,132
1,390
1,344
673
992
1,148
1,844
1,694
2,017
1,983
906
1,400
1,616
2,691
2,409
3,052
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43,614
3,990
12,538
11,280
15,805
10,316
5,489
430
331
403
461
628
594
777
619
402
555
631
937
857
1,121
950
522
777
909
1,416
1,287
1,642
1,486
723
1,109
1,308
2,087
1,902
2,410
2,235
977
1,536
1,823
3,011
2,724
3,721
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32,936
1,581
7,696
9,485
14,173
8,859
5,314
381
278
340
381
548
506
645
521
326
429
497
751
696
864
767
406
591
678
1,059
975
1,188
1,158
524
799
957
1,523
1,416
1,656
1,696
670
1,106
1,330
2,113
1,978
2,316
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,740
759
3,595
3,872
353
286
329
357
474
340
417
463
674
440
579
637
1,008
594
793
921
1,518
790
1,113
1,272
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, 2014 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,513
2,259
1,254
491
463
578
686
631
783
970
895
1,149
1,463
1,312
1,652
2,025
1,862
2,308
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,532
447
1,915
1,714
1,457
981
475
364
288
353
377
498
481
602
494
349
454
496
712
666
876
719
476
630
705
1,027
929
1,331
1,074
646
880
1,020
1,575
1,392
1,883
1,582
869
1,239
1,451
2,252
1,906
2,600
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,207
312
1,680
2,159
2,056
1,277
779
347
284
313
351
486
450
567
453
332
394
438
666
615
747
633
413
509
600
942
870
1,059
962
514
697
832
1,394
1,248
1,551
1,442
653
975
1,141
1,896
1,774
2,079
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,911
302
942
929
3,738
2,073
1,664
409
275
345
392
583
497
736
612
353
435
522
864
744
1,038
991
477
604
748
1,328
1,149
1,562
1,598
594
831
1,101
1,910
1,667
2,285
2,347
769
1,162
1,460
2,798
2,309
3,101
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,284
160
518
507
2,099
1,056
1,043
436
273
381
412
624
537
833
675
361
476
567
959
806
1,163
1,128
493
664
775
1,472
1,256
1,752
1,831
620
946
1,138
2,106
1,886
2,401
2,672
791
1,251
1,526
3,017
2,618
3,474
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,626
142
424
422
1,639
1,017
621
387
276
315
368
512
478
638
562
343
403
504
761
704
911
877
450
543
706
1,140
1,037
1,342
1,397
546
746
1,008
1,664
1,521
1,920
1,984
673
1,004
1,378
2,319
1,994
2,738
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15,341
4,027
4,695
3,579
3,040
2,160
879
338
300
340
377
488
463
622
426
366
422
492
692
634
860
619
466
595
689
1,007
937
1,235
928
617
827
981
1,555
1,439
1,886
1,441
800
1,161
1,436
2,265
1,992
2,896
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,427
356
457
652
979
1,525
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, 2014 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,944
2,983
1,945
1,555
1,126
429
320
362
403
510
491
666
388
464
542
740
676
982
497
637
780
1,161
1,045
1,507
667
893
1,124
1,765
1,590
2,291
856
1,238
1,571
2,604
2,278
3,637
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,914
1,083
1,713
1,633
1,484
1,034
451
317
277
315
347
475
436
587
402
321
390
443
656
607
791
581
390
517
604
907
852
1,049
860
497
716
841
1,351
1,227
1,548
1,279
629
968
1,161
1,883
1,733
2,051
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