For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Friday, January 22, 2016
USDL-16-0111
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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
FOURTH QUARTER 2015
Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 109.9 million full-time wage and salary workers were $825 in
the fourth quarter of 2015 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
This was 3.3 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 0.5 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 (CPS), 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 $825 in the fourth quarter of 2015. Women who usually worked
full time had median weekly earnings of $729, or 80.4 percent of the $907 median for men. (See
table 2.)

The women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 80.0
percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with 92.1 percent for black women, 80.1
percent for Asian women, and 83.9 percent for Hispanic women. (See table 2.)

Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for black men working at
full-time jobs were $674 per week, or 72.4 percent of the median for white men ($931). The
difference was less among women, as black women’s median earnings ($621) were 83.4 percent
of those for white women ($745). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics ($624) and blacks
($643) who worked full time were lower than those of whites ($847) and Asians ($1,091). (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, at $1,119. Weekly earnings were highest for women age 35
to 64: weekly earnings were $837 for women age 35 to 44, $797 for women age 45 to 54, and
$775 for women age 55 to 64. Workers age 16 to 24 had the lowest median weekly earnings, at
$502. (See table 3.)

Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management,
professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings, $1,423 for men
and $1,010 for women. Men and women employed in service occupations earned the least, $607
and $471, respectively. (See table 4.)

By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma
had median weekly earnings of $502, compared with $690 for high school graduates (no college)
and $1,245 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 $3,878 or more per week, compared with $2,486 or more for their female
counterparts. (See table 5.)

Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $820 in the fourth quarter of 2015, little
changed from the previous quarter ($811). (See table 1.)
Annual Averages for 2014 and 2015
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this news release includes 2014 and 2015 annual averages
of median weekly earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2015 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 2011 were subject to
revision.
The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2016, scheduled for release on
April 19, 2016, 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 2011 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:
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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
$
2006
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106,847
60,140
46,707
681
748
607
337
370
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
384
374
377
376
304
309
308
308
2011
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99,670
100,347
100,495
101,337
55,337
55,821
56,046
56,687
44,333
44,526
44,449
44,650
750
754
760
760
821
830
836
838
679
687
681
686
338
336
336
335
370
370
370
369
306
306
301
302
2012
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102,150
102,510
102,632
103,727
57,109
57,065
57,219
57,770
45,041
45,445
45,413
45,957
764
772
766
772
841
870
836
868
693
687
693
691
335
337
333
333
368
380
364
375
303
300
301
298
2013
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103,886
103,947
104,515
104,733
57,896
57,909
58,128
58,064
45,989
46,037
46,387
46,669
768
777
779
782
860
866
855
862
699
706
706
712
331
335
334
334
370
373
366
368
301
304
302
304
2014
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105,544
106,351
106,892
107,336
58,692
59,476
59,618
60,025
46,852
46,875
47,273
47,310
790
782
798
794
865
861
879
876
716
715
722
723
336
330
336
335
368
364
370
369
304
302
304
305
2015
1st Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd Quarter....................................... .
3rd Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th Quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108,377
108,597
109,459
109,894
60,386
60,409
61,073
61,119
47,991
48,188
48,386
48,776
801
804
811
820
887
891
898
901
723
726
728
728
341
339
341
345
377
376
377
379
308
306
306
306
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
2014
4th
2015
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................. .
107,368
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
2014
4th
2015
4th
2014
4th
2015
109,913
$799
$825
$338
$348
59,930
5,611
54,319
61,013
5,511
55,502
882
508
929
907
543
958
374
215
394
382
229
404
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47,438
4,144
43,294
48,900
4,304
44,596
724
469
756
729
453
764
306
198
320
307
191
322
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
84,596
48,355
36,241
86,103
48,944
37,159
823
907
738
847
931
745
349
384
313
357
393
314
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
13,209
6,300
6,909
13,698
6,486
7,212
621
667
602
643
674
621
263
282
255
271
284
262
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,111
3,314
2,797
6,567
3,628
2,939
959
1,067
826
1,091
1,178
943
406
452
350
460
496
398
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
17,870
11,081
6,789
18,272
11,127
7,145
600
631
544
624
679
570
254
267
230
263
286
240
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 2015 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)
109,913
9,815
1,079
8,736
100,098
77,377
26,693
25,064
25,620
22,721
18,525
4,196
$825
502
410
513
872
859
743
914
920
930
943
870
White
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86,103
7,639
78,464
59,956
18,507
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
61,013
5,511
601
4,910
55,502
43,162
15,025
14,209
13,928
12,340
10,004
2,336
$907
543
431
569
958
926
790
994
1,038
1,092
1,119
991
48,900
4,304
479
3,825
44,596
34,216
11,668
10,855
11,693
10,380
8,521
1,859
$729
453
389
464
764
764
695
837
797
768
775
710
847
508
892
876
962
48,944
4,375
44,569
34,286
10,283
931
550
986
950
1,144
37,159
3,264
33,895
25,670
8,225
745
457
782
780
789
13,698
1,382
12,317
9,862
2,455
643
462
672
663
702
6,486
725
5,762
4,673
1,089
674
500
709
703
726
7,212
657
6,555
5,189
1,366
621
427
647
641
680
Asian
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,567
353
6,214
4,921
1,293
1,091
610
1,121
1,124
1,101
3,628
184
3,444
2,735
709
1,178
612
1,240
1,247
1,200
2,939
168
2,770
2,186
584
943
602
960
966
930
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over.................................................. .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years................................................. .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18,272
2,094
16,178
13,857
2,321
624
473
661
666
641
11,127
1,260
9,867
8,485
1,381
679
506
705
701
730
7,145
834
6,311
5,372
940
570
423
596
604
552
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
2014
4th
2015
4th
2014
4th
2015
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
45,503
18,919
26,584
14,909
23,673
9,749
13,924
11,210
794
5,855
4,561
14,618
7,552
7,065
$1,152
1,241
1,099
508
648
678
635
771
455
786
814
654
655
651
$1,168
1,287
1,129
520
680
724
663
776
510
775
823
669
675
662
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,991
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
21,850
10,090
11,760
7,561
9,295
5,449
3,846
10,671
594
5,706
4,371
11,636
5,553
6,083
1,366
1,435
1,320
588
753
804
692
776
470
786
815
700
718
680
1,423
1,460
1,393
607
799
864
727
784
536
777
823
715
735
698
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22,560
8,469
14,091
7,516
13,987
4,001
9,986
386
125
124
137
2,989
2,011
978
23,653
8,829
14,824
7,348
14,378
4,300
10,078
539
200
149
191
2,982
2,000
982
999
1,084
967
470
605
523
622
572
390
790
797
516
511
534
1,010
1,097
970
471
626
567
646
598
469
729
823
502
523
468
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 2015 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109,913
61,013
48,900
$392
412
373
$539
592
496
$825
907
729
$1,330
1,464
1,144
$1,994
2,291
1,750
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
86,103
48,944
37,159
399
419
380
560
606
508
847
931
745
1,358
1,500
1,154
2,072
2,316
1,756
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
13,698
6,486
7,212
353
374
336
459
492
428
643
674
621
976
1,006
956
1,483
1,517
1,462
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,567
3,628
2,939
431
488
401
661
735
600
1,091
1,178
943
1,752
1,898
1,539
2,483
2,883
2,096
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
18,272
11,127
7,145
354
375
335
446
480
412
624
679
570
960
1,016
844
1,457
1,559
1,286
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................................................ .
100,098
6,906
25,726
26,740
40,726
25,478
15,248
408
316
380
407
588
550
679
579
390
492
545
839
765
969
872
502
690
757
1,245
1,143
1,445
1,390
690
986
1,138
1,892
1,758
2,138
2,088
1,005
1,411
1,620
2,800
2,491
3,202
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55,502
4,724
15,722
14,073
20,983
13,482
7,501
433
342
400
454
634
608
730
621
415
536
616
929
869
1,129
958
548
776
887
1,439
1,324
1,732
1,533
786
1,109
1,307
2,141
1,911
2,520
2,351
1,125
1,562
1,847
3,237
2,890
3,878
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,596
2,182
10,005
12,667
19,743
11,996
7,747
388
293
351
386
535
499
643
520
344
432
496
759
698
899
764
418
589
662
1,091
990
1,225
1,176
543
803
921
1,597
1,485
1,772
1,806
667
1,132
1,355
2,282
2,077
2,486
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
2014
4th
2015
4th
2014
4th
2015
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over................................................................ .
24,799
24,478
$237
$246
Men, 16 years and over.............................................................. .
16 to 24 years....................................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,538
3,614
4,924
8,342
3,617
4,725
234
179
284
241
190
290
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... .
16 to 24 years....................................................................... .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,260
4,780
11,480
16,135
4,744
11,391
239
172
274
249
190
283
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................................................... .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
19,815
6,625
13,189
19,281
6,372
12,909
242
239
244
249
241
254
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
2,856
1,079
1,778
3,092
1,148
1,945
214
211
217
230
243
224
Asian.................................................................................... .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
1,327
506
821
1,265
447
819
246
249
245
266
256
273
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................................... .
Women............................................................................... .
4,129
1,669
2,460
3,936
1,464
2,472
236
256
225
242
248
239
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
2014
2015
Median weekly earnings
In current dollars
In constant (1982-84)
dollars
2014
2015
2014
2015
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over............................................. .
106,526
109,080
$791
$809
$334
$341
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . ................................... .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59,450
5,493
53,957
60,746
5,476
55,270
871
493
922
895
510
947
368
208
389
377
215
400
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47,076
4,090
42,986
48,334
4,314
44,020
719
451
752
726
450
761
304
190
318
307
190
321
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
84,177
48,058
36,119
85,443
48,746
36,698
816
897
734
835
920
743
344
379
310
352
388
314
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
12,910
6,129
6,781
13,587
6,445
7,142
639
680
611
641
680
615
270
287
258
271
287
259
Asian................................................................. .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
6,273
3,488
2,784
6,638
3,684
2,954
953
1,080
841
993
1,129
877
403
456
355
419
476
370
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Men................................................................ .
Women............................................................ .
17,475
10,754
6,721
18,311
11,142
7,168
594
616
548
604
631
566
251
260
231
255
266
239
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
2014
2015
2014
2015
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
44,844
18,422
26,423
15,279
23,620
9,725
13,894
10,834
810
5,722
4,301
14,504
7,551
6,953
$1,137
1,227
1,078
505
666
705
651
756
429
756
821
642
646
637
$1,158
1,258
1,112
509
673
716
656
761
464
749
839
656
663
646
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,758
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
21,807
10,018
11,789
7,629
9,384
5,423
3,961
10,381
637
5,586
4,159
11,546
5,548
5,998
1,346
1,416
1,286
583
766
841
701
764
457
757
824
689
711
664
1,383
1,436
1,343
585
777
880
693
770
477
751
842
704
729
679
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22,258
8,176
14,082
7,398
14,151
4,215
9,936
417
151
121
146
2,852
1,935
918
23,038
8,404
14,634
7,650
14,236
4,303
9,933
453
174
137
143
2,958
2,003
955
981
1,056
948
461
620
570
637
509
375
691
725
504
502
510
996
1,073
963
463
627
578
646
580
437
704
761
512
519
494
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, 2015 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................................................ .
99,291
7,289
25,221
26,801
39,979
25,043
14,937
$402
312
374
400
588
554
679
$572
384
488
537
828
761
956
$860
493
678
762
1,230
1,137
1,403
$1,358
667
976
1,130
1,878
1,730
2,076
$2,016
941
1,395
1,592
2,711
2,471
3,080
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55,270
5,035
15,316
14,109
20,811
13,295
7,516
423
336
397
441
630
600
740
610
404
528
609
935
860
1,104
947
520
759
883
1,420
1,304
1,637
1,502
726
1,089
1,277
2,091
1,907
2,408
2,293
1,022
1,532
1,796
3,096
2,881
3,833
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,020
2,255
9,905
12,692
19,169
11,748
7,420
382
286
341
377
550
511
635
518
341
427
491
752
698
878
761
418
586
664
1,064
975
1,204
1,163
549
795
931
1,554
1,446
1,743
1,757
698
1,105
1,334
2,208
2,009
2,424
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77,819
5,868
19,737
21,010
31,204
19,682
11,522
413
317
384
414
603
576
704
589
388
503
567
844
775
966
885
498
706
792
1,245
1,154
1,410
1,385
682
1,012
1,164
1,888
1,757
2,087
2,084
972
1,450
1,654
2,792
2,516
3,099
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,372
4,213
12,224
11,430
16,505
10,727
5,778
440
339
409
468
662
623
757
630
408
560
633
952
887
1,123
974
524
792
916
1,448
1,345
1,661
1,533
738
1,137
1,336
2,120
1,924
2,480
2,316
1,041
1,579
1,867
3,160
2,900
3,858
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33,447
1,654
7,513
9,580
14,700
8,956
5,744
391
287
350
387
572
521
660
536
342
446
503
760
708
890
778
418
602
680
1,070
981
1,206
1,178
550
826
960
1,553
1,450
1,730
1,762
697
1,136
1,364
2,227
2,074
2,414
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, 2015 annual averages — Continued
Characteristic
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree only....................................... .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,265
733
3,720
4,006
3,806
2,446
1,360
359
291
335
356
502
492
535
480
355
416
465
682
641
770
682
448
578
642
1,010
948
1,160
1,031
589
788
909
1,527
1,426
1,744
1,550
788
1,102
1,289
2,107
1,904
2,490
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,798
408
2,055
1,740
1,595
1,081
514
380
308
362
382
515
498
591
502
381
466
501
710
638
870
722
492
614
715
1,103
1,002
1,304
1,110
642
877
1,022
1,581
1,506
1,903
1,587
816
1,201
1,427
2,312
2,076
2,902
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,467
325
1,665
2,266
2,211
1,365
846
343
279
317
336
493
487
506
451
332
388
433
668
642
739
651
406
511
601
961
914
1,091
974
517
707
829
1,454
1,350
1,595
1,501
666
920
1,160
1,972
1,886
2,221
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,261
349
975
924
4,013
2,255
1,758
413
300
346
394
587
526
711
618
367
439
527
886
767
1,060
1,031
475
611
750
1,351
1,170
1,572
1,705
624
880
1,128
1,923
1,768
2,297
2,404
977
1,268
1,605
2,883
2,312
3,362
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,477
182
542
477
2,276
1,193
1,082
444
309
360
408
631
578
765
686
383
480
580
973
862
1,159
1,157
495
654
825
1,495
1,316
1,745
1,884
697
974
1,212
2,155
1,898
2,408
2,743
1,232
1,438
1,785
3,101
2,594
3,796
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,784
167
433
447
1,737
1,062
675
393
289
329
385
533
495
640
575
352
416
501
777
712
931
902
443
577
681
1,162
1,070
1,361
1,446
582
758
988
1,758
1,559
1,997
2,087
718
1,060
1,467
2,323
2,081
2,884
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, 2015 annual averages — Continued
Characteristic
1
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile
First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,115
4,296
4,823
3,802
3,195
2,184
1,011
351
314
349
385
496
480
558
449
379
449
506
709
659
850
631
478
611
700
1,044
969
1,227
967
621
877
1,006
1,563
1,481
1,852
1,476
842
1,244
1,419
2,319
2,182
2,580
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelor’s degree and higher2.............................. .
Bachelor’s degree only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,812
3,072
3,047
2,070
1,623
1,144
478
369
334
377
410
517
507
568
477
395
488
561
747
706
946
674
502
678
796
1,167
1,068
1,424
1,018
672
957
1,146
1,818
1,639
2,106
1,548
905
1,361
1,553
2,515
2,382
3,442
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,303
1,223
1,776
1,732
1,572
1,040
532
329
287
322
359
470
444
544
417
339
402
473
665
610
801
593
410
532
618
958
893
1,106
881
524
719
839
1,403
1,324
1,542
1,340
649
998
1,151
2,020
1,912
2,183
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