Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not
seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982)
dollars
III III
2007 2008
III III III III
2007 2008 2007 2008
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over....................................... 108,272 107,194 $695 $720 $322 $317
Men, 16 years and over....................................... 61,150 60,170 767 796 356 350
16 to 24 years............................................. 7,042 6,439 430 446 199 196
25 years and over.......................................... 54,108 53,731 831 857 385 377
Women, 16 years and over..................................... 47,122 47,025 616 631 285 278
16 to 24 years............................................. 5,160 4,886 398 406 184 179
25 years and over.......................................... 41,963 42,139 654 666 303 293
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White........................................................ 87,258 86,600 713 739 331 325
Men........................................................ 50,520 49,727 784 816 363 359
Women...................................................... 36,738 36,873 630 649 292 286
Black or African American.................................... 13,229 12,878 578 589 268 259
Men........................................................ 6,320 6,085 618 646 286 284
Women...................................................... 6,909 6,793 534 530 247 233
Asian........................................................ 5,250 5,266 842 854 390 376
Men........................................................ 2,939 3,004 947 960 439 422
Women...................................................... 2,311 2,261 738 723 342 318
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................. 16,525 16,095 502 529 233 233
Men........................................................ 10,533 10,197 518 566 240 249
Women...................................................... 5,993 5,898 469 498 217 219
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.
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Last Modified Date: October 17, 2008
