HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

41. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

Characteristic

2002 2003

Total

Members

of

unions1

Represented

 by

unions2

Nonunion Total

Members

of

unions1

Represented

 by

unions2

Nonunion

AGE AND SEX

 Total, 16 years and over .............................................. $608 $738 $733 $587 $620 $760 $755 $599

 16 to 24 years ............................................................. 381 497 495 374 387 497 494 381

 25 years and over ....................................................... 646 752 747 622 662 774 770 636

 25 to 34 years ............................................................ 591 677 668 578 594 707 701 580

 35 to 44 years ............................................................ 668 758 753 647 687 787 783 665

 45 to 54 years ............................................................ 706 788 787 674 723 812 807 695

 55 to 64 years ............................................................ 674 785 783 641 708 797 798 678

 65 years and over ...................................................... 502 590 592 485 516 619 624 504

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................. 679 780 775 652 695 805 802 667

 16 to 24 years ............................................................ 391 497 495 385 398 498 493 392

 25 years and over ...................................................... 732 796 793 713 744 821 821 724

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 627 718 708 615 628 737 732 613

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 759 811 807 747 775 841 839 759

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 807 832 832 794 834 865 865 822

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 802 834 836 784 827 834 842 821

 65 years and over ..................................................... 583 612 614 575 612 713 720 603

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................ 529 666 662 509 552 696 691 523

 16 to 24 years ............................................................ 367 496 495 361 371 495 494 366

 25 years and over ...................................................... 568 678 673 540 584 709 704 562

 25 to 34 years ........................................................... 530 621 617 516 546 661 657 525

 35 to 44 years ........................................................... 571 672 668 546 590 706 703 574

 45 to 54 years ........................................................... 602 728 723 580 609 736 731 589

 55 to 64 years ........................................................... 574 709 709 542 601 748 743 576

 65 years and over ..................................................... 430 542 543 415 435 517 531 422

RACE, SEX, AND HISPANIC

OR LATINO ETHNICITY

 White, 16 years and over3 .......................................... 623 762 756 602 636 779 774 612

 Men ........................................................................... 702 804 801 674 715 827 825 688

 Women ..................................................................... 547 694 687 520 567 711 707 539

 Black or African American, 16 years and over3 .......... 498 614 611 476 514 665 654 491

 Men ........................................................................... 524 650 642 502 555 693 687 518

 Women ..................................................................... 473 588 588 443 491 633 622 467

 Asian, 16 years and over3 .......................................... 658 706 705 650 693 759 760 681

 Men ........................................................................... 756 733 734 760 772 783 775 771

 Women ..................................................................... 566 669 662 552 598 710 723 587

 Hispanic or Latino, 16 years and over ........................ 424 622 616 409 440 632 622 419

 Men ........................................................................... 451 663 651 423 464 664 652 437

 Women ..................................................................... 397 560 573 382 410 586 584 394

1 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee

association similar to a union. 2 Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee

association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union

affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee

association contract. 3 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only;

persons who selected more than one race group are not included.

Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were

included in the group they identified as their main race. For more

information, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error"

section of this publication.

 NOTE: Data for 2002 have been revised to incorporate changes

to the class of worker status associated with the introduction of the

2002 Census industry and occupational classification systems into

the Current Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data

reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 

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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is

identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are

classified by ethnicity as well as race. Data refer to the sole or

principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all

self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses

are incorporated.

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