HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

37. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2009 2010 2009 2010

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over ............................................................................................... 99,820 99,531 $739 $747

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................................................................. 55,108 55,059 819 824

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................................ 5,014 4,770 458 443

 25 years and over ...................................................................................................... 50,094 50,289 873 874

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................................................................ 44,712 44,472 657 669

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................................ 3,943 3,782 424 422

 25 years and over ...................................................................................................... 40,769 40,691 687 704

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White .......................................................................................................................... 80,873 80,656 757 765

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 45,730 45,685 845 850

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 35,144 34,971 669 684

 Black or African American .......................................................................................... 11,713 11,658 601 611

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 5,386 5,376 621 633

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 6,327 6,283 582 592

 Asian ........................................................................................................................... 4,923 4,946 880 855

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 2,727 2,753 952 936

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 2,196 2,193 779 773

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ......................................................................................... 14,624 14,837 541 535

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 9,150 9,239 569 560

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 5,474 5,598 509 508

 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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