HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and

selected characteristics, 2023 annual averages

Characteristic

Full-time

wage and

salary

workers (in

thousands)

Median weekly earnings

Total

With a certification or license1

Without a

certification

or

license

Total

With a

certification,

but no

license

With a

license2

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 120,907 $1,117 $1,364 $1,463 $1,355 $1,024

16 to 24 years....................................................... 11,426 714 824 775 831 705

25 to 54 years....................................................... 84,062 1,166 1,385 1,503 1,373 1,095

25 to 34 years.................................................... 29,749 1,045 1,199 1,268 1,190 998

35 to 44 years.................................................... 28,702 1,250 1,472 1,633 1,454 1,161

45 to 54 years.................................................... 25,611 1,255 1,508 1,599 1,497 1,158

55 years and over................................................... 25,420 1,186 1,456 1,519 1,448 1,117

55 to 64 years.................................................... 20,031 1,217 1,468 1,532 1,460 1,145

65 years and over................................................ 5,389 1,080 1,395 1,446 1,390 994

Men, 16 years and over.............................................. 66,700 1,202 1,483 1,583 1,466 1,136

16 to 24 years....................................................... 6,356 736 911 826 928 723

25 to 54 years....................................................... 46,335 1,259 1,497 1,609 1,475 1,191

55 years and over................................................... 14,009 1,343 1,618 1,734 1,596 1,252

Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 54,207 1,005 1,260 1,270 1,259 922

16 to 24 years....................................................... 5,069 691 782 681 789 679

25 to 54 years....................................................... 37,727 1,066 1,293 1,319 1,291 973

55 years and over................................................... 11,410 1,039 1,320 1,267 1,325 951

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over............................................. 91,336 1,138 1,392 1,465 1,384 1,046

Men................................................................... 51,583 1,225 1,517 1,585 1,504 1,151

Women............................................................... 39,752 1,021 1,287 1,290 1,287 928

Black or African American, 16 years and over..................... 16,452 920 1,125 1,161 1,114 878

Men................................................................... 7,943 970 1,203 1,365 1,192 916

Women............................................................... 8,508 889 1,056 1,069 1,055 821

Asian, 16 years and over............................................. 8,597 1,474 1,678 1,912 1,593 1,426

Men................................................................... 4,730 1,635 1,872 2,277 1,785 1,589

Women............................................................... 3,867 1,299 1,526 1,654 1,499 1,231

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over................... 22,834 874 1,154 1,184 1,151 827

Men................................................................... 13,434 915 1,228 1,231 1,228 883

Women............................................................... 9,399 800 1,051 1,033 1,053 762

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 109,482 1,170 1,399 1,506 1,388 1,100

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,047 708 817 – 809 703

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 26,327 899 1,029 1,120 1,017 885

Some college or associate degree................................ 26,526 1,016 1,128 1,252 1,107 989

Some college, no degree........................................ 14,583 992 1,078 1,236 1,054 973

Associate degree................................................. 11,943 1,058 1,159 1,262 1,144 1,013

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 50,582 1,609 1,634 1,815 1,615 1,591

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 30,851 1,493 1,494 1,661 1,474 1,493

Advanced degree4

................................................ 19,731 1,837 1,779 1,951 1,764 1,876

Men, 25 years and over.............................................. 60,344 1,273 1,522 1,634 1,502 1,204

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 4,125 768 944 – 944 757

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 16,331 991 1,159 1,217 1,145 971

Some college or associate degree................................ 14,316 1,165 1,303 1,440 1,274 1,120

Some college, no degree........................................ 8,210 1,129 1,280 1,441 1,253 1,078

Associate degree................................................. 6,106 1,214 1,324 1,439 1,302 1,167

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 25,572 1,870 1,891 2,078 1,881 1,852

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 16,083 1,726 1,740 1,896 1,722 1,709

Advanced degree4................................................ 9,489 2,099 2,080 2,224 2,022 2,109

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and

selected characteristics, 2023 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Full-time

wage and

salary

workers (in

thousands)

Median weekly earnings

Total

With a certification or license1

Without a

certification

or

license

Total

With a

certification,

but no

license

With a

license2

Women, 25 years and over.......................................... 49,138 1,060 1,299 1,305 1,298 969

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 1,922 619 637 – 618 618

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 9,995 770 815 837 813 765

Some college or associate degree................................ 12,210 895 951 1,042 942 876

Some college, no degree........................................ 6,373 869 887 1,020 877 862

Associate degree................................................. 5,837 928 1,001 1,081 997 892

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 25,010 1,437 1,505 1,591 1,498 1,384

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 14,768 1,318 1,354 1,432 1,351 1,288

Advanced degree4

................................................ 10,242 1,603 1,627 1,734 1,619 1,570

1 A person may have more than one certification or license.

2 Persons with a license may also have a certification.

3

Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

4

Includes persons with master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a

specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation. Full time is 35 hours or more per

week. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses and those with

unincorporated businesses. 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not

meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.

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