Table 19. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by industry and sex, 

2007 annual averages

 Total, 16 years and over......................... 107,339 $695 47,041 $614 60,298 $766 80.2

Agriculture and related industries .................... 920 421 157 399 763 426 93.7

Mining .............................................................. 685 969 85 776 601 1,007 77.1

Construction .................................................... 8,354 675 692 672 7,662 676 99.4

Manufacturing .................................................. 14,755 719 4,283 582 10,473 783 74.3

Durable goods .............................................. 9,462 745 2,407 612 7,055 797 76.8

Nondurable goods ........................................ 5,293 669 1,876 531 3,417 755 70.3

Wholesale and retail trade ............................... 14,517 587 5,830 487 8,688 664 73.3

Wholesale trade ........................................... 3,695 720 1,052 612 2,643 764 80.1

Retail trade ................................................... 10,822 539 4,778 464 6,044 622 74.6

Transportation and utilities .............................. 6,293 765 1,464 645 4,829 808 79.8

Transportation and warehousing .................. 5,152 729 1,221 622 3,931 767 81.1

Utilities .......................................................... 1,141 944 243 763 898 995 76.7

Information ....................................................... 2,960 885 1,198 739 1,762 998 74.0

Financial activities ........................................... 8,127 782 4,571 680 3,556 984 69.1

Finance and insurance ................................. 6,130 821 3,681 690 2,449 1,152 59.9

Real estate and rental and leasing ............... 1,997 692 890 637 1,107 745 85.5

Professional and business services ................ 10,787 787 4,511 675 6,275 918 73.5

Professional and technical services ............. 6,371 1,032 2,782 794 3,590 1,250 63.5

Management, administrative, and waste

 services...................................................... 4,415 529 1,730 513 2,686 546 94.0

Education and health services ......................... 22,580 727 16,549 674 6,031 886 76.1

Educational services .................................... 9,830 808 6,659 763 3,170 920 82.9

Health care and social assistance ................ 12,750 649 9,890 609 2,860 842 72.3

Leisure and hospitality ..................................... 7,019 447 3,231 407 3,789 489 83.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............. 1,602 588 660 513 942 624 82.2

Accomodation and food services ................. 5,418 414 2,571 386 2,847 448 86.2

Other services ................................................. 4,031 581 1,743 482 2,288 659 73.1

Other services, except private households .. 3,646 599 1,404 505 2,242 665 75.9

Private households ....................................... 385 394 339 390 47 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

Public administration........................................ 6,310 859 2,728 736 3,582 961 76.6

Industry

Both Sexes Women Men

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

 1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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