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

2006 annual averages

 Total, 16 years and over............................ 106,106 $671 46,358 $600 59,747 $743 80.8

Agriculture and related industries ....................... 911 437 175 378 735 449 84.2

Mining ................................................................. 615 912 73 780 542 935 83.4

Construction ....................................................... 8,262 646 688 622 7,574 649 95.8

Manufacturing ..................................................... 15,063 703 4,297 564 10,765 767 73.5

Durable goods ................................................. 9,752 729 2,477 587 7,275 782 75.1

Nondurable goods ........................................... 5,310 649 1,820 520 3,490 735 70.7

Wholesale and retail trade .................................. 14,868 578 5,917 484 8,951 647 74.8

Wholesale trade .............................................. 3,821 724 1,072 612 2,749 775 79.0

Retail trade ...................................................... 11,047 520 4,845 460 6,202 599 76.8

Transportation and utilities ................................. 6,126 766 1,388 677 4,738 804 84.2

Transportation and warehousing ..................... 4,968 737 1,148 654 3,820 767 85.3

Utilities ............................................................. 1,158 933 240 761 918 978 77.8

Information .......................................................... 2,858 860 1,223 722 1,635 982 73.5

Financial activities .............................................. 8,087 758 4,548 659 3,539 974 67.7

Finance and insurance .................................... 6,099 795 3,612 668 2,487 1,138 58.7

Real estate and rental and leasing .................. 1,988 665 936 622 1,053 718 86.6

Professional and business services ................... 10,197 753 4,198 649 5,999 862 75.3

Professional and technical services ................ 6,032 997 2,652 769 3,380 1,229 62.6

Management, administrative, and waste

 services......................................................... 4,165 507 1,546 484 2,619 521 92.9

Education and health services ............................ 22,058 697 16,188 651 5,871 850 76.6

Educational services ....................................... 9,528 768 6,375 739 3,154 879 84.1

Health care and social assistance ................... 12,530 626 9,813 594 2,717 815 72.9

Leisure and hospitality ........................................ 6,837 421 3,140 391 3,697 472 82.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................. 1,483 548 576 499 908 599 83.3

Acomodation and food services ...................... 5,353 400 2,564 372 2,789 430 86.5

Other services .................................................... 4,090 568 1,814 465 2,276 668 69.6

Other services, except private households ..... 3,692 597 1,453 501 2,239 673 74.4

Private households .......................................... 398 363 361 352 36 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

Public administration........................................... 6,134 811 2,710 707 3,424 913 77.4

Women's 

earnings as 

percent of 

men's

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Total 

Employed

Median 

Weekly 

Earnings

Industry

Both Sexes Women Men

 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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