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

2008 2009 2008 2009

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over ............................................................................................... 106,648 99,820 $722 $739

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................................................................. 59,439 55,108 798 819

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................................ 5,996 5,014 461 458

 25 years and over ...................................................................................................... 53,444 50,094 857 873

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................................................................ 47,209 44,712 638 657

 16 to 24 years ............................................................................................................ 4,625 3,943 420 424

 25 years and over ...................................................................................................... 42,584 40,769 670 687

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White .......................................................................................................................... 86,022 80,873 742 757

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 49,082 45,730 825 845

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 36,940 35,144 654 669

 Black or African American .......................................................................................... 12,821 11,713 589 601

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 6,031 5,386 620 621

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 6,790 6,327 554 582

 Asian ........................................................................................................................... 5,266 4,923 861 880

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 2,919 2,727 966 952

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 2,347 2,196 753 779

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ......................................................................................... 15,807 14,624 529 541

 Men ............................................................................................................................ 9,961 9,150 559 569

 Women ...................................................................................................................... 5,846 5,474 501 509

 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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