For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, January 19, 2022 USDL-22-0078

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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS 

FOURTH QUARTER 2021

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 116.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were 

$1,010 in the fourth quarter of 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics reported today. This was 2.6 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 

6.7 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

Data on usual weekly earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a 

nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked, among other things, 

how much each wage and salary worker usually earns. (See the Technical Note in this news 

release.) Data shown in this news release are not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified.

Highlights from the fourth-quarter data:

• Median weekly earnings of full-time workers were $1,010 in the fourth quarter of 2021. 

Women had median weekly earnings of $930, or 84.3 percent of the $1,103 median for men. 

(See table 2.)

• The women's-to-men's earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 

83.2 percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with 99.4 percent for Black 

women, 77.7 percent for Asian women, and 86.7 percent for Hispanic women. (See table 2.)

• Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings of Blacks ($805) and 

Hispanics ($799) working full-time jobs were lower than those of Whites ($1,030) and 

Asians ($1,384). By sex, median weekly earnings for Black men were $807, or 71.5 percent 

of the median for White men ($1,129). Median earnings for Hispanic men were $845, or 74.8

percent of the median for White men. The difference was less among women, as Black

women's median earnings were $802, or 85.4 percent of those for White women ($939), and 

earnings for Hispanic women were $733, or 78.1 percent of those for White women. 

Earnings of Asian men ($1,499) and women ($1,165) were higher than those of their White 

counterparts. (See table 2.) 

• By age, usual weekly earnings were highest for men ages 35 to 64: median weekly earnings 

were $1,232 for men ages 35 to 44, $1,260 for men ages 45 to 54, and $1,311 for men ages 
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55 to 64. Among women, usual weekly earnings were also highest for workers ages 35 to 64: 

median weekly earnings were $1,003 for women ages 35 to 44, $1,035 for women ages 45 to 

54, and $994 for women ages 55 to 64. Men and women ages 16 to 24 had the lowest median 

weekly earnings, $662 and $623, respectively. Men's and women's earnings were closer 

among younger workers than older workers; for example, women ages 16 to 24 earned 94.1

percent as much as men in the same age group, while the women's-to-men's earnings ratio 

was 76.9 percent for those age 55 and over. (See table 3.) 

• Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management, 

professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,618 for 

men and $1,235 for women. Men and women employed in service occupations earned the 

least, $728 and $638, respectively. (See table 4.)

• By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school 

diploma had median weekly earnings of $651, compared with $831 for high school graduates 

(no college) and $1,467 for those holding at least a bachelor's degree. Among college 

graduates with advanced degrees (master's, professional, and doctoral degrees), the highest 

earning 10 percent of male workers made $4,317 or more per week, compared with $2,922 or 

more for their female counterparts. (See table 5.)

• Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $1,008 in the fourth quarter of 2021, 

little changed from the previous quarter. (See table 1.)

2021 Annual Averages

In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this news release includes 2021 annual averages on 

median weekly earnings for major demographic, occupational, and educational attainment 

groups. (See tables 7, 8, and 9.) Annual average data on median usual weekly earnings for men 

and women by detailed occupational categories will be posted online at

www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm#weekearn when they become available.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on Usual Weekly Earnings Data

Usual weekly earnings data for the fourth quarter of 2021 continue to reflect the impact on the 

labor market of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Changes in weekly earnings in recent 

quarters must be interpreted with caution. More information on labor market developments in 

recent months is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-responseon-the-employment-situation-news-release.htm.

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Usual Weekly Earnings Data

Seasonally adjusted median usual weekly earnings data shown in table 1 of this news release 

have been revised using updated seasonal adjustment factors from the Current Population 

Survey, a procedure done at the end of each calendar year. The revisions directly affected the 

number of full-time wage and salary workers and current dollar estimates of median weekly 

earnings; estimates of constant (1982-84) dollar median weekly earnings were indirectly 

affected. Seasonally adjusted estimates back to the first quarter of 2017 were subject to revision.

The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2022, scheduled for release on

April 15, 2022, will incorporate revisions to the seasonally adjusted data for the median weekly 

earnings in constant (1982-84) dollars. Seasonally adjusted constant (1982-84) dollar estimates 

back to the first quarter of 2017 will be subject to revision due to annual revisions to seasonally 

adjusted data for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
Technical Note 

The estimates in this release were obtained from the 

Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides basic 

information on the labor force, employment, and 

unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau 

using a scientifically selected national sample of about 

60,000 eligible households, with coverage in all 50 states and 

the District of Columbia. The earnings data are collected 

from one-fourth of the CPS monthly sample and are limited 

to wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers, both 

incorporated and unincorporated, are excluded from CPS 

earnings estimates. 

Material in this news release is in the public domain and 

may be used without permission. This information is 

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Definitions 

The principal definitions used in connection with the 

earnings data in this news release are described briefly 

below. 

Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before 

taxes and other deductions and include any overtime pay, 

commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the 

case of multiple jobholders). Prior to 1994, respondents were 

asked how much they usually earned per week. Since 

January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the 

easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, 

biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, or other) and 

how much they usually earn in the reported time period.

Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are 

converted to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is 

determined by each respondent’s own understanding of the 

term. If the respondent asks for a definition of "usual," 

interviewers are instructed to define the term as more than 

half the weeks worked during the past 4 or 5 months. 

Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The 

median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the midpoint 

in a given earnings distribution, with half of workers having 

earnings above the median and the other half having earnings 

below the median. Ten percent of a given distribution have 

earnings below the upper limit of the first decile (90 percent 

have higher earnings), 25 percent have earnings below the 

upper limit of the first quartile (75 percent have higher 

earnings), 75 percent have earnings below the upper limit of 

the third quartile (25 percent have higher earnings), and 90 

percent have earnings below the upper limit of the ninth 

decile (10 percent have higher earnings). 

The BLS procedure for estimating the median of an 

earnings distribution places each reported or calculated 

weekly earnings value into a $50-wide interval that is 

centered around a multiple of $50. The median is calculated 

through the linear interpolation of the interval in which the 

median lies. 

Changes over time in the medians (and other quantile 

boundaries) for specific groups may not necessarily be 

consistent with the movements estimated for the overall 

quantile boundary. The most common reasons for this 

possible anomaly are as follows: (1) there could be a change 

in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the 

median of 16- to 24-year-olds and the median earnings of 

those 25 years and over may rise, but if the lower earning 16-

to-24 age group accounts for a greatly increased share of the 

total, the overall median could actually fall. (2) there could 

be a large change in the shape of the distribution of reported 

earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary. This change 

could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at 

rounded values, such as $400 or $500. An estimate lying in 

a $50-wide centered interval containing such a cluster or 

′′spike′′ tends to change more slowly than one in other 

intervals. 

Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All 

Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars 

to constant (1982-84) dollars. 

Wage and salary workers. These are workers who 

receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, 

or piece rates. The group includes employees in both the 

private and public sectors but, for the purposes of the 

earnings series, it excludes all self-employed persons, both 

those with incorporated businesses and those with 

unincorporated businesses. 

Full-time workers. For the purpose of producing 

estimates of earnings, workers who usually work 35 hours or 

more per week at their sole or principal job are defined as 

working full time. 

Part-time workers. For the purpose of producing 

estimates of earnings, workers who usually work fewer than 

35 hours per week at their sole or principal job are defined as 

working part time. 

Race. In the survey process, race is determined by the 

household respondent. In accordance with the Office of 

Management and Budget guidelines, White, Black or African 

American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and 

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander are terms used to 

describe a person’s race. Estimates for the latter two race 

groups and persons who selected more than one race are not 

included in this release due to insufficient sample size. 
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. This refers to people who 

identified themselves in the survey process as being of 

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. People whose ethnicity 

is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 

Reliability 

Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling 

and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire 

population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample 

estimates may differ from the true population values they 

represent. The component of this difference that occurs 

because samples differ by chance is known as sampling 

error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of 

the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of 

confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by 

no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population 

value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally 

conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. 

The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. 

Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the 

failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to 

obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability 

or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct 

information, and errors made in the collection or processing 

of the data. 

Additional information about the reliability of data 

from the CPS is available on the BLS website at 

www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability. 

Seasonal adjustment 

Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor 

force and other measures of labor market activity undergo 

regularly occurring fluctuations. These recurring events 

include seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the 

opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal 

variations can be very large. 

Because seasonal events follow a more or less regular 

pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can 

be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. 

These adjustments make nonseasonal developments easier to 

spot. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful 

tool with which to analyze changes in quarter-to-quarter 

activity. 

At the end of each calendar year, the seasonally 

adjusted data are revised for the past 5 years when the 

seasonal adjustment factors are updated. More information 

on seasonal adjustment is available on the BLS website at 

www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa. 
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages,

seasonally adjusted

Year and quarter

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

Total Men Women

In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars

Total

$

Men

$

Women

$

Total

$

Men

$

Women

$

2012

4th quarter......................................... 103,748 57,772 45,977 771 868 690 333 375 298

2013

1st quarter......................................... 103,928 57,884 46,044 768 860 699 331 370 301

2nd quarter........................................ 103,988 57,944 46,044 777 863 706 335 372 304

3rd quarter......................................... 104,400 58,082 46,318 779 855 705 334 367 302

4th quarter......................................... 104,764 58,095 46,669 782 865 712 334 369 304

2014

1st quarter......................................... 105,633 58,682 46,951 790 865 716 335 367 304

2nd quarter........................................ 106,342 59,486 46,855 781 860 715 330 363 302

3rd quarter......................................... 106,726 59,543 47,183 798 878 721 336 370 304

4th quarter......................................... 107,436 60,123 47,313 795 878 724 336 371 306

2015

1st quarter......................................... 108,448 60,346 48,102 802 886 725 341 377 308

2nd quarter........................................ 108,541 60,386 48,154 803 890 725 339 376 306

3rd quarter......................................... 109,315 61,004 48,311 809 896 727 340 377 306

4th quarter......................................... 110,060 61,292 48,768 821 904 729 345 380 307

2016

1st quarter......................................... 110,323 61,559 48,764 823 904 744 346 380 313

2nd quarter........................................ 110,921 61,770 49,152 828 913 746 345 381 311

3rd quarter......................................... 111,789 62,239 49,550 834 918 748 347 381 311

4th quarter......................................... 111,357 62,182 49,175 845 924 759 349 381 313

2017

1st quarter......................................... 111,838 62,363 49,475 858 941 760 352 386 312

2nd quarter........................................ 113,140 62,963 50,177 863 937 782 353 384 320

3rd quarter......................................... 113,854 63,319 50,535 864 944 769 352 385 313

4th quarter......................................... 114,286 63,315 50,971 854 943 770 345 382 312

2018

1st quarter......................................... 114,455 63,833 50,622 875 956 778 351 384 312

2nd quarter........................................ 115,535 64,185 51,349 881 963 783 351 384 312

3rd quarter......................................... 116,267 64,448 51,819 891 980 796 354 389 316

4th quarter......................................... 116,019 64,118 51,901 897 991 795 355 392 314

2019

1st quarter......................................... 117,108 64,790 52,319 899 994 803 355 393 317

2nd quarter........................................ 117,398 65,155 52,243 913 1,004 818 358 393 320

3rd quarter......................................... 117,553 65,001 52,552 922 1,010 825 360 394 322

4th quarter......................................... 118,262 65,070 53,191 934 1,020 842 362 395 327

2020

1st quarter......................................... 116,823 64,175 52,648 951 1,056 853 368 409 330

2nd quarter........................................ 104,386 57,867 46,518 1,008 1,091 919 393 425 358

3rd quarter......................................... 108,963 60,150 48,813 996 1,112 901 384 429 347

4th quarter......................................... 111,408 61,468 49,940 982 1,069 894 376 410 342

2021

1st quarter......................................... 112,907 61,974 50,933 983 1,079 897 373 410 341

2nd quarter........................................ 113,549 62,412 51,136 996 1,098 905 370 409 337

3rd quarter......................................... 114,642 63,204 51,438 1,003 1,108 915 367 406 335

4th quarter......................................... 116,156 64,116 52,040 1,008 1,100 928 362 395 333

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,

quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

4th

2020

4th

2021

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

4th

2020

4th

2021

4th

2020

4th

2021

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 111,480 116,271 $984 $1,010 $378 $364

Men, 16 years and over............................................ 61,396 64,082 1,072 1,103 412 397

16 to 24 years.................................................... 5,399 5,785 625 662 240 238

25 years and over................................................ 55,998 58,296 1,137 1,170 437 421

Women, 16 years and over........................................ 50,083 52,189 894 930 344 335

16 to 24 years.................................................... 4,234 4,696 596 623 229 224

25 years and over................................................ 45,850 47,493 937 972 360 350

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White.................................................................. 85,757 88,801 1,007 1,030 387 371

Men................................................................. 48,273 50,033 1,108 1,129 425 406

Women............................................................. 37,484 38,767 912 939 350 338

Black or African American......................................... 14,298 15,228 792 805 304 290

Men................................................................. 6,785 7,336 810 807 311 290

Women............................................................. 7,513 7,892 775 802 297 289

Asian.................................................................. 7,493 8,002 1,261 1,384 484 498

Men................................................................. 4,209 4,370 1,457 1,499 560 540

Women............................................................. 3,285 3,632 1,091 1,165 419 419

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 19,910 21,066 742 799 285 288

Men................................................................. 11,868 12,578 769 845 295 304

Women............................................................. 8,042 8,489 706 733 271 264

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.
Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino

ethnicity, and sex, 4th quarter 2021 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total Men Women

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Median

weekly

earnings

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Median

weekly

earnings

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Median

weekly

earnings

TOTAL

16 years and over..................................................... 116,271 $1,010 64,082 $1,103 52,189 $930

16 to 24 years....................................................... 10,482 646 5,785 662 4,696 623

16 to 19 years.................................................... 1,422 566 864 578 558 520

20 to 24 years.................................................... 9,060 667 4,921 684 4,139 641

25 years and over................................................... 105,789 1,069 58,296 1,170 47,493 972

25 to 54 years.................................................... 81,001 1,058 44,644 1,148 36,356 972

25 to 34 years.................................................. 29,181 960 16,152 1,005 13,029 901

35 to 44 years.................................................. 27,111 1,127 15,108 1,232 12,003 1,003

45 to 54 years.................................................. 24,708 1,152 13,384 1,260 11,324 1,035

55 years and over................................................ 24,788 1,118 13,652 1,262 11,136 971

55 to 64 years.................................................. 19,427 1,145 10,561 1,311 8,866 994

65 years and over............................................. 5,361 1,008 3,091 1,165 2,270 865

White

16 years and over................................................... 88,801 1,030 50,033 1,129 38,767 939

16 to 24 years.................................................... 8,143 660 4,563 676 3,581 634

25 years and over................................................ 80,658 1,098 45,471 1,195 35,187 986

25 to 54 years.................................................. 60,902 1,082 34,293 1,168 26,609 982

55 years and over............................................. 19,756 1,152 11,178 1,289 8,578 998

Black or African American

16 years and over................................................... 15,228 805 7,336 807 7,892 802

16 to 24 years.................................................... 1,479 579 783 597 696 548

25 years and over................................................ 13,748 839 6,553 840 7,195 837

25 to 54 years.................................................. 10,843 835 5,253 819 5,590 867

55 years and over............................................. 2,906 850 1,300 958 1,606 789

Asian

16 years and over................................................... 8,002 1,384 4,370 1,499 3,632 1,165

16 to 24 years.................................................... 382 779 175 804 207 714

25 years and over................................................ 7,620 1,414 4,195 1,537 3,425 1,204

25 to 54 years.................................................. 6,122 1,436 3,340 1,534 2,782 1,291

55 years and over............................................. 1,498 1,227 855 1,563 643 996

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over................................................... 21,066 799 12,578 845 8,489 733

16 to 24 years.................................................... 2,640 616 1,476 617 1,164 614

25 years and over................................................ 18,427 847 11,102 895 7,325 765

25 to 54 years.................................................. 15,320 845 9,249 894 6,072 768

55 years and over............................................. 3,106 856 1,853 897 1,253 752

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.
Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly

averages, not seasonally adjusted

Occupation and sex

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

4th

2020

4th

2021

4th

2020

4th

2021

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 49,521 51,676 $1,353 $1,407

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 20,585 21,568 1,460 1,481

Professional and related occupations............................................... 28,935 30,108 1,269 1,356

Service occupations...................................................................... 14,003 15,716 626 679

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 21,922 21,434 799 831

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 9,408 9,151 860 883

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 12,514 12,283 778 810

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 11,132 11,284 930 935

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 750 757 590 604

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 6,282 6,257 927 911

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,099 4,270 996 1,033

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 14,903 16,161 739 809

Production occupations................................................................ 6,923 7,310 777 859

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 7,980 8,851 707 770

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 23,607 24,806 1,572 1,618

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 11,005 11,280 1,702 1,673

Professional and related occupations............................................... 12,603 13,526 1,528 1,571

Service occupations...................................................................... 6,804 7,280 715 728

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 9,029 8,681 927 971

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 5,307 4,988 992 1,018

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 3,722 3,693 861 904

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,567 10,733 940 947

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 578 604 609 604

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 6,057 6,083 931 911

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 3,932 4,046 1,002 1,043

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 11,388 12,582 791 866

Production occupations................................................................ 5,115 5,458 834 912

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 6,274 7,124 751 812

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 25,913 26,870 1,168 1,235

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 9,580 10,288 1,271 1,328

Professional and related occupations............................................... 16,333 16,582 1,129 1,189

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,199 8,435 581 638

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 12,892 12,753 741 775

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 4,101 4,163 712 737

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 8,792 8,590 752 785

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 565 552 721 706

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 172 153 528 604

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 226 174 855 886

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 167 225 925 758

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 3,514 3,579 609 667

Production occupations................................................................ 1,808 1,852 636 693

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 1,706 1,727 590 648

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect

the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No

historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.
Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2021 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 116,271 $520 $697 $1,010 $1,578 $2,444

Men................................................................... 64,082 563 741 1,103 1,754 2,720

Women............................................................... 52,189 494 649 930 1,428 2,117

White.................................................................. 88,801 535 712 1,030 1,604 2,488

Men................................................................. 50,033 577 763 1,129 1,764 2,761

Women............................................................. 38,767 500 662 939 1,438 2,163

Black or African American......................................... 15,228 470 605 805 1,241 1,836

Men................................................................. 7,336 484 621 807 1,290 2,002

Women............................................................. 7,892 449 586 802 1,201 1,739

Asian.................................................................. 8,002 592 824 1,384 2,122 3,270

Men................................................................. 4,370 620 924 1,499 2,399 3,587

Women............................................................. 3,632 550 751 1,165 1,877 2,672

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 21,066 467 595 799 1,190 1,864

Men................................................................. 12,578 490 615 845 1,249 1,910

Women............................................................. 8,489 425 566 733 1,098 1,681

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 105,789 552 734 1,069 1,655 2,515

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,355 396 510 651 884 1,176

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 25,318 501 636 831 1,198 1,672

Some college or associate degree................................ 26,241 528 688 931 1,341 1,904

Bachelor’s degree and higher2.................................... 47,875 725 994 1,467 2,220 3,289

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 29,309 684 931 1,351 2,003 2,919

Advanced degree................................................. 18,566 819 1,143 1,663 2,486 3,829

Men, 25 years and over............................................ 58,296 591 786 1,170 1,853 2,875

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,344 421 553 704 947 1,235

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 15,730 550 699 917 1,327 1,873

Some college or associate degree............................. 14,094 587 760 1,047 1,505 2,112

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 24,129 782 1,133 1,668 2,513 3,847

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 15,423 757 1,032 1,527 2,299 3,429

Advanced degree.............................................. 8,706 893 1,345 1,911 2,903 4,317

Women, 25 years and over........................................ 47,493 510 680 972 1,481 2,211

Less than a high school diploma............................... 2,012 360 452 576 709 896

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 9,588 459 584 726 964 1,390

Some college or associate degree............................. 12,148 486 624 816 1,133 1,564

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 23,746 671 926 1,307 1,889 2,715

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 13,886 626 836 1,176 1,707 2,505

Advanced degree.............................................. 9,860 773 1,040 1,481 2,098 2,922

1

Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

2

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

NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit

of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third

quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile.

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.
Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics,

quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

4th

2020

4th

2021

4th

2020

4th

2021

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over................................................................. 22,671 22,544 $308 $319

Men, 16 years and over............................................................... 8,062 7,748 309 315

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 3,345 3,324 252 265

25 years and over................................................................... 4,717 4,424 375 390

Women, 16 years and over........................................................... 14,610 14,796 307 321

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 4,535 4,419 235 247

25 years and over................................................................... 10,075 10,377 356 375

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White..................................................................................... 17,524 17,590 310 318

Men.................................................................................... 6,064 5,935 311 312

Women................................................................................ 11,461 11,655 309 321

Black or African American............................................................ 2,580 2,567 284 311

Men.................................................................................... 987 911 288 298

Women................................................................................ 1,593 1,657 281 319

Asian..................................................................................... 1,622 1,391 317 351

Men.................................................................................... 618 522 316 381

Women................................................................................ 1,004 870 317 331

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................................... 4,197 4,180 314 313

Men.................................................................................... 1,705 1,518 324 317

Women................................................................................ 2,492 2,663 307 311

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.
Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual

averages

Characteristic

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2020 2021

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

2020 2021 2020 2021

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 110,387 114,316 $984 $998 $380 $368

Men, 16 years and over............................................ 60,911 62,928 1,082 1,097 418 405

16 to 24 years.................................................... 5,191 5,737 622 650 240 240

25 years and over................................................ 55,720 57,191 1,144 1,160 442 428

Women, 16 years and over........................................ 49,476 51,388 891 912 344 336

16 to 24 years.................................................... 4,172 4,655 589 605 227 223

25 years and over................................................ 45,304 46,733 929 954 359 352

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White.................................................................. 85,142 87,738 1,003 1,018 387 376

Men................................................................. 48,051 49,382 1,110 1,125 429 415

Women............................................................. 37,091 38,356 905 925 350 341

Black or African American......................................... 14,044 14,740 794 801 307 296

Men................................................................. 6,709 7,099 830 825 321 304

Women............................................................. 7,335 7,641 764 776 295 286

Asian.................................................................. 7,353 7,780 1,310 1,328 506 490

Men................................................................. 4,084 4,259 1,447 1,453 559 536

Women............................................................. 3,269 3,520 1,143 1,141 442 421

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 19,558 20,841 758 777 293 287

Men................................................................. 11,695 12,469 797 820 308 303

Women............................................................. 7,863 8,372 705 718 272 265

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.
Table 8. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual

averages

Occupation and sex

Number of workers

(in thousands) Median weekly earnings

2020 2021 2020 2021

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 50,023 51,166 $1,356 $1,390

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 20,811 21,529 1,461 1,482

Professional and related occupations............................................... 29,213 29,637 1,270 1,335

Service occupations...................................................................... 13,771 14,630 621 644

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 21,165 21,748 809 826

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 8,958 9,281 880 887

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 12,207 12,467 781 806

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,690 11,182 905 919

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 787 800 589 623

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,826 6,171 906 904

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,077 4,211 984 1,017

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 14,738 15,590 746 774

Production occupations................................................................ 6,820 7,107 775 809

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 7,917 8,483 719 738

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 24,090 24,561 1,578 1,609

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 11,082 11,231 1,667 1,672

Professional and related occupations............................................... 13,008 13,330 1,532 1,555

Service occupations...................................................................... 6,740 7,000 704 723

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 8,435 8,677 956 970

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 4,991 5,090 1,046 1,049

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 3,445 3,587 868 899

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,152 10,635 917 930

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 600 651 608 637

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,635 5,965 910 908

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 3,917 4,019 991 1,023

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 11,494 12,056 796 825

Production occupations................................................................ 5,055 5,251 841 884

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 6,439 6,804 759 786

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 25,933 26,605 1,164 1,222

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 9,729 10,299 1,274 1,306

Professional and related occupations............................................... 16,204 16,306 1,121 1,167

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,032 7,630 574 598

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 12,729 13,071 746 766

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 3,967 4,191 715 720

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 8,762 8,880 756 779

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 538 547 682 696

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 187 149 528 585

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 191 207 796 720

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 160 192 801 836

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 3,243 3,535 614 638

Production occupations................................................................ 1,765 1,856 630 653

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 1,478 1,679 600 624

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect

the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No

historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.
Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

TOTAL

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 103,924 $528 $714 $1,057 $1,648 $2,506

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,033 388 496 626 850 1,179

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 24,860 479 608 809 1,164 1,642

Some college or associate degree................................ 25,824 516 673 925 1,337 1,890

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

.................................... 47,207 706 973 1,452 2,194 3,246

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 28,930 659 907 1,334 1,982 2,913

Advanced degree................................................. 18,277 809 1,139 1,658 2,492 3,812

Men

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 57,191 576 764 1,160 1,839 2,838

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,123 415 527 684 926 1,264

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 15,496 514 669 904 1,299 1,832

Some college or associate degree............................. 13,775 581 749 1,047 1,506 2,093

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 23,798 752 1,119 1,661 2,507 3,826

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 15,069 716 1,003 1,512 2,287 3,316

Advanced degree.............................................. 8,729 896 1,328 1,910 2,906 4,354

Women

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 46,733 499 661 954 1,462 2,178

Less than a high school diploma............................... 1,910 341 430 550 676 887

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 9,364 420 544 698 936 1,324

Some college or associate degree............................. 12,049 483 609 803 1,129 1,544

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 23,409 669 904 1,272 1,882 2,711

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 13,861 622 832 1,165 1,725 2,488

Advanced degree.............................................. 9,548 765 1,023 1,460 2,087 2,920

White, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 79,699 546 732 1,085 1,672 2,518

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,897 392 504 637 870 1,188

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 19,086 488 621 841 1,207 1,716

Some college or associate degree............................. 19,916 537 696 962 1,379 1,914

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 35,800 723 990 1,468 2,211 3,298

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 22,468 679 927 1,359 2,011 2,977

Advanced degree.............................................. 13,332 829 1,149 1,662 2,497 3,839

White men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 44,861 587 786 1,184 1,861 2,878

Less than a high school diploma............................ 3,449 421 544 691 938 1,268

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 12,173 528 692 940 1,341 1,886

Some college or associate degree.......................... 10,934 598 780 1,096 1,555 2,122

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 18,305 767 1,135 1,673 2,521 3,849

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 11,948 735 1,032 1,543 2,305 3,429

Advanced degree........................................... 6,357 915 1,335 1,916 2,910 4,487

White women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 34,838 507 677 968 1,475 2,184

Less than a high school diploma............................ 1,448 347 435 554 680 883

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 6,913 431 555 710 953 1,340

Some college or associate degree.......................... 8,983 490 621 824 1,147 1,569

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 17,495 683 915 1,292 1,885 2,719

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 10,519 638 845 1,180 1,741 2,499

Advanced degree........................................... 6,976 782 1,038 1,465 2,081 2,921

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

Black or African American, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 13,351 474 610 844 1,302 1,913

Less than a high school diploma............................... 581 354 448 562 733 1,003

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 3,842 415 554 708 982 1,428

Some college or associate degree............................. 3,951 472 592 766 1,127 1,548

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 4,976 591 809 1,164 1,739 2,500

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 3,068 563 754 1,070 1,555 2,285

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,908 682 942 1,360 1,969 2,896

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 6,383 486 635 885 1,377 2,038

Less than a high school diploma............................ 357 389 478 597 766 1,053

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 2,186 462 590 754 1,092 1,495

Some college or associate degree.......................... 1,789 484 627 838 1,220 1,686

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 2,052 616 851 1,321 1,911 2,876

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,347 594 793 1,167 1,749 2,490

Advanced degree........................................... 705 709 1,008 1,561 2,227 3,236

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 6,967 455 592 812 1,233 1,780

Less than a high school diploma............................ 224 311 412 532 637 894

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 1,657 386 508 653 861 1,297

Some college or associate degree.......................... 2,162 454 572 718 1,041 1,441

Bachelor’s degree and higher2............................... 2,924 569 786 1,105 1,566 2,317

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,721 526 725 995 1,386 2,064

Advanced degree........................................... 1,203 645 924 1,248 1,850 2,575

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 7,355 584 825 1,369 2,155 3,135

Less than a high school diploma............................... 274 352 476 597 781 1,104

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 997 459 588 748 1,027 1,489

Some college or associate degree............................. 914 523 675 910 1,297 1,904

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 5,170 752 1,126 1,712 2,501 3,607

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 2,586 684 970 1,474 2,257 3,096

Advanced degree.............................................. 2,583 922 1,331 1,895 2,878 3,899

Asian men

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 4,048 614 923 1,500 2,393 3,481

Less than a high school diploma............................... 139 378 500 658 913 1,284

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 554 504 619 843 1,215 1,640

Some college or associate degree............................. 499 577 716 989 1,407 2,024

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 2,855 821 1,237 1,885 2,844 3,871

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 1,368 710 1,035 1,631 2,414 3,243

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,486 1,008 1,463 2,090 3,075 4,304

Asian women

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 3,307 533 744 1,169 1,885 2,779

Less than a high school diploma............................... 135 324 432 533 675 919

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 443 408 533 673 875 1,146

Some college or associate degree............................. 415 495 610 833 1,146 1,555

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 2,315 712 991 1,496 2,172 3,110

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 1,218 664 920 1,351 1,931 2,881

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,097 797 1,132 1,619 2,354 3,454

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 18,234 474 603 818 1,242 1,890

Less than a high school diploma............................... 3,806 387 495 616 803 1,110

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 5,613 469 590 760 1,042 1,500

Some college or associate degree............................. 4,245 504 645 868 1,228 1,733

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 4,569 616 849 1,260 1,895 2,801

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 3,117 588 783 1,160 1,747 2,521

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,452 742 1,046 1,536 2,213 3,150

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 10,974 491 624 878 1,309 1,946

Less than a high school diploma............................ 2,712 409 519 660 891 1,191

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 3,694 496 623 824 1,157 1,599

Some college or associate degree.......................... 2,265 560 706 985 1,357 1,910

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 2,302 644 905 1,373 2,095 3,156

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,606 609 845 1,251 1,905 2,886

Advanced degree........................................... 697 761 1,156 1,750 2,508 3,827

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 7,260 436 571 752 1,150 1,755

Less than a high school diploma............................ 1,094 345 428 544 652 807

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 1,919 419 521 655 839 1,179

Some college or associate degree.......................... 1,980 474 603 771 1,044 1,444

Bachelor’s degree and higher2............................... 2,267 596 803 1,164 1,729 2,477

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,511 565 742 1,068 1,563 2,295

Advanced degree........................................... 756 715 973 1,401 1,951 2,703

1

Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

2

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

NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit

of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third

quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. 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.