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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS

FOURTH QUARTER 2022 

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 118.8 million full-time wage and salary workers were 

$1,085 in the fourth quarter of 2022 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics reported today. This was 7.4 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 

7.1 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 $1,085 in the fourth quarter of 2022. 

Women had median weekly earnings of $975, or 82.9 percent of the $1,176 median for men. 

(See table 2.) 

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

83.0 percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with 90.0 percent for Black 

women, 81.5 percent for Asian women, and 86.5 percent for Hispanic women. (See table 2.) 

• Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings of Blacks ($896) and 

Hispanics ($837) working full-time jobs were lower than those of Whites ($1,111) and 

Asians ($1,496). By sex, median weekly earnings for Black men were $951, or 79.6 percent 

of the median for White men ($1,194). Median earnings for Hispanic men were $895, or 75.0 

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

women's median earnings were $856, or 86.4 percent of those for White women ($991), and 

earnings for Hispanic women were $774, or 78.1 percent of those for White women. 

Earnings of Asian men ($1,647) and women ($1,342) 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 $1,305 for men ages 35 to 44, $1,355 for men ages 45 to 54, and $1,329 for men ages 
-2- 

55 to 64. Among women, usual weekly earnings were also highest for workers ages 35 to 64: 

median weekly earnings were $1,099 for women ages 35 to 44, $1,042 for women ages 45 to 

54, and $1,017 for women ages 55 to 64. Men and women ages 16 to 24 had the lowest 

median weekly earnings, $744 and $694, respectively. Men's and women's earnings were 

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

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

ratio was 76.7 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—$1,729 for 

men and $1,316 for women. Persons employed in service occupations earned the least—$782 

for men, and $652 for women. (See table 4.)

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

diploma had median weekly earnings of $675, compared with $875 for high school graduates 

(no college) and $1,547 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 $4,618 or more per week, compared with $3,101 or 

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

• Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $1,084 in the fourth quarter of 2022, 

little changed from the previous quarter ($1,070). (See table 1.)

2022 Annual Averages 

In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this news release includes 2022 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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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 2018 were subject to revision. 

The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2023, scheduled for release on

April 18, 2023, 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 2018 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.

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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

$

2013

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 50,177 863 937 782 354 384 321

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......................................... 114,418 63,802 50,616 875 956 779 351 384 312

2nd quarter........................................ 115,529 64,194 51,336 881 963 783 351 384 313

3rd quarter......................................... 116,256 64,448 51,808 891 979 796 354 389 316

4th quarter......................................... 116,087 64,154 51,932 897 992 795 355 393 315

2019

1st quarter......................................... 117,055 64,742 52,313 899 996 803 355 393 317

2nd quarter........................................ 117,390 65,161 52,229 913 1,003 818 358 393 320

3rd quarter......................................... 117,533 64,993 52,540 921 1,008 824 359 393 322

4th quarter......................................... 118,370 65,147 53,223 935 1,022 842 363 396 327

2020

1st quarter......................................... 116,743 64,101 52,642 951 1,058 854 368 409 330

2nd quarter........................................ 104,372 57,866 46,506 1,008 1,090 919 393 425 358

3rd quarter......................................... 108,935 60,133 48,802 994 1,108 900 383 427 347

4th quarter......................................... 111,571 61,600 49,970 983 1,072 894 377 411 343

2021

1st quarter......................................... 112,778 61,850 50,928 983 1,082 898 373 411 341

2nd quarter........................................ 113,519 62,397 51,123 996 1,096 906 371 408 337

3rd quarter......................................... 114,613 63,187 51,427 1,001 1,103 913 367 404 334

4th quarter......................................... 116,407 64,336 52,072 1,010 1,104 929 363 397 334

2022

1st quarter......................................... 118,154 65,166 52,988 1,032 1,122 937 363 394 329

2nd quarter........................................ 118,829 65,404 53,425 1,048 1,147 951 359 393 326

3rd quarter......................................... 119,465 65,774 53,691 1,070 1,168 967 361 395 327

4th quarter......................................... 119,064 65,910 53,154 1,084 1,177 975 364 395 327

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

2021

4th

2022

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

4th

2021

4th

2022

4th

2021

4th

2022

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 116,271 118,844 $1,010 $1,085 $364 $365

Men, 16 years and over............................................ 64,082 65,570 1,103 1,176 397 395

16 to 24 years.................................................... 5,785 5,922 662 744 238 250

25 years and over................................................ 58,296 59,648 1,170 1,238 421 416

Women, 16 years and over........................................ 52,189 53,274 930 975 335 328

16 to 24 years.................................................... 4,696 4,291 623 694 224 233

25 years and over................................................ 47,493 48,983 972 1,010 350 339

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White.................................................................. 88,801 90,473 1,030 1,111 371 373

Men................................................................. 50,033 50,943 1,129 1,194 406 401

Women............................................................. 38,767 39,530 939 991 338 333

Black or African American......................................... 15,228 15,986 805 896 290 301

Men................................................................. 7,336 7,869 807 951 290 320

Women............................................................. 7,892 8,117 802 856 289 288

Asian.................................................................. 8,002 8,355 1,384 1,496 498 503

Men................................................................. 4,370 4,575 1,499 1,647 540 554

Women............................................................. 3,632 3,780 1,165 1,342 419 451

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 21,066 22,176 799 837 288 281

Men................................................................. 12,578 12,836 845 895 304 301

Women............................................................. 8,489 9,340 733 774 264 260

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 2022 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..................................................... 118,844 $1,085 65,570 $1,176 53,274 $975

16 to 24 years....................................................... 10,213 716 5,922 744 4,291 694

16 to 19 years.................................................... 1,471 623 910 644 561 602

20 to 24 years.................................................... 8,742 737 5,012 771 3,730 706

25 years and over................................................... 108,631 1,139 59,648 1,238 48,983 1,010

25 to 54 years.................................................... 83,034 1,134 45,372 1,222 37,662 1,015

25 to 34 years.................................................. 29,523 1,016 16,063 1,091 13,461 955

35 to 44 years.................................................. 28,042 1,204 15,532 1,305 12,511 1,099

45 to 54 years.................................................. 25,468 1,200 13,778 1,355 11,691 1,042

55 years and over................................................ 25,597 1,157 14,276 1,297 11,321 995

55 to 64 years.................................................. 20,015 1,177 11,016 1,329 8,999 1,017

65 years and over............................................. 5,582 1,047 3,260 1,205 2,322 873

White

16 years and over................................................... 90,473 1,111 50,943 1,194 39,530 991

16 to 24 years.................................................... 7,827 722 4,589 757 3,238 701

25 years and over................................................ 82,646 1,158 46,354 1,255 36,292 1,030

25 to 54 years.................................................. 62,203 1,149 34,721 1,237 27,482 1,031

55 years and over............................................. 20,443 1,190 11,633 1,320 8,810 1,028

Black or African American

16 years and over................................................... 15,986 896 7,869 951 8,117 856

16 to 24 years.................................................... 1,455 650 790 668 665 629

25 years and over................................................ 14,531 921 7,079 998 7,452 885

25 to 54 years.................................................. 11,461 921 5,562 976 5,899 896

55 years and over............................................. 3,070 927 1,517 1,082 1,553 828

Asian

16 years and over................................................... 8,355 1,496 4,575 1,647 3,780 1,342

16 to 24 years.................................................... 430 824 265 799 165 918

25 years and over................................................ 7,925 1,530 4,310 1,725 3,615 1,373

25 to 54 years.................................................. 6,409 1,577 3,470 1,756 2,939 1,475

55 years and over............................................. 1,516 1,181 840 1,424 676 941

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over................................................... 22,176 837 12,836 895 9,340 774

16 to 24 years.................................................... 2,646 698 1,507 706 1,139 692

25 years and over................................................ 19,530 876 11,329 929 8,201 805

25 to 54 years.................................................. 16,044 876 9,276 920 6,768 818

55 years and over............................................. 3,486 873 2,053 972 1,433 750

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

2021

4th

2022

4th

2021

4th

2022

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 51,676 54,692 $1,407 $1,477

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 21,568 22,965 1,481 1,607

Professional and related occupations............................................... 30,108 31,727 1,356 1,403

Service occupations...................................................................... 15,716 15,281 679 705

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 21,434 21,607 831 901

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 9,151 9,054 883 958

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 12,283 12,552 810 875

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 11,284 11,225 935 987

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 757 683 604 671

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 6,257 6,276 911 965

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,270 4,266 1,033 1,061

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 16,161 16,040 809 850

Production occupations................................................................ 7,310 7,306 859 880

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 8,851 8,734 770 823

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 24,806 26,885 1,618 1,729

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 11,280 12,277 1,673 1,804

Professional and related occupations............................................... 13,526 14,608 1,571 1,647

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,280 7,150 728 782

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 8,681 8,577 971 1,047

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 4,988 4,961 1,018 1,165

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 3,693 3,616 904 950

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,733 10,654 947 995

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 604 478 604 687

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 6,083 6,099 911 969

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,046 4,076 1,043 1,068

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 12,582 12,304 866 910

Production occupations................................................................ 5,458 5,327 912 960

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 7,124 6,977 812 878

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 26,870 27,807 1,235 1,316

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 10,288 10,688 1,328 1,447

Professional and related occupations............................................... 16,582 17,119 1,189 1,250

Service occupations...................................................................... 8,435 8,131 638 652

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 12,753 13,029 775 836

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 4,163 4,093 737 794

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 8,590 8,936 785 848

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 552 571 706 714

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 153 204 604 653

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 174 177 886 920

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 225 190 758 844

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 3,579 3,736 667 706

Production occupations................................................................ 1,852 1,979 693 720

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 1,727 1,757 648 691

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 4th quarter 2022 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.............................................. 118,844 $571 $736 $1,085 $1,709 $2,584

Men................................................................... 65,570 598 792 1,176 1,878 2,893

Women............................................................... 53,274 520 692 975 1,496 2,284

White.................................................................. 90,473 580 750 1,111 1,733 2,612

Men................................................................. 50,943 606 807 1,194 1,886 2,894

Women............................................................. 39,530 526 699 991 1,508 2,302

Black or African American......................................... 15,986 493 654 896 1,313 1,893

Men................................................................. 7,869 516 677 951 1,473 2,198

Women............................................................. 8,117 462 630 856 1,183 1,708

Asian.................................................................. 8,355 617 880 1,496 2,313 3,489

Men................................................................. 4,575 655 923 1,647 2,615 3,895

Women............................................................. 3,780 575 835 1,342 1,903 2,851

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 22,176 502 628 837 1,239 1,885

Men................................................................. 12,836 526 661 895 1,314 2,036

Women............................................................. 9,340 476 604 774 1,135 1,665

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 108,631 588 768 1,139 1,767 2,695

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,147 423 531 675 913 1,217

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 25,784 520 671 875 1,210 1,765

Some college or associate degree................................ 26,829 575 719 983 1,416 1,987

Bachelor’s degree and higher2.................................... 49,871 752 1,060 1,547 2,317 3,478

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 30,392 706 973 1,435 2,123 3,076

Advanced degree................................................. 19,480 899 1,232 1,761 2,592 3,913

Men, 25 years and over............................................ 59,648 619 831 1,238 1,920 2,914

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,108 483 590 753 1,006 1,311

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 15,886 586 722 960 1,341 1,905

Some college or associate degree............................. 14,209 611 802 1,116 1,604 2,285

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 25,445 831 1,181 1,766 2,677 3,912

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 15,992 767 1,126 1,627 2,406 3,590

Advanced degree.............................................. 9,453 991 1,406 2,020 2,965 4,618

Women, 25 years and over........................................ 48,983 539 711 1,010 1,541 2,313

Less than a high school diploma............................... 2,039 381 483 593 684 888

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 9,897 464 602 754 1,003 1,359

Some college or associate degree............................. 12,620 526 669 864 1,193 1,625

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 24,427 711 962 1,372 1,986 2,878

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 14,400 658 886 1,254 1,832 2,575

Advanced degree.............................................. 10,027 849 1,134 1,540 2,229 3,101

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

2021

4th

2022

4th

2021

4th

2022

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over................................................................. 22,544 23,131 $319 $342

Men, 16 years and over............................................................... 7,748 8,162 315 322

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 3,324 3,499 265 263

25 years and over................................................................... 4,424 4,662 390 401

Women, 16 years and over........................................................... 14,796 14,969 321 353

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 4,419 4,946 247 266

25 years and over................................................................... 10,377 10,023 375 417

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White..................................................................................... 17,590 18,002 318 342

Men.................................................................................... 5,935 6,213 312 324

Women................................................................................ 11,655 11,788 321 353

Black or African American............................................................ 2,567 2,610 311 324

Men.................................................................................... 911 891 298 292

Women................................................................................ 1,657 1,719 319 341

Asian..................................................................................... 1,391 1,347 351 371

Men.................................................................................... 522 564 381 351

Women................................................................................ 870 783 331 389

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................................... 4,180 4,515 313 356

Men.................................................................................... 1,518 1,649 317 366

Women................................................................................ 2,663 2,866 311 348

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

2021 2022

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

2021 2022 2021 2022

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 114,316 118,869 $998 $1,059 $368 $362

Men, 16 years and over............................................ 62,928 65,554 1,097 1,154 405 394

16 to 24 years.................................................... 5,737 6,044 650 713 240 244

25 years and over................................................ 57,191 59,510 1,160 1,219 428 416

Women, 16 years and over........................................ 51,388 53,315 912 958 336 327

16 to 24 years.................................................... 4,655 4,682 605 656 223 224

25 years and over................................................ 46,733 48,633 954 1,002 352 342

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White.................................................................. 87,738 90,543 1,018 1,085 376 371

Men................................................................. 49,382 51,054 1,125 1,172 415 401

Women............................................................. 38,356 39,489 925 973 341 333

Black or African American......................................... 14,740 15,804 801 878 296 300

Men................................................................. 7,099 7,665 825 921 304 315

Women............................................................. 7,641 8,139 776 835 286 285

Asian.................................................................. 7,780 8,249 1,328 1,401 490 479

Men................................................................. 4,259 4,535 1,453 1,559 536 533

Women............................................................. 3,520 3,715 1,141 1,234 421 422

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 20,841 22,227 777 823 287 281

Men................................................................. 12,469 13,163 820 887 303 303

Women............................................................. 8,372 9,064 718 761 265 260

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

2021 2022 2021 2022

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 51,166 53,962 $1,390 $1,465

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 21,529 22,707 1,482 1,569

Professional and related occupations............................................... 29,637 31,255 1,335 1,392

Service occupations...................................................................... 14,630 15,468 644 697

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 21,748 21,978 826 880

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 9,281 9,170 887 941

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 12,467 12,808 806 847

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 11,182 11,386 919 965

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 800 762 623 645

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 6,171 6,406 904 943

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,211 4,218 1,017 1,043

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 15,590 16,076 774 821

Production occupations................................................................ 7,107 7,352 809 862

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 8,483 8,724 738 796

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 24,561 26,229 1,609 1,726

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 11,231 12,079 1,672 1,772

Professional and related occupations............................................... 13,330 14,150 1,555 1,647

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,000 7,463 723 767

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 8,677 8,741 970 1,019

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 5,090 5,048 1,049 1,139

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 3,587 3,693 899 933

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,635 10,823 930 979

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 651 582 637 661

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,965 6,195 908 951

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,019 4,047 1,023 1,051

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 12,056 12,298 825 891

Production occupations................................................................ 5,251 5,314 884 943

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 6,804 6,984 786 842

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 26,605 27,733 1,222 1,284

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 10,299 10,629 1,306 1,409

Professional and related occupations............................................... 16,306 17,104 1,167 1,229

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,630 8,005 598 643

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 13,071 13,236 766 810

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 4,191 4,122 720 783

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 8,880 9,115 779 818

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 547 562 696 700

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 149 180 585 611

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 207 211 720 796

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 192 171 836 861

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 3,535 3,778 638 694

Production occupations................................................................ 1,856 2,038 653 700

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 1,679 1,740 624 687

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by

selected characteristics, 2022 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.............................................. 108,143 $580 $752 $1,123 $1,753 $2,689

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,203 422 540 682 902 1,218

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 26,434 512 648 853 1,199 1,718

Some college or associate degree................................ 26,276 561 707 969 1,399 1,945

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

.................................... 49,231 744 1,044 1,544 2,311 3,445

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 30,151 703 965 1,432 2,117 3,093

Advanced degree................................................. 19,080 869 1,190 1,755 2,589 3,895

Men

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 59,510 608 810 1,219 1,902 2,914

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,181 478 591 745 989 1,323

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 16,365 575 705 945 1,332 1,879

Some college or associate degree............................. 14,035 604 788 1,111 1,565 2,231

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 24,928 807 1,163 1,765 2,697 3,896

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 15,799 763 1,090 1,632 2,463 3,514

Advanced degree.............................................. 9,129 948 1,360 1,998 3,023 4,713

Women

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 48,633 534 700 1,002 1,539 2,296

Less than a high school diploma............................... 2,021 376 481 594 707 909

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 10,069 467 590 735 979 1,336

Some college or associate degree............................. 12,240 513 651 847 1,170 1,629

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 24,303 705 955 1,372 1,950 2,876

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 14,352 660 873 1,248 1,831 2,588

Advanced degree.............................................. 9,951 826 1,117 1,546 2,208 3,113

White, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 82,315 589 770 1,145 1,771 2,710

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,998 431 551 690 911 1,225

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 20,043 523 668 884 1,243 1,768

Some college or associate degree............................. 20,050 580 729 1,005 1,453 2,021

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 37,224 752 1,057 1,553 2,320 3,454

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 23,527 715 982 1,456 2,187 3,122

Advanced degree.............................................. 13,697 877 1,190 1,755 2,593 3,901

White men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 46,365 619 830 1,243 1,912 2,919

Less than a high school diploma............................ 3,476 483 595 753 996 1,347

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 12,788 586 724 982 1,372 1,906

Some college or associate degree.......................... 11,061 624 819 1,158 1,633 2,295

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 19,039 824 1,172 1,774 2,715 3,902

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 12,559 786 1,127 1,655 2,497 3,582

Advanced degree........................................... 6,480 948 1,365 2,013 3,085 4,756

White women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 35,950 545 710 1,022 1,557 2,305

Less than a high school diploma............................ 1,522 378 484 595 702 896

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 7,254 476 596 748 999 1,369

Some college or associate degree.......................... 8,989 523 667 871 1,202 1,664

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 18,185 709 962 1,377 1,975 2,877

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 10,968 666 881 1,261 1,856 2,646

Advanced degree........................................... 7,217 836 1,126 1,540 2,184 3,108

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, 2022 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........................................... 14,369 506 661 908 1,363 2,008

Less than a high school diploma............................... 648 391 489 618 813 1,130

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 4,284 471 596 747 1,005 1,396

Some college or associate degree............................. 4,237 496 623 820 1,162 1,571

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 5,200 682 910 1,276 1,883 2,759

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 3,123 642 842 1,159 1,720 2,419

Advanced degree.............................................. 2,077 772 1,053 1,464 2,110 3,221

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 6,918 532 687 969 1,472 2,217

Less than a high school diploma............................ 371 440 518 675 875 1,187

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 2,376 498 623 809 1,115 1,550

Some college or associate degree.......................... 1,899 518 667 892 1,274 1,756

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 2,272 700 990 1,452 2,113 3,442

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,442 648 898 1,353 1,911 2,720

Advanced degree........................................... 830 862 1,178 1,604 2,391 4,015

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 7,452 488 636 867 1,255 1,868

Less than a high school diploma............................ 277 368 430 557 758 934

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 1,908 423 563 697 901 1,190

Some college or associate degree.......................... 2,338 482 607 767 1,075 1,428

Bachelor’s degree and higher2............................... 2,929 676 871 1,169 1,725 2,398

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,681 635 807 1,076 1,521 2,133

Advanced degree........................................... 1,248 747 984 1,357 1,902 2,741

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 7,782 609 869 1,448 2,295 3,433

Less than a high school diploma............................... 259 374 512 643 832 1,185

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 1,073 499 615 784 1,103 1,602

Some college or associate degree............................. 954 524 700 952 1,357 1,888

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 5,497 764 1,189 1,834 2,621 3,855

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 2,668 689 1,007 1,563 2,307 3,317

Advanced degree.............................................. 2,829 936 1,391 1,978 2,908 4,226

Asian men

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 4,277 647 968 1,628 2,513 3,829

Less than a high school diploma............................... 144 437 561 704 972 1,386

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 570 576 658 868 1,268 1,727

Some college or associate degree............................. 532 583 761 1,061 1,460 2,021

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 3,032 847 1,340 1,983 2,909 4,152

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 1,423 733 1,110 1,830 2,586 3,695

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,609 1,047 1,535 2,279 3,271 4,756

Asian women

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 3,505 578 770 1,262 1,915 2,890

Less than a high school diploma............................... 114 342 492 602 716 909

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 503 460 585 710 933 1,297

Some college or associate degree............................. 422 501 651 837 1,118 1,644

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 2,465 716 1,057 1,571 2,286 3,205

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 1,245 654 929 1,394 1,919 2,820

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,220 874 1,257 1,836 2,502 3,710

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, 2022 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........................................... 19,504 507 641 873 1,303 1,935

Less than a high school diploma............................... 3,871 427 542 672 884 1,187

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 6,315 499 619 795 1,101 1,504

Some college or associate degree............................. 4,357 547 683 901 1,295 1,785

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 4,962 649 902 1,340 1,990 2,907

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 3,370 622 843 1,237 1,876 2,706

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,591 728 1,056 1,547 2,313 3,460

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 11,538 539 682 922 1,375 2,087

Less than a high school diploma............................ 2,717 481 586 730 962 1,261

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 4,100 543 670 864 1,201 1,651

Some college or associate degree.......................... 2,284 591 740 1,010 1,432 1,939

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 2,438 684 979 1,499 2,305 3,437

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,669 679 928 1,381 2,121 3,000

Advanced degree........................................... 768 718 1,132 1,757 2,808 4,348

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 7,966 478 604 791 1,188 1,812

Less than a high school diploma............................ 1,154 374 481 588 681 852

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 2,215 448 573 703 905 1,192

Some college or associate degree.......................... 2,073 505 633 798 1,128 1,553

Bachelor’s degree and higher2............................... 2,524 622 840 1,224 1,765 2,483

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,701 606 780 1,119 1,646 2,307

Advanced degree........................................... 823 732 1,007 1,424 1,967 2,682

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.