For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, January 21, 2015 USDL-15-0071 

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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS 

FOURTH QUARTER 2014

Median weekly earnings of the nation's 107.4 million full-time wage and salary workers were $799 in 

the fourth quarter of 2014 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 

This was 1.7 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.2 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.) Data shown in this news release are not 

seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. Highlights from the fourth-quarter data are: 

 Median weekly earnings were $799 in the fourth quarter of 2014. Women who usually worked 

full time had median weekly earnings of $724, or 82.1 percent of the $882 median for men. (See 

table 2.) 

 The women's-to-men's earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 81.4 

percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with black (90.3 percent), Asian (77.4 

percent), and Hispanic women (86.2 percent). (See table 2.) 

 Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for black men working at 

full-time jobs were $667 per week, or 73.5 percent of the median for white men ($907). The 

difference was less among women, as black women's median earnings ($602) were 81.6 percent 

of those for white women ($738). Overall, median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time 

($600) were lower than those of blacks ($621), whites ($823), and Asians ($959). (See table 2.) 

 Usual weekly earnings of full-time workers varied by age. For men, those age 45 to 54 and age 

55 to 64 had the highest median weekly earnings ($1,012 and $1,029, respectively). Weekly 

earnings were highest for women age 35 to 64: weekly earnings were $784 for women age 35 to 

44, $774 for women age 45 to 54, and $790 for women age 55 to 64. Workers age 16 to 24 had 

the lowest median weekly earnings, at $493. (See table 3.) 

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

professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings—$1,366 for 

men and $999 for women. Men and women employed in service jobs earned the least, $588 

and $470, respectively. (See table 4.) 
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 By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma 

had median weekly earnings of $491, compared with $664 for high school graduates (no 

college) and $1,224 for those holding at least a bachelor's degree. Among college graduates 

with advanced degrees (professional or master's degree and above), the highest earning 

10 percent of male workers made $3,508 or more per week, compared with $2,394 or more 

for their female counterparts. (See table 5.)

 Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $796 in the fourth quarter of 2014, 

essentially unchanged from the previous quarter ($797). (See table 1.) 

Annual Averages for 2013 and 2014 

In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this news release includes 2013 and 2014 annual averages 

of median weekly earnings for major demographic and occupational groups, and 2014 annual average 

data for 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 when they become available.

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 2010 were subject to 

revision. 

The Usual Weekly Earnings news release for the first quarter of 2015, scheduled for release on 

April 21, 2015, 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 2010 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

$

2005

4th Quarter........................................ 104,605 58,967 45,638 658 730 588 332 368 296

2006

1st Quarter........................................ 104,708 58,960 45,748 662 737 594 332 370 298

2nd Quarter........................................ 105,798 59,831 45,966 663 732 597 329 364 296

3rd Quarter........................................ 107,041 60,060 46,981 678 755 603 334 372 297

4th Quarter........................................ 106,847 60,140 46,707 681 748 607 337 370 300

2007

1st Quarter........................................ 107,176 60,105 47,070 687 752 610 336 368 298

2nd Quarter........................................ 106,827 60,351 46,476 693 765 610 335 370 295

3rd Quarter........................................ 107,156 60,216 46,940 698 774 621 336 372 298

4th Quarter........................................ 108,178 60,508 47,670 700 774 615 332 368 292

2008

1st Quarter........................................ 107,786 60,378 47,408 713 783 633 335 368 298

2nd Quarter........................................ 107,046 59,586 47,460 722 802 636 335 372 295

3rd Quarter........................................ 106,136 59,273 46,863 724 802 637 331 367 291

4th Quarter........................................ 105,617 58,511 47,106 727 806 647 340 377 302

2009

1st Quarter........................................ 101,683 56,302 45,381 732 815 645 345 384 304

2nd Quarter........................................ 99,996 55,233 44,763 737 818 652 345 383 305

3rd Quarter........................................ 99,050 54,481 44,569 742 820 664 345 381 309

4th Quarter........................................ 98,555 54,410 44,145 747 823 666 344 379 307

2010

1st Quarter........................................ 98,143 54,098 44,045 748 836 662 344 385 304

2nd Quarter........................................ 99,605 55,028 44,577 742 814 671 342 374 309

3rd Quarter........................................ 100,412 55,620 44,792 746 821 670 342 377 307

4th Quarter........................................ 99,958 55,486 44,472 750 826 676 341 376 308

2011

1st Quarter........................................ 99,682 55,337 44,345 750 821 679 338 370 306

2nd Quarter........................................ 100,352 55,822 44,530 754 830 687 336 369 306

3rd Quarter........................................ 100,488 56,060 44,428 759 836 681 336 370 301

4th Quarter........................................ 101,315 56,667 44,648 761 838 686 335 369 302

2012

1st Quarter........................................ 102,184 57,118 45,066 764 841 693 335 369 304

2nd Quarter........................................ 102,504 57,057 45,448 772 870 687 337 380 300

3rd Quarter........................................ 102,630 57,245 45,385 765 836 693 333 364 301

4th Quarter........................................ 103,685 57,735 45,950 772 868 691 334 375 299

2013

1st Quarter........................................ 103,950 57,919 46,031 768 860 699 331 371 301

2nd Quarter........................................ 103,929 57,891 46,038 777 865 706 335 373 304

3rd Quarter........................................ 104,512 58,162 46,350 777 856 706 333 366 302

4th Quarter........................................ 104,673 58,019 46,654 783 862 712 334 368 304

2014

1st Quarter........................................ 105,639 58,728 46,911 790 866 716 336 368 304

2nd Quarter........................................ 106,320 59,445 46,875 782 861 715 330 363 302

3rd Quarter........................................ 106,889 59,661 47,228 797 880 722 335 370 304

4th Quarter........................................ 107,264 59,975 47,289 796 875 723 336 369 305

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

2013

4th

2014

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

4th

2013

4th

2014

4th

2013

4th

2014

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 104,791 107,368 $786 $799 $337 $338

Men, 16 years and over............................................ 57,995 59,930 869 882 373 374

16 to 24 years.................................................... 5,064 5,611 492 508 211 215

25 years and over................................................ 52,931 54,319 915 929 392 394

Women, 16 years and over........................................ 46,796 47,438 713 724 306 306

16 to 24 years.................................................... 4,058 4,144 449 469 192 198

25 years and over................................................ 42,738 43,294 746 756 320 320

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White.................................................................. 82,953 84,596 813 823 348 349

Men................................................................. 46,927 48,355 896 907 384 384

Women............................................................. 36,026 36,241 728 738 312 313

Black or African American......................................... 12,402 13,209 632 621 271 263

Men................................................................. 5,846 6,300 646 667 277 282

Women............................................................. 6,556 6,909 621 602 266 255

Asian.................................................................. 6,206 6,111 916 959 393 406

Men................................................................. 3,419 3,314 1,019 1,067 437 452

Women............................................................. 2,788 2,797 792 826 340 350

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 16,949 17,870 576 600 247 254

Men................................................................. 10,407 11,081 594 631 255 267

Women............................................................. 6,542 6,789 531 544 228 230

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 2014 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..................................................... 107,368 $799 59,930 $882 47,438 $724

16 to 24 years....................................................... 9,755 493 5,611 508 4,144 469

16 to 19 years.................................................... 1,150 387 718 406 432 358

20 to 24 years.................................................... 8,605 505 4,893 520 3,712 483

25 years and over................................................... 97,613 847 54,319 929 43,294 756

25 to 54 years.................................................... 75,993 827 42,537 905 33,456 749

25 to 34 years.................................................. 26,188 743 14,825 780 11,364 685

35 to 44 years.................................................. 24,559 882 14,051 961 10,508 784

45 to 54 years.................................................. 25,245 903 13,662 1,012 11,583 774

55 years and over................................................ 21,620 915 11,782 1,019 9,839 784

55 to 64 years.................................................. 17,882 922 9,730 1,029 8,153 790

65 years and over............................................. 3,738 869 2,052 974 1,686 753

White

16 years and over................................................... 84,596 823 48,355 907 36,241 738

16 to 24 years.................................................... 7,599 499 4,447 519 3,153 465

25 years and over................................................ 76,997 876 43,908 960 33,089 773

25 to 54 years.................................................. 59,201 855 33,966 925 25,235 768

55 years and over............................................. 17,796 943 9,943 1,058 7,853 792

Black or African American

16 years and over................................................... 13,209 621 6,300 667 6,909 602

16 to 24 years.................................................... 1,347 448 724 427 622 475

25 years and over................................................ 11,862 662 5,576 716 6,286 620

25 to 54 years.................................................. 9,547 634 4,528 696 5,019 608

55 years and over............................................. 2,315 769 1,047 833 1,268 739

Asian

16 years and over................................................... 6,111 959 3,314 1,067 2,797 826

16 to 24 years.................................................... 344 582 162 691 182 522

25 years and over................................................ 5,767 992 3,152 1,096 2,615 875

25 to 54 years.................................................. 4,694 1,015 2,591 1,140 2,103 894

55 years and over............................................. 1,072 894 560 935 512 786

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over................................................... 17,870 600 11,081 631 6,789 544

16 to 24 years.................................................... 2,254 433 1,415 475 839 393

25 years and over................................................ 15,617 627 9,666 663 5,951 583

25 to 54 years.................................................. 13,451 627 8,361 659 5,090 588

55 years and over............................................. 2,166 623 1,305 697 861 541

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

2013

4th

2014

4th

2013

4th

2014

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 42,429 43,551 $1,145 $1,152

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 17,144 17,990 1,202 1,241

Professional and related occupations............................................... 25,284 25,562 1,108 1,099

Service occupations...................................................................... 14,969 15,066 489 508

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 23,035 23,334 666 648

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 9,401 9,451 713 678

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 13,634 13,883 644 635

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,193 10,882 745 771

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 690 788 445 455

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,193 5,827 762 786

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,311 4,266 790 814

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 14,164 14,536 619 654

Production occupations................................................................ 7,535 7,560 617 655

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 6,629 6,976 621 651

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 20,451 20,991 1,367 1,366

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 9,259 9,520 1,391 1,435

Professional and related occupations............................................... 11,192 11,471 1,354 1,320

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,476 7,550 546 588

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 9,162 9,347 766 753

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 5,413 5,451 833 804

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 3,750 3,897 691 692

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 9,718 10,496 757 776

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 539 663 466 470

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,101 5,703 765 786

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,079 4,129 796 815

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 11,186 11,546 676 700

Production occupations................................................................ 5,514 5,549 700 718

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 5,672 5,997 647 680

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 21,977 22,560 992 999

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 7,885 8,469 1,054 1,084

Professional and related occupations............................................... 14,092 14,091 963 967

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,493 7,516 452 470

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 13,873 13,987 621 605

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 3,988 4,001 585 523

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 9,885 9,986 633 622

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 475 386 591 572

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 151 125 372 390

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 92 124 620 790

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 232 137 667 797

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 2,978 2,989 498 516

Production occupations................................................................ 2,021 2,011 494 511

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 957 978 510 534

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 2014 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.............................................. 107,368 $378 $519 $799 $1,260 $1,907

Men................................................................... 59,930 396 574 882 1,399 2,144

Women............................................................... 47,438 356 488 724 1,118 1,642

White.................................................................. 84,596 384 540 823 1,292 1,923

Men................................................................. 48,355 406 591 907 1,433 2,214

Women............................................................. 36,241 359 497 738 1,136 1,654

Black or African American......................................... 13,209 337 437 621 984 1,493

Men................................................................. 6,300 335 439 667 1,043 1,577

Women............................................................. 6,909 339 435 602 927 1,406

Asian.................................................................. 6,111 405 598 959 1,559 2,304

Men................................................................. 3,314 440 655 1,067 1,738 2,507

Women............................................................. 2,797 380 541 826 1,403 1,933

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 17,870 328 410 600 888 1,400

Men................................................................. 11,081 343 431 631 935 1,487

Women............................................................. 6,789 302 384 544 794 1,259

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 97,613 394 561 847 1,327 1,971

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,866 301 372 491 673 917

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 25,930 362 481 664 952 1,343

Some college or associate degree................................ 26,680 395 531 771 1,133 1,574

Bachelor’s degree and higher2.................................... 38,137 582 827 1,224 1,844 2,619

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 24,207 530 756 1,131 1,667 2,379

Advanced degree................................................. 13,930 697 966 1,401 2,047 2,943

Men, 25 years and over............................................ 54,319 417 608 929 1,460 2,257

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,907 319 391 518 735 992

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 15,525 394 529 756 1,071 1,488

Some college or associate degree............................. 14,190 431 609 885 1,264 1,762

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 19,697 621 927 1,407 2,077 2,923

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 12,756 587 855 1,272 1,898 2,690

Advanced degree.............................................. 6,941 752 1,101 1,655 2,400 3,508

Women, 25 years and over........................................ 43,294 372 507 756 1,154 1,724

Less than a high school diploma............................... 1,959 281 331 412 530 670

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 10,405 333 418 568 768 1,042

Some college or associate degree............................. 12,491 369 485 669 937 1,341

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 18,440 529 752 1,065 1,536 2,115

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 11,451 494 694 974 1,407 1,920

Advanced degree.............................................. 6,989 648 881 1,225 1,712 2,394

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

2013

4th

2014

4th

2013

4th

2014

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over................................................................. 24,726 24,799 $234 $237

Men, 16 years and over............................................................... 8,847 8,538 223 234

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 3,746 3,614 182 179

25 years and over................................................................... 5,102 4,924 270 284

Women, 16 years and over........................................................... 15,879 16,260 240 239

16 to 24 years........................................................................ 4,735 4,780 177 172

25 years and over................................................................... 11,144 11,480 271 274

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White..................................................................................... 19,893 19,815 236 242

Men.................................................................................... 7,006 6,625 229 239

Women................................................................................ 12,887 13,189 240 244

Black or African American............................................................ 2,932 2,856 223 214

Men.................................................................................... 1,162 1,079 207 211

Women................................................................................ 1,770 1,778 237 217

Asian..................................................................................... 1,124 1,327 247 246

Men.................................................................................... 421 506 227 249

Women................................................................................ 703 821 256 245

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................................... 3,992 4,129 229 236

Men.................................................................................... 1,586 1,669 237 256

Women................................................................................ 2,406 2,460 225 225

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

2013 2014

In current dollars In constant (1982-84)

dollars

2013 2014 2013 2014

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 104,262 106,526 $776 $791 $333 $334

Men, 16 years and over............................................ 57,994 59,450 860 871 369 368

16 to 24 years.................................................... 5,207 5,493 479 493 206 208

25 years and over................................................ 52,787 53,957 912 922 391 389

Women, 16 years and over........................................ 46,268 47,076 706 719 303 304

16 to 24 years.................................................... 4,041 4,090 423 451 182 190

25 years and over................................................ 42,228 42,986 740 752 318 318

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White.................................................................. 82,672 84,177 802 816 344 344

Men................................................................. 47,053 48,058 884 897 380 379

Women............................................................. 35,619 36,119 722 734 310 310

Black or African American......................................... 12,439 12,910 629 639 270 270

Men................................................................. 5,851 6,129 664 680 285 287

Women............................................................. 6,588 6,781 606 611 260 258

Asian.................................................................. 6,073 6,273 942 953 404 403

Men................................................................. 3,376 3,488 1,059 1,080 455 456

Women............................................................. 2,698 2,784 819 841 352 355

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................................ 16,859 17,475 578 594 248 251

Men................................................................. 10,325 10,754 594 616 255 260

Women............................................................. 6,534 6,721 541 548 232 231

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

2013 2014 2013 2014

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 41,820 43,016 $1,132 $1,137

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 17,137 17,561 1,208 1,227

Professional and related occupations............................................... 24,683 25,455 1,071 1,078

Service occupations...................................................................... 15,052 15,019 493 505

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 23,120 23,402 659 666

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 9,376 9,626 708 705

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 13,744 13,776 638 651

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 10,341 10,763 747 756

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 720 776 448 429

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,353 5,756 732 756

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,268 4,231 821 821

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 13,930 14,326 621 642

Production occupations................................................................ 7,307 7,481 623 646

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 6,623 6,845 619 637

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 20,290 20,758 1,349 1,346

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 9,200 9,385 1,412 1,416

Professional and related occupations............................................... 11,089 11,373 1,295 1,286

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,597 7,622 555 583

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 9,112 9,251 756 766

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 5,371 5,411 835 841

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 3,741 3,840 673 701

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 9,906 10,346 757 764

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 576 625 472 457

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 5,242 5,635 736 757

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 4,089 4,085 824 824

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 11,090 11,474 674 689

Production occupations................................................................ 5,382 5,546 697 711

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 5,707 5,927 645 664

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations................................ 21,530 22,258 973 981

Management, business, and financial operations occupations................... 7,937 8,176 1,049 1,056

Professional and related occupations............................................... 13,594 14,082 944 948

Service occupations...................................................................... 7,456 7,398 452 461

Sales and office occupations............................................................ 14,008 14,151 615 620

Sales and related occupations....................................................... 4,005 4,215 566 570

Office and administrative support occupations..................................... 10,003 9,936 628 637

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.................... 434 417 578 509

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......................................... 144 151 368 375

Construction and extraction occupations............................................ 112 121 654 691

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................................. 179 146 710 725

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................... 2,840 2,852 498 504

Production occupations................................................................ 1,925 1,935 498 502

Transportation and material moving occupations.................................. 916 918 497 510

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, 2014 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.............................................. 96,943 $396 $561 $839 $1,312 $1,921

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,927 301 374 488 657 887

High school graduates, no college1

............................... 25,529 367 482 668 960 1,355

Some college or associate degree................................ 26,408 398 532 761 1,111 1,560

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

.................................... 38,080 580 810 1,193 1,807 2,619

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 24,094 529 744 1,101 1,647 2,368

Advanced degree................................................. 13,985 688 953 1,386 2,009 2,974

Men

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 53,957 418 604 922 1,455 2,187

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,819 323 396 517 715 959

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 15,437 394 529 751 1,071 1,496

Some college or associate degree............................. 13,946 435 606 872 1,258 1,758

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 19,756 614 912 1,385 2,022 2,924

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 12,641 581 830 1,249 1,883 2,686

Advanced degree.............................................. 7,115 762 1,103 1,630 2,381 3,558

Women

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 42,986 376 509 752 1,144 1,672

Less than a high school diploma............................... 2,107 279 328 409 523 666

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 10,093 334 420 578 782 1,074

Some college or associate degree............................. 12,462 375 486 661 935 1,287

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 18,324 532 743 1,049 1,524 2,114

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 11,453 496 686 965 1,408 1,931

Advanced degree.............................................. 6,871 633 856 1,185 1,672 2,336

White, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 76,550 404 580 864 1,344 1,983

Less than a high school diploma............................... 5,572 305 379 493 673 906

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 20,234 376 496 696 992 1,400

Some college or associate degree............................. 20,766 409 559 791 1,148 1,616

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 29,978 590 829 1,219 1,844 2,691

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 19,175 550 760 1,132 1,694 2,409

Advanced degree.............................................. 10,803 705 964 1,390 2,017 3,052

White men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 43,614 430 619 950 1,486 2,235

Less than a high school diploma............................ 3,990 331 402 522 723 977

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 12,538 403 555 777 1,109 1,536

Some college or associate degree.......................... 11,280 461 631 909 1,308 1,823

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 15,805 628 937 1,416 2,087 3,011

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 10,316 594 857 1,287 1,902 2,724

Advanced degree........................................... 5,489 777 1,121 1,642 2,410 3,721

White women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 32,936 381 521 767 1,158 1,696

Less than a high school diploma............................ 1,581 278 326 406 524 670

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 7,696 340 429 591 799 1,106

Some college or associate degree.......................... 9,485 381 497 678 957 1,330

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 14,173 548 751 1,059 1,523 2,113

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 8,859 506 696 975 1,416 1,978

Advanced degree........................................... 5,314 645 864 1,188 1,656 2,316

Black or African American, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 11,740 353 474 674 1,008 1,518

Less than a high school diploma............................... 759 286 340 440 594 790

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 3,595 329 417 579 793 1,113

Some college or associate degree............................. 3,872 357 463 637 921 1,272

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, 2014 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 3,513 491 686 970 1,463 2,025

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 2,259 463 631 895 1,312 1,862

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,254 578 783 1,149 1,652 2,308

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 5,532 364 494 719 1,074 1,582

Less than a high school diploma............................ 447 288 349 476 646 869

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 1,915 353 454 630 880 1,239

Some college or associate degree.......................... 1,714 377 496 705 1,020 1,451

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 1,457 498 712 1,027 1,575 2,252

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 981 481 666 929 1,392 1,906

Advanced degree........................................... 475 602 876 1,331 1,883 2,600

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 6,207 347 453 633 962 1,442

Less than a high school diploma............................ 312 284 332 413 514 653

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 1,680 313 394 509 697 975

Some college or associate degree.......................... 2,159 351 438 600 832 1,141

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 2,056 486 666 942 1,394 1,896

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,277 450 615 870 1,248 1,774

Advanced degree........................................... 779 567 747 1,059 1,551 2,079

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 5,911 409 612 991 1,598 2,347

Less than a high school diploma............................... 302 275 353 477 594 769

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 942 345 435 604 831 1,162

Some college or associate degree............................. 929 392 522 748 1,101 1,460

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 3,738 583 864 1,328 1,910 2,798

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 2,073 497 744 1,149 1,667 2,309

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,664 736 1,038 1,562 2,285 3,101

Asian men

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 3,284 436 675 1,128 1,831 2,672

Less than a high school diploma............................... 160 273 361 493 620 791

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 518 381 476 664 946 1,251

Some college or associate degree............................. 507 412 567 775 1,138 1,526

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

................................. 2,099 624 959 1,472 2,106 3,017

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 1,056 537 806 1,256 1,886 2,618

Advanced degree.............................................. 1,043 833 1,163 1,752 2,401 3,474

Asian women

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 2,626 387 562 877 1,397 1,984

Less than a high school diploma............................... 142 276 343 450 546 673

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 424 315 403 543 746 1,004

Some college or associate degree............................. 422 368 504 706 1,008 1,378

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 1,639 512 761 1,140 1,664 2,319

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 1,017 478 704 1,037 1,521 1,994

Advanced degree.............................................. 621 638 911 1,342 1,920 2,738

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total

Total, 25 years and over........................................... 15,341 338 426 619 928 1,441

Less than a high school diploma............................... 4,027 300 366 466 617 800

High school graduates, no college1

............................ 4,695 340 422 595 827 1,161

Some college or associate degree............................. 3,579 377 492 689 981 1,436

Bachelor’s degree and higher2................................. 3,040 488 692 1,007 1,555 2,265

Bachelor’s degree only........................................ 2,160 463 634 937 1,439 1,992

Advanced degree.............................................. 879 622 860 1,235 1,886 2,896

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 9,427 356 457 652 979 1,525

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, 2014 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Number of

workers

(in

thousands)

Upper limit of:

First decile First

quartile

Second

quartile

(median)

Third

quartile

Ninth

decile

Less than a high school diploma............................ 2,944 320 388 497 667 856

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 2,983 362 464 637 893 1,238

Some college or associate degree.......................... 1,945 403 542 780 1,124 1,571

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 1,555 510 740 1,161 1,765 2,604

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,126 491 676 1,045 1,590 2,278

Advanced degree........................................... 429 666 982 1,507 2,291 3,637

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over........................................ 5,914 317 402 581 860 1,279

Less than a high school diploma............................ 1,083 277 321 390 497 629

High school graduates, no college1

......................... 1,713 315 390 517 716 968

Some college or associate degree.......................... 1,633 347 443 604 841 1,161

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

............................... 1,484 475 656 907 1,351 1,883

Bachelor’s degree only..................................... 1,034 436 607 852 1,227 1,733

Advanced degree........................................... 451 587 791 1,049 1,548 2,051

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.