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                        Earnings by age group
Earnings by race and ethnicity
Earnings by educational attainment
Occupational distributions of women and men
Earnings for those with and without children under 18
Earnings by state of residence
Weekly work hours of full-time workers
 
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						  Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers...Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers...Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers...Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers...Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of wage and salary workers, by hours...Table 6. Distribution of full-time wage and salary workers, by usual...Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers...Table 8. Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly...Table 9. Distribution of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, by...Table 10. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or...Table 11. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or...nbspTable 12. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by age, for...nbspTable 13. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by race and...nbspTable 14. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by educational...nbspTable 15. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by age, for wage...nbspTable 16. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by race and...Table 17. Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings, by age, for...Table 18. Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings, by race and...Table 19. Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings, by educational...Table 20. Inflation-adjusted median hourly earnings, by age, for wage and...Table 21. Inflation-adjusted median hourly earnings, by race and Hispanic...Table 22. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary...Table 23. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary...Table 24. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary...Table 25. Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly...Table 26. Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly...
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     Highlights of women's earnings in 2021
Highlights of women's earnings in 2021 imageIn 2021, women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings that were 83 percent of those of male full-time wage and salary workers. In 1979, the first year for which comparable earnings data are available, women’s earnings were 62 percent of men’s earnings. Most of the growth in women’s earnings relative to men’s occurred in the 1980s (when the women’s-to-men’s ratio went from 64 percent to 70 percent) and in the 1990s (when the ratio went from 72 percent to 77 percent). Since 2004, the women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio has remained in the 80 to 83 percent range. (See chart 1 and tables 1and 12.)This report presents earnings data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a national monthly sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The weekly and hourly earnings estimates in this report reflect information collected from one-fourth of the households in the monthly survey and averaged for the calendar year. The data in this report are distinct from the annual earnings estimates for full-time, year-round workers collected separately in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the CPS and published by the U.S. Census Bureau. (See the Current Population Survey’s frequently asked questions page for an explanation of the differences in these datasets.)View Chart DataChart 1. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, for full-time wage and salary workers, 1979–2021 annual averagesYearPercent197962.3198064.2198164.4198265.7198366.5198467.6198568.1198669.5198769.8198870.2198970.1199071.9199174.2199275.8199377.1199476.4199575.5199675.0199774.4199876.3199976.5200076.9200176.4200277.9200379.4200480.4200581.0200680.8200780.2200879.9200980.2201081.2201182.2201280.9201382.1201482.5201581.1201681.9201781.8201881.1201981.5202082.3202183.1Note: Percentages are calculated from annual averages of median usual weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary workers.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.The earnings comparisons in this report are on a broad level and do not control for many factors that can be important in explaining earnings differences, such as job skills and responsibilities, work experience, and specialization. The earnings estimates referenced throughout this report are medians. The median is the mid-point in the earnings distribution, with half of workers having earnings above the median level and half having earnings below.See the accompanying technical notes section for more information, including a description of the source of the data and an explanation of the concepts and definitions used in this report.**Earnings of full-time workers**This report highlights data for women and men who usually work full time (35 hours or more per week) in wage and salary jobs, with sections focusing on characteristics such as age, race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, education, occupation, and more.**Earnings by age group**In 2021, median weekly earnings were $912 for all women age 16 and older. For men age 16 and older, median weekly earnings were $1,097. Women’s median weekly earnings were highest for those ages 45 to 54, with earnings of $1,012. Women ages 35 to 44 and ages 55 to 64 had earnings that were slightly lower—$992 and $976, respectively. For men, earnings were also highest for those ages 45 to 54, with earnings of $1,295. Men ages 35 to 44 and ages 55 to 64 had earnings that were slightly lower, at $1,241 and $1,256, respectively. Young women and men ages 16 to 24 had the lowest earnings ($605 and $650, respectively). (See chart 2 and table 1.)View Chart DataChart 2. Median usual weekly earnings of women and men who are full-time wage and salary workers, by age, 2021 annual averagesAgeWomenMen16 to 2460565025 to 3488197235 to 449921,24145 to 541,0121,29555 to 649761,25665 and older8671,129Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.Among workers age 35 and older, women earned between 77 percent and 80 percent of what their male counterparts earned in 2021. Women ages 25 to 34 earned 91 percent of what men did, while women ages 16 to 24 earned 93 percent of what men earned. The earnings difference between men and women has historically been smaller for those under age 35 than for those in older age groups. (See tables 1 and 12.)Women’s-to-men’s earnings ratios have grown substantially for most age groups since 1979. For young workers ages 16 to 24, the gains occurred primarily in the 1980s. For workers ages 25 to 64, the gains continued into the 2000s, but have tapered off in recent years. (See table 12.)**Earnings by race and ethnicity**Asian women and men earned more than their White, Black, and Hispanic counterparts in 2021. Among women, Whites ($925) earned 81 percent as much as Asians ($1,141), Blacks ($776) earned 68 percent, and Hispanics ($718) earned 63 percent. Among men, these earnings differences were even larger: White men ($1,125) earned 77 percent as much as Asian men ($1,453), Black men ($825) earned 57 percent as much, and Hispanic men ($820) earned 56 percent. (See chart 3 and table 1.)View Chart DataChart 3. Median usual weekly earnings of women and men who are full-time wage and salary workers, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2021 annual averagesRace and Hispanic or Latino EthnicityWomenMenTotal9121,097White9251,125Black or African American776825Asian1,1411,453Hispanic or Latino ethnicity718820Note: People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include Hispanics.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.Earnings differences between women and men were largest among Asians and among Whites. Asian women earned 79 percent as much as Asian men and White women earned 82 percent as much as White men. In comparison, Black women had median earnings that were 94 percent of Black men’s, and Hispanic women’s earnings were 88 percent of Hispanic men’s. (See table 1.)Women’s earnings have increased considerably since 1979 (the first year for which comparable data for Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics are available), with White women experiencing the greatest earnings growth. From 1979 to 2021, inflation-adjusted median weekly earnings (also called constant-dollar earnings) increased by 44 percent for White women, and by 31 percent for both Black and Hispanic women. Yet, within this overall increase, White and Black women’s gains tapered off around 2004. Since that time, White women experienced an earnings growth of 10 percent, and Black women experienced an increase of 7 percent. In contrast, although substantial earnings growth for Hispanic women did not begin until the late 1990s, while their gains did taper off in 2004, their gains rebounded more quickly than those of White or Black women and generally remained on an upward trend. After sharp increases in 2020, earnings of White, Black, and Hispanic women declined from 2020 to 2021. These declines must be interpreted with caution as employment continued to recover in 2021—especially among lower-paid workers. Despite the earnings decline in 2021, earnings for White, Black, Asian, and Hispanic women were still higher in 2020 and 2021 than their pre-pandemic (2019) levels. (See table 18.)The long-term trend in men’s earnings has been quite different than that for women. Inflation-adjusted earnings for White and Black men trended down from 1979 through the first part of the 1990s, followed by a period of growth that stalled in the early 2000s. For Hispanic men, earnings also declined from 1979 through the mid-1990s, then began to trend upwards. Over the full period, 1979 through 2021, inflation-adjusted earnings have seen a net increase for White (8 percent), Black (4 percent), and Hispanic (7 percent) men. (See table 18.)Between 2000 and 2021, inflation-adjusted earnings for Asian women and men remained on an upward trend. (Data for Asians are not available prior to 2000.) Asian women’s earnings grew by 32 percent and Asian men’s earnings grew by 35 percent over that period. (See table 18.)**Earnings by educational attainment**Median weekly earnings vary significantly by educational attainment. Among all workers age 25 and older, the weekly earnings of those without a high school diploma ($626) were 43 percent of those with a bachelor’s degree and higher ($1,452) in 2021. For workers with a high school diploma who had not attended college, median earnings ($809) were 56 percent of those for workers with a bachelor’s degree and higher. Those with some college or an associate’s degree ($925) made 64 percent of what workers with a bachelor’s degree and higher made. (See table 1.)In each educational attainment category, the long-term trend in inflation-adjusted earnings has been more favorable for women than for men. The inflation-adjusted earnings of women without a high school diploma increased by 4 percent between 1979 and 2021. By contrast, inflation-adjusted earnings for men declined by 22 percent. For those with a bachelor’s degree or higher, inflation-adjusted earnings for women have increased by 38 percent since 1979, while earnings for men have risen by 20 percent. (Data refer to workers age 25 and older.) (See chart 4 and table 19.)View Chart DataChart 4. Percentage change in inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings of women and men, by educational attainment, 1979–2021YearLess than a high school diplomaHigh school graduates, no collegeSome college or associate's degreeBachelor's degree and higherWomen48938Men-22-16-920Note: Data relate to earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, age 25 and older.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.**Earnings by occupation**Women and men working full time in management, business, and financial operations occupations had higher median weekly earnings than workers in any other major occupational category in 2021 ($1,306 for women and $1,672 for men). Within this category, women who were computer and information systems managers ($1,908) and chief executives ($1,904) had the highest median weekly earnings in 2021. Among men, those who were architectural and engineering managers ($2,723) and chief executives ($2,721) earned the most. (See table 2.)The second-highest paying occupational category for women and men was professional and related occupations ($1,167 for women and $1,555 for men). This is a broad occupational category made up of several distinct job groupings for specialized fields such as computer science and math, architecture and engineering, law, education, and healthcare. Within this diverse category, women who were other physicians ($2,283), pharmacists ($2,087), and lawyers ($1,912) had the highest median weekly earnings in 2021. For men, those who were other physicians ($2,647), lawyers ($2,495), and medical scientists ($2,291) earned the most. (See table 2.)Women and men employed in service occupations earned the least in 2021 ($598 for women and $723 for men). Within this category, women who were employed as dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ($477) and host and hostesses, restaurant lounge, and coffee shop ($500) had the lowest median weekly earnings. For men, those who were employed as fast food and counter workers ($511), dishwashers ($511), and food preparation workers ($571) earned the least.**Occupational distributions of women and men**The occupational distributions of female and male full-time workers differ considerably. Compared with men, relatively few women work in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations and women are far more concentrated in office and administrative support jobs. (See chart 5 and table 2.)View Chart DataChart 5. Distribution of full-time wage and salary employment for women and men, by major occupational group, 2021 annual averagesOccupationWomenMenManagement, business, and financial operations occupations20.017.8Professional and related occupations31.721.2Service occupations14.811.1Sales and related occupations8.28.1Office and administrative support occupations17.35.7Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations1.116.9Production, transportation, and material moving occupations6.919.2Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.Women also are more likely than men to work in professional and related occupations. In 2021, 32 percent of women worked in professional and related occupations, compared with 21 percent of men. Within the professional category, though, the proportion of women employed in the higher paying jobs is much smaller than the proportion of men employed in them. In 2021, 11 percent of women in professional and related occupations were employed in the relatively high-paying computer and mathematical (median weekly earnings of $1,499 for women and $1,742 for men), and architecture and engineering ($1,435 for women and $1,725 for men) occupations, compared with 48 percent of men. Women were over twice as likely to work in education ($1,071 for women and $1,332 for men) and healthcare ($1,218 for women and $1,516 for men) jobs, which generally pay less than computer and engineering jobs. Sixty-six percent of women in professional occupations worked in education and healthcare jobs in 2021, compared with 29 percent of men. (See table 2.)Across all occupational categories, the three most common jobs for women were registered nurse ($1,274), elementary and middle school teacher ($1,138), and secretary and administrative assistant ($807). Collectively, these occupations employed 6.0 million women in 2021, representing 12 percent of women in full-time wage and salary jobs.Among men, the most common job by far was truck driver (driver/sales workers and truck drivers, $933). In 2021, 2.5 million, or 4 percent, of all male full-time wage and salary workers were truck drivers. Although engineering jobs are shown separately by specialty (civil, mechanical, etc.) in this report, if combined, engineer would be the second most common job for men. In 2021, a total of 1.9 million men were employed full time in the 16 designated engineering specialties (median weekly earnings ranging from $1,661 to $2,083). (See table 2.)**Earnings for those with and without children under 18**In 2021, one-third of full-time wage and salary workers were parents of children under age 18. (As defined here, “children” include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children under age 18 who live in the household.) Median weekly earnings for mothers of children under age 18 ($939) were higher than the earnings for women without children under 18 ($899). Earnings for fathers of children under age 18, at $1,240, were higher than the earnings of $1,019 for men without children under 18. (See table 7.)**Earnings by state of residence**Median weekly earnings and women’s-to-men’s earnings ratios vary by state of residence. (In this report, “state” refers to the 50 states and the District of Columbia.) The differences among the states reflect, in part, variation in the occupations and industries found in each state and differences in the demographic composition of each state’s labor force. Readers should note that sampling error for the state estimates is considerably larger than it is for the national estimates. (See the technical notessection for an explanation of sampling error.) Consequently, earnings comparisons between states should be made with caution. Readers should also note that the state estimates are based on workers’ state of residence; their reported earnings are not necessarily from a job located in the same state. (See table 3.)**Weekly work hours of full-time workers**Among full-time workers (those usually working at a job 35 hours or more per week), men are more likely than women to work more than 40 hours per week. In 2021, 22 percent of men who usually work full time worked 41 or more hours per week, compared with 14 percent of women. Women were more likely than men to work 35 to 39 hours per week: 10 percent of women working full time worked such hours in 2021, while 4 percent of men did. A majority of both male (74 percent) and female (77 percent) full-time workers had a 40-hour workweek. Among these workers, women earned 88 percent as much as men. (This analysis excludes people who usually work 35 or more hours per week but whose hours vary.) (See table 5.)**Earnings of part-time workers**Women are more likely than men to work part time—that is, less than 35 hours per week on a sole or main job. Women who worked part time made up 20 percent of all female wage and salary workers in 2021. In comparison, 10 percent of men in wage and salary jobs worked part time. (See tables 4 and 5.)Median weekly earnings for female part-timers were $320 in 2021, little different than the $311 median for men. (See table 4.)Part-time workers are more likely to be under age 25 than full-time workers. Among part-timers, 31 percent of women and 43 percent of men were under age 25 in 2021. Among full-time workers, 9 percent were under age 25 for both men and women. (See tables 1 and 4.)**Earnings of workers paid by the hour**In 2021, 58 percent of women and 54 percent of men in wage and salary jobs were paid by the hour. Women who were paid hourly rates had median hourly earnings of $16.02 in 2021, which were 89 percent of the $18.05 median for men. (See tables 8 and 11.)Among workers who were paid hourly rates in 2021, 2 percent of women and 1 percent of men had hourly earnings at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage of $7.25. (See tables 10and 11.) (See the technical notessection for information about BLS estimates of the number of minimum wage workers.)		
	
	 
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Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages
Characteristic
Total
Women
Men
Women'searningsas apercentageof men'sNumberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
StandarderrorofmedianAgeTotal, 16 years and older
114,316
$998
$2
51,388
$912
$3
62,928
$1,097
$5
83.116 to 24 years
10,392
623
3
4,655
605
3
5,737
650
5
93.116 to 19 years
1,569
527
7
645
499
6
924
563
11
88.620 to 24 years
8,823
645
4
4,010
619
3
4,813
671
5
92.325 years and older
103,924
1,057
3
46,733
954
3
57,191
1,160
3
82.225 to 34 years
28,697
931
4
12,814
881
5
15,883
972
5
90.635 to 44 years
26,449
1,131
5
11,678
992
7
14,771
1,241
8
79.945 to 54 years
24,317
1,154
5
11,179
1,012
8
13,138
1,295
13
78.155 to 64 years
19,292
1,132
7
8,838
976
8
10,453
1,256
10
77.765 years and older
5,169
994
9
2,224
867
14
2,946
1,129
17
76.8Race and Hispanic orLatino EthnicityWhite
87,738
1,018
3
38,356
925
3
49,382
1,125
4
82.2Black or African American
14,740
801
5
7,641
776
6
7,099
825
9
94.1Asian
7,780
1,328
19
3,520
1,141
13
4,259
1,453
16
78.5Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
20,841
777
4
8,372
718
4
12,469
820
6
87.6Marital StatusNever married
37,127
813
3
16,523
777
4
20,604
846
6
91.8Married, spouse present(1)
60,045
1,159
3
25,173
1,010
5
34,873
1,282
7
78.8Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)
17,144
955
6
9,692
892
7
7,452
1,049
12
85.0Widowed
1,717
877
18
1,245
836
24
472
951
23
87.9Divorced
11,458
997
7
6,469
929
8
4,989
1,107
16
83.9Separated(2)
3,969
857
14
1,978
794
13
1,991
936
26
84.8Union Affiliation(3)Members of unions(4)
12,654
1,169
6
5,618
1,104
12
7,036
1,227
10
90.0Represented by unions(5)
14,275
1,158
5
6,417
1,086
11
7,858
1,217
9
89.2Not represented by a union
100,041
975
3
44,971
884
3
55,070
1,069
5
82.7Educational AttainmentTotal, 25 years and older
103,924
1,057
3
46,733
954
3
57,191
1,160
3
82.2Less than a high school diploma
6,033
626
4
1,910
550
6
4,123
684
5
80.4High school graduates, no college
24,860
809
3
9,364
698
3
15,496
904
4
77.2Some college or associate degree
25,824
925
4
12,049
803
4
13,775
1,047
7
76.7Bachelor's degree and higher
47,207
1,452
5
23,409
1,272
6
23,798
1,661
9
76.6Footnotes(1) Includes people in both opposite-sex and same-sex marriages.(2) Separated includes people who are married, spouse absent.(3) Differences in earnings levels between workers with and without union affiliation reflect a variety of factors in addition to coverage by a collective bargaining agreement, including the distribution of workers by occupation, industry, and geographic region.(4) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.(5) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all race groups. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by detailed occupation, 2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation
Total
Women
Men
Women'searningsas apercentageof men'sNumber of workers
Median weekly earnings
Standard error of median
Number of workers
Median weekly earnings
Standard error of median
Number of workers
Median weekly earnings
Standard error of medianTotal, full-time wage and salary workers
114,316
$998
$2
51,388
$912
$3
62,928
$1,097
$5
83.1Management, professional, and related occupations
51,166
1,390
5
26,605
1,222
6
24,561
1,609
11
75.9Management, business, and financial operations occupations
21,529
1,482
8
10,299
1,306
14
11,231
1,672
19
78.1Management occupations
13,942
1,546
8
6,116
1,341
10
7,826
1,752
11
76.5Chief executives
1,151
2,473
64
348
1,904
36
803
2,721
141
70.0General and operations managers
999
1,449
27
361
1,285
54
637
1,548
44
83.0Legislators
13
-
-
7
-
-
6
-
-
-Advertising and promotions managers
55
1,338
36
23
-
-
31
-
-
-Marketing managers
490
1,545
59
309
1,490
62
182
1,698
121
87.8Sales managers
500
1,749
37
150
1,344
40
350
1,910
31
70.4Public relations and fundraising managers
100
1,670
176
66
1,659
46
34
-
-
-Administrative services managers
50
1,227
68
41
-
-
9
-
-
-Facilities managers
132
1,456
85
25
-
-
106
1,542
55
-Computer and information systems managers
675
2,085
44
184
1,908
187
492
2,135
80
89.4Financial managers
1,220
1,569
30
681
1,372
41
539
1,885
19
72.8Compensation and benefits managers
18
-
-
14
-
-
5
-
-
-Human resources managers
260
1,587
100
211
1,545
61
49
-
-
-Training and development managers
49
-
-
34
-
-
15
-
-
-Industrial production managers
236
1,636
83
46
-
-
190
1,666
218
-Purchasing managers
214
1,562
104
97
1,363
53
117
1,612
105
84.6Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
304
1,113
52
65
984
32
239
1,221
61
80.6Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
126
1,032
90
24
-
-
103
1,048
125
-Construction managers
633
1,534
36
54
1,165
80
578
1,548
31
75.3Education and childcare administrators
856
1,551
25
540
1,411
42
315
1,857
41
76.0Architectural and engineering managers
176
2,709
90
20
-
-
156
2,723
231
-Food service managers
758
881
29
398
789
30
360
1,014
50
77.8Funeral home managers
5
-
-
2
-
-
4
-
-
-Entertainment and recreation managers
31
-
-
10
-
-
22
-
-
-Lodging managers
83
973
46
41
-
-
42
-
-
-Medical and health services managers
676
1,463
49
515
1,363
41
161
1,773
256
76.9Natural sciences managers
17
-
-
9
-
-
9
-
-
-Postmasters and mail superintendents
12
-
-
6
-
-
6
-
-
-Property, real estate, and community association managers
466
1,162
27
254
1,086
99
212
1,360
40
79.9Social and community service managers
348
1,204
40
222
1,150
44
125
1,317
95
87.3Emergency management directors
12
-
-
7
-
-
5
-
-
-Personal service managers, all other
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
-Managers, all other
3,276
1,573
23
1,352
1,396
32
1,924
1,747
28
79.9Business and financial operations occupations
7,587
1,382
12
4,183
1,253
11
3,404
1,552
14
80.7Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
30
-
-
15
-
-
15
-
-
-Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products
9
-
-
1
-
-
8
-
-
-Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
126
1,061
52
69
1,027
113
56
1,072
253
95.8Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
212
1,165
31
132
1,165
35
80
1,165
59
100.0Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
327
1,147
35
189
973
44
138
1,327
46
73.3Compliance officers
274
1,369
55
137
1,423
60
137
1,331
65
106.9Cost estimators
119
1,395
138
27
-
-
92
1,448
54
-Human resources workers
795
1,251
28
579
1,212
63
217
1,411
85
85.9Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
66
1,232
42
48
-
-
18
-
-
-Training and development specialists
130
1,342
51
64
1,195
99
66
1,464
137
81.6Logisticians
116
1,322
81
43
-
-
72
1,336
21
-Project management specialists
735
1,649
30
321
1,455
33
415
1,861
43
78.2Management analysts
707
1,608
41
323
1,451
32
384
1,887
39
76.9Meeting, convention, and event planners
84
1,080
40
71
1,037
53
13
-
-
-Fundraisers
80
1,667
219
54
1,540
164
26
-
-
-Market research analysts and marketing specialists
335
1,446
90
200
1,276
73
135
1,743
73
73.2Business operations specialists, all other
497
1,241
34
289
1,162
45
208
1,326
50
87.6Accountants and auditors
1,374
1,345
17
852
1,261
23
521
1,494
50
84.4Property appraisers and assessors
39
-
-
14
-
-
25
-
-
-Budget analysts
59
1,558
58
35
-
-
24
-
-
-Credit analysts
46
-
-
29
-
-
17
-
-
-Financial and investment analysts
313
1,719
108
137
1,607
51
177
1,837
38
87.5Personal financial advisors
389
1,773
121
154
1,424
136
235
2,183
272
65.2Insurance underwriters
122
1,367
34
73
1,365
404
49
-
-
-Financial examiners
13
-
-
9
-
-
4
-
-
-Credit counselors and loan officers
427
1,332
46
218
1,127
29
208
1,560
42
72.2Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
60
1,015
36
31
-
-
28
-
-
-Tax preparers
50
961
44
30
-
-
20
-
-
-Other financial specialists
54
1,441
92
37
-
-
17
-
-
-Professional and related occupations
29,637
1,335
6
16,306
1,167
5
13,330
1,555
7
75.0Computer and mathematical occupations
5,267
1,660
19
1,350
1,499
26
3,917
1,742
12
86.1Computer and information research scientists
41
-
-
13
-
-
28
-
-
-Computer systems analysts
423
1,489
37
157
1,414
33
266
1,556
56
90.9Information security analysts
145
1,874
88
26
-
-
120
1,904
70
-Computer programmers
387
1,734
30
79
1,677
167
308
1,742
31
96.3Software developers
1,875
1,922
39
369
1,840
82
1,507
1,992
39
92.4Software quality assurance analysts and testers
70
1,550
58
33
-
-
37
-
-
-Web developers
59
1,327
214
22
-
-
38
-
-
-Web and digital interface designers
40
-
-
17
-
-
23
-
-
-Computer support specialists
620
1,256
29
148
1,209
73
471
1,265
36
95.6Database administrators and architects
103
1,879
46
35
-
-
68
1,920
75
-Network and computer systems administrators
205
1,505
90
35
-
-
171
1,529
80
-Computer network architects
104
1,990
39
11
-
-
93
2,006
44
-Computer occupations, all other
787
1,413
31
211
1,143
54
577
1,483
50
77.1Actuaries
30
-
-
15
-
-
16
-
-
-Mathematicians
2
-
-
0
-
-
2
-
-
-Operations research analysts
126
1,574
118
67
1,408
50
60
1,773
156
79.4Statisticians
37
-
-
15
-
-
21
-
-
-Other mathematical science occupations
213
1,458
44
99
1,388
243
115
1,470
66
94.4Architecture and engineering occupations
2,985
1,641
20
502
1,435
31
2,483
1,725
30
83.2Architects, except landscape and naval
151
1,642
110
45
-
-
106
1,751
50
-Landscape architects
19
-
-
6
-
-
12
-
-
-Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists
34
-
-
4
-
-
31
-
-
-Aerospace engineers
125
1,863
73
22
-
-
103
1,895
32
-Agricultural engineers
8
-
-
0
-
-
8
-
-
-Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
15
-
-
1
-
-
15
-
-
-Chemical engineers
76
1,875
57
12
-
-
65
1,915
36
-Civil engineers
403
1,633
73
69
1,531
62
334
1,661
65
92.2Computer hardware engineers
86
2,006
254
9
-
-
77
2,083
237
-Electrical and electronics engineers
286
1,899
26
19
-
-
267
1,910
28
-Environmental engineers
32
-
-
12
-
-
20
-
-
-Industrial engineers, including health and safety
221
1,648
56
60
1,571
66
161
1,725
64
91.1Marine engineers and naval architects
15
-
-
0
-
-
15
-
-
-Materials engineers
49
-
-
15
-
-
33
-
-
-Mechanical engineers
329
1,660
36
31
-
-
298
1,732
110
-Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
9
-
-
3
-
-
6
-
-
-Nuclear engineers
11
-
-
2
-
-
10
-
-
-Petroleum engineers
11
-
-
3
-
-
8
-
-
-Engineers, all other
602
1,771
44
97
1,549
37
505
1,833
52
84.5Architectural and civil drafters
29
-
-
7
-
-
21
-
-
-Other drafters
90
1,280
64
25
-
-
66
1,437
34
-Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
62
1,243
51
7
-
-
55
1,261
48
-Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters
275
1,245
76
52
903
103
222
1,367
50
66.1Surveying and mapping technicians
50
796
46
2
-
-
48
-
-
-Life, physical, and social science occupations
1,391
1,407
23
627
1,342
17
763
1,496
52
89.7Agricultural and food scientists
30
-
-
14
-
-
16
-
-
-Biological scientists
89
1,317
245
42
-
-
46
-
-
-Conservation scientists and foresters
19
-
-
7
-
-
12
-
-
-Medical scientists
116
1,662
222
59
1,368
26
57
2,291
32
59.7Life scientists, all other
8
-
-
5
-
-
3
-
-
-Astronomers and physicists
19
-
-
6
-
-
13
-
-
-Atmospheric and space scientists
9
-
-
3
-
-
6
-
-
-Chemists and materials scientists
90
1,647
110
28
-
-
62
1,681
93
-Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
39
-
-
15
-
-
25
-
-
-Geoscientists and hydrologists, except geographers
42
-
-
11
-
-
31
-
-
-Physical scientists, all other
332
1,738
31
138
1,500
87
193
1,933
114
77.6Economists
20
-
-
8
-
-
12
-
-
-Survey researchers
1
-
-
1
-
-
0
-
-
-Clinical and counseling psychologists
4
-
-
3
-
-
1
-
-
-School psychologists
51
1,343
35
47
-
-
5
-
-
-Other psychologists
56
1,493
241
43
-
-
13
-
-
-Sociologists
4
-
-
4
-
-
0
-
-
-Urban and regional planners
21
-
-
10
-
-
11
-
-
-Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers
47
-
-
24
-
-
23
-
-
-Agricultural and food science technicians
37
-
-
9
-
-
28
-
-
-Biological technicians
14
-
-
6
-
-
9
-
-
-Chemical technicians
39
-
-
19
-
-
20
-
-
-Environmental science and geoscience technicians
12
-
-
5
-
-
7
-
-
-Nuclear technicians
4
-
-
0
-
-
4
-
-
-Social science research assistants
5
-
-
3
-
-
2
-
-
-Other life, physical, and social science technicians
213
1,093
54
98
1,059
39
114
1,142
54
92.7Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
70
1,325
290
19
-
-
51
1,388
127
-Community and social service occupations
2,276
1,065
17
1,489
1,016
17
788
1,164
18
87.3Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
110
969
44
69
911
47
41
-
-
-Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
296
1,091
50
228
1,077
42
69
1,173
281
91.8Marriage and family therapists
26
-
-
22
-
-
4
-
-
-Mental health counselors
139
1,140
26
101
1,133
26
38
-
-
-Rehabilitation counselors
9
-
-
7
-
-
2
-
-
-Counselors, all other
181
953
53
107
860
21
75
1,083
83
79.4Child, family, and school social workers
58
1,012
38
46
-
-
11
-
-
-Healthcare social workers
71
924
220
54
894
57
17
-
-
-Mental health and substance abuse social workers
7
-
-
7
-
-
0
-
-
-Social workers, all other
601
1,073
28
508
1,049
23
93
1,232
49
85.1Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
87
1,247
31
45
-
-
42
-
-
-Social and human service assistants
160
914
44
126
886
39
34
-
-
-Other community and social service specialists
88
1,111
67
69
1,050
106
19
-
-
-Clergy
339
1,135
23
43
-
-
296
1,152
24
-Directors, religious activities and education
45
-
-
19
-
-
26
-
-
-Religious workers, all other
60
937
28
39
-
-
20
-
-
-Legal occupations
1,401
1,586
50
807
1,332
37
594
2,233
191
59.7Lawyers
793
2,252
159
331
1,912
28
462
2,495
27
76.6Judicial law clerks
18
-
-
14
-
-
4
-
-
-Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
68
1,652
497
40
-
-
28
-
-
-Paralegals and legal assistants
361
1,080
29
310
1,065
34
51
1,229
43
86.7Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
89
1,120
117
64
999
157
25
-
-
-Legal support workers, all other
72
1,238
35
49
-
-
23
-
-
-Education, training, and library occupations
7,124
1,138
6
5,248
1,071
10
1,877
1,332
23
80.4Postsecondary teachers
920
1,550
25
460
1,483
28
460
1,653
39
89.7Preschool and kindergarten teachers
471
780
34
455
771
25
16
-
-
-Elementary and middle school teachers
3,000
1,163
8
2,375
1,138
10
625
1,301
58
87.5Secondary school teachers
860
1,216
30
495
1,159
17
365
1,269
25
91.3Special education teachers
338
1,126
27
275
1,097
39
64
1,198
49
91.6Tutors
12
-
-
9
-
-
3
-
-
-Other teachers and instructors
389
1,118
53
224
1,002
44
165
1,260
109
79.5Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
42
-
-
29
-
-
13
-
-
-Librarians and media collections specialists
144
1,131
37
115
1,142
31
29
-
-
-Library technicians
20
-
-
18
-
-
1
-
-
-Teaching assistants
803
641
15
687
641
16
116
639
39
100.3Other educational instruction and library workers
127
1,271
141
107
1,274
144
20
-
-
-Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
1,707
1,229
24
781
1,145
20
925
1,317
40
86.9Artists and related workers
87
1,355
153
41
-
-
46
-
-
-Commercial and industrial designers
10
-
-
3
-
-
7
-
-
-Fashion designers
22
-
-
17
-
-
6
-
-
-Floral designers
35
-
-
24
-
-
11
-
-
-Graphic designers
180
1,163
40
91
1,225
117
89
1,151
35
106.4Interior designers
45
-
-
40
-
-
5
-
-
-Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
17
-
-
10
-
-
7
-
-
-Other designers
284
1,402
58
99
1,271
219
185
1,429
40
88.9Actors
11
-
-
6
-
-
5
-
-
-Producers and directors
139
1,369
41
61
1,347
25
78
1,522
67
88.5Athletes and sports competitors
21
-
-
2
-
-
20
-
-
-Coaches and scouts
110
913
29
29
-
-
81
1,136
43
-Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
2
-
-
0
-
-
2
-
-
-Dancers and choreographers
3
-
-
3
-
-
0
-
-
-Music directors and composers
15
-
-
3
-
-
12
-
-
-Musicians and singers
13
-
-
2
-
-
11
-
-
-Disc jockeys, except radio
3
-
-
1
-
-
2
-
-
-Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
9
-
-
1
-
-
8
-
-
-Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys
12
-
-
4
-
-
7
-
-
-News analysts, reporters, and journalists
55
1,036
42
33
-
-
22
-
-
-Public relations specialists
113
1,641
105
69
1,615
69
44
-
-
-Editors
63
1,350
55
35
-
-
28
-
-
-Technical writers
62
1,540
27
31
-
-
31
-
-
-Writers and authors
131
1,239
49
82
1,155
32
49
-
-
-Interpreters and translators
52
993
51
39
-
-
13
-
-
-Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
12
-
-
9
-
-
3
-
-
-Media and communication workers, all other
23
-
-
12
-
-
12
-
-
-Broadcast, sound, and lighting technicians
54
1,370
190
5
-
-
50
1,537
40
-Photographers
59
858
66
14
-
-
45
-
-
-Television, video, and film camera operators and editors
63
1,051
36
17
-
-
46
-
-
-Media and communication equipment workers, all other
3
-
-
0
-
-
3
-
-
-Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
7,485
1,273
11
5,503
1,218
11
1,983
1,516
22
80.3Chiropractors
21
-
-
7
-
-
14
-
-
-Dentists
76
2,492
60
34
-
-
42
-
-
-Dietitians and nutritionists
88
1,184
161
78
1,179
144
10
-
-
-Optometrists
21
-
-
11
-
-
9
-
-
-Pharmacists
245
2,019
116
133
2,087
192
112
2,010
38
103.8Emergency medicine physicians
21
-
-
4
-
-
17
-
-
-Radiologists
21
-
-
2
-
-
18
-
-
-Other physicians
714
2,418
183
304
2,283
138
410
2,647
169
86.2Surgeons
45
-
-
12
-
-
33
-
-
-Physician assistants
126
1,884
47
79
1,855
50
47
-
-
-Podiatrists
3
-
-
0
-
-
3
-
-
-Audiologists
17
-
-
11
-
-
5
-
-
-Occupational therapists
107
1,467
28
84
1,470
24
23
-
-
-Physical therapists
203
1,527
29
129
1,478
71
74
1,551
30
95.3Radiation therapists
14
-
-
9
-
-
5
-
-
-Recreational therapists
11
-
-
9
-
-
2
-
-
-Respiratory therapists
104
1,262
21
71
1,242
25
33
-
-
-Speech-language pathologists
132
1,233
78
126
1,229
85
5
-
-
-Exercise physiologists
1
-
-
0
-
-
1
-
-
-Therapists, all other
137
1,147
36
113
1,132
52
24
-
-
-Veterinarians
67
1,797
60
48
-
-
18
-
-
-Registered nurses
2,615
1,305
17
2,240
1,274
13
375
1,437
48
88.7Nurse anesthetists
25
-
-
14
-
-
11
-
-
-Nurse midwives
6
-
-
6
-
-
0
-
-
-Nurse practitioners
188
1,955
95
160
1,903
28
28
-
-
-Acupuncturists
3
-
-
3
-
-
0
-
-
-Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
-Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
322
992
24
210
1,001
21
112
964
26
103.8Dental hygienists
97
1,269
62
90
1,264
60
7
-
-
-Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
46
-
-
29
-
-
16
-
-
-Diagnostic medical sonographers
61
1,462
153
46
-
-
15
-
-
-Radiologic technologists and technicians
201
1,167
26
137
1,140
26
64
1,280
82
89.1Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
27
-
-
14
-
-
13
-
-
-Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists
31
-
-
20
-
-
11
-
-
-Emergency medical technicians
110
883
25
31
-
-
79
910
30
-Paramedics
97
1,288
151
30
-
-
67
1,352
34
-Pharmacy technicians
268
800
25
207
796
24
61
822
83
96.8Psychiatric technicians
54
749
21
41
-
-
12
-
-
-Surgical technologists
109
1,036
46
78
1,006
55
31
-
-
-Veterinary technologists and technicians
106
779
36
97
765
26
9
-
-
-Dietetic technicians and ophthalmic medical technicians
37
-
-
31
-
-
7
-
-
-Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
444
921
20
399
918
18
45
-
-
-Medical records specialists
181
894
26
165
889
28
16
-
-
-Opticians, dispensing
42
-
-
30
-
-
12
-
-
-Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians
150
891
31
97
835
45
54
1,003
126
83.3Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
91
1,362
79
61
1,327
94
31
-
-
-Service occupations
14,630
644
3
7,630
598
2
7,000
723
5
82.7Healthcare support occupations
3,269
637
5
2,742
624
4
527
723
15
86.3Home health aides
314
587
10
264
581
10
49
-
-
-Personal care aides
848
611
7
656
598
9
192
666
27
89.8Nursing assistants
916
626
9
805
615
7
110
740
24
83.1Orderlies and psychiatric aides
43
-
-
25
-
-
18
-
-
-Occupational therapy assistants and aides
29
-
-
24
-
-
5
-
-
-Physical therapist assistants and aides
37
-
-
28
-
-
9
-
-
-Massage therapists
42
-
-
35
-
-
7
-
-
-Dental assistants
219
665
14
200
653
15
19
-
-
-Medical assistants
482
676
10
430
668
10
51
980
40
68.2Medical transcriptionists
26
-
-
19
-
-
8
-
-
-Pharmacy aides
28
-
-
19
-
-
9
-
-
-Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
47
-
-
40
-
-
7
-
-
-Phlebotomists
109
681
30
99
666
14
10
-
-
-Other healthcare support workers
128
768
31
96
656
27
32
-
-
-Protective service occupations
2,608
998
14
577
814
28
2,031
1,067
22
76.3First-line supervisors of correctional officers
36
-
-
11
-
-
25
-
-
-First-line supervisors of police and detectives
89
1,360
117
15
-
-
74
1,413
76
-First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
46
-
-
4
-
-
43
-
-
-First-line supervisors of security workers
66
1,147
47
14
-
-
52
1,146
41
-First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other
7
-
-
5
-
-
2
-
-
-Firefighters
278
1,291
45
17
-
-
261
1,320
52
-Fire inspectors
24
-
-
3
-
-
21
-
-
-Bailiffs
20
-
-
10
-
-
10
-
-
-Correctional officers and jailers
275
920
25
76
807
38
199
983
28
82.1Detectives and criminal investigators
120
1,294
81
34
-
-
86
1,319
90
-Fish and game wardens
6
-
-
0
-
-
6
-
-
-Parking enforcement workers
12
-
-
2
-
-
9
-
-
-Police officers
751
1,232
34
113
1,197
40
638
1,242
34
96.4Animal control workers
7
-
-
4
-
-
3
-
-
-Private detectives and investigators
70
1,018
44
35
-
-
35
-
-
-Security guards and gambling surveillance officers
675
689
13
172
641
28
502
704
15
91.1Crossing guards and flaggers
22
-
-
6
-
-
17
-
-
-Transportation security screeners
42
-
-
21
-
-
21
-
-
-School bus monitors
14
-
-
13
-
-
1
-
-
-Other protective service workers
48
-
-
22
-
-
26
-
-
-Food preparation and serving related occupations
3,863
573
5
1,901
534
8
1,962
598
5
89.3Chefs and head cooks
319
750
18
63
655
45
256
777
26
84.3First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
349
621
13
223
596
15
126
706
50
84.4Cooks
1,187
549
8
436
512
10
751
572
9
89.5Food preparation workers
439
547
13
254
531
15
184
571
23
93.0Bartenders
217
668
37
111
627
39
106
709
38
88.4Fast food and counter workers
268
507
11
172
503
16
96
511
14
98.4Waiters and waitresses
674
576
17
416
524
18
258
605
13
86.6Food servers, nonrestaurant
102
544
33
79
529
40
23
-
-
-Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
102
509
21
50
477
33
52
583
45
81.8Dishwashers
128
512
11
36
-
-
92
511
12
-Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
77
498
16
60
500
15
17
-
-
-Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
1
-
-
1
-
-
0
-
-
-Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
3,347
623
5
1,253
555
8
2,094
685
7
81.0First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
176
829
38
60
728
30
116
881
29
82.6First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
76
900
27
11
-
-
65
907
39
-Janitors and building cleaners
1,437
630
8
494
561
13
943
675
9
83.1Maids and housekeeping cleaners
744
546
11
637
529
10
107
622
21
85.0Pest control workers
108
868
55
6
-
-
102
876
47
-Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
738
622
9
45
-
-
693
629
15
-Tree trimmers and pruners
59
846
73
1
-
-
59
851
73
-Other grounds maintenance workers
9
-
-
0
-
-
9
-
-
-Personal care and service occupations
1,543
618
6
1,157
603
6
387
699
26
86.3Supervisors of personal care and service workers
92
784
31
59
743
33
33
-
-
-Animal trainers
27
-
-
15
-
-
11
-
-
-Animal caretakers
133
595
22
104
600
27
29
-
-
-Gambling services workers
54
852
57
28
-
-
26
-
-
-Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
9
-
-
4
-
-
5
-
-
-Other entertainment attendants and related workers
68
615
23
28
-
-
41
-
-
-Embalmers, crematory operators, and funeral attendants
3
-
-
1
-
-
2
-
-
-Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
18
-
-
6
-
-
13
-
-
-Barbers
36
-
-
8
-
-
28
-
-
-Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
252
604
16
228
595
15
24
-
-
-Manicurists and pedicurists
153
655
33
128
624
28
26
-
-
-Skincare specialists
27
-
-
26
-
-
1
-
-
-Other personal appearance workers
2
-
-
2
-
-
0
-
-
-Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges
62
612
23
17
-
-
45
-
-
-Tour and travel guides
10
-
-
1
-
-
9
-
-
-Childcare workers
402
569
14
374
571
13
28
-
-
-Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
54
729
88
31
-
-
24
-
-
-Recreation workers
88
652
24
61
653
20
27
-
-
-Residential advisors
22
-
-
16
-
-
6
-
-
-Personal care and service workers, all other
31
-
-
22
-
-
8
-
-
-Sales and office occupations
21,748
826
4
13,071
766
3
8,677
970
7
79.0Sales and related occupations
9,281
887
10
4,191
720
9
5,090
1,049
13
68.6First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
2,165
875
15
990
733
14
1,175
992
27
73.9First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
833
1,191
52
292
1,130
35
540
1,257
36
89.9Cashiers
1,235
515
5
888
513
5
346
520
11
98.7Counter and rental clerks
56
781
41
19
-
-
37
-
-
-Parts salespersons
103
778
43
19
-
-
84
776
65
-Retail salespersons
1,665
745
12
666
635
18
999
855
23
74.3Advertising sales agents
93
1,174
172
50
1,136
27
44
-
-
-Insurance sales agents
462
1,008
61
249
839
43
213
1,253
38
67.0Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
206
1,630
112
69
1,054
64
137
1,891
62
55.7Travel agents
33
-
-
23
-
-
10
-
-
-Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
523
1,169
24
155
1,122
43
368
1,237
53
90.7Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
1,014
1,263
26
301
1,157
46
712
1,356
25
85.3Models, demonstrators, and product promoters
4
-
-
3
-
-
1
-
-
-Real estate brokers and sales agents
524
1,141
18
302
1,037
77
222
1,324
104
78.3Sales engineers
29
-
-
0
-
-
29
-
-
-Telemarketers
22
-
-
13
-
-
9
-
-
-Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
17
-
-
10
-
-
7
-
-
-Sales and related workers, all other
298
943
36
140
843
47
157
1,017
66
82.9Office and administrative support occupations
12,467
806
4
8,880
779
4
3,587
899
9
86.7First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
1,098
964
15
757
913
20
341
1,184
50
77.1Switchboard operators, including answering service
8
-
-
6
-
-
2
-
-
-Telephone operators
17
-
-
11
-
-
5
-
-
-Communications equipment operators, all other
3
-
-
2
-
-
1
-
-
-Bill and account collectors
81
726
28
59
742
29
22
-
-
-Billing and posting clerks
398
772
20
346
774
22
53
767
40
100.9Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
741
825
15
604
802
14
137
1,009
44
79.5Gambling cage workers
15
-
-
12
-
-
3
-
-
-Payroll and timekeeping clerks
144
921
43
125
913
27
19
-
-
-Procurement clerks
35
-
-
17
-
-
18
-
-
-Tellers
173
695
17
132
691
16
40
-
-
-Financial clerks, all other
95
909
43
59
833
37
36
-
-
-Brokerage clerks
9
-
-
5
-
-
4
-
-
-Correspondence clerks
1
-
-
1
-
-
0
-
-
-Court, municipal, and license clerks
69
811
37
53
778
34
16
-
-
-Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
40
-
-
26
-
-
14
-
-
-Customer service representatives
1,863
780
10
1,219
737
12
645
867
30
85.0Eligibility interviewers, government programs
67
840
117
56
790
50
11
-
-
-File clerks
126
775
25
98
791
27
29
-
-
-Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
74
652
18
54
653
26
20
-
-
-Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
172
772
31
130
775
35
43
-
-
-Library assistants, clerical
29
-
-
26
-
-
3
-
-
-Loan interviewers and clerks
126
899
51
91
886
44
34
-
-
-New accounts clerks
9
-
-
5
-
-
4
-
-
-Order clerks
89
714
50
52
712
38
37
-
-
-Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
37
-
-
30
-
-
7
-
-
-Receptionists and information clerks
871
685
9
774
674
9
97
796
89
84.7Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
74
786
25
39
-
-
34
-
-
-Information and record clerks, all other
98
774
32
79
751
24
19
-
-
-Cargo and freight agents
3
-
-
0
-
-
3
-
-
-Couriers and messengers
492
802
22
90
680
49
402
846
26
80.4Public safety telecommunicators
82
911
31
58
908
45
24
-
-
-Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
163
812
31
71
765
28
92
842
65
90.9Meter readers, utilities
30
-
-
2
-
-
28
-
-
-Postal service clerks
96
1,047
54
66
1,006
57
31
-
-
-Postal service mail carriers
259
992
23
104
978
27
155
1,008
39
97.0Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
76
879
55
37
-
-
39
-
-
-Production, planning, and expediting clerks
184
1,115
58
91
1,018
34
93
1,174
53
86.7Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
537
725
12
191
696
14
346
748
15
93.0Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
42
-
-
12
-
-
29
-
-
-Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
211
1,027
43
201
1,015
31
10
-
-
-Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
46
-
-
44
-
-
2
-
-
-Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
53
756
58
48
-
-
5
-
-
-Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
1,532
819
10
1,405
807
10
127
1,006
38
80.2Data entry keyers
195
718
15
148
712
14
47
-
-
-Word processors and typists
23
-
-
21
-
-
2
-
-
-Desktop publishers
1
-
-
0
-
-
1
-
-
-Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
262
763
18
202
766
21
60
754
32
101.6Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
40
-
-
16
-
-
24
-
-
-Office clerks, general
927
744
11
770
726
11
157
823
41
88.2Office machine operators, except computer
22
-
-
20
-
-
2
-
-
-Proofreaders and copy markers
4
-
-
3
-
-
1
-
-
-Statistical assistants
42
-
-
16
-
-
26
-
-
-Office and administrative support workers, all other
582
890
20
395
874
19
187
949
41
92.1Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
11,182
919
5
547
696
13
10,635
930
6
74.8Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
800
623
8
149
585
15
651
637
15
91.8First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
35
-
-
2
-
-
32
-
-
-Agricultural inspectors
11
-
-
3
-
-
8
-
-
-Animal breeders
6
-
-
4
-
-
3
-
-
-Graders and sorters, agricultural products
41
-
-
26
-
-
16
-
-
-Miscellaneous agricultural workers
641
613
7
110
590
19
531
617
7
95.6Fishing and hunting workers
16
-
-
1
-
-
15
-
-
-Forest and conservation workers
12
-
-
2
-
-
9
-
-
-Logging workers
38
-
-
1
-
-
37
-
-
-Construction and extraction occupations
6,171
904
6
207
720
25
5,965
908
6
79.3First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
545
1,208
30
24
-
-
522
1,213
29
-Boilermakers
23
-
-
0
-
-
23
-
-
-Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
77
867
73
3
-
-
74
868
72
-Carpenters
830
850
31
29
-
-
801
864
31
-Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
104
778
32
10
-
-
93
783
35
-Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers
63
917
32
0
-
-
63
917
32
-Construction laborers
1,503
766
11
45
-
-
1,457
771
12
-Construction equipment operators
334
992
27
8
-
-
326
990
28
-Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
133
704
18
4
-
-
128
709
19
-Electricians
737
1,060
52
17
-
-
720
1,064
51
-Glaziers
45
-
-
3
-
-
42
-
-
-Insulation workers
30
-
-
1
-
-
29
-
-
-Painters and paperhangers
360
741
27
20
-
-
340
759
26
-Pipelayers
36
-
-
2
-
-
34
-
-
-Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
506
992
20
10
-
-
496
986
22
-Plasterers and stucco masons
15
-
-
0
-
-
15
-
-
-Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
9
-
-
0
-
-
9
-
-
-Roofers
151
685
38
2
-
-
148
681
37
-Sheet metal workers
115
979
36
4
-
-
111
988
31
-Structural iron and steel workers
35
-
-
2
-
-
33
-
-
-Solar photovoltaic installers
20
-
-
0
-
-
20
-
-
-Helpers, construction trades
63
691
26
3
-
-
60
701
25
-Construction and building inspectors
65
988
43
7
-
-
58
1,013
41
-Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
37
-
-
4
-
-
33
-
-
-Fence erectors
25
-
-
0
-
-
25
-
-
-Hazardous materials removal workers
25
-
-
3
-
-
22
-
-
-Highway maintenance workers
90
880
33
2
-
-
87
866
83
-Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
11
-
-
0
-
-
11
-
-
-Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
9
-
-
0
-
-
9
-
-
-Miscellaneous construction and related workers
19
-
-
0
-
-
19
-
-
-Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil and gas
20
-
-
0
-
-
20
-
-
-Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining
4
-
-
0
-
-
4
-
-
-Earth drillers, except oil and gas
30
-
-
0
-
-
30
-
-
-Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
11
-
-
2
-
-
10
-
-
-Underground mining machine operators
35
-
-
1
-
-
34
-
-
-Roustabouts, oil and gas
3
-
-
0
-
-
3
-
-
-Other extraction workers
55
1,160
42
0
-
-
55
1,159
42
-Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,211
1,017
8
192
836
54
4,019
1,023
9
81.7First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
217
1,304
83
18
-
-
199
1,335
32
-Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
148
1,017
79
23
-
-
126
1,058
68
-Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
127
1,225
80
7
-
-
121
1,269
193
-Avionics technicians
3
-
-
0
-
-
3
-
-
-Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
17
-
-
0
-
-
17
-
-
-Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
1
-
-
0
-
-
1
-
-
-Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility
16
-
-
4
-
-
12
-
-
-Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
8
-
-
1
-
-
7
-
-
-Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
13
-
-
0
-
-
13
-
-
-Security and fire alarm systems installers
63
1,008
73
3
-
-
60
999
71
-Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
152
1,282
35
6
-
-
146
1,297
34
-Automotive body and related repairers
113
990
27
5
-
-
109
995
26
-Automotive glass installers and repairers
24
-
-
1
-
-
23
-
-
-Automotive service technicians and mechanics
651
906
15
15
-
-
636
909
15
-Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
318
996
24
5
-
-
312
993
24
-Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
237
1,122
42
3
-
-
234
1,120
35
-Small engine mechanics
36
-
-
2
-
-
34
-
-
-Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
75
781
49
2
-
-
73
786
47
-Control and valve installers and repairers
15
-
-
0
-
-
15
-
-
-Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
370
1,009
15
3
-
-
367
1,009
15
-Home appliance repairers
30
-
-
3
-
-
27
-
-
-Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics
426
1,050
27
27
-
-
399
1,056
28
-Maintenance and repair workers, general
556
958
35
29
-
-
527
978
34
-Maintenance workers, machinery
23
-
-
0
-
-
23
-
-
-Millwrights
47
-
-
4
-
-
43
-
-
-Electrical power-line installers and repairers
123
1,219
108
0
-
-
122
1,217
110
-Telecommunications line installers and repairers
128
1,078
49
8
-
-
120
1,090
35
-Precision instrument and equipment repairers
54
1,150
42
7
-
-
47
-
-
-Wind turbine service technicians
12
-
-
0
-
-
12
-
-
-Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
22
-
-
4
-
-
19
-
-
-Commercial divers
0
-
-
0
-
-
0
-
-
-Locksmiths and safe repairers
19
-
-
2
-
-
17
-
-
-Manufactured building and mobile home installers
1
-
-
0
-
-
1
-
-
-Riggers
7
-
-
0
-
-
7
-
-
-Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
18
-
-
2
-
-
16
-
-
-Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers
140
830
30
12
-
-
129
845
33
-Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
15,590
774
4
3,535
638
5
12,056
825
5
77.3Production occupations
7,107
809
6
1,856
653
7
5,251
884
6
73.9First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
738
1,080
28
137
796
61
601
1,138
27
69.9Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
8
-
-
2
-
-
6
-
-
-Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers
111
745
23
40
-
-
71
767
26
-Engine and other machine assemblers
6
-
-
1
-
-
5
-
-
-Structural metal fabricators and fitters
14
-
-
2
-
-
12
-
-
-Other assemblers and fabricators
894
710
8
315
664
13
579
751
19
88.4Bakers
143
614
18
86
599
18
57
664
48
90.2Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers
236
718
16
47
-
-
189
742
30
-Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
10
-
-
2
-
-
8
-
-
-Food batchmakers
67
669
23
22
-
-
45
-
-
-Food cooking machine operators and tenders
7
-
-
2
-
-
6
-
-
-Food processing workers, all other
136
734
54
52
648
25
84
818
39
79.2Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers
83
1,036
75
5
-
-
79
1,036
80
-Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
23
-
-
2
-
-
21
-
-
-Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
63
746
44
19
-
-
44
-
-
-Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
26
-
-
4
-
-
22
-
-
-Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
7
-
-
0
-
-
7
-
-
-Machinists
295
914
18
10
-
-
284
916
18
-Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters
17
-
-
0
-
-
17
-
-
-Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic
2
-
-
0
-
-
2
-
-
-Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
34
-
-
7
-
-
28
-
-
-Tool and die makers
44
-
-
1
-
-
43
-
-
-Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
506
904
16
24
-
-
482
907
15
-Other metal workers and plastic workers
340
769
19
64
731
32
276
783
29
93.4Prepress technicians and workers
13
-
-
3
-
-
10
-
-
-Printing press operators
130
839
53
19
-
-
111
869
46
-Print binding and finishing workers
6
-
-
0
-
-
6
-
-
-Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
88
511
14
59
492
11
29
-
-
-Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
13
-
-
4
-
-
9
-
-
-Sewing machine operators
94
572
17
67
560
13
27
-
-
-Shoe and leather workers
11
-
-
3
-
-
7
-
-
-Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers
25
-
-
20
-
-
4
-
-
-Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders
6
-
-
2
-
-
4
-
-
-Upholsterers
17
-
-
6
-
-
11
-
-
-Other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers
9
-
-
6
-
-
3
-
-
-Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
57
788
28
3
-
-
53
782
33
-Furniture finishers
6
-
-
2
-
-
4
-
-
-Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
18
-
-
2
-
-
16
-
-
-Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
15
-
-
2
-
-
12
-
-
-Other woodworkers
12
-
-
1
-
-
10
-
-
-Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
34
-
-
0
-
-
34
-
-
-Stationary engineers and boiler operators
64
1,184
100
7
-
-
57
1,175
91
-Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
94
960
25
8
-
-
86
965
34
-Miscellaneous plant and system operators
32
-
-
0
-
-
32
-
-
-Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders
65
969
32
12
-
-
53
979
45
-Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers
69
838
30
9
-
-
59
856
29
-Cutting workers
51
775
101
8
-
-
43
-
-
-Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
24
-
-
7
-
-
17
-
-
-Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
10
-
-
4
-
-
5
-
-
-Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
750
883
16
283
733
29
466
1,005
31
72.9Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
21
-
-
7
-
-
13
-
-
-Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians
50
692
38
28
-
-
22
-
-
-Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
251
671
28
118
605
18
133
755
33
80.1Painting workers
134
822
70
10
-
-
124
893
82
-Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
21
-
-
10
-
-
12
-
-
-Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders
14
-
-
3
-
-
11
-
-
-Etchers and engravers
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
17
-
-
3
-
-
15
-
-
-Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
8
-
-
3
-
-
5
-
-
-Tire builders
8
-
-
0
-
-
8
-
-
-Helpers--production workers
32
-
-
10
-
-
22
-
-
-Other production equipment operators and tenders
5
-
-
1
-
-
4
-
-
-Other production workers
1,022
761
11
280
630
17
742
809
16
77.9Transportation and material moving occupations
8,483
738
6
1,679
624
5
6,804
786
6
79.4Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
310
996
48
68
779
50
241
1,077
49
72.3Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
115
1,913
38
2
-
-
113
1,912
37
-Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists
28
-
-
0
-
-
28
-
-
-Flight attendants
77
859
71
47
-
-
30
-
-
-Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
6
-
-
0
-
-
5
-
-
-Bus drivers, school
125
710
36
69
695
159
57
712
28
97.6Bus drivers, transit and intercity
182
801
49
71
679
30
111
942
43
72.1Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
2,680
920
11
181
732
69
2,499
933
14
78.5Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs
29
-
-
2
-
-
27
-
-
-Taxi drivers
148
678
38
10
-
-
138
690
63
-Motor vehicle operators, all other
94
723
38
15
-
-
80
745
82
-Locomotive engineers and operators
41
-
-
3
-
-
38
-
-
-Railroad conductors and yardmasters
38
-
-
1
-
-
37
-
-
-Other rail transportation workers
13
-
-
3
-
-
10
-
-
-Sailors and marine oilers
17
-
-
0
-
-
17
-
-
-Ship and boat captains and operators
17
-
-
0
-
-
17
-
-
-Ship engineers
2
-
-
0
-
-
2
-
-
-Parking attendants
47
-
-
7
-
-
40
-
-
-Transportation service attendants
70
630
34
3
-
-
67
629
34
-Transportation inspectors
34
-
-
7
-
-
27
-
-
-Passenger attendants
6
-
-
1
-
-
5
-
-
-Other transportation workers
28
-
-
5
-
-
23
-
-
-Crane and tower operators
53
1,047
103
0
-
-
53
1,047
103
-Conveyor, dredge, and hoist and winch operators
28
-
-
3
-
-
25
-
-
-Industrial truck and tractor operators
581
743
14
55
713
71
526
746
14
95.6Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
215
590
13
42
-
-
173
589
15
-Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
1,649
689
5
355
624
11
1,294
703
6
88.8Machine feeders and offbearers
16
-
-
7
-
-
9
-
-
-Packers and packagers, hand
541
614
7
308
603
8
233
633
17
95.3Stockers and order fillers
1,151
612
5
400
603
6
752
620
7
97.3Pumping station operators
15
-
-
0
-
-
15
-
-
-Refuse and recyclable material collectors
63
728
59
3
-
-
59
707
47
-Other material moving workers
62
777
83
8
-
-
55
775
77
-Note: Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Median earnings are not shown where employment is less than 50,000. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's are not shown where employment for either women or men is less than 50,000. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by state, 2021 annual averages
State
Total
Women
Men
Women'searningsas apercentageof men'sNumberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
StandarderrorofmedianUnited States
114,316
$998
$2
51,388
$912
$3
62,928
$1,097
$5
83.1Alabama
1,693
901
13
772
788
20
921
1,011
22
77.9Alaska
249
1,104
22
112
967
27
137
1,223
30
79.1Arizona
2,595
977
14
1,115
860
15
1,479
1,068
28
80.5Arkansas
1,003
859
15
462
800
19
541
918
24
87.1California
12,875
1,111
12
5,559
1,020
15
7,316
1,157
10
88.2Colorado
2,086
1,142
17
888
1,035
31
1,198
1,212
30
85.4Connecticut
1,230
1,205
41
570
1,089
44
660
1,272
67
85.6Delaware
370
952
18
177
894
23
193
987
13
90.6District of Columbia
323
1,710
42
163
1,565
29
160
1,880
29
83.2Florida
7,536
896
8
3,465
818
10
4,071
956
12
85.6Georgia
3,779
926
15
1,770
855
17
2,009
992
20
86.2Hawaii
448
952
20
204
880
29
244
1,018
29
86.4Idaho
633
893
11
257
796
11
376
979
18
81.3Illinois
4,451
1,084
18
2,040
968
17
2,410
1,200
25
80.7Indiana
2,390
955
18
1,033
859
27
1,357
1,079
44
79.6Iowa
1,179
924
17
532
840
33
648
1,013
38
82.9Kansas
1,070
941
23
481
846
17
588
1,065
27
79.4Kentucky
1,463
878
17
656
820
20
808
928
25
88.4Louisiana
1,479
889
18
707
783
20
772
1,002
24
78.1Maine
450
975
21
202
903
26
247
1,070
32
84.4Maryland
2,297
1,204
34
1,087
1,134
27
1,210
1,328
45
85.4Massachusetts
2,626
1,279
29
1,204
1,157
16
1,421
1,386
28
83.5Michigan
3,292
1,042
19
1,497
910
15
1,795
1,195
25
76.2Minnesota
2,110
1,116
26
906
997
21
1,205
1,231
22
81.0Mississippi
949
785
15
464
722
17
486
864
32
83.6Missouri
2,199
933
15
1,034
845
22
1,165
1,013
21
83.4Montana
343
905
15
151
822
19
192
997
20
82.4Nebraska
738
957
16
333
871
19
405
1,049
22
83.0Nevada
1,034
882
14
462
828
16
571
937
21
88.4New Hampshire
530
1,107
21
237
963
20
293
1,262
38
76.3New Jersey
3,179
1,206
26
1,417
1,075
27
1,763
1,352
20
79.5New Mexico
642
899
19
289
801
30
353
990
27
80.9New York
6,504
1,093
17
3,000
979
15
3,504
1,174
18
83.4North Carolina
3,620
883
14
1,695
803
15
1,925
954
17
84.2North Dakota
290
953
16
127
848
22
163
1,067
23
79.5Ohio
4,036
966
10
1,813
872
15
2,223
1,070
24
81.5Oklahoma
1,324
838
19
582
738
16
741
952
25
77.5Oregon
1,445
1,051
17
624
967
26
821
1,128
31
85.7Pennsylvania
4,409
1,042
16
1,992
925
17
2,417
1,145
18
80.8Rhode Island
382
1,115
26
178
1,058
27
204
1,156
27
91.5South Carolina
1,797
875
18
837
756
19
960
964
19
78.4South Dakota
325
905
13
145
809
15
181
976
17
82.9Tennessee
2,405
885
12
1,105
781
24
1,300
976
28
80.0Texas
10,370
948
10
4,517
869
12
5,853
1,016
11
85.5Utah
1,115
940
16
442
825
18
674
1,106
29
74.6Vermont
213
1,009
14
101
945
30
112
1,086
36
87.0Virginia
3,184
1,106
25
1,528
994
27
1,656
1,237
23
80.4Washington
2,741
1,139
20
1,202
1,024
26
1,538
1,237
35
82.8West Virginia
582
867
17
265
756
13
317
989
18
76.4Wisconsin
2,140
1,004
16
904
950
13
1,236
1,063
28
89.4Wyoming
193
969
24
85
822
24
108
1,093
26
75.2Note: In general, the sampling error for the state estimates is considerably larger than it is for the national estimates; thus, comparisons of state estimates should be made with caution. Data shown are based on workers' state of residence; workers' reported earnings, however, may or may not be from a job located in the same state. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers, by selected demographic characteristics, 2021 annual averages
Characteristic
Total
Women
Men
Women'searningsas apercentageof men'sNumberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
StandarderrorofmedianAgeTotal, 16 years and older
21,877
$317
$1
14,182
$320
$2
7,695
$311
$2
102.916 to 24 years
7,665
255
2
4,346
251
3
3,320
260
4
96.516 to 19 years
3,560
213
3
1,967
213
4
1,593
214
4
99.520 to 24 years
4,105
292
3
2,378
285
3
1,727
302
4
94.425 years and older
14,212
375
3
9,836
373
3
4,375
378
5
98.725 to 34 years
3,622
369
5
2,381
371
6
1,241
364
10
101.935 to 44 years
2,773
394
5
2,062
392
6
711
399
10
98.245 to 54 years
2,489
401
6
1,939
395
6
550
425
14
92.955 to 64 years
2,879
377
6
2,066
377
6
813
375
12
100.565 years and older
2,449
316
5
1,388
300
7
1,060
347
13
86.5Race and Hispanic orLatino EthnicityWhite
17,021
317
2
11,090
321
2
5,931
309
3
103.9Black or African American
2,572
302
4
1,646
307
5
926
295
6
104.1Asian
1,329
363
9
846
354
11
483
378
9
93.7Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
3,878
317
3
2,419
317
4
1,459
316
5
100.3Marital StatusNever married
11,081
281
2
6,276
279
2
4,805
283
3
98.6Married, spouse present(1)
7,995
397
3
5,809
394
4
2,186
406
7
97.0Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)
2,800
334
5
2,097
331
6
704
343
12
96.5Widowed
586
296
8
478
298
9
108
290
17
102.8Divorced
1,603
352
7
1,177
346
8
426
367
12
94.3Separated(2)
612
331
10
442
336
9
170
314
14
107.0Footnotes(1) Includes people in both opposite-sex and same-sex marriages.(2) Separated includes people who are married, spouse absent.Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all race groups. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of wage and salary workers, by hours usually worked, 2021 annual averages
Hours of work
Total
Women
Men
Women'searningsas apercentageof men'sNumberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianweeklyearnings
StandarderrorofmedianTotal, 16 years and older
136,393
$886
$2
65,654
$771
$3
70,739
$997
$3
77.30 to 34 hours
20,238
320
2
13,151
324
2
7,087
313
3
103.50 to 4 hours
488
74
4
303
70
3
185
97
19
72.25 to 9 hours
1,076
109
2
711
108
2
364
110
4
98.210 to 14 hours
1,720
156
2
1,106
158
3
614
154
4
102.615 to 19 hours
2,418
224
2
1,549
229
3
869
215
4
106.520 to 24 hours
6,035
302
2
3,918
307
2
2,117
295
3
104.125 to 29 hours
3,021
373
3
2,003
374
4
1,018
372
6
100.530 to 34 hours
5,481
467
4
3,561
472
4
1,920
458
6
103.135 hours and over
109,693
1,004
2
49,441
918
3
60,252
1,106
5
83.035 to 39 hours
7,359
650
6
4,811
666
6
2,547
616
6
108.140 hours
82,240
945
3
37,942
885
3
44,298
1,006
4
88.041 hours and over
20,095
1,470
8
6,688
1,376
12
13,407
1,525
9
90.241 to 44 hours
990
1,036
23
429
960
31
560
1,090
22
88.145 to 48 hours
5,614
1,313
17
2,035
1,273
25
3,579
1,330
17
95.749 to 59 hours
9,267
1,545
9
2,988
1,461
20
6,279
1,572
15
92.960 hours and over
4,224
1,704
32
1,235
1,503
35
2,989
1,773
28
84.8Hours vary
6,462
611
8
3,061
494
8
3,400
763
18
64.7Usually less than 35 hours
1,639
276
6
1,030
273
8
608
281
9
97.2Usually 35 or more hours
4,623
818
16
1,947
680
17
2,676
939
17
72.4Note: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time and part-time workers. Estimates for the "hours vary" groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for a small number of multiple jobholders whose usual number of hours on the principal job is not identifiable. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 6. Distribution of full-time wage and salary workers, by usual weekly earnings and selected demographic characteristics, 2021 annual averages [In thousands]
Characteristic
Totalemployed
Number of workers by usual weekly earningsUnder$350.00
$350.00to$499.99
$500.00to$599.99
$600.00to$749.99
$750.00to$999.99
$1,000.00to$1,199.99
$1,200.00to$1,999.99
$2,000.00ormoreAgeTotal, 16 years and older
114,316
2,910
7,717
8,265
16,238
20,868
12,913
27,624
17,78216 to 24 years
10,392
731
1,867
1,658
2,710
1,762
694
816
15316 to 19 years
1,569
215
455
273
348
166
45
52
1520 to 24 years
8,823
516
1,413
1,386
2,362
1,596
649
764
13825 years and older
103,924
2,179
5,850
6,607
13,529
19,106
12,219
26,808
17,62825 to 34 years
28,697
614
1,991
2,206
4,547
6,202
3,725
6,575
2,83735 to 44 years
26,449
483
1,315
1,526
3,213
4,609
3,001
7,177
5,12445 to 54 years
24,317
474
1,190
1,388
2,819
4,030
2,748
6,658
5,01055 to 64 years
19,292
377
967
1,105
2,266
3,413
2,159
5,205
3,80065 years and older
5,169
231
386
381
683
851
586
1,193
858Women, 16 years and older
51,388
1,570
4,282
4,505
8,137
9,938
5,886
11,186
5,88516 to 24 years
4,655
364
955
788
1,176
764
278
271
5916 to 19 years
645
103
219
121
122
42
22
10
720 to 24 years
4,010
261
736
667
1,054
722
256
261
5325 years and older
46,733
1,206
3,327
3,717
6,961
9,173
5,608
10,915
5,82525 to 34 years
12,814
330
1,014
1,151
2,212
2,772
1,689
2,611
1,03535 to 44 years
11,678
267
752
845
1,615
2,271
1,358
2,904
1,66845 to 54 years
11,179
254
746
835
1,520
2,028
1,362
2,771
1,66455 to 64 years
8,838
230
591
670
1,300
1,689
973
2,158
1,22865 years and older
2,224
125
223
216
315
414
226
473
230Men, 16 years and older
62,928
1,340
3,435
3,760
8,101
10,930
7,027
16,438
11,89716 to 24 years
5,737
368
912
870
1,533
998
416
545
9416 to 19 years
924
113
235
152
226
124
24
42
920 to 24 years
4,813
255
677
719
1,307
874
393
503
8525 years and older
57,191
973
2,523
2,889
6,568
9,932
6,611
15,893
11,80325 to 34 years
15,883
283
977
1,055
2,336
3,430
2,036
3,964
1,80235 to 44 years
14,771
216
563
681
1,599
2,338
1,644
4,274
3,45645 to 54 years
13,138
220
444
553
1,300
2,002
1,386
3,887
3,34655 to 64 years
10,453
147
376
435
966
1,724
1,185
3,048
2,57265 years and older
2,946
106
163
165
367
437
360
720
627Race and Hispanic or Latino EthnicityWhite
87,738
2,074
5,495
5,884
12,127
16,151
10,085
22,002
13,919Women
38,356
1,122
3,033
3,166
5,984
7,570
4,448
8,604
4,429Men
49,382
952
2,463
2,718
6,143
8,581
5,638
13,399
9,489Black or African American
14,740
584
1,518
1,638
2,660
2,805
1,529
2,737
1,269Women
7,641
309
860
931
1,419
1,429
815
1,325
553Men
7,099
276
658
706
1,241
1,375
715
1,411
716Asian
7,780
132
354
389
796
1,081
783
2,127
2,118Women
3,520
75
206
227
413
550
386
937
727Men
4,259
57
149
161
383
531
397
1,190
1,391Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
20,841
754
2,260
2,253
4,292
4,048
2,081
3,549
1,603Women
8,372
387
1,094
1,107
1,801
1,520
734
1,207
523Men
12,469
367
1,167
1,147
2,491
2,528
1,347
2,342
1,080Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all race groups. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by marital status and presence and age of own children under 18 years old, 2021 annual averages
Characteristic
Number of workers (in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
Standard error of medianWomenTotal, all marital statuses
51,388
$912
$3With children under 18 years old
17,051
939
5With children 6 to 17, none younger
10,398
946
7With children under 6 years old
6,653
926
9With no children under 18 years old
34,338
899
4Total, married, spouse present(1)
25,173
1,010
5With children under 18 years old
11,416
1,049
8With children 6 to 17, none younger
6,789
1,038
11With children under 6 years old
4,628
1,063
12With no children under 18 years old
13,756
980
6Total, other marital statuses(2)
26,216
817
4With children under 18 years old
5,634
752
6With children 6 to 17, none younger
3,609
798
10With children under 6 years old
2,025
683
9With no children under 18 years old
20,581
840
5MenTotal, all marital statuses
62,928
1,097
5With children under 18 years old
20,955
1,240
7With children 6 to 17, none younger
11,505
1,289
13With children under 6 years old
9,450
1,173
11With no children under 18 years old
41,973
1,019
4Total, married, spouse present(1)
34,873
1,282
7With children under 18 years old
18,045
1,317
10With children 6 to 17, none younger
10,004
1,352
11With children under 6 years old
8,041
1,264
12With no children under 18 years old
16,828
1,259
7Total, other marital statuses(2)
28,055
898
4With children under 18 years old
2,910
905
11With children 6 to 17, none younger
1,501
995
15With children under 6 years old
1,409
817
13With no children under 18 years old
25,145
897
4Footnotes(1) Includes people in both opposite-sex and same-sex marriages.(2) Includes people who are never married; widowed; divorced; separated; and married, spouse absent.Note: Children refer to "own" children and include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Excluded are other related children such as grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins, as well as unrelated children. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 8. Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, by selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages
Characteristic
Total
Women
Men
Women'searningsas apercentageof men'sNumberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianhourlyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianhourlyearnings
Standarderrorofmedian
Numberofworkers(inthousands)
Medianhourlyearnings
StandarderrorofmedianAgeTotal, 16 years and older
76,125
$17.02
$0.02
38,036
$16.02
$0.03
38,089
$18.05
$0.03
88.816 to 24 years
15,153
13.80
0.04
7,608
13.15
0.04
7,544
14.18
0.06
92.716 to 19 years
4,776
12.06
0.04
2,467
11.90
0.05
2,309
12.25
0.11
97.120 to 24 years
10,377
14.76
0.06
5,142
14.06
0.05
5,235
14.93
0.03
94.225 years and older
60,973
18.22
0.04
30,428
17.16
0.04
30,545
19.84
0.02
86.525 to 34 years
18,352
17.65
0.08
8,661
16.81
0.08
9,691
18.18
0.07
92.535 to 44 years
14,137
18.97
0.08
6,885
17.81
0.10
7,251
20.07
0.05
88.745 to 54 years
12,826
19.12
0.10
6,632
17.80
0.11
6,194
20.74
0.25
85.855 to 64 years
11,524
19.21
0.16
6,047
17.42
0.19
5,477
21.00
0.16
83.065 years and older
4,134
16.47
0.24
2,203
15.80
0.20
1,931
17.64
0.36
89.6Race and Hispanic orLatino EthnicityWhite
58,021
17.22
0.05
28,366
16.11
0.03
29,656
18.48
0.09
87.2Black or African American
11,019
15.81
0.08
6,010
15.22
0.07
5,009
16.12
0.07
94.4Asian
3,809
17.89
0.10
2,044
16.84
0.22
1,766
19.05
0.26
88.4Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16,998
16.05
0.04
7,534
15.15
0.03
9,464
17.03
0.07
89.0Marital StatusNever married
32,653
15.13
0.01
15,475
14.90
0.02
17,178
15.82
0.06
94.2Married, spouse present(1)
31,762
19.63
0.09
15,492
17.89
0.05
16,270
20.84
0.13
85.8Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)
11,710
17.50
0.13
7,069
16.59
0.14
4,641
19.24
0.22
86.2Widowed
1,474
16.16
0.18
1,121
15.75
0.29
353
18.12
0.34
86.9Divorced
7,425
18.19
0.12
4,413
17.18
0.12
3,011
19.98
0.08
86.0Separated(2)
2,812
16.21
0.17
1,535
15.24
0.17
1,277
17.52
0.34
87.0Union Affiliation(3)Members of unions(4)
7,901
22.75
0.22
3,118
20.55
0.31
4,783
24.19
0.32
85.0Represented by unions(5)
8,818
22.17
0.14
3,550
20.20
0.20
5,268
23.80
0.29
84.9Not represented by a union
67,307
16.53
0.05
34,486
15.76
0.05
32,821
17.47
0.08
90.2Educational AttainmentTotal, 25 years and older
60,973
18.22
0.04
30,428
17.16
0.04
30,545
19.84
0.02
86.5Less than a high school diploma
5,630
15.03
0.03
2,183
13.79
0.08
3,447
16.07
0.08
85.8High school graduates, no college
20,572
17.22
0.06
8,790
15.41
0.10
11,782
19.12
0.09
80.6Some college or associate degree
19,476
18.44
0.11
10,370
17.18
0.06
9,107
20.10
0.05
85.5Bachelor's degree and higher
15,295
22.87
0.18
9,086
22.19
0.19
6,209
23.83
0.32
93.1Footnotes(1) Includes people in both opposite-sex and same-sex marriages.(2) Separated includes people who are married, spouse absent.(3) Differences in earnings levels between workers with and without union affiliation reflect a variety of factors in addition to coverage by a collective bargaining agreement, including the distribution of workers by occupation, industry, and geographic region.(4) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.(5) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all race groups. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 9. Distribution of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, by hourly earnings and selected demographic characteristics, 2021 annual averages [In thousands]
Characteristic
Totalemployed
Number of workers by hourly earningsUnder$6.00
$6.00to$7.99
$8.00to$9.99
$10.00to$11.99
$12.00to$14.99
$15.00to$19.99
$20.00ormoreAgeTotal, 16 years and older
76,125
711
597
2,639
6,464
13,315
23,953
28,44616 to 24 years
15,153
292
318
1,219
2,605
4,346
4,919
1,45416 to 19 years
4,776
83
177
677
1,158
1,482
1,046
15220 to 24 years
10,377
209
141
542
1,447
2,863
3,873
1,30225 years and older
60,973
420
279
1,420
3,859
8,969
19,034
26,99225 to 34 years
18,352
196
108
436
1,264
2,944
6,329
7,07535 to 44 years
14,137
86
46
283
808
1,833
4,440
6,64145 to 54 years
12,826
72
37
241
686
1,778
3,857
6,15655 to 64 years
11,524
50
55
243
680
1,655
3,263
5,57865 years and older
4,134
15
34
217
421
760
1,145
1,542Women, 16 years and older
38,036
494
327
1,584
3,795
7,626
12,138
12,07116 to 24 years
7,608
214
193
674
1,439
2,276
2,228
58416 to 19 years
2,467
55
109
371
634
791
454
5220 to 24 years
5,142
159
83
304
805
1,484
1,774
53225 years and older
30,428
280
134
910
2,356
5,350
9,910
11,48725 to 34 years
8,661
140
39
247
685
1,542
3,096
2,91235 to 44 years
6,885
58
24
197
509
1,096
2,241
2,76045 to 54 years
6,632
50
16
173
461
1,158
2,101
2,67355 to 64 years
6,047
25
36
156
441
1,099
1,875
2,41465 years and older
2,203
6
19
137
260
455
597
728Men, 16 years and older
38,089
217
270
1,055
2,669
5,688
11,815
16,37516 to 24 years
7,544
78
125
545
1,166
2,070
2,691
87016 to 19 years
2,309
28
68
306
524
691
592
10020 to 24 years
5,235
50
57
239
642
1,379
2,099
77025 years and older
30,545
139
145
510
1,503
3,619
9,124
15,50525 to 34 years
9,691
56
69
189
579
1,401
3,233
4,16335 to 44 years
7,251
28
22
86
299
737
2,199
3,88145 to 54 years
6,194
22
21
68
225
620
1,756
3,48355 to 64 years
5,477
24
18
87
239
556
1,389
3,16465 years and older
1,931
9
15
80
162
305
548
814Race and Hispanic orLatino EthnicityWhite
58,021
545
443
1,829
4,772
9,888
17,915
22,629Women
28,366
385
252
1,086
2,776
5,664
9,030
9,173Men
29,656
159
191
744
1,996
4,224
8,886
13,456Black or African American
11,019
88
106
595
1,184
2,245
3,790
3,011Women
6,010
54
54
362
707
1,286
1,955
1,592Men
5,009
34
52
233
477
960
1,835
1,419Asian
3,809
30
19
93
241
604
1,178
1,644Women
2,044
24
8
58
147
376
641
790Men
1,766
6
12
35
94
228
537
854Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16,998
143
136
571
1,482
3,391
6,129
5,146Women
7,534
94
73
339
806
1,764
2,738
1,721Men
9,464
49
63
232
675
1,627
3,392
3,426Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all race groups. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 10. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage, by selected demographic characteristics, 2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic
Workers paid hourly ratesTotal
Belowprevailingfederalminimumwage
At prevailingfederalminimumwage
Total at or belowprevailing federalminimum wageNumber
Percentage ofworkerspaid hourlyratesAgeTotal, 16 years and older
76,125
910
181
1,091
1.416 to 24 years
15,153
373
111
484
3.216 to 19 years
4,776
128
62
190
4.020 to 24 years
10,377
244
50
294
2.825 years and older
60,973
538
70
607
1.025 to 34 years
18,352
250
18
268
1.535 to 44 years
14,137
106
11
117
0.845 to 54 years
12,826
88
9
97
0.855 to 64 years
11,524
74
17
91
0.865 years and older
4,134
20
14
34
0.8Women, 16 years and older
38,036
599
94
693
1.816 to 24 years
7,608
264
61
325
4.316 to 19 years
2,467
85
33
118
4.820 to 24 years
5,142
179
28
207
4.025 years and older
30,428
335
34
368
1.225 to 34 years
8,661
164
4
169
1.935 to 44 years
6,885
70
4
74
1.145 to 54 years
6,632
54
5
59
0.955 to 64 years
6,047
39
11
50
0.865 years and older
2,203
8
9
17
0.8Men, 16 years and older
38,089
311
87
398
1.016 to 24 years
7,544
108
51
159
2.116 to 19 years
2,309
43
29
72
3.120 to 24 years
5,235
66
22
87
1.725 years and older
30,545
203
36
239
0.825 to 34 years
9,691
86
14
100
1.035 to 44 years
7,251
36
7
43
0.645 to 54 years
6,194
34
4
38
0.655 to 64 years
5,477
35
6
41
0.765 years and older
1,931
12
5
18
0.9Race and Hispanic or Latino EthnicityWhite
58,021
706
127
832
1.4Women
28,366
477
62
539
1.9Men
29,656
229
64
293
1.0Black or African American
11,019
112
34
146
1.3Women
6,010
63
21
84
1.4Men
5,009
49
13
62
1.2Asian
3,809
34
9
44
1.1Women
2,044
24
4
29
1.4Men
1,766
10
5
15
0.8Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16,998
194
33
226
1.3Women
7,534
125
11
137
1.8Men
9,464
69
21
90
0.9Full- and Part-time Status(1)Full-time workers
58,259
473
47
520
0.9Women
26,432
297
20
318
1.2Men
31,827
175
27
202
0.6Part-time workers
17,757
433
134
567
3.2Women
11,552
300
74
374
3.2Men
6,205
133
60
193
3.1Footnotes(1) The distinction between full- and part-time workers is based on hours usually worked. These data do not sum to totals because full- or part-time status on the principal job is not identifiable for a small number of multiple jobholders.Note: See the technical notes section for information about the federal minimum wage level and estimating the number of minimum wage workers. Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all race groups. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 11. Wage and salary workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage, 1979–2021 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Year
Totalwageandsalaryworkers
Workers paid hourly ratesTotal
Percentageof totalwageandsalaryworkers
Belowprevailingfederalminimumwage(1)
At prevailingfederalminimumwage(1)
Total at or belowprevailing federalminimum wageNumber
Percentage ofworkerspaid hourlyratesTotal1979
87,529
51,721
59.1
2,916
3,997
6,912
13.41980
87,644
51,335
58.6
3,087
4,686
7,773
15.11981
88,516
51,869
58.6
3,513
4,311
7,824
15.11982
87,368
50,846
58.2
2,348
4,148
6,496
12.81983
88,290
51,820
58.7
2,077
4,261
6,338
12.21984
92,194
54,143
58.7
1,838
4,125
5,963
11.01985
94,521
55,762
59.0
1,639
3,899
5,538
9.91986
96,903
57,529
59.4
1,599
3,461
5,060
8.81987
99,303
59,552
60.0
1,468
3,229
4,698
7.91988
101,407
60,878
60.0
1,319
2,608
3,927
6.51989
103,480
62,389
60.3
1,372
1,790
3,162
5.11990
104,876
63,172
60.2
2,132
1,096
3,228
5.11991
103,723
62,627
60.4
2,377
2,906
5,283
8.41992
104,668
63,610
60.8
1,939
2,982
4,921
7.71993
106,101
64,274
60.6
1,707
2,625
4,332
6.71994
107,989
66,549
61.6
1,995
2,132
4,128
6.21995
110,038
68,354
62.1
1,699
1,956
3,656
5.31996
111,960
69,255
61.9
1,863
1,861
3,724
5.41997
114,533
70,735
61.8
2,990
1,764
4,754
6.71998
116,730
71,440
61.2
2,834
1,593
4,427
6.21999
118,963
72,306
60.8
2,194
1,146
3,340
4.62000
122,089
73,496
60.2
1,752
898
2,650
3.62001
122,229
73,392
60.0
1,518
656
2,174
3.02002
121,826
72,508
59.5
1,579
567
2,146
3.02003
122,358
72,946
59.6
1,555
545
2,100
2.92004
123,554
73,939
59.8
1,483
520
2,003
2.72005
125,889
75,609
60.1
1,403
479
1,882
2.52006
128,237
76,514
59.7
1,283
409
1,692
2.22007
129,767
75,873
58.5
1,462
267
1,729
2.32008
129,377
75,305
58.2
1,940
286
2,226
3.02009
124,490
72,611
58.3
2,592
980
3,572
4.92010
124,073
72,902
58.8
2,541
1,820
4,361
6.02011
125,187
73,926
59.1
2,152
1,677
3,829
5.22012
127,577
75,276
59.0
1,984
1,566
3,550
4.72013
129,110
75,948
58.8
1,768
1,532
3,301
4.32014
131,431
77,207
58.7
1,737
1,255
2,992
3.92015
133,743
78,232
58.5
1,691
870
2,561
3.32016
136,101
79,883
58.7
1,451
701
2,153
2.72017
137,890
80,439
58.3
1,282
542
1,824
2.32018
140,099
81,915
58.5
1,276
434
1,711
2.12019
141,737
82,289
58.1
1,211
392
1,603
1.92020
132,174
73,305
55.5
865
247
1,112
1.52021
136,393
76,125
55.8
910
181
1,091
1.4Women1979
38,129
23,329
61.2
2,070
2,644
4,714
20.21980
38,944
23,626
60.7
2,104
2,990
5,095
21.61981
39,672
24,294
61.2
2,394
2,778
5,172
21.31982
39,777
24,365
61.3
1,651
2,561
4,212
17.31983
40,433
24,989
61.8
1,492
2,603
4,095
16.41984
42,172
26,003
61.7
1,348
2,499
3,847
14.81985
43,506
26,869
61.8
1,198
2,356
3,554
13.21986
44,961
27,863
62.0
1,192
2,125
3,317
11.91987
46,365
29,078
62.7
1,105
1,946
3,051
10.51988
47,495
29,820
62.8
1,008
1,542
2,550
8.61989
48,691
30,702
63.1
994
1,056
2,050
6.71990
49,323
31,069
63.0
1,420
711
2,131
6.91991
49,105
30,988
63.1
1,582
1,792
3,374
10.91992
49,842
31,454
63.1
1,286
1,751
3,036
9.71993
50,626
31,937
63.1
1,133
1,534
2,667
8.41994
51,419
33,021
64.2
1,322
1,241
2,563
7.81995
52,369
33,934
64.8
1,157
1,161
2,318
6.81996
53,488
34,418
64.3
1,244
1,106
2,350
6.81997
54,708
35,214
64.4
1,843
1,092
2,935
8.31998
55,757
35,680
64.0
1,794
965
2,760
7.71999
57,050
36,233
63.5
1,426
700
2,126
5.92000
58,427
36,777
62.9
1,170
579
1,749
4.82001
58,582
36,848
62.9
1,021
409
1,430
3.92002
58,555
36,508
62.3
997
350
1,347
3.72003
59,122
37,093
62.7
1,062
332
1,394
3.82004
59,408
37,133
62.5
1,013
310
1,323
3.62005
60,423
37,957
62.8
944
290
1,234
3.32006
61,426
38,321
62.4
861
263
1,124
2.92007
62,299
38,082
61.1
1,002
181
1,183
3.12008
62,532
37,972
60.7
1,302
196
1,498
3.92009
60,951
37,426
61.4
1,603
612
2,215
5.92010
60,542
37,404
61.8
1,598
1,151
2,749
7.32011
60,502
37,469
61.9
1,366
1,029
2,395
6.42012
61,679
38,163
61.9
1,288
999
2,287
6.02013
62,316
38,404
61.6
1,148
910
2,058
5.42014
63,383
38,802
61.2
1,139
739
1,878
4.82015
64,445
39,500
61.3
1,062
540
1,602
4.12016
65,512
40,315
61.5
952
432
1,384
3.42017
66,421
40,658
61.2
829
316
1,146
2.82018
67,467
41,223
61.1
812
267
1,078
2.62019
68,388
41,372
60.5
800
268
1,067
2.62020
63,462
36,513
57.5
607
136
742
2.02021
65,654
38,036
57.9
599
94
693
1.8Men1979
49,400
28,392
57.5
846
1,353
2,199
7.71980
48,700
27,709
56.9
983
1,696
2,678
9.71981
48,844
27,576
56.5
1,119
1,533
2,652
9.61982
47,591
26,481
55.6
697
1,587
2,284
8.61983
47,856
26,831
56.1
585
1,658
2,243
8.41984
50,022
28,140
56.3
490
1,626
2,116
7.51985
51,015
28,893
56.6
440
1,544
1,984
6.91986
51,942
29,666
57.1
408
1,336
1,743
5.91987
52,938
30,474
57.6
364
1,283
1,647
5.41988
53,912
31,058
57.6
311
1,066
1,377
4.41989
54,789
31,687
57.8
379
733
1,112
3.51990
55,553
32,104
57.8
712
385
1,097
3.41991
54,618
31,639
57.9
795
1,114
1,909
6.01992
54,826
32,155
58.6
653
1,231
1,885
5.91993
55,475
32,337
58.3
573
1,091
1,664
5.11994
56,570
33,528
59.3
674
891
1,565
4.71995
57,669
34,420
59.7
542
796
1,338
3.91996
58,473
34,838
59.6
619
755
1,374
3.91997
59,825
35,521
59.4
1,147
673
1,820
5.11998
60,973
35,761
58.7
1,039
628
1,667
4.71999
61,914
36,073
58.3
768
446
1,214
3.42000
63,662
36,720
57.7
582
319
901
2.52001
63,647
36,544
57.4
497
247
744
2.02002
63,272
36,000
56.9
582
217
799
2.22003
63,236
35,853
56.7
493
213
706
2.02004
64,145
36,806
57.4
470
210
680
1.82005
65,466
37,652
57.5
459
189
648
1.72006
66,811
38,193
57.2
422
146
568
1.52007
67,468
37,790
56.0
460
86
546
1.42008
66,846
37,334
55.9
638
90
728
1.92009
63,539
35,185
55.4
990
368
1,358
3.92010
63,531
35,498
55.9
943
669
1,612
4.52011
64,686
36,457
56.4
785
648
1,433
3.92012
65,898
37,113
56.3
696
567
1,263
3.42013
66,794
37,544
56.2
621
622
1,243
3.32014
68,048
38,405
56.4
598
516
1,114
2.92015
69,298
38,732
55.9
629
330
959
2.52016
70,589
39,568
56.1
499
270
769
1.92017
71,469
39,781
55.7
452
226
678
1.72018
72,632
40,691
56.0
464
168
632
1.62019
73,349
40,918
55.8
411
125
536
1.32020
68,711
36,792
53.5
258
111
369
1.02021
70,739
38,089
53.8
311
87
398
1.0Footnotes(1) Data for 1990–91, 1996–97, and 2007–09 reflect changes in the minimum wage that took place in those years.Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. See the technical notes section for information about the federal minimum wage level and estimating the number of minimum wage workers. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 12. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by age, for full-time wage and salary workers, 1979–2021
Year
Total,16 yearsand older
16 to 24 years
25 years and olderTotal
16 to 19years
20 to 24years
Total
25 to 34years
35 to 44years
45 to 54years
55 to 64years
65 yearsand older1979
62.3
78.6
85.2
76.3
62.1
67.5
58.3
56.8
60.6
77.61980
64.2
80.3
89.5
78.1
62.8
69.4
58.3
56.9
59.4
76.41981
64.4
82.6
91.7
80.6
62.6
70.3
59.9
56.8
58.9
71.11982
65.7
85.3
92.9
82.4
64.9
72.1
61.1
60.1
61.4
70.31983
66.5
88.8
94.0
85.5
65.8
73.3
61.5
59.5
61.8
68.81984
67.6
87.9
93.1
85.2
67.1
74.6
62.0
59.4
61.5
66.81985
68.1
87.6
90.7
85.7
66.8
75.1
63.0
59.7
61.0
65.91986
69.5
89.0
91.4
87.5
66.5
76.1
63.9
60.9
61.2
71.51987
69.8
88.3
87.8
88.0
67.3
76.7
66.1
62.3
62.2
68.71988
70.2
89.7
89.8
90.0
68.8
77.7
68.5
61.7
62.3
70.91989
70.1
90.8
94.3
89.7
70.2
78.3
68.3
62.7
63.9
74.31990
71.9
90.1
90.8
90.3
72.1
79.3
69.6
63.8
63.7
74.41991
74.2
93.3
93.6
93.3
74.0
81.0
70.7
65.0
64.5
68.31992
75.8
94.0
94.0
94.3
74.6
82.0
71.9
65.8
64.9
77.91993
77.1
94.8
92.8
95.4
74.8
83.0
73.0
67.4
67.4
74.31994
76.4
93.9
92.5
94.5
73.1
82.9
72.6
67.1
66.0
76.21995
75.5
90.8
88.1
92.4
72.8
82.2
72.6
67.7
64.7
80.01996
75.0
92.5
88.8
92.8
74.1
83.2
73.3
68.9
65.3
70.01997
74.4
92.1
91.6
90.5
75.1
82.9
74.0
69.4
64.7
77.01998
76.3
91.3
88.6
89.4
75.9
82.9
73.6
70.5
68.1
72.61999
76.5
91.0
91.4
90.5
74.4
81.5
71.7
70.0
67.9
78.72000
76.9
91.7
92.5
92.7
74.5
82.4
71.6
73.2
69.1
75.12001
76.4
90.3
90.3
91.9
75.4
83.0
72.5
73.5
70.5
69.02002
77.9
93.9
94.6
93.9
77.6
84.5
75.2
74.6
71.6
73.82003
79.4
93.2
93.1
93.9
78.5
86.9
76.1
73.0
72.7
71.12004
80.4
93.8
92.1
93.8
78.6
87.8
75.6
72.9
73.0
74.62005
81.0
93.2
92.1
93.8
79.4
89.0
75.5
75.5
74.7
76.42006
80.8
94.5
87.6
94.9
78.7
88.2
77.2
73.5
72.9
77.52007
80.2
92.3
89.1
90.3
78.5
86.9
76.5
74.5
72.8
77.82008
79.9
91.1
87.3
92.5
78.2
88.5
74.5
74.9
75.4
74.82009
80.2
92.6
90.7
92.9
78.7
88.7
77.4
73.6
75.3
76.12010
81.2
95.3
94.6
93.8
80.5
90.8
79.9
76.5
75.2
75.72011
82.2
92.5
88.6
93.2
81.0
92.3
78.5
76.0
75.1
80.92012
80.9
88.9
88.5
89.0
79.9
90.2
78.1
75.1
76.2
77.62013
82.1
88.3
89.7
89.8
81.1
89.4
80.2
76.6
77.1
73.72014
82.5
91.5
91.1
92.3
81.6
89.9
81.0
77.2
76.4
78.62015
81.1
88.2
89.4
89.7
80.4
89.6
81.8
76.8
73.7
73.82016
81.9
94.9
92.6
95.6
80.9
88.8
83.3
77.8
73.7
75.52017
81.8
91.2
87.6
90.2
81.3
88.2
81.0
77.5
78.0
77.02018
81.1
90.8
89.4
92.2
80.9
87.0
79.6
77.0
75.0
77.22019
81.5
89.0
84.4
90.4
80.8
87.8
80.1
77.3
75.5
76.52020
82.3
94.7
90.4
93.5
81.2
89.5
81.2
77.5
77.8
80.42021
83.1
93.1
88.6
92.3
82.2
90.6
79.9
78.1
77.7
76.8Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The women's-to-men's earnings ratios shown here are calculated from the current-dollar median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in table 22. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 13. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, for full-time wage and salary workers, 1979–2021
Year
Total,16 yearsand older
White
Black orAfricanAmerican
Asian
HispanicorLatino ethnicity1979
62.3
61.7
74.4
-
71.71980
64.2
63.4
75.8
-
73.51981
64.4
63.1
76.9
-
75.71982
65.7
64.5
78.1
-
75.51983
66.5
65.6
78.9
-
78.51984
67.6
66.8
79.5
-
77.71985
68.1
67.2
82.6
-
77.71986
69.5
67.9
82.8
-
80.61987
69.8
68.2
84.4
-
82.01988
70.2
68.4
82.8
-
84.41989
70.1
69.3
86.5
-
85.41990
71.9
71.5
85.3
-
87.41991
74.2
73.7
86.1
-
90.41992
75.8
75.3
88.2
-
89.11993
77.1
76.5
88.8
-
90.51994
76.4
74.6
86.5
-
88.91995
75.5
73.3
86.4
-
87.11996
75.0
73.8
87.9
-
88.81997
74.4
74.6
86.8
-
85.71998
76.3
76.1
85.5
-
86.41999
76.5
75.7
83.8
-
85.72000
76.9
75.8
84.1
79.9
87.82001
76.4
75.8
85.8
76.9
88.22002
77.9
77.9
90.3
74.9
88.02003
79.4
79.3
88.5
77.5
88.42004
80.4
79.8
88.8
76.4
87.32005
81.0
80.2
89.3
80.6
87.72006
80.8
80.0
87.8
79.3
87.12007
80.2
79.4
88.8
78.1
91.02008
79.9
79.3
89.4
78.0
89.62009
80.2
79.2
93.7
81.8
89.52010
81.2
80.5
93.5
82.6
90.72011
82.2
82.1
91.1
77.4
90.72012
80.9
80.8
90.1
73.0
88.02013
82.1
81.7
91.3
77.3
91.12014
82.5
81.8
89.9
77.9
89.02015
81.1
80.8
90.4
77.7
89.72016
81.9
81.3
89.3
78.4
88.42017
81.8
81.9
92.5
74.8
87.42018
81.1
81.5
89.0
75.5
85.72019
81.5
81.1
91.5
76.7
85.92020
82.3
81.5
92.0
79.0
88.52021
83.1
82.2
94.1
78.5
87.6Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The women's-to-men's earnings ratios shown here are calculated from the current-dollar median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in table 23. As of 2003, estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people who selected that race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian data for 2000–2002 are for Asians and Pacific Islanders. As of 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Dash indicates data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 14. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by educational attainment, for full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and older, 1979–2021
Year
Total, 25 years and older
Less than a high school diploma
High school graduates, no college
Some college or associate degree
Bachelor's degree and higher1979
62.1
60.3
60.1
64.1
66.71980
62.8
61.4
61.5
64.5
67.91981
62.6
61.2
61.0
65.6
66.91982
64.9
62.8
63.1
66.7
68.81983
65.8
64.8
63.4
68.2
71.21984
67.1
64.9
64.9
68.4
69.41985
66.8
64.3
65.8
67.2
70.21986
66.5
64.8
66.6
68.0
70.61987
67.3
66.0
68.1
69.8
71.41988
68.8
66.6
68.2
71.6
71.41989
70.2
66.8
67.6
73.3
71.91990
72.1
68.8
68.6
72.9
72.21991
74.0
71.6
69.8
72.6
73.61992
74.6
72.9
70.4
73.3
75.11993
74.8
73.9
71.3
73.8
75.81994
73.1
75.1
70.8
72.1
76.81995
72.8
75.5
70.2
71.6
76.21996
74.1
75.1
70.7
73.2
75.21997
75.1
75.3
70.7
73.9
75.01998
75.9
73.9
70.8
74.0
75.31999
74.4
73.4
69.8
73.4
75.72000
74.5
74.9
71.1
73.1
74.12001
75.4
75.4
72.7
71.9
73.72002
77.6
77.2
74.2
74.3
74.22003
78.5
76.7
75.5
75.7
73.62004
78.6
74.9
75.7
75.8
75.22005
79.4
74.9
75.6
76.6
75.72006
78.7
76.3
73.7
75.6
75.12007
78.5
76.7
74.3
75.2
75.02008
78.2
76.1
73.3
75.7
74.32009
78.7
76.4
75.7
75.4
73.12010
80.5
79.8
76.5
75.5
74.12011
81.0
80.9
76.9
76.8
74.92012
79.9
76.0
76.3
76.9
73.02013
81.1
80.0
78.3
76.6
74.82014
81.6
79.1
77.0
75.8
75.72015
80.4
80.4
77.2
75.2
74.92016
80.9
76.8
77.9
76.8
75.22017
81.3
76.5
76.5
76.3
76.42018
80.9
77.3
75.2
75.4
75.12019
80.8
76.7
75.0
74.4
76.02020
81.2
77.9
76.2
75.9
75.42021
82.2
80.4
77.2
76.7
76.6Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The women's-to-men's earnings ratios shown here are calculated from the current-dollar median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and older in table 24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 15. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by age, for wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, 1979–2021
Year
Total,16 yearsandolder
16 to 24 years
25 years and olderTotal
16 to 19years
20 to 24years
Total
25 to 34years
35 to 44years
45 to 54years
55 to 64years
65 yearsandolder1979
64.1
81.8
95.0
75.9
58.3
63.3
55.8
54.1
56.9
87.61980
64.8
84.1
93.2
77.0
58.7
64.1
54.9
54.4
56.4
89.21981
65.1
86.1
96.7
80.0
60.3
66.7
57.5
54.1
56.2
88.11982
67.3
86.3
97.0
81.8
62.1
67.7
57.1
55.7
59.0
88.11983
69.4
87.2
96.7
84.4
62.9
70.3
57.6
56.7
58.0
87.61984
69.8
86.0
96.5
84.5
63.7
71.1
59.0
56.9
59.5
89.01985
70.0
85.7
96.3
87.2
64.7
72.4
60.3
57.8
60.4
88.81986
70.2
85.8
95.5
86.7
66.0
74.1
61.4
59.0
60.3
91.31987
72.1
85.9
93.9
86.1
67.2
74.3
62.9
61.3
62.0
91.21988
73.8
89.1
94.4
87.2
68.7
75.6
66.1
61.6
62.4
92.81989
75.4
90.7
93.4
86.9
69.8
78.0
67.0
63.4
63.8
87.11990
77.9
91.0
93.8
90.1
71.8
79.4
68.7
64.3
66.2
89.61991
78.6
91.0
97.9
91.7
73.5
80.4
70.4
65.0
68.9
92.61992
80.3
91.3
97.7
92.5
76.0
82.6
73.1
66.1
69.3
92.61993
80.4
91.7
97.1
94.2
77.3
83.6
73.1
67.3
69.0
92.11994
80.6
90.5
97.0
91.2
78.2
85.5
73.4
69.9
70.7
94.01995
80.8
90.9
96.1
89.3
76.1
83.7
72.6
70.8
71.4
94.21996
81.2
92.1
97.0
89.6
78.2
83.1
74.6
72.1
72.4
91.61997
80.8
92.2
96.6
91.2
78.8
82.7
75.7
72.3
70.5
98.11998
81.8
90.3
96.7
89.1
77.9
86.1
77.4
75.0
72.4
93.21999
83.8
92.7
96.8
89.9
79.4
83.9
76.9
72.7
76.4
95.42000
83.8
91.7
93.8
93.0
80.8
88.3
76.3
73.2
76.8
94.72001
85.2
90.5
95.8
89.7
79.2
85.8
75.0
76.1
80.2
90.42002
85.0
92.5
96.9
91.3
82.1
85.1
78.7
77.6
80.8
89.32003
84.8
93.2
97.6
91.0
83.1
87.5
79.1
79.0
78.4
90.32004
84.6
93.9
95.9
91.7
81.7
88.3
78.4
79.1
79.6
92.52005
84.8
92.6
96.0
92.4
83.2
89.2
79.6
80.2
80.2
97.82006
84.0
90.9
95.7
90.5
83.2
87.6
80.0
76.4
80.6
93.02007
84.8
89.3
95.4
90.4
81.7
87.4
81.5
79.6
79.2
92.22008
85.4
91.2
96.6
91.6
83.0
87.0
80.5
78.2
81.8
91.62009
85.5
93.1
97.1
92.0
84.7
90.6
80.7
77.0
84.5
92.62010
86.0
93.6
97.8
91.7
85.6
91.9
82.9
79.9
83.2
93.82011
86.8
94.6
97.5
92.5
86.7
92.0
83.8
81.5
82.2
91.52012
86.4
93.0
97.9
92.0
86.8
91.5
83.9
81.2
83.1
90.92013
86.6
92.3
96.7
94.0
87.5
91.1
84.9
81.2
84.1
94.92014
84.6
92.4
96.1
96.3
85.7
87.0
84.6
81.2
81.3
89.22015
85.6
95.1
97.5
93.5
87.8
91.0
85.7
84.3
82.1
89.52016
87.0
97.7
95.7
91.9
87.6
88.2
85.8
83.0
83.7
88.12017
89.2
93.5
97.1
92.6
87.2
92.4
83.4
80.9
81.8
93.02018
87.8
93.1
97.6
95.9
84.7
92.2
82.5
80.0
79.9
92.42019
88.6
95.0
95.5
92.0
86.3
90.8
83.0
83.0
81.7
93.52020
85.7
92.7
93.2
92.2
86.0
90.7
84.3
81.1
84.6
89.72021
88.8
92.7
97.1
94.2
86.5
92.5
88.7
85.8
83.0
89.6Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information on historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The women's-to-men's earnings ratios shown here are calculated from the current-dollar median hourly earnings of workers paid hourly rates in table 25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 16. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, for wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, 1979–2021
Year
Total,16 yearsandolder
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity1979
64.1
62.5
72.6
-
71.81980
64.8
63.6
74.9
-
75.11981
65.1
63.8
72.1
-
76.41982
67.3
66.0
75.2
-
75.61983
69.4
68.0
79.2
-
76.11984
69.8
68.6
79.1
-
77.01985
70.0
67.8
82.0
-
79.41986
70.2
68.8
78.7
-
80.81987
72.1
70.9
80.1
-
80.21988
73.8
72.7
80.8
-
81.11989
75.4
74.0
83.2
-
83.01990
77.9
75.6
84.5
-
86.11991
78.6
76.6
86.5
-
86.91992
80.3
78.6
87.1
-
88.31993
80.4
78.9
89.6
-
88.61994
80.6
79.7
87.5
-
89.31995
80.8
78.4
87.3
-
90.91996
81.2
79.6
88.0
-
88.81997
80.8
80.3
87.5
-
86.31998
81.8
81.8
86.9
-
87.61999
83.8
82.3
83.2
-
86.62000
83.8
83.0
88.8
90.5
87.32001
85.2
83.8
89.9
85.1
85.62002
85.0
83.8
92.3
91.7
86.12003
84.8
84.0
91.7
89.8
88.52004
84.6
84.0
91.3
88.8
90.22005
84.8
84.2
91.1
91.3
90.12006
84.0
83.6
88.5
90.7
87.62007
84.8
83.7
90.3
89.5
88.52008
85.4
84.5
89.9
87.3
85.12009
85.5
84.8
89.7
90.4
84.62010
86.0
85.0
92.1
88.0
86.22011
86.8
85.9
93.5
89.8
86.82012
86.4
85.3
92.0
90.1
85.42013
86.6
85.7
94.9
91.6
87.52014
84.6
83.3
94.8
90.2
86.62015
85.6
85.9
92.4
92.8
85.82016
87.0
87.2
92.6
93.6
85.22017
89.2
87.8
94.1
85.5
84.12018
87.8
86.3
91.6
89.6
85.32019
88.6
87.3
93.5
88.8
90.12020
85.7
85.2
94.1
91.8
90.42021
88.8
87.2
94.4
88.4
89.0Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The women's-to-men's earnings ratios shown here are calculated from the current-dollar median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates in table 26. As of 2003, estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people who selected that race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian data for 2000–2002 are for Asians and Pacific Islanders. As of 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Dash indicates data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 17. Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings, by age, for full-time wage and salary workers, 1979–2021 annual averages [In constant 2021 dollars]
Year
Total, 16 years and older
16 to 24 years
25 years and olderTotal
16 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
Total
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and olderTotal1979
$843
$601
$503
$650
$927
$892
$979
$965
$916
$6921980
821
586
483
627
897
865
947
934
893
6361981
814
573
461
610
883
848
934
917
885
6361982
816
562
443
595
884
841
957
932
878
6841983
813
548
426
579
891
834
961
953
899
6781984
811
540
420
575
900
833
968
958
910
6771985
829
540
419
578
913
841
978
964
918
7161986
849
548
421
586
924
851
991
983
939
7041987
856
556
426
593
922
854
995
982
927
7091988
850
550
433
587
914
845
993
1,000
925
7131989
844
548
431
584
903
833
998
998
911
7061990
831
542
421
575
905
821
980
986
921
6921991
829
539
414
566
909
807
969
986
912
7411992
835
524
402
550
909
801
954
991
917
7171993
850
522
396
550
909
807
957
1,004
911
7281994
848
519
401
544
907
797
975
1,027
909
6971995
848
517
409
542
903
798
973
1,030
910
6881996
845
514
414
538
897
798
964
1,024
922
6621997
850
517
426
542
912
812
978
1,025
943
6641998
872
532
447
565
953
837
995
1,033
987
6751999
896
556
458
592
966
845
997
1,064
985
6592000
909
569
468
604
961
866
986
1,055
978
7302001
914
575
468
604
966
883
1,008
1,063
979
7482002
918
576
461
603
976
893
1,009
1,066
1,018
7582003
916
572
459
594
978
877
1,015
1,068
1,046
7622004
918
561
445
584
983
869
1,026
1,069
1,043
8062005
905
552
442
572
968
848
1,017
1,040
1,032
7912006
904
551
437
570
968
837
1,008
1,042
1,031
7862007
911
556
442
590
967
843
1,008
1,035
1,052
7932008
910
559
440
589
960
840
1,014
1,037
1,040
8122009
935
559
435
587
980
858
1,034
1,061
1,065
8662010
930
538
432
565
974
849
1,026
1,051
1,071
8522011
913
531
425
552
963
837
1,011
1,046
1,064
8962012
908
525
421
548
963
836
1,014
1,038
1,060
8952013
904
529
435
550
964
825
1,019
1,029
1,054
9342014
906
546
433
562
961
832
1,009
1,030
1,044
9442015
926
557
445
573
984
841
1,030
1,056
1,061
9992016
939
565
457
579
999
848
1,054
1,078
1,074
9772017
950
573
469
597
1,002
854
1,065
1,080
1,076
1,0042018
956
591
484
621
1,005
872
1,064
1,081
1,072
1,0182019
971
615
510
633
1,026
896
1,096
1,094
1,077
9922020
1,030
635
520
653
1,077
947
1,158
1,182
1,148
1,0462021
998
623
527
645
1,057
931
1,131
1,154
1,132
994Women1979
$636
$538
$462
$563
$682
$696
$685
$671
$661
$5941980
630
524
455
549
668
683
671
655
643
5491981
628
516
441
547
668
685
682
645
636
5421982
646
519
427
543
689
697
697
681
662
5701983
655
514
410
538
696
706
706
686
668
5511984
659
505
403
530
704
709
726
694
672
5451985
667
508
400
533
713
713
740
704
687
5831986
688
518
402
546
728
723
754
728
700
6051987
693
519
394
554
735
723
771
741
705
5971988
695
519
406
554
740
722
781
748
700
6181989
693
520
416
550
742
719
782
755
704
6171990
698
512
399
542
744
718
786
760
702
6051991
712
518
399
545
753
722
792
774
706
6211992
721
507
389
531
759
725
793
791
713
6221993
728
506
380
535
769
731
806
815
731
6201994
724
501
383
526
764
721
813
817
722
6101995
719
487
381
515
758
713
802
821
713
6251996
721
490
384
514
766
716
798
829
724
5761997
728
493
405
517
780
721
814
836
731
5881998
760
508
415
532
808
752
830
860
793
5831999
772
529
434
560
811
767
821
871
803
6042000
778
543
446
577
814
778
822
890
801
6182001
785
541
442
575
833
785
839
900
822
5982002
799
554
446
582
858
801
863
909
867
6502003
815
548
442
572
863
806
871
900
888
6432004
824
540
422
563
862
807
875
899
885
6882005
814
530
423
551
851
797
864
896
889
6842006
809
532
411
557
845
786
869
888
887
6872007
805
536
417
558
847
782
875
887
890
7002008
805
530
406
561
845
786
860
892
897
7102009
832
537
409
563
870
803
897
901
920
7622010
833
526
418
547
877
807
910
909
917
7482011
826
508
396
529
867
800
886
899
905
8022012
817
492
390
507
859
787
883
882
905
7882013
823
493
408
515
862
775
894
887
908
8052014
824
517
409
536
861
778
895
893
893
8482015
831
515
416
535
871
789
920
914
897
8472016
845
549
438
564
885
796
947
944
916
8452017
851
551
444
568
895
800
950
945
946
8642018
851
563
454
589
895
809
945
945
920
8752019
870
572
452
596
916
835
975
958
932
8632020
933
617
486
635
973
892
1,024
1,023
1,000
9392021
912
605
499
619
954
881
992
1,012
976
867Men1979
$1,021
$685
$542
$738
$1,098
$1,031
$1,175
$1,182
$1,091
$7661980
981
652
508
702
1,063
984
1,150
1,150
1,082
7181981
974
625
481
679
1,066
974
1,138
1,135
1,080
7621982
984
608
459
659
1,062
968
1,141
1,132
1,078
8111983
984
579
436
629
1,057
964
1,148
1,153
1,081
8001984
975
575
433
622
1,050
950
1,172
1,169
1,092
8161985
981
581
441
622
1,067
949
1,173
1,178
1,125
8841986
991
582
440
624
1,095
950
1,180
1,196
1,144
8461987
993
588
449
629
1,092
943
1,167
1,190
1,133
8701988
991
578
453
616
1,075
929
1,141
1,212
1,124
8721989
989
573
442
613
1,057
918
1,146
1,203
1,101
8311990
970
569
440
601
1,032
905
1,129
1,192
1,101
8121991
959
554
426
584
1,018
891
1,121
1,191
1,095
9091992
951
539
414
564
1,017
884
1,102
1,203
1,099
7991993
944
533
409
561
1,028
881
1,104
1,209
1,085
8351994
947
534
414
557
1,045
869
1,120
1,218
1,094
8001995
952
536
432
558
1,041
867
1,104
1,212
1,103
7811996
960
529
433
553
1,033
860
1,090
1,203
1,109
8221997
978
535
443
571
1,039
870
1,100
1,204
1,130
7641998
997
557
468
595
1,065
907
1,128
1,220
1,165
8031999
1,008
581
475
618
1,090
941
1,145
1,245
1,183
7672000
1,011
591
483
623
1,093
943
1,148
1,216
1,159
8232001
1,028
600
489
626
1,104
946
1,156
1,225
1,166
8672002
1,026
591
471
619
1,106
947
1,147
1,219
1,211
8812003
1,027
588
474
609
1,099
928
1,145
1,232
1,222
9042004
1,026
576
458
600
1,096
919
1,157
1,233
1,213
9222005
1,004
569
459
587
1,072
896
1,143
1,186
1,189
8962006
1,001
563
469
586
1,074
891
1,127
1,209
1,216
8872007
1,004
581
468
619
1,079
900
1,144
1,191
1,223
8992008
1,006
581
465
607
1,081
888
1,154
1,190
1,189
9502009
1,037
580
451
606
1,105
905
1,159
1,224
1,222
1,0012010
1,026
552
442
583
1,088
889
1,139
1,188
1,219
9892011
1,005
550
447
568
1,070
866
1,129
1,182
1,204
9922012
1,009
553
441
570
1,076
872
1,131
1,175
1,188
1,0172013
1,002
558
455
573
1,063
867
1,114
1,159
1,178
1,0922014
998
565
449
581
1,056
865
1,104
1,158
1,170
1,0792015
1,024
584
466
597
1,084
881
1,125
1,190
1,217
1,1482016
1,033
578
473
590
1,094
896
1,137
1,213
1,244
1,1202017
1,040
604
507
630
1,101
907
1,173
1,219
1,213
1,1232018
1,050
620
508
639
1,107
930
1,188
1,227
1,227
1,1332019
1,067
643
536
660
1,133
950
1,217
1,238
1,235
1,1292020
1,133
651
537
679
1,198
997
1,262
1,319
1,286
1,1682021
1,097
650
563
671
1,160
972
1,241
1,295
1,256
1,129Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) is used to convert current dollars to constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. See the technical notes section.  Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 18. Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, for full-time wage and salary workers, 1979–2021 annual averages [In constant 2021 dollars]
Year
Total, 16 years and older
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino ethnicityTotal1979
$843
$867
$696
-
$6781980
821
843
665
-
6551981
814
834
673
-
6391982
816
838
662
-
6491983
813
831
678
-
6491984
811
836
669
-
6441985
829
858
667
-
6511986
849
877
688
-
6551987
856
879
689
-
6521988
850
872
693
-
6401989
844
865
674
-
6301990
831
855
663
-
6131991
829
860
677
-
6071992
835
869
677
-
6091993
850
880
683
-
6131994
848
878
673
-
5881995
848
874
678
-
5821996
845
872
667
-
5841997
850
877
676
-
5931998
872
908
710
-
6171999
896
935
726
-
6282000
909
931
748
$970
6292001
914
936
753
980
6402002
918
941
752
994
6402003
916
939
759
1,024
6502004
918
945
755
1,019
6562005
905
935
723
1,047
6552006
904
930
747
1,057
6552007
911
938
746
1,088
6592008
910
936
743
1,086
6672009
935
958
761
1,114
6852010
930
953
761
1,065
6662011
913
936
743
1,046
6632012
908
936
734
1,087
6712013
904
935
733
1,098
6742014
906
935
732
1,092
6802015
926
955
733
1,136
6912016
939
973
765
1,152
7042017
950
983
754
1,152
7242018
956
988
749
1,181
7342019
971
1,001
779
1,244
7482020
1,030
1,050
831
1,372
7942021
998
1,018
801
1,328
777Women1979
$636
$643
$591
-
$5491980
630
636
580
-
5391981
628
633
590
-
5441982
646
654
586
-
5491983
655
660
603
-
5581984
659
667
600
-
5551985
667
677
607
-
5541986
688
695
624
-
5701987
693
703
632
-
5741988
695
702
636
-
5741989
693
706
636
-
5691990
698
712
621
-
5601991
712
726
628
-
5681992
721
734
636
-
5731993
728
743
644
-
5801994
724
740
628
-
5541995
719
735
628
-
5401996
721
738
624
-
5451997
728
750
633
-
5371998
760
780
667
-
5621999
772
788
667
-
5682000
778
792
677
$863
5772001
785
801
696
863
5952002
799
826
715
855
6002003
815
838
725
883
6062004
824
840
727
882
6032005
814
829
694
925
5972006
809
821
699
942
5932007
805
820
699
958
6202008
805
825
699
950
6322009
832
847
737
986
6442010
833
852
737
963
6332011
826
849
719
907
6262012
817
839
708
910
6162013
823
841
706
955
6312014
824
841
700
963
6282015
831
850
704
1,003
6482016
845
865
723
1,018
6612017
851
878
726
998
6662018
851
881
706
1,011
6662019
870
890
746
1,086
6802020
933
948
800
1,197
7382021
912
925
776
1,141
718Men1979
$1,021
$1,042
$794
-
$7661980
981
1,003
765
-
7341981
974
1,003
768
-
7191982
984
1,014
751
-
7271983
984
1,005
764
-
7121984
975
998
754
-
7141985
981
1,007
735
-
7131986
991
1,024
754
-
7071987
993
1,030
748
-
7001988
991
1,026
768
-
6801989
989
1,019
736
-
6661990
970
996
728
-
6411991
959
984
730
-
6281992
951
975
721
-
6431993
944
970
726
-
6411994
947
993
726
-
6231995
952
1,002
727
-
6191996
960
1,000
710
-
6141997
978
1,005
730
-
6271998
997
1,025
780
-
6501999
1,008
1,041
796
-
6622000
1,011
1,044
804
$1,080
6582001
1,028
1,057
811
1,123
6752002
1,026
1,060
792
1,142
6812003
1,027
1,056
820
1,140
6852004
1,026
1,053
819
1,154
6912005
1,004
1,033
777
1,147
6802006
1,001
1,026
796
1,189
6812007
1,004
1,033
786
1,227
6822008
1,006
1,040
782
1,218
7052009
1,037
1,070
786
1,205
7202010
1,026
1,059
788
1,166
6972011
1,005
1,034
789
1,171
6902012
1,009
1,039
786
1,247
7002013
1,002
1,030
774
1,234
6922014
998
1,027
779
1,237
7062015
1,024
1,053
778
1,292
7222016
1,033
1,063
810
1,299
7482017
1,040
1,073
785
1,334
7622018
1,050
1,081
793
1,339
7772019
1,067
1,097
815
1,415
7912020
1,133
1,162
869
1,515
8352021
1,097
1,125
825
1,453
820Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. As of 2003, estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people who selected that race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian data for 2000–2002 are for Asians and Pacific Islanders. As of 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. The Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) is used to convert current dollars to constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. See the technical notes section. Dash indicates data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 19. Inflation-adjusted median usual weekly earnings, by educational attainment, for full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and older, 1979–2021 annual averages [In constant 2021 dollars]
Year
Total,25 yearsand older
Less than ahigh schooldiploma
High schoolgraduates, nocollege
Somecollege orassociatedegree
Bachelor'sdegree andhigherTotal1979
$927
$734
$871
$986
$1,2031980
897
696
834
953
1,1791981
883
688
819
928
1,1661982
884
670
816
949
1,1841983
891
665
808
943
1,1971984
900
654
803
950
1,2091985
913
651
802
961
1,2191986
924
657
813
967
1,2411987
922
650
815
963
1,2911988
914
636
812
949
1,2911989
903
628
793
956
1,2881990
905
611
778
960
1,2861991
909
597
772
951
1,2961992
909
590
765
918
1,3211993
909
581
769
915
1,3241994
907
557
764
906
1,3301995
903
547
765
899
1,3221996
897
547
764
893
1,3071997
912
542
779
904
1,3161998
953
562
798
930
1,3681999
966
564
799
946
1,4032000
961
571
797
940
1,4052001
966
586
798
946
1,4132002
976
586
808
950
1,4212003
978
585
818
944
1,4242004
983
577
826
951
1,4192005
968
569
811
932
1,4092006
968
565
802
933
1,4002007
967
561
792
923
1,4052008
960
571
779
910
1,4062009
980
575
792
919
1,4392010
974
553
780
914
1,4252011
963
545
771
893
1,3892012
963
557
771
885
1,3772013
964
550
759
872
1,3922014
961
559
765
872
1,3672015
984
564
776
872
1,4072016
999
569
781
879
1,4212017
1,002
575
787
882
1,4132018
1,005
597
787
891
1,4282019
1,026
627
790
907
1,4482020
1,077
648
818
946
1,4882021
1,057
626
809
925
1,452Women1979
$682
$531
$647
$738
$9231980
668
514
630
724
9091981
668
501
622
731
9111982
689
497
638
741
9351983
696
506
639
748
9581984
704
498
644
759
9701985
713
487
646
764
9981986
728
492
655
780
1,0311987
735
490
659
794
1,0661988
740
488
658
795
1,0711989
742
488
643
801
1,0721990
744
484
635
796
1,0791991
753
486
638
796
1,0931992
759
486
639
772
1,1271993
769
487
643
781
1,1311994
764
466
637
768
1,1511995
758
464
630
756
1,1401996
766
462
629
762
1,1331997
780
465
639
775
1,1351998
808
472
660
793
1,1781999
811
473
661
796
1,2072000
814
479
662
797
1,1922001
833
485
679
798
1,2062002
858
491
692
820
1,2222003
863
486
700
827
1,2292004
862
481
702
830
1,2372005
851
474
686
816
1,2282006
845
482
674
811
1,2202007
847
484
671
798
1,2212008
845
477
656
792
1,2042009
870
484
686
797
1,2282010
877
483
676
795
1,2282011
867
477
669
779
1,2052012
859
456
663
779
1,1832013
862
466
668
766
1,2162014
861
468
662
757
1,2022015
871
478
670
760
1,2172016
885
477
676
777
1,2432017
895
494
674
773
1,2502018
895
506
665
773
1,2352019
916
523
671
781
1,2662020
973
550
703
816
1,2972021
954
550
698
803
1,272Men1979
$1,098
$881
$1,077
$1,150
$1,3851980
1,063
837
1,025
1,122
1,3391981
1,066
819
1,020
1,115
1,3611982
1,062
792
1,011
1,111
1,3591983
1,057
782
1,008
1,096
1,3451984
1,050
766
993
1,109
1,3981985
1,067
757
981
1,137
1,4221986
1,095
759
983
1,147
1,4611987
1,092
741
968
1,137
1,4941988
1,075
733
965
1,110
1,4991989
1,057
732
951
1,093
1,4901990
1,032
704
925
1,093
1,4941991
1,018
679
914
1,095
1,4861992
1,017
666
909
1,053
1,5011993
1,028
659
902
1,059
1,4931994
1,045
621
900
1,065
1,4991995
1,041
614
897
1,055
1,4961996
1,033
616
890
1,041
1,5071997
1,039
617
904
1,049
1,5141998
1,065
638
932
1,072
1,5651999
1,090
644
946
1,085
1,5942000
1,093
640
932
1,090
1,6092001
1,104
643
934
1,109
1,6372002
1,106
636
932
1,104
1,6472003
1,099
634
928
1,093
1,6712004
1,096
642
928
1,095
1,6452005
1,072
633
907
1,065
1,6232006
1,074
632
914
1,073
1,6242007
1,079
630
903
1,062
1,6292008
1,081
627
894
1,047
1,6202009
1,105
633
906
1,057
1,6802010
1,088
605
884
1,052
1,6562011
1,070
589
870
1,014
1,6092012
1,076
600
869
1,013
1,6212013
1,063
583
853
1,000
1,6262014
1,056
592
860
999
1,5862015
1,084
595
868
1,010
1,6252016
1,094
622
868
1,011
1,6522017
1,101
645
881
1,013
1,6362018
1,107
655
883
1,026
1,6442019
1,133
682
894
1,050
1,6662020
1,198
706
923
1,075
1,7212021
1,160
684
904
1,047
1,661Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) is used to convert current dollars to constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. See the technical notes section. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 20. Inflation-adjusted median hourly earnings, by age, for wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, 1979–2021 annual averages [In constant 2021 dollars]
Year
Total, 16 years and older
16 to 24 years
25 years and olderTotal
16 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
Total
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and olderTotal1979
$15.52
$12.20
$10.84
$14.06
$17.87
$18.18
$18.50
$18.04
$17.38
$11.291980
15.11
11.63
10.09
13.45
17.40
17.74
18.06
17.71
16.90
11.161981
14.76
11.38
10.26
13.21
17.16
17.45
17.77
17.22
16.65
11.231982
14.59
10.95
9.73
12.59
16.97
17.16
17.86
17.35
16.51
11.141983
14.52
10.60
9.38
12.18
17.01
16.88
17.95
17.48
16.65
11.431984
14.50
10.40
9.08
11.99
17.01
16.84
17.84
17.61
16.47
11.521985
14.53
10.27
8.84
11.90
16.99
16.67
18.05
17.76
16.65
11.421986
14.66
10.43
8.77
11.96
17.09
16.57
18.42
18.27
16.95
11.751987
14.81
10.50
8.72
11.92
17.07
16.45
18.17
17.99
16.98
11.621988
14.86
10.57
8.90
11.88
17.09
16.40
18.04
18.01
16.51
11.551989
14.78
10.47
8.92
11.95
16.79
16.15
18.10
17.80
16.53
11.461990
14.58
10.40
9.05
11.92
16.45
15.93
17.78
17.72
16.17
11.591991
14.59
10.23
9.12
11.67
16.50
15.64
17.84
17.72
15.93
11.561992
14.65
10.19
8.98
11.44
16.57
15.50
17.80
18.06
16.09
11.651993
14.57
10.20
8.89
11.39
16.57
15.31
17.80
18.26
16.48
11.831994
14.54
10.20
8.91
11.29
16.55
15.21
18.00
18.19
16.37
11.601995
14.46
10.27
8.92
11.36
16.57
15.42
17.73
17.93
16.28
11.771996
14.48
10.24
8.91
11.53
16.59
15.21
17.48
17.66
16.19
11.671997
14.78
10.39
9.31
11.67
16.67
15.27
17.50
17.91
16.44
11.641998
15.17
10.97
9.80
12.07
16.88
16.08
18.10
18.27
16.80
12.331999
15.55
11.21
9.92
12.63
17.08
16.28
17.98
18.48
16.93
12.562000
15.63
11.42
10.11
12.73
17.16
16.06
17.90
18.64
17.07
12.702001
15.63
11.79
10.37
12.85
17.48
16.37
18.36
18.67
17.44
13.082002
15.82
11.80
10.44
12.79
17.87
16.59
18.40
18.82
17.90
13.702003
16.03
11.67
10.24
12.79
17.80
16.62
18.40
19.16
18.01
13.572004
15.83
11.48
10.07
12.63
17.60
16.36
18.55
19.04
18.10
13.842005
15.56
11.22
9.81
12.39
17.36
16.36
18.23
18.75
18.01
13.812006
15.85
11.11
9.74
12.35
17.44
16.11
18.18
18.91
17.96
13.682007
15.66
11.34
9.92
12.66
17.25
15.79
18.26
18.86
17.97
13.592008
15.42
11.19
9.89
12.31
17.41
15.76
18.13
18.75
17.91
13.732009
15.75
11.27
10.03
12.37
17.61
15.95
18.47
18.80
18.61
14.542010
15.57
11.08
9.96
11.87
17.41
15.60
18.19
18.66
18.54
14.382011
15.35
10.83
9.73
11.61
17.05
15.35
17.91
18.12
18.20
14.722012
15.13
10.70
9.57
11.47
16.84
15.15
17.57
17.81
18.19
14.432013
15.07
10.68
9.55
11.46
16.90
15.01
17.46
17.68
18.21
14.532014
15.05
10.94
9.66
11.43
16.95
15.04
17.31
17.63
17.59
14.912015
15.38
11.27
10.13
11.60
17.06
15.56
17.35
18.12
18.20
14.972016
15.80
11.42
10.38
12.18
17.08
15.80
17.80
18.39
18.28
15.542017
16.17
11.80
10.82
12.54
17.29
16.39
17.79
18.48
18.59
15.822018
16.17
12.04
10.82
12.90
17.38
16.29
18.27
18.36
18.62
15.482019
16.26
12.65
10.82
13.28
17.87
16.84
18.56
18.56
18.91
15.922020
17.13
13.29
11.59
14.14
18.70
17.64
19.39
19.79
19.48
16.592021
17.02
13.80
12.06
14.76
18.22
17.65
18.97
19.12
19.21
16.47Women1979
$12.66
$11.15
$10.59
$12.31
$13.64
$14.13
$13.88
$13.43
$13.11
$10.911980
12.38
10.82
9.84
11.88
13.29
13.92
13.45
13.26
12.79
10.601981
12.26
10.63
10.09
11.72
13.44
14.01
13.67
13.15
12.69
10.631982
12.46
10.22
9.59
11.32
13.57
14.03
13.73
13.38
12.97
10.621983
12.47
9.92
9.22
11.06
13.58
14.13
13.79
13.48
13.17
10.811984
12.36
9.78
8.93
10.85
13.63
13.93
13.96
13.71
13.11
10.871985
12.36
9.66
8.70
10.99
13.81
13.95
14.24
13.88
13.16
10.671986
12.60
9.72
8.63
11.13
14.07
14.07
14.49
14.16
13.59
11.181987
12.81
9.66
8.49
11.19
14.10
14.05
14.53
14.37
13.80
11.101988
12.89
9.89
8.63
11.15
14.22
14.04
14.92
14.55
13.42
11.301989
12.92
9.92
8.67
11.06
14.33
14.12
15.01
14.59
13.49
10.871990
12.98
9.98
8.77
11.23
14.25
14.13
14.86
14.44
13.57
10.991991
13.13
9.88
9.03
11.11
14.28
13.99
15.04
14.81
13.52
11.211992
13.21
9.79
8.90
10.95
14.52
14.14
15.16
15.07
13.66
11.331993
13.19
9.76
8.76
11.04
14.57
14.09
15.11
15.15
14.00
11.441994
13.16
9.66
8.77
10.85
14.61
14.12
15.32
15.35
14.19
11.321995
13.20
9.72
8.74
10.78
14.46
14.02
15.27
15.43
14.04
11.421996
13.33
9.79
8.78
10.79
14.53
13.90
15.33
15.41
13.91
11.121997
13.41
10.05
9.16
11.06
14.78
13.85
15.44
15.64
14.04
11.541998
13.72
10.40
9.63
11.55
15.22
14.67
16.10
16.30
14.75
12.021999
14.09
10.77
9.76
11.78
15.55
14.85
16.04
16.23
15.22
12.232000
14.29
11.04
9.83
12.30
15.60
15.28
15.82
16.06
15.52
12.412001
14.79
11.12
10.14
12.27
15.64
15.25
16.01
16.64
15.94
12.482002
14.94
11.25
10.27
12.25
16.18
15.29
16.59
16.89
16.33
13.192003
14.89
11.21
10.12
12.10
16.26
15.52
16.50
17.42
16.32
13.062004
14.63
11.09
9.87
11.97
16.16
15.28
16.47
17.19
16.65
13.182005
14.34
10.85
9.62
11.82
16.11
15.10
16.47
16.87
16.50
13.662006
14.35
10.77
9.58
11.89
16.00
14.92
16.24
16.52
16.33
13.442007
14.39
10.68
9.71
11.80
15.79
14.69
16.20
16.84
16.03
13.302008
14.49
10.63
9.72
11.55
15.74
14.78
16.25
16.60
16.39
13.282009
14.89
10.86
9.90
11.63
16.15
15.14
16.46
16.57
17.20
14.062010
14.73
10.73
9.85
11.31
16.04
14.99
16.34
16.81
17.04
13.922011
14.47
10.54
9.61
11.06
15.82
14.64
16.23
16.62
16.94
14.202012
14.17
10.38
9.48
10.84
15.57
14.36
15.91
16.31
16.97
14.002013
14.13
10.41
9.43
10.96
15.57
14.25
16.05
16.25
16.93
14.242014
13.95
10.47
9.50
11.19
15.46
14.03
16.04
16.20
16.25
14.282015
14.37
10.92
10.01
11.38
15.93
14.75
16.17
16.93
16.90
14.492016
14.68
11.29
10.24
11.57
16.06
14.76
16.65
16.90
17.04
14.702017
14.98
11.36
10.60
12.15
16.39
15.47
16.49
16.75
16.81
15.342018
15.17
11.79
10.69
12.60
16.22
15.79
16.42
16.40
16.85
14.852019
15.73
12.28
10.69
12.79
16.50
16.00
16.84
16.92
17.14
15.662020
15.94
12.69
11.32
13.59
17.28
16.68
17.75
17.87
17.84
15.742021
16.02
13.15
11.90
14.06
17.16
16.81
17.81
17.80
17.42
15.80Men1979
$19.76
$13.64
$11.15
$16.22
$23.39
$22.31
$24.90
$24.83
$23.04
$12.451980
19.12
12.85
10.56
15.42
22.63
21.72
24.48
24.39
22.70
11.881981
18.83
12.35
10.43
14.64
22.29
21.00
23.78
24.33
22.58
12.061982
18.51
11.84
9.89
13.84
21.84
20.73
24.03
24.00
22.00
12.051983
17.97
11.38
9.53
13.12
21.58
20.10
23.95
23.79
22.70
12.341984
17.71
11.37
9.25
12.84
21.39
19.60
23.66
24.10
22.04
12.211985
17.66
11.28
9.04
12.60
21.33
19.28
23.61
24.02
21.78
12.021986
17.94
11.32
9.03
12.84
21.32
18.98
23.62
24.00
22.55
12.251987
17.78
11.24
9.04
13.00
20.96
18.90
23.11
23.43
22.24
12.171988
17.46
11.10
9.14
12.78
20.71
18.57
22.56
23.60
21.50
12.191989
17.12
10.93
9.28
12.73
20.53
18.10
22.39
23.00
21.14
12.471990
16.67
10.97
9.35
12.46
19.84
17.80
21.63
22.44
20.50
12.261991
16.71
10.86
9.22
12.12
19.42
17.39
21.36
22.78
19.61
12.101992
16.45
10.72
9.11
11.84
19.09
17.12
20.74
22.81
19.72
12.241993
16.41
10.65
9.02
11.72
18.85
16.85
20.67
22.50
20.30
12.431994
16.33
10.67
9.04
11.91
18.68
16.52
20.87
21.96
20.07
12.051995
16.34
10.69
9.10
12.07
18.99
16.74
21.04
21.81
19.66
12.121996
16.41
10.64
9.05
12.05
18.59
16.72
20.53
21.38
19.22
12.141997
16.60
10.90
9.48
12.13
18.75
16.76
20.39
21.62
19.92
11.761998
16.77
11.52
9.97
12.97
19.53
17.03
20.80
21.73
20.37
12.901999
16.82
11.62
10.08
13.10
19.58
17.68
20.85
22.32
19.92
12.822000
17.05
12.03
10.47
13.23
19.31
17.30
20.73
21.92
20.21
13.112001
17.36
12.29
10.58
13.68
19.75
17.76
21.35
21.86
19.86
13.802002
17.58
12.16
10.60
13.41
19.71
17.96
21.09
21.75
20.21
14.772003
17.56
12.02
10.37
13.29
19.57
17.74
20.87
22.05
20.81
14.462004
17.29
11.81
10.29
13.05
19.77
17.31
21.01
21.74
20.92
14.242005
16.91
11.71
10.03
12.80
19.35
16.93
20.70
21.04
20.57
13.962006
17.09
11.85
10.01
13.14
19.23
17.02
20.30
21.62
20.27
14.452007
16.97
11.97
10.18
13.05
19.33
16.82
19.88
21.17
20.25
14.432008
16.97
11.65
10.06
12.61
18.95
16.99
20.20
21.21
20.05
14.502009
17.42
11.67
10.19
12.65
19.08
16.71
20.38
21.51
20.37
15.192010
17.14
11.47
10.07
12.33
18.73
16.31
19.71
21.03
20.49
14.842011
16.67
11.15
9.86
11.96
18.25
15.92
19.36
20.39
20.62
15.522012
16.41
11.16
9.68
11.78
17.93
15.70
18.97
20.08
20.43
15.402013
16.32
11.27
9.76
11.66
17.80
15.64
18.89
20.01
20.14
15.012014
16.48
11.33
9.89
11.63
18.05
16.13
18.96
19.94
20.00
16.012015
16.78
11.48
10.26
12.17
18.15
16.21
18.86
20.08
20.58
16.192016
16.88
11.56
10.70
12.58
18.34
16.74
19.41
20.35
20.37
16.682017
16.80
12.14
10.92
13.13
18.78
16.74
19.77
20.71
20.55
16.502018
17.27
12.66
10.95
13.14
19.16
17.12
19.89
20.49
21.10
16.072019
17.75
12.92
11.19
13.90
19.12
17.62
20.30
20.38
20.97
16.752020
18.59
13.70
12.15
14.74
20.08
18.39
21.05
22.04
21.10
17.542021
18.05
14.18
12.25
14.93
19.84
18.18
20.07
20.74
21.00
17.64Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. The Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) is used to convert current dollars to constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. See the technical notes section. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 21. Inflation-adjusted median hourly earnings, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, for wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, 1979–2021 annual averages [In constant 2021 dollars]
Year
Total,16 yearsandolder
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino ethnicityTotal1979
$15.52
$15.77
$14.37
-
$14.271980
15.11
15.30
13.92
-
13.921981
14.76
14.84
14.04
-
13.781982
14.59
14.78
13.68
-
13.541983
14.52
14.70
13.38
-
13.221984
14.50
14.68
13.33
-
13.111985
14.53
14.70
13.25
-
13.181986
14.66
14.85
13.71
-
13.361987
14.81
15.01
13.71
-
13.321988
14.86
15.03
13.58
-
13.131989
14.78
14.97
13.59
-
12.831990
14.58
14.78
13.73
-
12.661991
14.59
14.81
13.62
-
12.571992
14.65
14.84
13.40
-
12.621993
14.57
14.76
13.30
-
12.651994
14.54
14.72
13.23
-
12.581995
14.46
14.73
13.56
-
12.391996
14.48
14.78
13.38
-
12.361997
14.78
15.00
13.53
-
12.481998
15.17
15.37
13.98
-
13.201999
15.55
15.89
14.44
-
13.162000
15.63
15.71
14.73
$15.88
13.472001
15.63
15.74
15.00
16.49
13.902002
15.82
16.18
15.00
15.65
13.932003
16.03
16.20
14.99
16.43
14.422004
15.83
16.01
14.66
15.97
14.122005
15.56
15.97
14.14
16.70
13.842006
15.85
15.98
14.37
16.89
13.642007
15.66
15.83
14.27
16.02
13.422008
15.42
15.81
14.12
16.41
13.832009
15.75
16.03
14.73
16.66
13.972010
15.57
15.87
14.66
16.46
13.552011
15.35
15.59
14.24
16.12
13.352012
15.13
15.41
14.00
15.64
13.142013
15.07
15.33
13.87
15.87
13.112014
15.05
15.54
13.61
16.04
13.552015
15.38
15.87
13.80
16.24
13.782016
15.80
16.07
14.10
16.69
14.322017
16.17
16.45
14.25
16.64
14.542018
16.17
16.35
14.71
16.44
15.092019
16.26
16.79
15.53
17.09
15.742020
17.13
17.57
15.88
18.06
15.922021
17.02
17.22
15.81
17.89
16.05Women1979
$12.66
$12.66
$12.41
-
$12.031980
12.38
12.41
12.16
-
11.851981
12.26
12.26
12.01
-
11.751982
12.46
12.46
12.14
-
11.701983
12.47
12.49
12.26
-
11.481984
12.36
12.39
12.11
-
11.571985
12.36
12.39
12.14
-
11.611986
12.60
12.65
12.22
-
11.821987
12.81
12.86
12.36
-
11.691988
12.89
12.94
12.38
-
11.661989
12.92
12.96
12.43
-
11.691990
12.98
13.02
12.56
-
11.691991
13.13
13.15
12.74
-
11.631992
13.21
13.26
12.60
-
11.711993
13.19
13.26
12.72
-
11.691994
13.16
13.32
12.58
-
11.621995
13.20
13.35
12.60
-
11.681996
13.33
13.43
12.41
-
11.671997
13.41
13.51
12.82
-
11.521998
13.72
13.88
13.17
-
12.031999
14.09
14.24
13.26
-
12.172000
14.29
14.34
13.97
$15.41
12.442001
14.79
14.92
14.03
15.44
12.702002
14.94
15.02
14.27
15.26
12.902003
14.89
14.93
14.64
15.78
13.122004
14.63
14.69
14.29
15.21
13.012005
14.34
14.60
13.81
16.19
12.772006
14.35
14.51
13.63
16.11
12.802007
14.39
14.50
13.70
15.50
12.842008
14.49
14.75
13.59
15.45
12.702009
14.89
14.97
13.94
16.04
12.772010
14.73
14.79
13.95
15.45
12.592011
14.47
14.55
13.62
15.46
12.382012
14.17
14.28
13.27
15.07
12.072013
14.13
14.23
13.45
15.20
12.232014
13.95
14.18
13.25
15.15
12.282015
14.37
14.67
13.39
15.79
12.682016
14.68
14.90
13.65
15.88
13.312017
14.98
15.33
13.87
15.72
13.362018
15.17
15.39
14.05
16.13
13.812019
15.73
15.82
14.83
16.20
14.562020
15.94
16.03
15.65
17.34
15.372021
16.02
16.11
15.22
16.84
15.15Men1979
$19.76
$20.24
$17.10
-
$16.751980
19.12
19.53
16.24
-
15.771981
18.83
19.23
16.65
-
15.391982
18.51
18.86
16.14
-
15.491983
17.97
18.36
15.48
-
15.091984
17.71
18.06
15.32
-
15.021985
17.66
18.27
14.82
-
14.631986
17.94
18.39
15.53
-
14.631987
17.78
18.15
15.42
-
14.581988
17.46
17.79
15.32
-
14.371989
17.12
17.51
14.95
-
14.081990
16.67
17.24
14.86
-
13.591991
16.71
17.16
14.73
-
13.391992
16.45
16.87
14.46
-
13.261993
16.41
16.80
14.20
-
13.191994
16.33
16.72
14.37
-
13.011995
16.34
17.03
14.44
-
12.851996
16.41
16.88
14.10
-
13.141997
16.60
16.82
14.65
-
13.341998
16.77
16.97
15.15
-
13.731999
16.82
17.31
15.94
-
14.052000
17.05
17.27
15.74
$17.02
14.262001
17.36
17.81
15.61
18.16
14.832002
17.58
17.92
15.47
16.65
14.982003
17.56
17.77
15.97
17.56
14.822004
17.29
17.50
15.65
17.12
14.422005
16.91
17.34
15.16
17.73
14.172006
17.09
17.36
15.39
17.76
14.612007
16.97
17.33
15.16
17.33
14.512008
16.97
17.47
15.12
17.69
14.922009
17.42
17.66
15.53
17.73
15.092010
17.14
17.40
15.14
17.57
14.612011
16.67
16.93
14.57
17.21
14.262012
16.41
16.75
14.42
16.73
14.142013
16.32
16.60
14.17
16.60
13.972014
16.48
17.02
13.99
16.79
14.182015
16.78
17.08
14.49
17.01
14.782016
16.88
17.08
14.74
16.98
15.612017
16.80
17.45
14.74
18.40
15.882018
17.27
17.83
15.34
18.00
16.192019
17.75
18.11
15.87
18.24
16.152020
18.59
18.83
16.63
18.89
17.012021
18.05
18.48
16.12
19.05
17.03Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. As of 2003, estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people who selected that race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian data for 2000–2002 are for Asians and Pacific Islanders. As of 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. The Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) is used to convert current dollars to constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars. See the technical notes section. Dash indicates data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 22. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by age, 1979–2021 annual averages [In current dollars]
Year
Total,16 yearsand older
16 to 24 years
25 years and olderTotal
16 to 19years
20 to 24years
Total
25 to 34years
35 to 44years
45 to 54years
55 to 64years
65 yearsand olderTotal1979
$241
$172
$144
$186
$265
$255
$280
$276
$262
$1981980
262
187
154
200
286
276
302
298
285
2031981
284
200
161
213
308
296
326
320
309
2221982
302
208
164
220
327
311
354
345
325
2531983
313
211
164
223
343
321
370
367
346
2611984
326
217
169
231
362
335
389
385
366
2721985
344
224
174
240
379
349
406
400
381
2971986
359
232
178
248
391
360
419
416
397
2981987
374
243
186
259
403
373
435
429
405
3101988
385
249
196
266
414
383
450
453
419
3231989
399
259
204
276
427
394
472
472
431
3341990
412
269
209
285
449
407
486
489
457
3431991
426
277
213
291
467
415
498
507
469
3811992
440
276
212
290
479
422
503
522
483
3781993
459
282
214
297
491
436
517
542
492
3931994
467
286
221
300
500
439
537
566
501
3841995
479
292
231
306
510
451
550
582
514
3891996
490
298
240
312
520
463
559
594
535
3841997
503
306
252
321
540
481
579
607
558
3931998
523
319
268
339
572
502
597
620
592
4051999
549
341
281
363
592
518
611
652
604
4042000
576
361
297
383
609
549
625
669
620
4632001
596
375
305
394
630
576
657
693
638
4882002
608
381
305
399
646
591
668
706
674
5022003
620
387
311
402
662
594
687
723
708
5162004
638
390
309
406
683
604
713
743
725
5602005
651
397
318
411
696
610
731
748
742
5692006
671
409
324
423
718
621
748
773
765
5832007
695
424
337
450
738
643
769
790
803
6052008
722
443
349
467
761
666
804
822
825
6442009
739
442
344
464
774
678
817
838
841
6842010
747
432
347
454
782
682
824
844
860
6842011
756
440
352
457
797
693
837
866
881
7422012
768
444
356
464
815
707
858
878
897
7572013
776
454
373
472
827
708
874
883
904
8012014
791
477
378
491
839
726
881
899
911
8242015
809
487
389
501
860
735
900
923
927
8732016
832
501
405
513
885
751
934
955
952
8662017
860
519
424
540
907
773
964
977
974
9092018
886
548
449
576
932
808
986
1,002
994
9442019
917
581
481
598
969
846
1,035
1,033
1,017
9362020
984
606
497
624
1,029
904
1,106
1,129
1,096
9992021
998
623
527
645
1,057
931
1,131
1,154
1,132
994Women1979
$182
$154
$132
$161
$195
$199
$196
$192
$189
$1701980
201
167
145
175
213
218
214
209
205
1751981
219
180
154
191
233
239
238
225
222
1891982
239
192
158
201
255
258
258
252
245
2111983
252
198
158
207
268
272
272
264
257
2121984
265
203
162
213
283
285
292
279
270
2191985
277
211
166
221
296
296
307
292
285
2421986
291
219
170
231
308
306
319
308
296
2561987
303
227
172
242
321
316
337
324
308
2611988
315
235
184
251
335
327
354
339
317
2801989
328
246
197
260
351
340
370
357
333
2921990
346
254
198
269
369
356
390
377
348
3001991
366
266
205
280
387
371
407
398
363
3191992
380
267
205
280
400
382
418
417
376
3281993
393
273
205
289
415
395
435
440
395
3351994
399
276
211
290
421
397
448
450
398
3361995
406
275
215
291
428
403
453
464
403
3531996
418
284
223
298
444
415
463
481
420
3341997
431
292
240
306
462
427
482
495
433
3481998
456
305
249
319
485
451
498
516
476
3501999
473
324
266
343
497
470
503
534
492
3702000
493
344
283
366
516
493
521
564
508
3922001
512
353
288
375
543
512
547
587
536
3902002
529
367
295
385
568
530
571
602
574
4302003
552
371
299
387
584
546
590
609
601
4352004
573
375
293
391
599
561
608
625
615
4782005
585
381
304
396
612
573
621
644
639
4922006
600
395
305
413
627
583
645
659
658
5102007
614
409
318
426
646
597
668
677
679
5342008
638
420
322
445
670
623
682
707
711
5632009
657
424
323
445
687
634
709
712
727
6022010
669
422
336
439
704
648
731
730
736
6012011
684
421
328
438
718
662
734
744
749
6642012
691
416
330
429
727
666
747
746
766
6672013
706
423
350
442
740
665
767
761
779
6912014
719
451
357
468
752
679
781
780
780
7402015
726
450
364
468
761
690
804
799
784
7402016
749
486
388
500
784
705
839
836
812
7492017
770
499
402
514
810
724
860
855
856
7822018
789
522
421
546
830
750
876
876
853
8112019
821
540
427
563
865
788
920
904
880
8152020
891
589
464
606
929
852
978
977
955
8972021
912
605
499
619
954
881
992
1,012
976
867Men1979
$292
$196
$155
$211
$314
$295
$336
$338
$312
$2191980
313
208
162
224
339
314
367
367
345
2291981
340
218
168
237
372
340
397
396
377
2661982
364
225
170
244
393
358
422
419
399
3001983
379
223
168
242
407
371
442
444
416
3081984
392
231
174
250
422
382
471
470
439
3281985
407
241
183
258
443
394
487
489
467
3671986
419
246
186
264
463
402
499
506
484
3581987
434
257
196
275
477
412
510
520
495
3801988
449
262
205
279
487
421
517
549
509
3951989
468
271
209
290
500
434
542
569
521
3931990
481
282
218
298
512
449
560
591
546
4031991
493
285
219
300
523
458
576
612
563
4671992
501
284
218
297
536
466
581
634
579
4211993
510
288
221
303
555
476
596
653
586
4511994
522
294
228
307
576
479
617
671
603
4411995
538
303
244
315
588
490
624
685
623
4411996
557
307
251
321
599
499
632
698
643
4771997
579
317
262
338
615
515
651
713
669
4521998
598
334
281
357
639
544
677
732
699
4821999
618
356
291
379
668
577
702
763
725
4702000
641
375
306
395
693
598
728
771
735
5222001
670
391
319
408
720
617
754
799
760
5652002
679
391
312
410
732
627
759
807
802
5832003
695
398
321
412
744
628
775
834
827
6122004
713
400
318
417
762
639
804
857
843
6412005
722
409
330
422
771
644
822
853
855
6442006
743
418
348
435
797
661
836
897
902
6582007
766
443
357
472
823
687
873
909
933
6862008
798
461
369
481
857
704
915
944
943
7532009
819
458
356
479
873
715
916
967
965
7912010
824
443
355
468
874
714
915
954
979
7942011
832
455
370
470
886
717
935
979
997
8212012
854
468
373
482
910
738
957
994
1,005
8602013
860
479
390
492
912
744
956
994
1,011
9372014
871
493
392
507
922
755
964
1,011
1,021
9422015
895
510
407
522
947
770
983
1,040
1,064
1,0032016
915
512
419
523
969
794
1,007
1,075
1,102
9922017
941
547
459
570
996
821
1,062
1,103
1,098
1,0162018
973
575
471
592
1,026
862
1,101
1,137
1,137
1,0502019
1,007
607
506
623
1,070
897
1,149
1,169
1,166
1,0662020
1,082
622
513
648
1,144
952
1,205
1,260
1,228
1,1152021
1,097
650
563
671
1,160
972
1,241
1,295
1,256
1,129Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 23. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 1979–2021 annual averages [In current dollars]
Year
Total,16 yearsand older
White
Black orAfricanAmerican
Asian
HispanicorLatino ethnicityTotal1979
$241
$248
$199
-
$1941980
262
269
212
-
2091981
284
291
235
-
2231982
302
310
245
-
2401983
313
320
261
-
2501984
326
336
269
-
2591985
344
356
277
-
2701986
359
371
291
-
2771987
374
384
301
-
2851988
385
395
314
-
2901989
399
409
319
-
2981990
412
424
329
-
3041991
426
442
348
-
3121992
440
458
357
-
3211993
459
475
369
-
3311994
467
484
371
-
3241995
479
494
383
-
3291996
490
506
387
-
3391997
503
519
400
-
3511998
523
545
426
-
3701999
549
573
445
-
3852000
576
590
474
$615
3992001
596
610
491
639
4172002
608
623
498
658
4242003
620
636
514
693
4402004
638
657
525
708
4562005
651
672
520
753
4712006
671
690
554
784
4862007
695
716
569
830
5032008
722
742
589
861
5292009
739
757
601
880
5412010
747
765
611
855
5352011
756
775
615
866
5492012
768
792
621
920
5682013
776
802
629
942
5782014
791
816
639
953
5942015
809
835
641
993
6042016
832
862
678
1,021
6242017
860
890
682
1,043
6552018
886
916
694
1,095
6802019
917
945
735
1,174
7062020
984
1,003
794
1,310
7582021
998
1,018
801
1,328
777Women1979
$182
$184
$169
-
$1571980
201
203
185
-
1721981
219
221
206
-
1901982
239
242
217
-
2031983
252
254
232
-
2151984
265
268
241
-
2231985
277
281
252
-
2301986
291
294
264
-
2411987
303
307
276
-
2511988
315
318
288
-
2601989
328
334
301
-
2691990
346
353
308
-
2781991
366
373
323
-
2921992
380
387
335
-
3021993
393
401
348
-
3131994
399
408
346
-
3051995
406
415
355
-
3051996
418
428
362
-
3161997
431
444
375
-
3181998
456
468
400
-
3371999
473
483
409
-
3482000
493
502
429
$547
3662001
512
522
454
563
3882002
529
547
473
566
3972003
552
567
491
598
4102004
573
584
505
613
4192005
585
596
499
665
4292006
600
609
519
699
4402007
614
626
533
731
4732008
638
654
554
753
5012009
657
669
582
779
5092010
669
684
592
773
5082011
684
703
595
751
5182012
691
710
599
770
5212013
706
722
606
819
5412014
719
734
611
841
5482015
726
743
615
877
5662016
749
766
641
902
5862017
770
795
657
903
6032018
789
817
654
937
6172019
821
840
704
1,025
6422020
891
905
764
1,143
7052021
912
925
776
1,141
718Men1979
$292
$298
$227
-
$2191980
313
320
244
-
2341981
340
350
268
-
2511982
364
375
278
-
2691983
379
387
294
-
2741984
392
401
303
-
2871985
407
418
305
-
2961986
419
433
319
-
2991987
434
450
327
-
3061988
449
465
348
-
3081989
468
482
348
-
3151990
481
494
361
-
3181991
493
506
375
-
3231992
501
514
380
-
3391993
510
524
392
-
3461994
522
547
400
-
3431995
538
566
411
-
3501996
557
580
412
-
3561997
579
595
432
-
3711998
598
615
468
-
3901999
618
638
488
-
4062000
641
662
510
$685
4172001
670
689
529
732
4402002
679
702
524
756
4512003
695
715
555
772
4642004
713
732
569
802
4802005
722
743
559
825
4892006
743
761
591
882
5052007
766
788
600
936
5202008
798
825
620
966
5592009
819
845
621
952
5692010
824
850
633
936
5602011
832
856
653
970
5712012
854
879
665
1,055
5922013
860
884
664
1,059
5942014
871
897
680
1,080
6162015
895
920
680
1,129
6312016
915
942
718
1,151
6632017
941
971
710
1,207
6902018
973
1,002
735
1,241
7202019
1,007
1,036
769
1,336
7472020
1,082
1,110
830
1,447
7972021
1,097
1,125
825
1,453
820Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. As of 2003, estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people who selected that race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian data for 2000–2002 are for Asians and Pacific Islanders. As of 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Dash indicates data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 24. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and older, by educational attainment, 1979–2021 annual averages [In current dollars]
Year
Total, 25 years and older
Less than a high school diploma
High school graduates, no college
Some college or associate degree
Bachelor's degree and higherTotal1979
$265
$210
$249
$282
$3441980
286
222
266
304
3761981
308
240
286
324
4071982
327
248
302
351
4381983
343
256
311
363
4611984
362
263
323
382
4861985
379
270
333
399
5061986
391
278
344
409
5251987
403
284
356
421
5641988
414
288
368
430
5851989
427
297
375
452
6091990
449
303
386
476
6381991
467
307
397
489
6661992
479
311
403
484
6961993
491
314
415
494
7151994
500
307
421
499
7331995
510
309
432
508
7471996
520
317
443
518
7581997
540
321
461
535
7791998
572
337
479
558
8211999
592
346
490
580
8602000
609
362
505
596
8912001
630
382
520
617
9212002
646
388
535
629
9412003
662
396
554
639
9642004
683
401
574
661
9862005
696
409
583
670
1,0132006
718
419
595
692
1,0392007
738
428
604
704
1,0722008
761
453
618
722
1,1152009
774
454
626
726
1,1372010
782
444
626
734
1,1442011
797
451
638
739
1,1502012
815
471
652
749
1,1652013
827
472
651
748
1,1942014
839
488
668
761
1,1932015
860
493
678
762
1,2302016
885
504
692
779
1,2592017
907
520
712
798
1,2792018
932
553
730
826
1,3242019
969
592
746
856
1,3672020
1,029
619
781
903
1,4212021
1,057
626
809
925
1,452Women1979
$195
$152
$185
$211
$2641980
213
164
201
231
2901981
233
175
217
255
3181982
255
184
236
274
3461983
268
195
246
288
3691984
283
200
259
305
3901985
296
202
268
317
4141986
308
208
277
330
4361987
321
214
288
347
4661988
335
221
298
360
4851989
351
231
304
379
5071990
369
240
315
395
5351991
387
250
328
409
5621992
400
256
337
407
5941993
415
263
347
422
6111994
421
257
351
423
6341995
428
262
356
427
6441996
444
268
365
442
6571997
462
275
378
459
6721998
485
283
396
476
7071999
497
290
405
488
7402000
516
304
420
505
7562001
543
316
443
520
7862002
568
325
458
543
8092003
584
329
474
560
8322004
599
334
488
577
8602005
612
341
493
587
8832006
627
358
500
602
9052007
646
369
512
609
9322008
670
378
520
628
9552009
687
382
542
630
9702010
704
388
543
638
9862011
718
395
554
645
9982012
727
386
561
659
1,0012013
740
400
573
657
1,0432014
752
409
578
661
1,0492015
761
418
586
664
1,0642016
784
423
599
688
1,1012017
810
447
610
700
1,1312018
830
469
616
717
1,1452019
865
494
633
737
1,1952020
929
525
671
779
1,2392021
954
550
698
803
1,272Men1979
$314
$252
$308
$329
$3961980
339
267
327
358
4271981
372
286
356
389
4751982
393
293
374
411
5031983
407
301
388
422
5181984
422
308
399
446
5621985
443
314
407
472
5901986
463
321
416
485
6181987
477
324
423
497
6531988
487
332
437
503
6791989
500
346
450
517
7051990
512
349
459
542
7411991
523
349
470
563
7641992
536
351
479
555
7911993
555
356
487
572
8061994
576
342
496
587
8261995
588
347
507
596
8451996
599
357
516
604
8741997
615
365
535
621
8961998
639
383
559
643
9391999
668
395
580
665
9772000
693
406
591
691
1,0202001
720
419
609
723
1,0672002
732
421
617
731
1,0902003
744
429
628
740
1,1312004
762
446
645
761
1,1432005
771
455
652
766
1,1672006
797
469
678
796
1,2052007
823
481
689
810
1,2432008
857
497
709
830
1,2852009
873
500
716
835
1,3272010
874
486
710
845
1,3302011
886
488
720
840
1,3322012
910
508
735
857
1,3712013
912
500
732
858
1,3952014
922
517
751
872
1,3852015
947
520
759
883
1,4202016
969
551
769
896
1,4642017
996
584
797
917
1,4812018
1,026
607
819
951
1,5242019
1,070
644
844
991
1,5732020
1,144
674
881
1,027
1,6442021
1,160
684
904
1,047
1,661Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 25. Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, by age, 1979–2021 annual averages [In current dollars]
Year
Total,16 yearsandolder
16 to 24 years
25 years and olderTotal
16 to 19years
20 to 24years
Total
25 to 34years
35 to 44years
45 to 54years
55 to 64years
65 yearsandolderTotal1979
$4.44
$3.49
$3.10
$4.02
$5.11
$5.20
$5.29
$5.16
$4.97
$3.231980
4.82
3.71
3.22
4.29
5.55
5.66
5.76
5.65
5.39
3.561981
5.15
3.97
3.58
4.61
5.99
6.09
6.20
6.01
5.81
3.921982
5.40
4.05
3.60
4.66
6.28
6.35
6.61
6.42
6.11
4.121983
5.59
4.08
3.61
4.69
6.55
6.50
6.91
6.73
6.41
4.401984
5.83
4.18
3.65
4.82
6.84
6.77
7.17
7.08
6.62
4.631985
6.03
4.26
3.67
4.94
7.05
6.92
7.49
7.37
6.91
4.741986
6.20
4.41
3.71
5.06
7.23
7.01
7.79
7.73
7.17
4.971987
6.47
4.59
3.81
5.21
7.46
7.19
7.94
7.86
7.42
5.081988
6.73
4.79
4.03
5.38
7.74
7.43
8.17
8.16
7.48
5.231989
6.99
4.95
4.22
5.65
7.94
7.64
8.56
8.42
7.82
5.421990
7.23
5.16
4.49
5.91
8.16
7.90
8.82
8.79
8.02
5.751991
7.50
5.26
4.69
6.00
8.48
8.04
9.17
9.11
8.19
5.941992
7.72
5.37
4.73
6.03
8.73
8.17
9.38
9.52
8.48
6.141993
7.87
5.51
4.80
6.15
8.95
8.27
9.61
9.86
8.90
6.391994
8.01
5.62
4.91
6.22
9.12
8.38
9.92
10.02
9.02
6.391995
8.17
5.80
5.04
6.42
9.36
8.71
10.02
10.13
9.20
6.651996
8.40
5.94
5.17
6.69
9.62
8.82
10.14
10.24
9.39
6.771997
8.75
6.15
5.51
6.91
9.87
9.04
10.36
10.60
9.73
6.891998
9.10
6.58
5.88
7.24
10.13
9.65
10.86
10.96
10.08
7.401999
9.53
6.87
6.08
7.74
10.47
9.98
11.02
11.33
10.38
7.702000
9.91
7.24
6.41
8.07
10.88
10.18
11.35
11.82
10.82
8.052001
10.19
7.69
6.76
8.38
11.40
10.67
11.97
12.17
11.37
8.532002
10.47
7.81
6.91
8.47
11.83
10.98
12.18
12.46
11.85
9.072003
10.85
7.90
6.93
8.66
12.05
11.25
12.46
12.97
12.19
9.192004
11.00
7.98
7.00
8.78
12.23
11.37
12.89
13.23
12.58
9.622005
11.19
8.07
7.05
8.91
12.48
11.76
13.11
13.48
12.95
9.932006
11.76
8.24
7.23
9.16
12.94
11.95
13.49
14.03
13.33
10.152007
11.95
8.65
7.57
9.66
13.16
12.05
13.93
14.39
13.71
10.372008
12.23
8.87
7.84
9.76
13.81
12.50
14.38
14.87
14.20
10.892009
12.44
8.90
7.92
9.77
13.91
12.60
14.59
14.85
14.70
11.492010
12.50
8.90
8.00
9.53
13.98
12.53
14.61
14.98
14.89
11.552011
12.71
8.97
8.06
9.61
14.12
12.71
14.83
15.00
15.07
12.192012
12.80
9.05
8.10
9.70
14.25
12.82
14.86
15.07
15.39
12.212013
12.93
9.16
8.19
9.83
14.50
12.88
14.98
15.17
15.62
12.472014
13.14
9.55
8.43
9.98
14.80
13.13
15.11
15.39
15.36
13.022015
13.44
9.85
8.85
10.14
14.91
13.60
15.16
15.84
15.91
13.082016
14.00
10.12
9.20
10.79
15.13
14.00
15.77
16.29
16.20
13.772017
14.63
10.68
9.79
11.35
15.65
14.83
16.10
16.72
16.82
14.322018
14.99
11.16
10.03
11.96
16.11
15.10
16.94
17.02
17.26
14.352019
15.35
11.94
10.21
12.54
16.87
15.90
17.52
17.52
17.85
15.032020
16.36
12.69
11.07
13.50
17.86
16.85
18.52
18.90
18.60
15.842021
17.02
13.80
12.06
14.76
18.22
17.65
18.97
19.12
19.21
16.47Women1979
$3.62
$3.19
$3.03
$3.52
$3.90
$4.04
$3.97
$3.84
$3.75
$3.121980
3.95
3.45
3.14
3.79
4.24
4.44
4.29
4.23
4.08
3.381981
4.28
3.71
3.52
4.09
4.69
4.89
4.77
4.59
4.43
3.711982
4.61
3.78
3.55
4.19
5.02
5.19
5.08
4.95
4.80
3.931983
4.80
3.82
3.55
4.26
5.23
5.44
5.31
5.19
5.07
4.161984
4.97
3.93
3.59
4.36
5.48
5.60
5.61
5.51
5.27
4.371985
5.13
4.01
3.61
4.56
5.73
5.79
5.91
5.76
5.46
4.431986
5.33
4.11
3.65
4.71
5.95
5.95
6.13
5.99
5.75
4.731987
5.60
4.22
3.71
4.89
6.16
6.14
6.35
6.28
6.03
4.851988
5.84
4.48
3.91
5.05
6.44
6.36
6.76
6.59
6.08
5.121989
6.11
4.69
4.10
5.23
6.78
6.68
7.10
6.90
6.38
5.141990
6.44
4.95
4.35
5.57
7.07
7.01
7.37
7.16
6.73
5.451991
6.75
5.08
4.64
5.71
7.34
7.19
7.73
7.61
6.95
5.761992
6.96
5.16
4.69
5.77
7.65
7.45
7.99
7.94
7.20
5.971993
7.12
5.27
4.73
5.96
7.87
7.61
8.16
8.18
7.56
6.181994
7.25
5.32
4.83
5.98
8.05
7.78
8.44
8.46
7.82
6.241995
7.46
5.49
4.94
6.09
8.17
7.92
8.63
8.72
7.93
6.451996
7.73
5.68
5.09
6.26
8.43
8.06
8.89
8.94
8.07
6.451997
7.94
5.95
5.42
6.55
8.75
8.20
9.14
9.26
8.31
6.831998
8.23
6.24
5.78
6.93
9.13
8.80
9.66
9.78
8.85
7.211999
8.64
6.60
5.98
7.22
9.53
9.10
9.83
9.95
9.33
7.502000
9.06
7.00
6.23
7.80
9.89
9.69
10.03
10.18
9.84
7.872001
9.64
7.25
6.61
8.00
10.20
9.94
10.44
10.85
10.39
8.142002
9.89
7.45
6.80
8.11
10.71
10.12
10.98
11.18
10.81
8.732003
10.08
7.59
6.85
8.19
11.01
10.51
11.17
11.79
11.05
8.842004
10.17
7.71
6.86
8.32
11.23
10.62
11.45
11.95
11.57
9.162005
10.31
7.80
6.92
8.50
11.58
10.86
11.84
12.13
11.86
9.822006
10.65
7.99
7.11
8.82
11.87
11.07
12.05
12.26
12.12
9.972007
10.98
8.15
7.41
9.00
12.05
11.21
12.36
12.85
12.23
10.152008
11.49
8.43
7.71
9.16
12.48
11.72
12.89
13.16
13.00
10.532009
11.76
8.58
7.82
9.19
12.76
11.96
13.00
13.09
13.59
11.112010
11.83
8.62
7.91
9.08
12.88
12.04
13.12
13.50
13.68
11.182011
11.98
8.73
7.96
9.16
13.10
12.12
13.44
13.76
14.03
11.762012
11.99
8.78
8.02
9.17
13.17
12.15
13.46
13.80
14.36
11.842013
12.12
8.93
8.09
9.40
13.36
12.23
13.77
13.94
14.53
12.222014
12.18
9.14
8.29
9.77
13.50
12.25
14.00
14.14
14.19
12.472015
12.56
9.54
8.75
9.95
13.92
12.89
14.13
14.80
14.77
12.662016
13.01
10.00
9.07
10.25
14.23
13.08
14.75
14.97
15.10
13.022017
13.56
10.28
9.59
11.00
14.83
14.00
14.92
15.16
15.21
13.882018
14.06
10.93
9.91
11.68
15.04
14.64
15.22
15.20
15.62
13.772019
14.85
11.59
10.09
12.07
15.58
15.10
15.90
15.97
16.18
14.782020
15.22
12.12
10.81
12.98
16.50
15.93
16.95
17.07
17.04
15.032021
16.02
13.15
11.90
14.06
17.16
16.81
17.81
17.80
17.42
15.80Men1979
$5.65
$3.90
$3.19
$4.64
$6.69
$6.38
$7.12
$7.10
$6.59
$3.561980
6.10
4.10
3.37
4.92
7.22
6.93
7.81
7.78
7.24
3.791981
6.57
4.31
3.64
5.11
7.78
7.33
8.30
8.49
7.88
4.211982
6.85
4.38
3.66
5.12
8.08
7.67
8.89
8.88
8.14
4.461983
6.92
4.38
3.67
5.05
8.31
7.74
9.22
9.16
8.74
4.751984
7.12
4.57
3.72
5.16
8.60
7.88
9.51
9.69
8.86
4.911985
7.33
4.68
3.75
5.23
8.85
8.00
9.80
9.97
9.04
4.991986
7.59
4.79
3.82
5.43
9.02
8.03
9.99
10.15
9.54
5.181987
7.77
4.91
3.95
5.68
9.16
8.26
10.10
10.24
9.72
5.321988
7.91
5.03
4.14
5.79
9.38
8.41
10.22
10.69
9.74
5.521989
8.10
5.17
4.39
6.02
9.71
8.56
10.59
10.88
10.00
5.901990
8.27
5.44
4.64
6.18
9.84
8.83
10.73
11.13
10.17
6.081991
8.59
5.58
4.74
6.23
9.98
8.94
10.98
11.71
10.08
6.221992
8.67
5.65
4.80
6.24
10.06
9.02
10.93
12.02
10.39
6.451993
8.86
5.75
4.87
6.33
10.18
9.10
11.16
12.15
10.96
6.711994
9.00
5.88
4.98
6.56
10.29
9.10
11.50
12.10
11.06
6.641995
9.23
6.04
5.14
6.82
10.73
9.46
11.89
12.32
11.11
6.851996
9.52
6.17
5.25
6.99
10.78
9.70
11.91
12.40
11.15
7.041997
9.83
6.45
5.61
7.18
11.10
9.92
12.07
12.80
11.79
6.961998
10.06
6.91
5.98
7.78
11.72
10.22
12.48
13.04
12.22
7.741999
10.31
7.12
6.18
8.03
12.00
10.84
12.78
13.68
12.21
7.862000
10.81
7.63
6.64
8.39
12.24
10.97
13.14
13.90
12.81
8.312001
11.32
8.01
6.90
8.92
12.88
11.58
13.92
14.25
12.95
9.002002
11.64
8.05
7.02
8.88
13.05
11.89
13.96
14.40
13.38
9.782003
11.89
8.14
7.02
9.00
13.25
12.01
14.13
14.93
14.09
9.792004
12.02
8.21
7.15
9.07
13.74
12.03
14.60
15.11
14.54
9.902005
12.16
8.42
7.21
9.20
13.91
12.17
14.88
15.13
14.79
10.042006
12.68
8.79
7.43
9.75
14.27
12.63
15.06
16.04
15.04
10.722007
12.95
9.13
7.77
9.96
14.75
12.83
15.17
16.15
15.45
11.012008
13.46
9.24
7.98
10.00
15.03
13.47
16.02
16.82
15.90
11.502009
13.76
9.22
8.05
9.99
15.07
13.20
16.10
16.99
16.09
12.002010
13.76
9.21
8.09
9.90
15.04
13.10
15.83
16.89
16.45
11.922011
13.80
9.23
8.16
9.90
15.11
13.18
16.03
16.88
17.07
12.852012
13.88
9.44
8.19
9.97
15.17
13.28
16.05
16.99
17.28
13.032013
14.00
9.67
8.37
10.00
15.27
13.42
16.21
17.17
17.28
12.882014
14.39
9.89
8.63
10.15
15.76
14.08
16.55
17.41
17.46
13.982015
14.67
10.03
8.97
10.64
15.86
14.17
16.48
17.55
17.99
14.152016
14.96
10.24
9.48
11.15
16.25
14.83
17.20
18.03
18.05
14.782017
15.20
10.99
9.88
11.88
17.00
15.15
17.89
18.74
18.60
14.932018
16.01
11.74
10.15
12.18
17.76
15.87
18.44
18.99
19.56
14.902019
16.76
12.20
10.56
13.12
18.05
16.63
19.16
19.24
19.80
15.812020
17.75
13.08
11.60
14.08
19.18
17.56
20.10
21.05
20.15
16.752021
18.05
14.18
12.25
14.93
19.84
18.18
20.07
20.74
21.00
17.64Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Table 26. Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers paid hourly rates, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 1979–2021 annual averages [In current dollars]
Year
Total,16 yearsandolder
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino ethnicityTotal1979
$4.44
$4.51
$4.11
-
$4.081980
4.82
4.88
4.44
-
4.441981
5.15
5.18
4.90
-
4.811982
5.40
5.47
5.06
-
5.011983
5.59
5.66
5.15
-
5.091984
5.83
5.90
5.36
-
5.271985
6.03
6.10
5.50
-
5.471986
6.20
6.28
5.80
-
5.651987
6.47
6.56
5.99
-
5.821988
6.73
6.81
6.15
-
5.951989
6.99
7.08
6.43
-
6.071990
7.23
7.33
6.81
-
6.281991
7.50
7.61
7.00
-
6.461992
7.72
7.82
7.06
-
6.651993
7.87
7.97
7.18
-
6.831994
8.01
8.11
7.29
-
6.931995
8.17
8.32
7.66
-
7.001996
8.40
8.57
7.76
-
7.171997
8.75
8.88
8.01
-
7.391998
9.10
9.22
8.39
-
7.921999
9.53
9.74
8.85
-
8.072000
9.91
9.96
9.34
$10.07
8.542001
10.19
10.26
9.78
10.75
9.062002
10.47
10.71
9.93
10.36
9.222003
10.85
10.97
10.15
11.12
9.762004
11.00
11.13
10.19
11.10
9.812005
11.19
11.48
10.17
12.01
9.952006
11.76
11.86
10.66
12.53
10.122007
11.95
12.08
10.89
12.22
10.242008
12.23
12.54
11.20
13.01
10.972009
12.44
12.66
11.64
13.16
11.042010
12.50
12.74
11.77
13.22
10.882011
12.71
12.91
11.79
13.35
11.052012
12.80
13.04
11.84
13.23
11.122013
12.93
13.15
11.90
13.62
11.252014
13.14
13.57
11.88
14.00
11.832015
13.44
13.87
12.06
14.19
12.042016
14.00
14.24
12.49
14.79
12.692017
14.63
14.89
12.90
15.06
13.162018
14.99
15.16
13.64
15.24
13.992019
15.35
15.85
14.66
16.13
14.862020
16.36
16.78
15.17
17.25
15.202021
17.02
17.22
15.81
17.89
16.05Women1979
$3.62
$3.62
$3.55
-
$3.441980
3.95
3.96
3.88
-
3.781981
4.28
4.28
4.19
-
4.101982
4.61
4.61
4.49
-
4.331983
4.80
4.81
4.72
-
4.421984
4.97
4.98
4.87
-
4.651985
5.13
5.14
5.04
-
4.821986
5.33
5.35
5.17
-
5.001987
5.60
5.62
5.40
-
5.111988
5.84
5.86
5.61
-
5.281989
6.11
6.13
5.88
-
5.531990
6.44
6.46
6.23
-
5.801991
6.75
6.76
6.55
-
5.981992
6.96
6.99
6.64
-
6.171993
7.12
7.16
6.87
-
6.311994
7.25
7.34
6.93
-
6.401995
7.46
7.54
7.12
-
6.601996
7.73
7.79
7.20
-
6.771997
7.94
8.00
7.59
-
6.821998
8.23
8.33
7.90
-
7.221999
8.64
8.73
8.13
-
7.462000
9.06
9.09
8.86
$9.77
7.892001
9.64
9.73
9.15
10.07
8.282002
9.89
9.94
9.45
10.10
8.542003
10.08
10.11
9.91
10.68
8.882004
10.17
10.21
9.93
10.57
9.042005
10.31
10.50
9.93
11.64
9.182006
10.65
10.77
10.11
11.95
9.502007
10.98
11.06
10.45
11.83
9.802008
11.49
11.70
10.78
12.25
10.072009
11.76
11.83
11.01
12.67
10.092010
11.83
11.88
11.20
12.41
10.112011
11.98
12.05
11.28
12.80
10.252012
11.99
12.08
11.23
12.75
10.212013
12.12
12.21
11.54
13.04
10.492014
12.18
12.38
11.57
13.23
10.722015
12.56
12.82
11.70
13.80
11.082016
13.01
13.20
12.09
14.07
11.792017
13.56
13.87
12.55
14.23
12.092018
14.06
14.27
13.02
14.95
12.802019
14.85
14.93
14.00
15.29
13.742020
15.22
15.31
14.95
16.56
14.682021
16.02
16.11
15.22
16.84
15.15Men1979
$5.65
$5.79
$4.89
-
$4.791980
6.10
6.23
5.18
-
5.031981
6.57
6.71
5.81
-
5.371982
6.85
6.98
5.97
-
5.731983
6.92
7.07
5.96
-
5.811984
7.12
7.26
6.16
-
6.041985
7.33
7.58
6.15
-
6.071986
7.59
7.78
6.57
-
6.191987
7.77
7.93
6.74
-
6.371988
7.91
8.06
6.94
-
6.511989
8.10
8.28
7.07
-
6.661990
8.27
8.55
7.37
-
6.741991
8.59
8.82
7.57
-
6.881992
8.67
8.89
7.62
-
6.991993
8.86
9.07
7.67
-
7.121994
9.00
9.21
7.92
-
7.171995
9.23
9.62
8.16
-
7.261996
9.52
9.79
8.18
-
7.621997
9.83
9.96
8.67
-
7.901998
10.06
10.18
9.09
-
8.241999
10.31
10.61
9.77
-
8.612000
10.81
10.95
9.98
$10.79
9.042001
11.32
11.61
10.18
11.84
9.672002
11.64
11.86
10.24
11.02
9.922003
11.89
12.03
10.81
11.89
10.032004
12.02
12.16
10.88
11.90
10.022005
12.16
12.47
10.90
12.75
10.192006
12.68
12.88
11.42
13.18
10.842007
12.95
13.22
11.57
13.22
11.072008
13.46
13.85
11.99
14.03
11.832009
13.76
13.95
12.27
14.01
11.922010
13.76
13.97
12.16
14.11
11.732011
13.80
14.02
12.06
14.25
11.812012
13.88
14.17
12.20
14.15
11.962013
14.00
14.24
12.16
14.24
11.992014
14.39
14.86
12.21
14.66
12.382015
14.67
14.93
12.66
14.87
12.922016
14.96
15.13
13.06
15.04
13.832017
15.20
15.79
13.34
16.65
14.372018
16.01
16.53
14.22
16.69
15.012019
16.76
17.10
14.98
17.22
15.252020
17.75
17.98
15.88
18.04
16.242021
18.05
18.48
16.12
19.05
17.03Note: The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and other changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Information about historical comparability is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#comp. As of 2003, estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people who selected that race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian data for 2000–2002 are for Asians and Pacific Islanders. As of 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race; estimates for the race groups include Hispanics. Dash indicates data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Technical Notes
     
The estimates in this report were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which provide information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau using a scientifically selected national sample of about 60,000 eligible households representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey data on earnings are based on 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 the data presented in this report.
The earnings comparisons in this report are on a broad level and do not control for many factors that can help explain earnings differences. This includes the direct comparisons of earnings levels among demographic groups and the women’s-to-men’s earnings ratios (that is, women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s) shown in the tables. For example, the overall ratio of women’s-to-men’s earnings for full-time workers presented here is not controlled for differences in important determinants of earnings such as age, occupation, and educational attainment. The earnings comparisons in this report are not restricted to workers with otherwise comparable characteristics and comparable jobs. Even controlling for one of the factors may not fully explain earnings differences. Comparisons of women’s and men’s earnings by detailed occupation, for example, are not simultaneously controlled for differences in key factors such as age, job skills and responsibilities, work experience, and specialization.
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**Concepts and definitions**
The principal concepts and definitions used in this report are described briefly below.
*Wage and salary workers* are people age 16 and older who receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payments-in-kind, or piece rates on their sole or principal job. This group includes employees in both the public and private sectors. All self-employed workers are excluded whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
*Full-time workers* are defined, for the purpose of these estimates, as those who usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or principal job. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not define full- or part-time employment.
*Part-time workers*are defined, for the purpose of these estimates, as those who usually work fewer than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not define full- or part-time employment.
*Usual weekly earnings* reflect 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). Before 1994, survey 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.
*Median earnings* reflect the midpoint in a given earnings distribution, with half of the workers having earnings above the median and the other half having earnings below the median. This applies to both usual weekly and hourly earnings estimates.
The BLS procedure for estimating the median of a weekly earnings distribution places each reported or calculated weekly earnings value into a $50-wide interval that is centered around a multiple of $50. Similarly, for hourly earnings, medians are calculated based on earnings distributions using $0.50-wide intervals that are centered around multiples of $0.50. In both cases, the median is calculated through the linear interpolation of the interval in which the median lies.
Changes over time in the medians for specific groups may not necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for the overall median boundary. The most common reasons for this possible anomaly are as follows:
There could be a change in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the median earnings of 16- to 24-year-olds, and 25 years and older may rise. However, if the lower-earning 16-to-24 age group accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the overall median could actually fall.
There could be a large change in the shape of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a median boundary. This change could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at rounded values, such as $700 or $800. An estimate lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such a cluster tends to change more slowly than one in other intervals. Consider, for example, the calculation of the median for a multipeaked earnings distribution that shifts over time. As this distribution shifts, the median does not necessarily move at the same rate. Specifically, the median takes relatively more time to move through a frequently reported earnings interval, but once above the upper limit of such an interval, it can move relatively quickly to the next frequently reported interval. BLS procedures for estimating medians mitigate such irregular movements, however, users should be cautious of these effects when evaluating short-term changes in the medians and in ratios of the medians.*Workers paid hourly rates* are employed wage and salary workers who report that they are paid by the hour on their job. Typically, workers who are paid an hourly wage have made up approximately 60 percent of all wage and salary workers. Estimates of workers paid by the hour include both full- and part-time workers unless otherwise specified.
*Hourly earnings* data are for wage and salary workers who are paid by the hour and pertain to earnings from a person’s sole or principal job. Hourly earnings for hourly paid workers do not include overtime pay, commissions, or tips received.
*Workers paid at or below the federal minimum wage* include only workers who are paid hourly rates. Salaried workers and other nonhourly paid workers are excluded, even though some have earnings that, if converted to hourly rates, would be at or below the federal minimum wage.
The estimates of workers paid at or below the federal minimum wage in this report are based solely on whether the hourly wage they report (which does not include overtime pay, tips, or commissions) is at or below the federal minimum wage. Some respondents might round hourly earnings when answering survey questions. As a result, some workers might report having hourly earnings above or below the federal minimum wage when, in fact, they earn the minimum wage.
Some workers who reported earnings below the prevailing federal minimum wage may not be covered by federal or state minimum wage laws because of exclusions and exemptions in the statutes. Thus, the presence of workers with hourly earnings below the federal minimum wage does not necessarily indicate violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or state statutes in cases where such standards apply. The CPS does not include questions on whether workers are covered by the minimum wage provisions of the FLSA or by individual state or local minimum wage laws.
The estimates presented in this report likely understate the actual number of workers with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage. BLS does not routinely estimate the hourly earnings of workers not paid by the hour because there are data quality concerns associated with constructing such an estimate.
Regular collection of earnings data in the basic CPS began in 1979. The prevailing federal minimum wage from 1979 to the present is as follows, with the last change occurring in 2009.
**Federal minimum wage**
**Effective date**$2.90
January 1, 1979$3.10
January 1, 1980$3.35
January 1, 1981$3.80
April 1, 1990$4.25
April 1, 1991$4.75
October 1, 1996$5.15
September 1, 1997$5.85
July 24, 2007$6.55
July 24, 2008$7.25
July 24, 2009
When the minimum wage has increased during a given year, the annual average estimates of the number of minimum wage workers reflect both minimum wage levels in effect during the year. For example, data for 2007 reflect the number of workers who earned the federal minimum wage of $5.15 for January to July and the number of workers who earned the minimum wage of $5.85 for August to December.
*Race* is reported by the household survey respondent. In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget standards, White, Black or African American, and Asian are terms used to describe a person’s race. Beginning in 2003, people in these categories are those who selected that race group only. People who identify as more than one race are tabulated separately in the category Two or More Races. Before 2003, people identified one group as their main race. For more information on the 2003 changes to questions on race, see “Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective in January 2003.” Data for other race groups—American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders—and for people of Two or More Races are included in totals but not separately identified in this report because the number of survey respondents is too small to develop estimates of acceptable reliability.
**Hispanic or Latino ethnicity**refers to people who identified themselves in the survey process as being of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. People who identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race and are included in estimates for the race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) in addition to being shown separately.
*Married, spouse present* refers to people in opposite-sex marriages or same-sex marriages living together in the same household, even though one spouse may be temporarily absent on business, on vacation, on a visit, in a hospital, or for other reasons.
*Other marital status* refers to people who never married; and those who are widowed; divorced; separated; married, spouse absent; as well as people in same-sex marriages. Separated includes people with legal separations, those living apart with intentions of obtaining a divorce, and other people permanently or temporarily separated because of marital discord. Married, spouse absent, includes married people living apart because either the husband or wife was employed and living at a considerable distance from home, was serving away from home in the Armed Forces, had moved to another area, or had a different place of residence for any other reason except those listed in the separated definition above.
*Inflation-adjusted earnings* shown in this report use the Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS) to convert current dollars to constant, or inflation-adjusted, dollars. BLS has made numerous improvements to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the years. Although these improvements make the CPI more accurate, the histories of official CPI series are not adjusted to reflect the improvements. Because many researchers need a historical series that measures price change consistently over time, BLS developed the CPI-U-RS to provide an estimate of the CPI that incorporates most of the methodological improvements made since 1978 into the entire series. For further information, see the CPI research series webpage.
This report uses the most recent version of the CPI-U-RS available at the time of production. Users should note that the CPI-U-RS is subject to periodic revision. As a result, the rate of inflation incorporated into the inflation-adjusted median earnings estimates in this report may differ from the rate used in previous reports in this series or in other publications.
**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 1.645 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
Readers should be aware that, because of sampling error, apparent differences between estimates for two or more groups or categories may not be statistically significant, and therefore not meaningfully different from one another. Standard errors are shown with many of the median earnings estimates in this report to help readers evaluate differences in earnings estimates.
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 on 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. Further information about the reliability of data from the CPS is available on the CPS Technical Documentation page of the BLS website.
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