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                 USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY
                       WORKERS:  FOURTH QUARTER 2001


   Median weekly earnings of the nation's 98.4 million full-time wage 
and salary workers were $605 in the fourth quarter of 2001, the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  This was 
3.4 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.9 percent 
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same
period.
   
   Data on usual earnings are collected as part of the Current Population
Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are
asked, among other things, how much each wage and salary worker usually
earns.  (See the Explanatory Note.)  Highlights from the fourth-quarter
data are:
   
   --Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $517 a
week, or 75.7 percent of the $683 median for men.  The female-to-male
earnings ratios were higher among Hispanics (91.1 percent) and blacks
(85.7 percent) than among whites (75.8 percent).  (See table 1.)
   
   --Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs were $525 per
week, 74.7 percent of the median for white men ($703).  In contrast, black
women's median earnings ($450) were 84.4 percent of the median for white
women ($533).  Median earnings of Hispanics who worked full time ($419)
were lower than those of blacks ($486) and whites ($621).  (See table 1.)
   
   --Among men, the $801 median weekly earnings level of 45- to 54-year
olds was the highest of any age group.  Among women, earnings also were
highest for those 45 to 54 years old ($591).  (See table 2.)
   
   --Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in
managerial and professional specialty occupations had the highest median
weekly earnings--$1,046 for men and $742 for women--while men and women in
service and farm jobs earned the least.  (See table 3.)
   
   --Full-time workers age 25 and over with less than a high school
diploma had median weekly earnings of $373, compared with $529 for high
school graduates (no college) and $931 for college graduates.  Among
college graduates with advanced degrees (professional or master's degree
and above), the highest 10 percent of male workers earned $2,403 or more,
compared with $1,745 or more for their female counterparts.  (See table 4.)

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Annual Averages for 2000 and 2001
     
   In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes
2000 and 2001 annual average weekly earnings for major demographic, occu- 
pation, and education groups (tables 6, 7, and 8).  Annual average data
on median usual earnings for men and women by detailed occupational cate- 
gories will appear in the January 2002 issue of Employment and Earnings.
Explanatory Note
     
     
     The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current
Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic information on the labor
force, employment, and unemployment.  The survey is conducted monthly for
the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from a scienti-
fically selected national sample of about 60,000 households, with coverage
in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.  The earnings data are 
collected from one-quarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to
wages and salaries.  The data, therefore, exclude self-employment income.
     
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Reliability
     
     Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsam-
pling 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 exact difference, or sampling error,
varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is
measured by the standard error of the estimate.  There is about a 90-percent
chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will
differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value
because of sampling error.  BLS analyses are generally conducted at the
90-percent level of confidence.

     The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling error
can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the
population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in
the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct
information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.

     For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and
information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and
Estimates of Error" section of the February 1994 and subsequent issues of
Employment and Earnings.
     
Definitions
     
     The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings series
are described briefly below.
     
     Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before taxes and other
deductions and include any overtime pay, commissions, or tips usually
received (at the main job in the case of multiple jobholders.)  Prior to
1994, respondents were asked how much they usually earned per week.  Since
January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the easiest way for
them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice monthly, monthly,
annually, 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 as perceived by the respondent.  If
the respondent asks for a definition of usual, interviewers are instructed
to define the term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 or
5 months.
     
     Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The median (or upper
limit of the second quartile) is the amount which divides a given earnings
distribution into two equal groups, one having earnings above the median
and the other having earnings below the median.  Ten percent of a given
distribution have earnings below the upper limit of the first decile (90
percent have higher earnings); 25 percent have earnings below the upper
limit of the first quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent
have earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25 percent have
higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the
ninth decile (10 percent have higher earnings).

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     The estimating procedure places each reported or calculated weekly
earnings value into $50-wide intervals which are centered around multiples
of $50.  The actual value is estimated through the linear interpolation of
the interval in which the quantile boundary lies.
     
     Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other quantile boundaries)
for specific groups may not necessarily be consistent with the movements
estimated for the overall quantile boundary.  The most common reasons for
this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change in the relative
weights of the subgroups.  For example, the medians of both 16-to-24 year
olds and those 25 years and over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to-
24 group accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the overall
median could actually fall. (2) There could be a large change in the shape
of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a quantile
boundary.  This could be caused by survey observations that are clustered
at rounded values, e.g., $250, $300, $400.  An estimate lying in a $50-wide
centered interval containing such a cluster or "spike" tends to change more
slowly than one in other intervals.
     
     Wage and salary workers. Workers who receive wages, salaries,
commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates.  The group includes
employees in both the private and public sectors but, for the purposes of
the earnings series, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of
whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

     Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 hours or more per week
at their sole or principal job.
     
     Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer than 35 hours per
week at their sole or principal job.
     
     Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars to constant (1982) dollars.
     
     Hispanic origin. Refers to persons who are of Mexican, Puerto Rican,
Cuban, Central or South  American, or other Hispanic origin or descent.
Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; hence, they are included in
the numbers for the white and black populations.
 Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages,
 not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                               Number of workers              Median weekly earnings          
                                                                (in thousands)                                               
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                       Characteristic                                                 In current dollars   In constant (1982) 
                                                                                                                 dollars       
                                                                 IV         IV                                                
                                                                2000       2001                                               
                                                                                        IV         IV         IV         IV    
                                                                                       2000       2001       2000       2001   
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                        SEX AND AGE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
 Total, 16 years and over..................................    99,765     98,396       $585       $605       $325       $330 
                                                                                                                             
    Men, 16 years and over.................................    56,101     55,317        658        683        365        372 
      16 to 24 years.......................................     6,465      6,228        385        400        214        218 
      25 years and over....................................    49,636     49,089        708        731        393        398 
                                                                                                                             
    Women, 16 years and over...............................    43,663     43,079        502        517        278        282 
      16 to 24 years.......................................     4,891      4,783        360        361        200        196 
      25 years and over....................................    38,773     38,296        522        550        290        299 
                                                                                                                             
               RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX                                                                                
                                                                                                                             
    White..................................................    82,135     81,096        601        621        333        338 
      Men..................................................    47,287     46,626        678        703        376        383 
      Women................................................    34,847     34,470        511        533        283        290 
                                                                                                                             
    Black..................................................    12,517     12,381        480        486        266        265 
      Men..................................................     5,962      5,945        508        525        282        286 
      Women................................................     6,555      6,436        448        450        248        245 
                                                                                                                             
    Hispanic origin........................................    11,831     11,817        399        419        221        228 
      Men..................................................     7,251      7,270        414        437        230        238 
      Women................................................     4,580      4,547        370        398        205        217 

      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
 group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
 Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 
 fourth quarter 2001 averages, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                    Total                  Men                  Women        
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
               Age, race, and Hispanic origin                 Number                Number                Number             
                                                                of         Median     of       Median       of         Median  
                                                              workers      weekly   workers    weekly     workers      weekly  
                                                                (in       earnings    (in     earnings      (in       earnings 
                                                            thousands)            thousands)            thousands)           
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                           TOTAL                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    98,396       $605     55,317       $683     43,079       $517 
   16 to 24 years..........................................    11,011        383      6,228        400      4,783        361 
     16 to 19 years........................................     1,801        312      1,049        324        752        291 
     20 to 24 years........................................     9,210        401      5,180        415      4,031        380 
   25 years and over.......................................    87,385        642     49,089        731     38,296        550 
     25 to 54 years........................................    76,063        643     42,778        729     33,285        552 
       25 to 34 years......................................    24,123        585     13,836        625     10,288        516 
       35 to 44 years......................................    27,977        671     15,964        767     12,013        554 
       45 to 54 years......................................    23,963        703     12,978        801     10,984        591 
     55 years and over.....................................    11,323        635      6,311        750      5,011        527 
       55 to 64 years......................................     9,872        659      5,457        786      4,415        573 
       65 years and over...................................     1,451        448        854        527        597        386 
                                                                                                                             
                           White                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    81,096        621     46,626        703     34,470        533 
   16 to 24 years..........................................     9,216        389      5,375        407      3,841        364 
   25 years and over.......................................    71,880        665     41,251        753     30,629        573 
     25 to 54 years........................................    62,156        666     35,772        749     26,384        575 
     55 years and over.....................................     9,725        657      5,479        794      4,245        550 
                                                                                                                             
                           Black                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    12,381        486      5,945        525      6,436        450 
   16 to 24 years..........................................     1,381        341        643        337        739        344 
   25 years and over.......................................    11,000        508      5,302        581      5,697        471 
     25 to 54 years........................................     9,844        508      4,740        584      5,104        470 
     55 years and over.....................................     1,155        508        562        543        593        482 
                                                                                                                             
                      Hispanic origin                                                                                        
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    11,817        419      7,270        437      4,547        398 
   16 to 24 years..........................................     2,104        323      1,331        339        773        306 
   25 years and over.......................................     9,713        456      5,939        483      3,774        420 
     25 to 54 years........................................     8,851        455      5,400        479      3,450        422 
     55 years and over.....................................       863        469        539        545        324        407 

      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
 group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
  Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, 
  not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Number of workers             Median weekly earnings    
                                                                      (in thousands)                                        
                      Occupation and sex                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    IV              IV              IV              IV      
                                                                   2000            2001            2000            2001     
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                            TOTAL                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
   Managerial and professional specialty....................      31,606          32,102             $853            $866   
     Executive, administrative, and managerial..............      15,283          15,360              861             869   
     Professional specialty.................................      16,323          16,742              849             863   
   Technical, sales, and administrative support.............      27,855          27,498              510             532   
     Technicians and related support........................       3,448           3,807              663             694   
     Sales occupations......................................      10,286           9,965              552             580   
     Administrative support, including clerical.............      14,121          13,726              474             494   
   Service occupations......................................      11,073          11,039              363             395   
     Private household......................................         356             368              284             283   
     Protective service.....................................       2,147           2,260              638             671   
     Service, except private household and protective.......       8,570           8,411              333             365   
   Precision production, craft, and repair..................      12,225          11,832              628             649   
     Mechanics and repairers................................       4,208           4,148              645             676   
     Construction trades....................................       4,524           4,566              616             623   
     Other precision production, craft, and repair..........       3,492           3,118              622             645   
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers.....................      15,538          14,438              453             466   
     Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..........       6,431           5,725              445             458   
     Transportation and material moving occupations.........       4,769           4,625              562             572   
     Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers....       4,338           4,087              370             382   
   Farming, forestry, and fishing...........................       1,468           1,487              343             355   
                                                                                                                            
                             Men                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
   Managerial and professional specialty....................      15,739          15,947            1,009           1,046   
     Executive, administrative, and managerial..............       7,970           7,979            1,048           1,111   
     Professional specialty.................................       7,769           7,968              971           1,005   
   Technical, sales, and administrative support.............      10,665          10,573              655             677   
     Technicians and related support........................       1,830           1,828              772             811   
     Sales occupations......................................       5,701           5,489              681             691   
     Administrative support, including clerical.............       3,134           3,256              564             592   
   Service occupations......................................       5,289           5,353              424             473   
     Private household......................................          27              16           (1)             (1)      
     Protective service.....................................       1,768           1,834              670             704   
     Service, except private household and protective.......       3,493           3,503              369             391   
   Precision production, craft, and repair..................      11,155          10,854              649             672   
     Mechanics and repairers................................       3,990           3,949              647             679   
     Construction trades....................................       4,437           4,477              620             627   
     Other precision production, craft, and repair..........       2,728           2,428              686             729   
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers.....................      11,963          11,295              491             503   
     Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..........       4,057           3,799              508             516   
     Transportation and material moving occupations.........       4,393           4,272              577             582   
     Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers....       3,514           3,224              388             391   
   Farming, forestry, and fishing...........................       1,290           1,296              344             372   
                                                                                                                            
                            Women                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
   Managerial and professional specialty....................      15,866          16,155              726             742   
     Executive, administrative, and managerial..............       7,313           7,381              707             710   
     Professional specialty.................................       8,553           8,774              740             767   
   Technical, sales, and administrative support.............      17,191          16,926              462             482   
     Technicians and related support........................       1,618           1,979              555             599   
     Sales occupations......................................       4,586           4,476              428             441   
     Administrative support, including clerical.............      10,987          10,470              457             479   
   Service occupations......................................       5,784           5,686              319             354   
     Private household......................................         329             352              278             284   
     Protective service.....................................         378             426              521             527   
     Service, except private household and protective.......       5,076           4,908              316             348   
   Precision production, craft, and repair..................       1,070             979              461             486   
     Mechanics and repairers................................         218             200              575             615   
     Construction trades....................................          88              89           (1)             (1)      
     Other precision production, craft, and repair..........         764             690              426             463   
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers.....................       3,575           3,143              350             374   
     Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..........       2,374           1,926              354             371   
     Transportation and material moving occupations.........         377             353              443             457   
     Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers....         825             864              313             361   
   Farming, forestry, and fishing...........................         177             191              340             299   

    1 Data not shown where base is less than 100,000.
 Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
 characteristics, fourth quarter 2001 averages, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                              Number                       Upper limit of:                   
                                                                of                                                           
                       Characteristic                         workers                                                        
                                                                (in         First      First     Second      Third     Ninth  
                                                            thousands)     decile    quartile   quartile   quartile   decile  
                                                                                                (median)                       
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
               SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                
                                                                                                                             
 Total, 16 years and over..................................    98,396       $295       $403       $605       $910     $1,360 
   Men.....................................................    55,317        314        451        683      1,023      1,515 
   Women...................................................    43,079        278        367        517        762      1,091 
                                                                                                                             
   White...................................................    81,096        301        414        621        935      1,392 
     Men...................................................    46,626        320        471        703      1,052      1,545 
     Women.................................................    34,470        283        378        533        774      1,120 
                                                                                                                             
   Black...................................................    12,381        270        344        486        730      1,039 
     Men...................................................     5,945        287        375        525        784      1,183 
     Women.................................................     6,436        253        327        450        649        913 
                                                                                                                             
   Hispanic................................................    11,817        248        306        419        638        928 
     Men...................................................     7,270        264        315        437        675        980 
     Women.................................................     4,547        231        291        398        589        846 
                                                                                                                             
                   EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
   Total, 25 years and over................................    87,385        310        430        642        955      1,416 
     Less than a high school diploma.......................     8,107        232        290        373        516        723 
     High school graduates, no college.....................    26,716        298        389        529        745      1,010 
     Some college or associate degree......................    24,554        328        449        631        876      1,188 
     College graduates, total..............................    28,008        471        649        931      1,376      1,913 
       Bachelor's degree only..............................    17,972        436        610        861      1,262      1,786 
       Advanced degree.....................................    10,036        533        752      1,088      1,563      2,195 
                                                                                                                             
     Men, 25 years and over................................    49,089        338        494        731      1,091      1,582 
       Less than a high school diploma.....................     5,335        261        309        411        587        784 
       High school graduates, no college...................    15,098        323        444        616        848      1,140 
       Some college or associate degree....................    12,952        385        529        737      1,003      1,353 
       College graduates, total............................    15,704        510        738      1,081      1,553      2,197 
         Bachelor's degree only............................     9,854        490        697        982      1,440      1,975 
         Advanced degree...................................     5,850        572        841      1,235      1,831      2,403 
                                                                                                                             
     Women, 25 years and over..............................    38,296        289        386        550        794      1,138 
       Less than a high school diploma.....................     2,772        196        254        313        400        535 
       High school graduates, no college...................    11,618        278        348        452        603        789 
       Some college or associate degree....................    11,602        298        395        527        733        951 
       College graduates, total............................    12,304        424        587        796      1,123      1,565 
         Bachelor's degree only............................     8,118        398        546        740      1,013      1,451 
         Advanced degree...................................     4,186        501        682        918      1,260      1,745 

      NOTE:  Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25
 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second
 quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the
 upper limit of the ninth decile.  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data
 for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
  Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly
  averages, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Number of workers               Median weekly earnings    
                                                                      (in thousands)                                        
                        Characteristic                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    IV              IV                IV              IV      
                                                                   2000            2001              2000            2001     
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                         SEX AND AGE                                                                                        
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..................................      21,613          21,540             $170            $180   
                                                                                                                            
     Men, 16 years and over.................................       6,828           6,727              156             175   
       16 to 24 years.......................................       3,808           3,487              131             139   
       25 years and over....................................       3,020           3,241              194             228   
                                                                                                                            
     Women, 16 years and over...............................      14,785          14,813              178             183   
       16 to 24 years.......................................       4,901           4,754              130             132   
       25 years and over....................................       9,884          10,059              211             218   
                                                                                                                            
                RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
     White..................................................      18,459          18,502              171             180   
       Men..................................................       5,667           5,656              155             175   
       Women................................................      12,792          12,846              179             183   
                                                                                                                            
     Black..................................................       2,210           2,067              164             178   
       Men..................................................         818             724              160             181   
       Women................................................       1,393           1,343              167             176   
                                                                                                                            
     Hispanic origin........................................       2,055           2,133              172             180   
       Men..................................................         712             721              177             193   
       Women................................................       1,343           1,412              170             173   

       NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other
  races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
 Table 6.  Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                              Number of workers              Median weekly earnings          
                                                                (in thousands)                                               
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                       Characteristic                                               In current dollars    In constant (1982) 
                                                                                                               dollars       
                                                               2000       2001                                               
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                     2000       2001       2000       2001   
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                        SEX AND AGE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 Total, 16 years and over..................................   99,917     99,599      $576       $597       $323       $325   
                                                                                                                             
    Men, 16 years and over.................................   56,273     55,928       646        672        362        366   
      16 to 24 years.......................................    6,786      6,554       376        392        211        214   
      25 years and over....................................   49,487     49,374       700        722        392        393   
                                                                                                                             
    Women, 16 years and over...............................   43,644     43,671       491        511        275        279   
      16 to 24 years.......................................    5,147      5,098       342        354        192        193   
      25 years and over....................................   38,497     38,573       515        542        289        296   
                                                                                                                             
               RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX                                                                                
                                                                                                                             
    White..................................................   82,475     82,149       591        612        331        334   
      Men..................................................   47,578     47,279       669        694        375        378   
      Women................................................   34,897     34,871       500        521        280        284   
                                                                                                                             
    Black..................................................   12,556     12,533       468        487        262        265   
      Men..................................................    5,989      5,925       503        518        282        282   
      Women................................................    6,568      6,607       429        451        240        246   
                                                                                                                             
    Hispanic origin........................................   11,738     11,790       396        414        222        226   
      Men..................................................    7,261      7,230       414        438        232        239   
      Women................................................    4,477      4,561       364        385        204        210   

      NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
 group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
 Table 7.  Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                        Number of workers           Median weekly earnings   
                                                                          (in thousands)                                     
                        Occupation and sex                                                                                   
                                                                                                                             
                                                                       2000           2001            2000           2001     
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                              TOTAL                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
   Managerial and professional specialty.........................     31,455         32,221           $836           $859    
     Executive, administrative, and managerial...................     15,368         15,795            840            867    
     Professional specialty......................................     16,087         16,426            832            854    
   Technical, sales, and administrative support..................     28,252         28,145            506            521    
     Technicians and related support.............................      3,652          3,753            648            673    
     Sales occupations...........................................     10,133         10,173            550            574    
     Administrative support, including clerical..................     14,468         14,219            469            486    
   Service occupations...........................................     11,020         11,143            355            377    
     Private household...........................................        368            354            264            255    
     Protective service..........................................      2,112          2,166            623            629    
     Service, except private household and protective............      8,540          8,622            327            349    
   Precision production, craft, and repair.......................     12,163         12,030            613            629    
     Mechanics and repairers.....................................      4,227          4,153            648            665    
     Construction trades.........................................      4,430          4,501            596            611    
     Other precision production, craft, and repair...............      3,506          3,376            595            622    
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................     15,411         14,568            446            467    
     Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............      6,636          6,073            436            457    
     Transportation and material moving occupations..............      4,587          4,505            540            573    
     Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........      4,189          3,990            378            389    
   Farming, forestry, and fishing................................      1,616          1,493            334            354    
                                                                                                                             
                               Men                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
   Managerial and professional specialty.........................     15,875         16,265            994          1,038    
     Executive, administrative, and managerial...................      8,142          8,349          1,014          1,060    
     Professional specialty......................................      7,733          7,916            977          1,021    
   Technical, sales, and administrative support..................     10,828         10,733            655            667    
     Technicians and related support.............................      1,882          1,870            761            783    
     Sales occupations...........................................      5,583          5,599            684            692    
     Administrative support, including clerical..................      3,363          3,264            563            576    
   Service occupations...........................................      5,284          5,331            414            438    
     Private household...........................................         20             15           (1)            (1)     
     Protective service..........................................      1,771          1,783            659            658    
     Service, except private household and protective............      3,493          3,532            357            374    
   Precision production, craft, and repair.......................     11,075         11,018            628            648    
     Mechanics and repairers.....................................      4,024          3,951            649            670    
     Construction trades.........................................      4,341          4,407            599            613    
     Other precision production, craft, and repair...............      2,709          2,660            651            684    
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................     11,837         11,310            487            501    
     Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............      4,240          3,954            495            512    
     Transportation and material moving occupations..............      4,221          4,149            558            587    
     Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........      3,376          3,207            394            401    
   Farming, forestry, and fishing................................      1,374          1,271            347            366    
                                                                                                                             
                              Women                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
   Managerial and professional specialty.........................     15,580         15,956            709            732    
     Executive, administrative, and managerial...................      7,226          7,446            686            706    
     Professional specialty......................................      8,354          8,510            725            749    
   Technical, sales, and administrative support..................     17,424         17,411            452            473    
     Technicians and related support.............................      1,769          1,883            541            580    
     Sales occupations...........................................      4,550          4,574            407            429    
     Administrative support, including clerical..................     11,105         10,954            449            469    
   Service occupations...........................................      5,736          5,812            316            335    
     Private household...........................................        348            340            261            255    
     Protective service..........................................        341            383            500            509    
     Service, except private household and protective............      5,047          5,089            314            332    
   Precision production, craft, and repair.......................      1,088          1,012            445            479    
     Mechanics and repairers.....................................        203            201            627            594    
     Construction trades.........................................         88             94            475            437    
     Other precision production, craft, and repair...............        796            717            414            451    
   Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................      3,574          3,258            351            368    
     Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............      2,396          2,119            355            369    
     Transportation and material moving occupations..............        366            356            407            439    
     Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........        812            783            320            342    
   Farming, forestry, and fishing................................        242            222            294            308    

   1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.
     Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
     characteristics, 2001 annual averages 
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                          Number                       Upper limit of:                   
                                                            of                                                           
                  Educational attainment,                 workers                                                        
                       sex, and race                        (in        First      First     Second      Third     Ninth  
                                                        thousands)    decile    quartile   quartile   quartile   decile  
                                                                                           (median)                       
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                           TOTAL                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................   87,948       $305       $423       $632       $945     $1,403  
       Less than a high school diploma.................    8,259        234        289        378        516        716  
       High school graduates, no college...............   27,142        290        381        520        738      1,001  
       Some college or associate degree................   24,764        324        442        621        868      1,179  
       College graduates, total........................   27,783        467        644        924      1,369      1,902  
         Bachelor's degree only........................   18,357        432        605        857      1,259      1,769  
         Advanced degree...............................    9,426        558        749      1,075      1,550      2,176  
                                                                                                                         
                            Men                                                                                          
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................   49,374        338        487        722      1,078      1,569  
       Less than a high school diploma.................    5,337        257        312        415        584        788  
       High school graduates, no college...............   15,259        322        436        610        844      1,123  
       Some college or associate degree................   13,146        377        513        725        990      1,341  
       College graduates, total........................   15,632        505        729      1,082      1,556      2,180  
         Bachelor's degree only........................   10,260        483        680        986      1,451      1,954  
         Advanced degree...............................    5,372        593        847      1,246      1,769      2,421  
                                                                                                                         
                           Women                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................   38,573        282        379        542        780      1,125  
       Less than a high school diploma.................    2,922        207        257        314        410        533  
       High school graduates, no college...............   11,883        263        333        441        597        784  
       Some college or associate degree................   11,618        295        391        525        719        954  
       College graduates, total........................   12,151        423        589        784      1,104      1,510  
         Bachelor's degree only........................    8,097        394        544        737      1,009      1,388  
         Advanced degree...............................    4,054        520        683        908      1,248      1,711  
                                                                                                                         
                         White men                                                                                       
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................   41,637        350        502        744      1,116      1,612  
       Less than a high school diploma.................    4,513        261        315        420        595        797  
       High school graduates, no college...............   12,728        335        461        630        870      1,146  
       Some college or associate degree................   11,024        391        537        748      1,016      1,366  
       College graduates, total........................   13,373        517        745      1,113      1,581      2,248  
         Bachelor's degree only........................    8,809        495        705      1,015      1,473      2,005  
         Advanced degree...............................    4,563        597        855      1,263      1,812      2,483  
                                                                                                                         
                        White women                                                                                      
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................   30,771        287        389        561        800      1,147  
       Less than a high school diploma.................    2,221        209        258        316        414        542  
       High school graduates, no college...............    9,475        270        342        453        609        800  
       Some college or associate degree................    9,123        301        400        538        729        970  
       College graduates, total........................    9,952        434        597        796      1,126      1,536  
         Bachelor's degree only........................    6,527        403        558        744      1,024      1,418  
         Advanced degree...............................    3,425        528        694        918      1,256      1,730  
                                                                                                                         
                         Black men                                                                                       
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................    5,267        299        392        557        794      1,162  
       Less than a high school diploma.................      600        234        293        387        511        712  
       High school graduates, no college...............    2,006        296        375        494        684        951  
       Some college or associate degree................    1,602        321        417        591        779      1,057  
       College graduates, total........................    1,059        435        594        833      1,225      1,760  
         Bachelor's degree only........................      762        412        563        764      1,140      1,516  
         Advanced degree...............................      297        525        726      1,077      1,374      2,186  
                                                                                                                         
                        Black women                                                                                      
                                                                                                                         
     Total, 25 years and over..........................    5,821        258        330        478        683        943  
       Less than a high school diploma.................      526        201        251        305        381        495  
       High school graduates, no college...............    1,939        245        304        395        527        715  
       Some college or associate degree................    2,014        275        353        491        663        862  
       College graduates, total........................    1,342        391        532        731        966      1,273  
         Bachelor's degree only........................      963        376        506        692        936      1,201  
         Advanced degree...............................      379        489        624        836      1,109      1,503  

           NOTE:See note table 4.