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Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, first quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 1st quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Median
weekly
earnings

TOTAL

16 years and over

119,168 $1,139 65,070 $1,227 54,098 $1,021

16 to 24 years

10,516 733 5,797 767 4,719 703

16 to 19 years

1,338 619 800 651 539 589

20 to 24 years

9,178 757 4,997 791 4,180 719

25 years and over

108,652 1,190 59,273 1,313 49,378 1,082

25 to 54 years

83,500 1,177 45,518 1,269 37,982 1,085

25 to 34 years

29,217 1,056 15,987 1,113 13,229 1,001

35 to 44 years

28,949 1,233 15,887 1,373 13,062 1,115

45 to 54 years

25,335 1,303 13,644 1,442 11,690 1,156

55 years and over

25,152 1,239 13,755 1,405 11,397 1,069

55 to 64 years

19,830 1,254 10,775 1,407 9,055 1,092

65 years and over

5,322 1,175 2,981 1,381 2,342 987

White

16 years and over

89,951 1,157 50,105 1,254 39,846 1,040

16 to 24 years

8,079 740 4,479 771 3,600 713

25 years and over

81,872 1,215 45,627 1,342 36,246 1,096

25 to 54 years

61,947 1,202 34,558 1,296 27,389 1,102

55 years and over

19,926 1,266 11,069 1,450 8,857 1,077

Black or African American

16 years and over

16,153 908 7,756 935 8,396 887

16 to 24 years

1,330 681 679 738 651 615

25 years and over

14,823 945 7,078 986 7,745 917

25 to 54 years

11,818 936 5,659 993 6,159 902

55 years and over

3,005 999 1,419 962 1,586 1,041

Asian

16 years and over

8,568 1,505 4,680 1,679 3,888 1,331

16 to 24 years

465 887 224 993 241 778

25 years and over

8,103 1,557 4,455 1,742 3,648 1,403

25 to 54 years

6,544 1,620 3,553 1,759 2,991 1,514

55 years and over

1,559 1,333 903 1,590 656 1,003

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

23,019 879 13,429 914 9,590 825

16 to 24 years

2,800 699 1,676 712 1,124 680

25 years and over

20,219 915 11,753 973 8,466 865

25 to 54 years

16,419 919 9,551 960 6,868 880

55 years and over

3,800 902 2,202 1,012 1,599 797

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 16, 2024