Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, first quarter 2013 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 1st quarter 2013 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile		 Second
quartile
(median)		 Third
quartile		 Ninth
decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over

 102,606 $368 $510 $773 $1,245 $1,884

Men

 56,829 388 550 867 1,387 2,079

Women

 45,777 345 482 704 1,081 1,595

White

 81,432 376 523 802 1,269 1,900

Men

 46,163 392 574 888 1,409 2,105

Women

 35,269 354 493 723 1,097 1,626

Black or African American

 12,432 330 438 622 965 1,507

Men

 5,784 358 467 666 1,020 1,594

Women

 6,648 316 414 597 902 1,374

Asian

 5,861 382 566 951 1,533 2,118

Men

 3,255 399 602 1,058 1,673 2,314

Women

 2,606 361 507 831 1,356 1,893

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 16,016 310 396 575 885 1,373

Men

 9,821 322 408 593 934 1,479

Women

 6,195 295 373 531 804 1,209

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

 94,167 387 543 827 1,307 1,909

Less than a high school diploma

 6,591 286 346 457 617 875

High school graduates, no college(1)

 24,768 359 476 651 947 1,342

Some college or associate degree

 25,796 393 521 741 1,072 1,528

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 37,013 565 801 1,189 1,772 2,585

Bachelor's degree only

 23,764 519 740 1,095 1,624 2,323

Advanced degree

 13,249 673 946 1,412 2,000 2,914

Men, 25 years and over

 52,102 407 590 914 1,449 2,116

Less than a high school diploma

 4,454 296 369 488 665 940

High school graduates, no college(1)

 14,746 390 517 732 1,052 1,481

Some college or associate degree

 13,411 422 592 866 1,242 1,753

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 19,491 600 891 1,373 2,000 2,922

Bachelor's degree only

 12,778 577 825 1,242 1,869 2,720

Advanced degree

 6,713 730 1,045 1,608 2,339 3,844

Women, 25 years and over

 42,065 366 503 735 1,135 1,651

Less than a high school diploma

 2,137 266 317 400 520 705

High school graduates, no college(1)

 10,021 326 414 574 763 1,067

Some college or associate degree

 12,384 368 488 652 905 1,265

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 17,522 526 736 1,050 1,512 2,085

Bachelor's degree only

 10,986 486 674 958 1,383 1,896

Advanced degree

 6,537 636 886 1,239 1,744 2,301

Footnotes
 (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: April 18, 2013