Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages

Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages
Characteristic	Number of workers (in thousands)		Median weekly earnings
	2022	2023	In current dollars		In constant (1982-84) dollars
	2022	2023	2022	2023	2022	2023
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over	118,869	120,907	$1,059	$1,117	$362	$367

Men, 16 years and over	65,554	66,700	1,154	1,202	394	394
16 to 24 years	6,044	6,356	713	736	244	242
25 years and over	59,510	60,344	1,219	1,273	416	418

Women, 16 years and over	53,315	54,207	958	1,005	327	330
16 to 24 years	4,682	5,069	656	691	224	227
25 years and over	48,633	49,138	1,002	1,060	342	348

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White	90,543	91,336	1,085	1,138	371	373
Men	51,054	51,583	1,172	1,225	401	402
Women	39,489	39,752	973	1,021	333	335

Black or African American	15,804	16,452	878	920	300	302
Men	7,665	7,943	921	970	315	318
Women	8,139	8,508	835	889	285	292

Asian	8,249	8,597	1,401	1,474	479	484
Men	4,535	4,730	1,559	1,635	533	537
Women	3,715	3,867	1,234	1,299	422	426

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	22,227	22,834	823	874	281	287
Men	13,163	13,434	887	915	303	300
Women	9,064	9,399	761	800	260	263
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: January 18, 2024