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Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2023 annual averages

Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2023 annual averages
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)
Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile
Second
quartile
(median)
Third
quartile
Ninth
decile

TOTAL

Total, 25 years and over

109,482 $602 $792 $1,170 $1,851 $2,879

Less than a high school diploma

6,047 443 578 708 933 1,263

High school graduates, no college(1)

26,327 541 682 899 1,249 1,769

Some college or associate degree

26,526 589 742 1,016 1,456 2,076

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

50,582 778 1,098 1,609 2,420 3,658

Bachelor's degree only

30,851 735 1,004 1,493 2,268 3,291

Advanced degree

19,731 902 1,250 1,837 2,775 4,085

Men

Total, 25 years and over

60,344 640 858 1,273 1,994 3,067

Less than a high school diploma

4,125 481 608 768 1,017 1,406

High school graduates, no college(1)

16,331 594 738 991 1,396 1,930

Some college or associate degree

14,316 638 825 1,165 1,644 2,311

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,572 856 1,216 1,870 2,808 4,050

Bachelor's degree only

16,083 807 1,137 1,726 2,510 3,828

Advanced degree

9,489 962 1,401 2,099 3,111 4,745

Women

Total, 25 years and over

49,138 572 734 1,060 1,615 2,479

Less than a high school diploma

1,922 397 508 619 754 944

High school graduates, no college(1)

9,995 488 612 770 1,027 1,395

Some college or associate degree

12,210 540 683 895 1,223 1,691

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

25,010 735 996 1,437 2,078 3,024

Bachelor's degree only

14,768 690 917 1,318 1,895 2,801

Advanced degree

10,242 861 1,160 1,603 2,358 3,455

White, total

Total, 25 years and over

82,654 613 812 1,196 1,871 2,884

Less than a high school diploma

4,852 458 584 716 960 1,297

High school graduates, no college(1)

20,014 559 699 924 1,287 1,822

Some college or associate degree

19,959 600 766 1,061 1,506 2,117

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

37,829 796 1,116 1,625 2,450 3,692

Bachelor's degree only

23,573 752 1,024 1,524 2,292 3,355

Advanced degree

14,256 912 1,250 1,821 2,737 4,111

White men

Total, 25 years and over

46,678 654 881 1,302 2,004 3,079

Less than a high school diploma

3,427 483 612 774 1,031 1,419

High school graduates, no college(1)

12,772 606 766 1,015 1,428 1,981

Some college or associate degree

11,101 659 864 1,206 1,708 2,392

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

19,377 877 1,241 1,879 2,831 4,118

Bachelor's degree only

12,543 836 1,165 1,756 2,576 3,855

Advanced degree

6,835 974 1,405 2,098 3,110 4,760

White women

Total, 25 years and over

35,976 581 748 1,083 1,629 2,481

Less than a high school diploma

1,425 412 516 631 763 952

High school graduates, no college(1)

7,241 493 621 783 1,053 1,430

Some college or associate degree

8,858 559 697 918 1,251 1,737

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

18,452 747 1,002 1,441 2,078 3,017

Bachelor's degree only

11,031 704 927 1,337 1,901 2,829

Advanced degree

7,421 874 1,159 1,591 2,317 3,416

Black or African American, total

Total, 25 years and over

14,892 544 695 969 1,469 2,201

Less than a high school diploma

635 406 513 622 835 1,109

High school graduates, no college(1)

4,256 491 621 789 1,092 1,601

Some college or associate degree

4,425 540 676 886 1,244 1,799

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

5,576 686 934 1,342 1,918 2,900

Bachelor's degree only

3,413 653 857 1,215 1,813 2,595

Advanced degree

2,163 786 1,123 1,526 2,232 3,241

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over

7,153 587 723 1,014 1,576 2,310

Less than a high school diploma

364 449 584 692 903 1,158

High school graduates, no college(1)

2,371 532 676 850 1,220 1,841

Some college or associate degree

2,070 596 723 989 1,403 2,013

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,349 703 979 1,477 2,195 3,173

Bachelor's degree only

1,528 692 916 1,356 1,987 2,904

Advanced degree

821 750 1,152 1,672 2,480 3,831

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over

7,739 514 664 920 1,359 2,007

Less than a high school diploma

271 385 486 582 705 921

High school graduates, no college(1)

1,886 455 582 733 973 1,278

Some college or associate degree

2,355 499 631 811 1,078 1,530

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

3,227 672 907 1,274 1,850 2,652

Bachelor's degree only

1,885 625 806 1,157 1,661 2,311

Advanced degree

1,342 797 1,100 1,478 2,010 2,923

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over

8,052 663 939 1,524 2,488 3,798

Less than a high school diploma

305 379 577 694 845 1,177

High school graduates, no college(1)

974 524 651 875 1,191 1,647

Some college or associate degree

982 619 763 999 1,456 2,258

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

5,791 838 1,237 1,890 2,892 4,057

Bachelor's degree only

2,971 746 1,114 1,610 2,479 3,554

Advanced degree

2,820 975 1,463 2,159 3,145 4,730

Asian men

Total, 25 years and over

4,426 720 1,022 1,732 2,749 3,907

Less than a high school diploma

159 440 617 776 907 1,394

High school graduates, no college(1)

530 576 709 959 1,364 1,850

Some college or associate degree

555 641 801 1,126 1,613 2,481

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

3,182 931 1,388 2,084 3,097 4,502

Bachelor's degree only

1,556 863 1,191 1,827 2,769 3,894

Advanced degree

1,626 1,051 1,584 2,384 3,448 4,797

Asian women

Total, 25 years and over

3,626 616 837 1,336 2,112 3,231

Less than a high school diploma

146 356 533 627 743 1,038

High school graduates, no college(1)

444 494 611 769 998 1,314

Some college or associate degree

427 598 719 932 1,244 1,704

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,609 754 1,136 1,643 2,503 3,648

Bachelor's degree only

1,415 686 993 1,428 2,139 3,123

Advanced degree

1,194 902 1,323 1,899 2,899 4,183

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total

Total, 25 years and over

19,934 533 680 915 1,370 2,014

Less than a high school diploma

3,717 446 576 697 904 1,174

High school graduates, no college(1)

6,452 526 659 833 1,142 1,563

Some college or associate degree

4,488 576 711 960 1,349 1,888

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

5,278 677 916 1,369 2,012 2,945

Bachelor's degree only

3,624 644 862 1,259 1,879 2,816

Advanced degree

1,654 784 1,100 1,596 2,443 3,475

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over

11,763 577 711 970 1,441 2,203

Less than a high school diploma

2,632 479 601 742 987 1,246

High school graduates, no college(1)

4,140 585 708 908 1,248 1,727

Some college or associate degree

2,384 619 765 1,079 1,505 2,108

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,607 709 979 1,499 2,310 3,349

Bachelor's degree only

1,828 693 937 1,396 2,094 2,978

Advanced degree

779 765 1,150 1,751 2,786 4,072

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over

8,171 500 628 847 1,247 1,866

Less than a high school diploma

1,085 398 507 615 720 881

High school graduates, no college(1)

2,312 474 595 726 947 1,254

Some college or associate degree

2,104 526 652 878 1,146 1,507

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

2,671 646 875 1,259 1,826 2,614

Bachelor's degree only

1,796 611 779 1,150 1,661 2,395

Advanced degree

875 799 1,043 1,511 2,096 2,905

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.

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2024