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Research series on earnings of nonhourly full-time workers from the Current Population Survey

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Deciles of usual weekly earnings of nonhourly full-time workers by selected demographic characteristics and census region, 4th Quarter 2016 averages
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	Number of workers (in thousands)	Upper limit of:
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	Number of workers (in thousands)	First decile	Second decile	Third decile	Fourth decile	Fifth decile (median)	Sixth decile	Seventh decile	Eighth decile	Ninth decile
Total, both sexes	51,077	$534	$726	$870	$1,001	$1,165	$1,375	$1,632	$1,977	$2,711
Men	29,075	577	764	933	1,109	1,281	1,532	1,858	2,283	2,922
Women	22,002	504	672	800	928	1,047	1,209	1,410	1,688	2,275
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White, both sexes	40,797	556	739	891	1,022	1,197	1,409	1,662	2,002	2,740
Men	23,654	587	786	955	1,137	1,335	1,552	1,877	2,294	3,005
Women	17,143	516	691	827	937	1,060	1,230	1,424	1,726	2,252
Black or African American, both sexes	4,754	412	602	724	812	923	1,041	1,207	1,476	1,922
Men	2,251	441	614	740	839	925	1,067	1,263	1,553	2,100
Women	2,502	396	591	680	783	920	1,034	1,159	1,403	1,886
Asian, both sexes	4,191	597	783	974	1,147	1,348	1,571	1,898	2,324	3,009
Men	2,459	613	823	1,021	1,201	1,478	1,875	2,092	2,590	3,283
Women	1,731	578	745	922	1,061	1,239	1,410	1,625	1,899	2,688
Hispanic or Latino, both sexes	6,029	402	521	640	760	892	1,033	1,256	1,541	2,097
Men	3,819	424	524	646	768	914	1,071	1,346	1,685	2,295
Women	2,210	372	512	633	750	862	974	1,150	1,362	1,749
REGION
Northeast(1)	10,208	580	765	933	1,098	1,280	1,480	1,739	2,092	2,897
Midwest(2)	10,042	594	756	911	1,028	1,174	1,360	1,579	1,908	2,505
South(3)	19,571	477	651	784	916	1,041	1,234	1,472	1,861	2,475
West(4)	11,256	588	770	947	1,136	1,317	1,536	1,874	2,282	2,902
(1) The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (2) The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. (3) The South region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (4) The West region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
NOTE: The deciles shown divide nonhourly full-time workers into 10 groups of approximately equal size. The dollar values from left to right represent the upper earnings limit of the lowest earning 10 percent of workers, the lowest earning 20 percent of workers, the lowest earning 30 percent of workers, and so forth. For example, about 10 percent of workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile, while about 90 percent of workers earn more than that value. The fifth decile is the median, or the midpoint in the earnings distribution, with half of workers having earnings above the median and the other half having earnings below the median. Data exclude all self-employed workers, whether or not their businesses are incorporated, and all unpaid family workers. 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. Data refer to place of residence.

Standard error of deciles of usual weekly earnings of nonhourly full-time workers by selected demographic characteristics and census region, 4th Quarter 2016 averages
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	Standard error
Selected demographic characteristics and census region	First decile	Second decile	Third decile	Fourth decile	Fifth decile (median)	Sixth decile	Seventh decile	Eighth decile	Ninth decile
Total, both sexes	$8.38	$5.14	$5.52	$6.43	$5.64	$9.29	$13.92	$17.76	$39.79
Men	10.64	7.36	7.34	15.02	18.12	11.28	14.84	20.93	35.95
Women	7.83	8.02	12.94	6.33	8.46	15.15	11.27	22.84	38.15
RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
White, both sexes	9.33	4.92	6.76	7.65	12.95	11.62	15.78	30.10	40.76
Men	9.87	10.39	7.59	7.66	14.56	10.39	11.71	9.25	65.45
Women	10.44	9.15	9.97	6.56	10.37	12.64	12.92	25.57	42.68
Black or African American, both sexes	19.60	8.18	16.78	20.24	13.74	17.66	39.53	43.82	47.85
Men	43.03	12.19	12.74	20.34	18.04	90.36	35.18	31.48	202.00
Women	20.51	10.44	28.96	23.08	21.25	14.99	19.58	22.41	68.60
Asian, both sexes	20.02	24.25	21.12	12.72	25.43	35.68	12.01	73.21	86.40
Men	32.71	24.33	28.47	61.88	63.37	37.05	61.33	166.02	150.75
Women	41.81	17.20	28.41	39.76	28.77	45.05	45.30	20.79	80.96
Hispanic or Latino, both sexes	10.70	13.64	14.74	12.58	21.55	25.47	35.65	33.13	68.03
Men	15.01	17.97	21.64	20.75	25.03	42.75	23.16	62.56	72.75
Women	23.51	24.89	18.40	16.46	17.30	30.37	16.82	26.05	123.61
REGION
Northeast(1)	15.06	11.53	12.69	25.51	26.31	19.52	16.75	38.27	54.54
Midwest(2)	8.56	8.78	13.09	12.88	16.27	15.32	29.91	12.13	74.53
South(3)	9.26	8.46	11.21	8.29	11.43	12.42	20.74	21.50	41.93
West(4)	11.22	11.48	10.89	8.16	29.98	21.36	16.20	36.65	10.87
(1) The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (2) The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. (3) The South region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (4) The West region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
NOTE: The deciles shown divide nonhourly full-time workers into 10 groups of approximately equal size. The dollar values from left to right represent the standard error of the upper earnings limit of the lowest earning 10 percent of workers, the lowest earning 20 percent of workers, the lowest earning 30 percent of workers, and so forth. Data exclude all self-employed workers, whether or not their businesses are incorporated, and all unpaid family workers. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data refer to place of residence.

Last Modified Date: January 24, 2017