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Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, April 16, 2021 			USDL-21-0655

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                USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
                               FIRST QUARTER 2021


Median weekly earnings of the nation's 112.1 million full-time wage and salary
workers were $989 in the first quarter of 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 3.3 percent higher
than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 1.9 percent in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same period.

Data on usual weekly earnings are collected as part of the Current Population
Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked,
among other things, how much each wage and salary worker usually earns. (See
the Technical Note in this news release.) Data shown in this news release are
not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified.

Highlights from the first-quarter data:

 --Median weekly earnings of full-time workers were $989 in the first quarter of
   2021. Women had median weekly earnings of $900, 82.6 percent of the $1,089
   median for men. (See table 2.) 

 --The women's-to-men's earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women
   earned 81.6 percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with 92.1
   percent for Black women, 80.5 percent for Asian women, and 88.3 percent for 
   Hispanic women. (See table 2.)

 --Among the major race and ethnicity groups, median weekly earnings for Blacks
   ($799) and Hispanics ($750) working full-time jobs were lower than those of
   Whites ($1,006) and Asians ($1,286). By sex, median weekly earnings for Black
   men were $834, or 74.6 percent of the median for White men ($1,118). Median
   earnings for Hispanic men were $788, or 70.5 percent of the median for White
   men. The difference was less among women, as Black women's median earnings
   were $768, or 84.2 percent of those for White women ($912), and earnings for
   Hispanic women were $696, or 76.3 percent of those for White women. Earnings
   for Asian men ($1,408) and women ($1,134) were higher than those of their
   White counterparts. (See table 2.)

 --By age, median weekly earnings were highest for men ages 45 to 54 ($1,334).
   Usual weekly earnings were highest for women ages 35 to 64: median weekly
   earnings were $999 for women ages 35 to 44, $1,002 for women ages 45 to 54,
   and $964 for women ages 55 to 64. Men and women ages 16 to 24 had the lowest 
   median weekly earnings, $634 and $593, respectively. Men's and women's
   earnings were closer among younger workers than older workers; for example,
   women ages 16 to 24 earned 93.5 percent as much as men in the same age group,
   while the women's-to-men's earnings ratio was 79.9 percent for those age 55
   and over. (See table 3.) 

 --Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in management,
   professional, and related occupations had the highest median weekly earnings--
   $1,615 for men and $1,179 for women. Men and women employed in service 
   occupations earned the least, $741 and $582, respectively. (See table 4.) 

 --By educational attainment, full-time workers age 25 and over without a high
   school diploma had median weekly earnings of $613, compared with $792 for high
   school graduates (no college) and $1,426 for those holding at least a bachelor's
   degree. Among college graduates with advanced degrees (master's, professional,
   and doctoral degrees), the highest earning 10 percent of male workers made
   $4,355 or more per week, compared with $2,907 or more for their female 
   counterparts. (See table 5.) 

 --Seasonally adjusted median weekly earnings were $984 in the first quarter of
   2021, essentially unchanged from the previous quarter. (See table 1.)


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|                    Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on                    |
|                           Usual Weekly Earnings Data				  |
|										  |
| Usual weekly earnings data for the first quarter of 2021 continue to reflect	  |
| the impact on the labor market of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and 	  |
| efforts to contain it. More information on labor market developments in 	  |
| recent months is available at 						  |
| www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-response-on-the-		  |
| employment-situation-news-release.htm. 					  |
|_________________________________________________________________________________|


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|										  |
|           Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Usual Weekly Earnings Data            |
|										  |
| Seasonally adjusted data for median usual weekly earnings in constant (1982-84) |
| dollars have been updated using revised seasonally adjusted data for the 	  |
| Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). (Data are shown in table  |
| 1 of this news release.) Seasonally adjusted constant (1982-84) dollar 	  |
| estimates back to the first quarter of 2016 were subject to revision.		  |
|_________________________________________________________________________________|




Technical Note


   The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS),
which provides basic information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The
survey is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census
Bureau using a scientifically selected national sample of about 60,000 eligible house-
holds, with coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The earnings data
are collected from one-fourth of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wage and
salary workers. All self-employed workers, both incorporated and unincorporated, are
excluded from CPS earnings estimates.

   Material in this news release is in the public domain and may be used without
permission. This information is available to sensory impaired individuals upon
request. Voice telephone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.

Definitions

   The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings data in this news
release are described briefly below.

   Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before taxes and other deductions and
include any overtime pay, commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the
case of multiple jobholders). Prior to 1994, respondents were asked how much they
usually earned per week. Since January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify
the easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice monthly,
monthly, annually, or other) and how much they usually earn in the reported time period.

   Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are converted to a weekly equivalent.
The term "usual" is determined by each respondent's own understanding of the term. If
the respondent asks for a definition of "usual," interviewers are instructed to define
the term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 or 5 months.

   Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The median (or upper limit of the
second quartile) is the midpoint in a given earnings distribution, with half of workers
having earnings above the median and the other half having earnings below the median.
Ten percent of a given distribution have earnings below the upper limit of the first
decile (90 percent have higher earnings), 25 percent have earnings below the upper limit
of the first quartile (75 percent have higher earnings), 75 percent have earnings below
the upper limit of the third quartile (25 percent have higher earnings), and 90 percent
have earnings below the upper limit of the ninth decile (10 percent have higher earnings).

   The BLS procedure for estimating the median of an earnings distribution places each 
reported or calculated weekly earnings value into a $50-wide interval that is centered
around a multiple of $50. The median is calculated through the linear interpolation of 
the interval in which the median lies.

   Changes over time in the medians (and other quantile boundaries) for specific groups
may not necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for the overall quantile
boundary. The most common reasons for this possible anomaly are as follows: (1) there
could be a change in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the median of
16- to 24-year-olds and the median earnings of those 25 years and over may rise, but if
the lower earning 16-to-24 age group accounts for a greatly increased share of the
total, the overall median could actually fall. (2) there could be a large change in the
shape of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary.
This change could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at rounded values,
such as $400 or $500. An estimate lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such
a cluster or "spike" tends to change more slowly than one in other intervals.

   Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used
to convert current dollars to constant (1982-84) dollars.

   Wage and salary workers. These are workers who receive wages, salaries, commissions,
tips, payment in kind, or piece rates. The group includes employees in both the private
and public sectors but, for the purposes of the earnings series, it excludes all self-
employed persons, both those with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated
businesses.

   Full-time workers. For the purpose of producing estimates of earnings, workers who
usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or principal job are defined as
working full time.

   Part-time workers. For the purpose of producing estimates of earnings, workers who
usually work fewer than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job are defined as
working part time.

   Race. In the survey process, race is determined by the household respondent. In
accordance with the Office of Management and Budget guidelines, White, Black or African
American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific 
Islander are terms used to describe a person's race. Estimates for the latter two race
groups and persons who selected more than one race are not included in this release due
to insufficient sample size.

   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. This refers to people who identified themselves in the
survey process as being of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. People whose ethnicity
is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

Reliability

   Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a
sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample
estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of
this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error,
and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a
90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ
by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling
error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. 

   The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for
many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability
to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of
respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or
processing of the data.

   Additional information about the reliability of data from the CPS is available on the
BLS website at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.

Seasonal adjustment

   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and other measures
of labor market activity undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These recurring
events include seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing
of schools. The effect of such seasonal variations can be very large.

   Because seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their
influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal
variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments easier to spot. The
seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes
in quarter-to-quarter activity.

   At the end of each calendar year, the seasonally adjusted data are revised for the past
5 years when the seasonal adjustment factors are updated. More information on seasonal
adjustment is available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa.




Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted
Year and quarter Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
Total Men Women In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars
Total
$
Men
$
Women
$
Total
$
Men
$
Women
$

2012

1st quarter

102,161 57,110 45,051 764 841 693 335 368 303

2nd quarter

102,525 57,079 45,447 772 870 687 337 380 300

3rd quarter

102,587 57,207 45,380 766 836 693 333 364 302

4th quarter

103,748 57,772 45,977 771 868 690 333 375 298

2013

1st quarter

103,928 57,884 46,044 768 860 699 331 370 301

2nd quarter

103,988 57,944 46,044 777 863 706 335 372 304

3rd quarter

104,400 58,082 46,318 779 855 705 334 367 302

4th quarter

104,764 58,095 46,669 782 865 712 334 369 304

2014

1st quarter

105,633 58,682 46,951 790 865 716 335 367 304

2nd quarter

106,342 59,486 46,855 781 860 715 330 363 302

3rd quarter

106,726 59,543 47,183 798 878 721 336 370 304

4th quarter

107,436 60,123 47,313 795 878 724 336 371 306

2015

1st quarter

108,448 60,346 48,102 802 886 725 341 377 308

2nd quarter

108,541 60,386 48,154 803 890 725 339 376 306

3rd quarter

109,315 61,004 48,311 809 896 727 340 377 306

4th quarter

110,060 61,292 48,768 821 904 729 345 380 307

2016

1st quarter

110,323 61,559 48,764 823 904 744 346 380 313

2nd quarter

110,921 61,770 49,152 828 913 746 345 381 311

3rd quarter

111,789 62,239 49,550 834 918 748 347 381 311

4th quarter

111,357 62,182 49,175 845 924 759 349 381 313

2017

1st quarter

111,846 62,372 49,474 857 941 760 352 386 312

2nd quarter

113,121 62,938 50,184 863 938 783 354 384 321

3rd quarter

113,880 63,327 50,552 865 943 768 352 385 313

4th quarter

114,265 63,310 50,955 853 943 770 345 381 311

2018

1st quarter

114,502 63,888 50,615 874 956 778 351 384 312

2nd quarter

115,502 64,146 51,356 881 964 784 351 384 312

3rd quarter

116,223 64,379 51,844 892 979 796 354 389 316

4th quarter

116,059 64,178 51,881 897 990 795 355 392 314

2019

1st quarter

117,202 64,896 52,306 898 995 802 355 393 317

2nd quarter

117,299 65,054 52,244 914 1,005 818 358 393 320

3rd quarter

117,426 64,842 52,585 922 1,009 824 360 394 322

4th quarter

118,423 65,250 53,173 934 1,019 844 362 395 327

2020

1st quarter

116,986 64,352 52,634 949 1,057 853 367 409 330

2nd quarter

104,204 57,686 46,517 1,009 1,092 918 393 426 358

3rd quarter

108,754 59,909 48,846 996 1,110 900 384 428 347

4th quarter

111,617 61,710 49,908 983 1,069 896 377 410 343

2021

1st quarter

112,993 62,092 50,901 984 1,080 898 373 410 341

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.


Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
1st
2020
1st
2021
In current dollars In constant (1982-84) dollars
1st
2020
1st
2021
1st
2020
1st
2021

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

115,930 112,070 $957 $989 $370 $376

Men, 16 years and over

63,555 61,401 1,066 1,089 413 414

16 to 24 years

5,251 5,392 593 634 230 241

25 years and over

58,303 56,009 1,131 1,154 438 438

Women, 16 years and over

52,375 50,669 857 900 332 342

16 to 24 years

4,428 4,420 582 593 226 225

25 years and over

47,946 46,250 894 941 346 357

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White

89,322 86,452 980 1,006 379 382

Men

49,905 48,307 1,096 1,118 424 425

Women

39,417 38,146 873 912 338 347

Black or African American

14,902 14,279 775 799 300 304

Men

7,065 6,836 823 834 319 317

Women

7,837 7,443 742 768 287 292

Asian

7,736 7,532 1,221 1,286 473 489

Men

4,404 4,264 1,360 1,408 527 535

Women

3,332 3,268 1,106 1,134 428 431

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

21,160 20,312 721 750 279 285

Men

12,477 12,026 763 788 295 299

Women

8,683 8,286 678 696 262 265

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.


Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 1st quarter 2021 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

112,070 $989 61,401 $1,089 50,669 $900

16 to 24 years

9,811 611 5,392 634 4,420 593

16 to 19 years

1,344 494 773 511 571 467

20 to 24 years

8,467 628 4,619 667 3,848 607

25 years and over

102,259 1,040 56,009 1,154 46,250 941

25 to 54 years

78,164 1,030 42,937 1,142 35,227 937

25 to 34 years

28,289 901 15,544 950 12,745 850

35 to 44 years

25,871 1,131 14,376 1,232 11,495 999

45 to 54 years

24,003 1,161 13,017 1,334 10,986 1,002

55 years and over

24,095 1,081 13,072 1,194 11,023 954

55 to 64 years

19,097 1,108 10,269 1,224 8,828 964

65 years and over

4,998 997 2,803 1,102 2,195 911

White

16 years and over

86,452 1,006 48,307 1,118 38,146 912

16 to 24 years

7,651 616 4,254 654 3,397 591

25 years and over

78,801 1,064 44,053 1,174 34,748 951

25 to 54 years

59,220 1,049 33,253 1,157 25,967 946

55 years and over

19,581 1,126 10,800 1,249 8,781 968

Black or African American

16 years and over

14,279 799 6,836 834 7,443 768

16 to 24 years

1,278 514 664 501 614 564

25 years and over

13,001 842 6,171 901 6,830 803

25 to 54 years

10,299 826 4,898 888 5,401 794

55 years and over

2,702 910 1,274 950 1,428 854

Asian

16 years and over

7,532 1,286 4,264 1,408 3,268 1,134

16 to 24 years

429 872 237 841 192 933

25 years and over

7,103 1,339 4,027 1,439 3,076 1,162

25 to 54 years

5,857 1,397 3,348 1,490 2,510 1,257

55 years and over

1,246 1,028 679 1,164 567 946

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

20,312 750 12,026 788 8,286 696

16 to 24 years

2,597 584 1,521 609 1,076 538

25 years and over

17,716 788 10,505 824 7,210 733

25 to 54 years

14,721 789 8,734 828 5,988 735

55 years and over

2,994 781 1,772 814 1,222 728

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.


Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Occupation and sex Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
1st
2020
1st
2021
1st
2020
1st
2021

TOTAL

Management, professional, and related occupations

51,719 50,956 $1,332 $1,361

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

21,475 21,273 1,445 1,475

Professional and related occupations

30,244 29,683 1,235 1,288

Service occupations

15,373 13,468 605 626

Sales and office occupations

22,031 21,576 796 817

Sales and related occupations

9,597 9,266 877 887

Office and administrative support occupations

12,434 12,310 761 795

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

11,106 10,448 880 900

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

842 686 579 582

Construction and extraction occupations

6,013 5,910 884 885

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,251 3,851 958 982

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15,700 15,621 738 738

Production occupations

7,297 7,191 759 781

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,403 8,430 719 705

Men

Management, professional, and related occupations

24,815 24,461 1,556 1,615

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11,189 11,142 1,652 1,741

Professional and related occupations

13,626 13,318 1,497 1,536

Service occupations

7,332 6,507 666 741

Sales and office occupations

8,752 8,594 961 960

Sales and related occupations

5,379 5,163 1,046 1,031

Office and administrative support occupations

3,373 3,431 842 887

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10,471 9,983 898 911

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

622 562 601 596

Construction and extraction occupations

5,789 5,709 892 892

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,060 3,712 970 985

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12,185 11,856 789 790

Production occupations

5,357 5,186 838 853

Transportation and material moving occupations

6,828 6,670 753 739

Women

Management, professional, and related occupations

26,904 26,496 1,137 1,179

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

10,286 10,131 1,250 1,261

Professional and related occupations

16,618 16,365 1,067 1,143

Service occupations

8,042 6,961 559 582

Sales and office occupations

13,279 12,982 726 758

Sales and related occupations

4,217 4,102 707 720

Office and administrative support occupations

9,062 8,879 732 769

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

635 465 653 717

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

220 124 531 499

Construction and extraction occupations

224 202 624 784

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

191 139 804 903

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,515 3,765 619 612

Production occupations

1,940 2,006 618 616

Transportation and material moving occupations

1,575 1,760 620 608

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.


Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 1st quarter 2021 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

112,070 $486 $657 $989 $1,563 $2,424

Men

61,401 506 703 1,089 1,754 2,790

Women

50,669 463 613 900 1,373 2,013

White

86,452 495 674 1,006 1,593 2,476

Men

48,307 517 720 1,118 1,773 2,818

Women

38,146 474 622 912 1,390 2,021

Black or African American

14,279 413 576 799 1,237 1,853

Men

6,836 416 587 834 1,361 1,993

Women

7,443 409 562 768 1,145 1,639

Asian

7,532 568 781 1,286 2,024 3,107

Men

4,264 602 838 1,408 2,305 3,270

Women

3,268 515 741 1,134 1,801 2,887

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

20,312 422 558 750 1,160 1,769

Men

12,026 448 586 788 1,257 1,899

Women

8,286 398 518 696 1,019 1,553

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

102,259 508 695 1,040 1,640 2,510

Less than a high school diploma

5,842 381 485 613 808 1,162

High school graduates, no college(1)

24,209 446 589 792 1,153 1,613

Some college or associate degree

25,390 493 649 912 1,325 1,881

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

46,818 682 956 1,426 2,158 3,260

Bachelor's degree only

28,896 632 875 1,296 1,923 2,908

Advanced degree

17,922 819 1,142 1,667 2,510 3,801

Men, 25 years and over

56,009 541 745 1,154 1,852 2,889

Less than a high school diploma

3,966 399 511 664 914 1,299

High school graduates, no college(1)

14,901 497 643 893 1,300 1,778

Some college or associate degree

13,256 535 731 1,021 1,528 2,094

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

23,886 722 1,073 1,658 2,518 3,828

Bachelor's degree only

15,037 662 972 1,468 2,282 3,328

Advanced degree

8,849 880 1,323 1,919 2,921 4,355

Women, 25 years and over

46,250 484 642 941 1,431 2,088

Less than a high school diploma

1,876 334 419 533 659 828

High school graduates, no college(1)

9,308 390 512 675 922 1,295

Some college or associate degree

12,134 466 593 794 1,119 1,531

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

22,932 658 889 1,259 1,855 2,658

Bachelor's degree only

13,859 616 810 1,149 1,688 2,408

Advanced degree

9,073 771 1,043 1,441 2,028 2,907

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.


Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of workers
(in thousands)
Median weekly earnings
1st
2020
1st
2021
1st
2020
1st
2021

SEX AND AGE

Total, 16 years and over

24,785 21,757 $293 $310

Men, 16 years and over

8,684 7,725 285 303

16 to 24 years

3,781 3,196 232 234

25 years and over

4,903 4,529 349 366

Women, 16 years and over

16,102 14,032 298 314

16 to 24 years

4,666 4,231 217 239

25 years and over

11,436 9,801 344 367

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX

White

19,308 16,953 292 309

Men

6,607 5,982 281 299

Women

12,701 10,971 298 314

Black or African American

3,147 2,554 285 303

Men

1,190 962 290 299

Women

1,957 1,592 280 305

Asian

1,290 1,369 314 354

Men

486 460 300 341

Women

803 909 334 359

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

4,484 3,895 296 303

Men

1,597 1,530 293 303

Women

2,888 2,366 298 304

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, 2021