Table 4. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
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 |
3rd
2022 |
3rd
2023 |
3rd
2022 |
3rd
2023 |
TOTAL |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
54,788 |
56,447 |
$1,484 |
$1,534 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
23,341 |
24,380 |
1,553 |
1,645 |
Professional and related occupations |
31,447 |
32,067 |
1,426 |
1,465 |
Service occupations |
15,713 |
16,323 |
709 |
724 |
Sales and office occupations |
21,903 |
21,795 |
881 |
914 |
Sales and related occupations |
9,114 |
9,122 |
938 |
994 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12,789 |
12,674 |
846 |
882 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
11,473 |
11,369 |
975 |
1,004 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
882 |
833 |
652 |
689 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
6,462 |
6,414 |
981 |
988 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,129 |
4,122 |
1,053 |
1,114 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
16,349 |
16,160 |
817 |
883 |
Production occupations |
7,501 |
7,438 |
859 |
892 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8,848 |
8,723 |
794 |
873 |
|
Men |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
26,582 |
27,017 |
1,735 |
1,840 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
12,492 |
12,536 |
1,730 |
1,881 |
Professional and related occupations |
14,090 |
14,480 |
1,739 |
1,772 |
Service occupations |
7,703 |
8,018 |
770 |
799 |
Sales and office occupations |
8,704 |
8,983 |
1,020 |
1,104 |
Sales and related occupations |
5,105 |
5,036 |
1,130 |
1,237 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
3,599 |
3,947 |
944 |
999 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
10,869 |
10,730 |
990 |
1,015 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
644 |
615 |
685 |
740 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
6,219 |
6,152 |
988 |
993 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,005 |
3,964 |
1,059 |
1,130 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
12,511 |
12,475 |
897 |
944 |
Production occupations |
5,351 |
5,319 |
944 |
965 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
7,160 |
7,156 |
838 |
933 |
|
Women |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
28,206 |
29,431 |
1,296 |
1,350 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
10,849 |
11,844 |
1,418 |
1,453 |
Professional and related occupations |
17,357 |
17,587 |
1,235 |
1,289 |
Service occupations |
8,011 |
8,305 |
659 |
686 |
Sales and office occupations |
13,199 |
12,812 |
807 |
843 |
Sales and related occupations |
4,009 |
4,086 |
782 |
824 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
9,190 |
8,726 |
813 |
848 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
604 |
639 |
645 |
756 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
238 |
219 |
576 |
613 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
242 |
262 |
829 |
819 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
124 |
158 |
621 |
903 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
3,838 |
3,685 |
696 |
731 |
Production occupations |
2,150 |
2,118 |
704 |
775 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
1,688 |
1,567 |
687 |
698 |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: October 18, 2023
United States Department of Labor
