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 |
1st
2023 |
1st
2024 |
1st
2023 |
1st
2024 |
TOTAL |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
55,303 |
56,311 |
$1,531 |
$1,569 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
23,463 |
23,879 |
1,642 |
1,700 |
Professional and related occupations |
31,840 |
32,432 |
1,457 |
1,485 |
Service occupations |
15,003 |
14,800 |
711 |
739 |
Sales and office occupations |
21,750 |
21,006 |
929 |
946 |
Sales and related occupations |
9,061 |
8,851 |
988 |
996 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
12,689 |
12,155 |
902 |
920 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
11,213 |
11,268 |
993 |
1,003 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
727 |
769 |
632 |
725 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
6,406 |
6,336 |
981 |
992 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
4,081 |
4,163 |
1,100 |
1,107 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
15,951 |
15,782 |
833 |
861 |
Production occupations |
7,427 |
7,317 |
880 |
894 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
8,524 |
8,465 |
799 |
836 |
|
Men |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
26,936 |
26,642 |
1,775 |
1,875 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
12,186 |
12,242 |
1,870 |
1,903 |
Professional and related occupations |
14,749 |
14,399 |
1,741 |
1,806 |
Service occupations |
7,262 |
7,172 |
793 |
833 |
Sales and office occupations |
8,912 |
8,629 |
1,024 |
1,137 |
Sales and related occupations |
5,035 |
5,029 |
1,167 |
1,217 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
3,877 |
3,600 |
978 |
1,076 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
10,715 |
10,619 |
1,007 |
1,013 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
543 |
602 |
688 |
741 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
6,199 |
6,088 |
988 |
996 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
3,973 |
3,928 |
1,112 |
1,127 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
11,991 |
12,009 |
903 |
904 |
Production occupations |
5,259 |
5,307 |
956 |
947 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
6,731 |
6,702 |
863 |
874 |
|
Women |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
28,368 |
29,669 |
1,344 |
1,375 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
11,277 |
11,637 |
1,464 |
1,512 |
Professional and related occupations |
17,091 |
18,032 |
1,266 |
1,307 |
Service occupations |
7,741 |
7,628 |
662 |
694 |
Sales and office occupations |
12,838 |
12,377 |
868 |
882 |
Sales and related occupations |
4,026 |
3,822 |
830 |
833 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
8,812 |
8,555 |
881 |
894 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
498 |
650 |
664 |
848 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
184 |
167 |
597 |
697 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
207 |
248 |
731 |
898 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
108 |
234 |
657 |
915 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
3,960 |
3,774 |
688 |
752 |
Production occupations |
2,168 |
2,010 |
713 |
766 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
1,793 |
1,764 |
649 |
724 |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
|
Last Modified Date: April 16, 2024
United States Department of Labor
