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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS:
FOURTH QUARTER 2002
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 97.7 million full-time wage and
salary workers were $615 in the fourth quarter of 2002, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This was
1.7 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.2 percent
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same
period.
Data on usual 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 Explanatory Note.) Highlights from the fourth-quarter
data are:
--Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $543 per
week, or 78.5 percent of the $692 median for men. The female-to-male
earnings ratio was higher among blacks (90.0 percent) and Hispanics
(88.7 percent) than among whites (78.8 percent). (See table 1.)
--Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs were $522 per
week, 72.8 percent of the median for white men ($717). The difference was
much less among women, as black women's median earnings ($470) were
83.2 percent of those for their white counterparts ($565). Overall, median
earnings of Hispanics who worked full time ($436) were lower than those of
blacks ($497) and whites ($634). (See table 1.)
--Among men, the $805 median weekly earnings of 45- to 54-year-olds was
the highest of any age group. Among women, earnings also were highest for
those 45 to 54 years old ($609). (See table 2.)
--Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in
managerial and professional specialty occupations had the highest median
weekly earnings--$1,082 for men and $754 for women. Men and women in
service and farm jobs earned the least. (See table 3.)
--Full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma had
median weekly earnings of $389, compared with $545 for high school graduates
(no college) and $944 for college graduates. Among college graduates with
advanced degrees (professional or master's degree and above), the highest-
earning 10 percent of male workers made $2,601 or more per week, compared
with $1,767 or more for their female counterparts. (See table 4.)
Annual Averages for 2001 and 2002
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes
2001 and 2002 annual average weekly earnings for major demographic,
occupation, and education groups (tables 6, 7, and 8). Annual average
data on median usual earnings for men and women by detailed occupational
categories will appear in the January 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings.
Explanatory Note
The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current
Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic information on the labor
force, employment, and unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for
the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from a scienti-
fically selected national sample of about 60,000 households, with coverage
in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The earnings data are
collected from one-quarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to
wages and salaries. The data, therefore, exclude self-employment income.
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Reliability
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsam-
pling 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 exact difference, or sampling error,
varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this 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.
For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and
information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and
Estimates of Error" section of the February 1994 and subsequent issues of
Employment and Earnings.
Definitions
The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings series
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, 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 as perceived by the respondent. 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 amount which divides a given earnings
distribution into two equal groups, one having earnings above the median
and the other 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).
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The estimating procedure places each reported or calculated weekly
earnings value into $50-wide intervals which are centered around multiples
of $50. The actual value is estimated through the linear interpolation of
the interval in which the quantile boundary lies.
Over-the-year changes 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: (1) There could be a change in the relative
weights of the subgroups. For example, the medians of both 16-to-24 year
olds and those 25 years and over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to-
24 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 could be caused by survey observations that are clustered
at rounded values, e.g., $250, $300, $400. 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.
Wage and salary workers. 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, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of
whether or not their businesses are incorporated.
Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 hours or more per week
at their sole or principal job.
Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer than 35 hours per
week at their sole or principal job.
Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars to constant (1982) dollars.
Hispanic origin. Refers to persons who are of Mexican, Puerto Rican,
Cuban, Central or South American, or other Hispanic origin or descent.
Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; hence, they are included in
the numbers for the white and black populations.
Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages,
not seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982)
dollars
IV IV
2001 2002
IV IV IV IV
2001 2002 2001 2002
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 98,396 97,747 $605 $615 $330 $327
Men, 16 years and over................................. 55,317 54,808 683 692 372 368
16 to 24 years....................................... 6,228 6,026 400 393 218 209
25 years and over.................................... 49,089 48,782 731 742 398 395
Women, 16 years and over............................... 43,079 42,940 517 543 282 289
16 to 24 years....................................... 4,783 4,506 361 383 196 204
25 years and over.................................... 38,296 38,434 550 577 299 307
RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX
White.................................................. 81,096 80,524 621 634 338 337
Men.................................................. 46,626 46,129 703 717 383 382
Women................................................ 34,470 34,395 533 565 290 301
Black.................................................. 12,381 12,242 486 497 265 265
Men.................................................. 5,945 5,884 525 522 286 278
Women................................................ 6,436 6,357 450 470 245 250
Hispanic origin........................................ 11,817 11,822 419 436 228 232
Men.................................................. 7,270 7,345 437 460 238 245
Women................................................ 4,547 4,477 398 408 217 217
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex,
fourth quarter 2002 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Total Men Women
Age, race, and Hispanic origin Number Number Number
of Median of Median of Median
workers weekly workers weekly workers weekly
(in earnings (in earnings (in earnings
thousands) thousands) thousands)
TOTAL
16 years and over......................................... 97,747 $615 54,808 $692 42,940 $543
16 to 24 years.......................................... 10,531 389 6,026 393 4,506 383
16 to 19 years........................................ 1,650 308 971 318 679 290
20 to 24 years........................................ 8,881 405 5,055 409 3,826 400
25 years and over....................................... 87,216 655 48,782 742 38,434 577
25 to 54 years........................................ 74,590 654 41,957 738 32,633 578
25 to 34 years...................................... 23,537 595 13,536 642 10,002 533
35 to 44 years...................................... 27,221 680 15,558 766 11,662 580
45 to 54 years...................................... 23,831 710 12,863 805 10,969 609
55 years and over..................................... 12,626 655 6,825 769 5,801 569
55 to 64 years...................................... 11,094 681 5,963 797 5,131 585
65 years and over................................... 1,532 516 862 595 670 418
White
16 years and over......................................... 80,524 634 46,129 717 34,395 565
16 to 24 years.......................................... 8,700 396 5,044 400 3,656 389
25 years and over....................................... 71,824 679 41,085 765 30,739 592
25 to 54 years........................................ 60,989 680 35,180 762 25,808 595
55 years and over..................................... 10,836 672 5,905 794 4,931 579
Black
16 years and over......................................... 12,242 497 5,884 522 6,357 470
16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,381 320 716 317 664 324
25 years and over....................................... 10,861 519 5,168 574 5,693 490
25 to 54 years........................................ 9,592 515 4,565 562 5,027 487
55 years and over..................................... 1,269 586 603 613 666 537
Hispanic origin
16 years and over......................................... 11,822 436 7,345 460 4,477 408
16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,928 342 1,263 339 665 352
25 years and over....................................... 9,894 470 6,082 497 3,812 420
25 to 54 years........................................ 8,961 471 5,539 497 3,421 420
55 years and over..................................... 933 453 543 495 390 417
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages,
not seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Occupation and sex
IV IV IV IV
2001 2002 2001 2002
TOTAL
Managerial and professional specialty.................... 32,102 32,602 $866 $889
Executive, administrative, and managerial.............. 15,360 15,904 869 885
Professional specialty................................. 16,742 16,699 863 892
Technical, sales, and administrative support............. 27,498 26,881 532 559
Technicians and related support........................ 3,807 3,670 694 718
Sales occupations...................................... 9,965 9,834 580 611
Administrative support, including clerical............. 13,726 13,377 494 506
Service occupations...................................... 11,039 10,974 395 395
Private household...................................... 368 323 283 259
Protective service..................................... 2,260 2,239 671 672
Service, except private household and protective....... 8,411 8,413 365 361
Precision production, craft, and repair.................. 11,832 11,517 649 626
Mechanics and repairers................................ 4,148 4,008 676 665
Construction trades.................................... 4,566 4,569 623 606
Other precision production, craft, and repair.......... 3,118 2,940 645 628
Operators, fabricators, and laborers..................... 14,438 14,120 466 481
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 5,725 5,507 458 480
Transportation and material moving occupations......... 4,625 4,551 572 573
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 4,087 4,062 382 401
Farming, forestry, and fishing........................... 1,487 1,653 355 359
Men
Managerial and professional specialty.................... 15,947 15,935 1,046 1,082
Executive, administrative, and managerial.............. 7,979 8,227 1,111 1,109
Professional specialty................................. 7,968 7,708 1,005 1,063
Technical, sales, and administrative support............. 10,573 10,649 677 705
Technicians and related support........................ 1,828 1,888 811 842
Sales occupations...................................... 5,489 5,493 691 739
Administrative support, including clerical............. 3,256 3,267 592 569
Service occupations...................................... 5,353 5,174 473 472
Private household...................................... 16 22 (1) (1)
Protective service..................................... 1,834 1,853 704 723
Service, except private household and protective....... 3,503 3,299 391 389
Precision production, craft, and repair.................. 10,854 10,624 672 646
Mechanics and repairers................................ 3,949 3,836 679 674
Construction trades.................................... 4,477 4,479 627 606
Other precision production, craft, and repair.......... 2,428 2,309 729 688
Operators, fabricators, and laborers..................... 11,295 11,032 503 509
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 3,799 3,648 516 531
Transportation and material moving occupations......... 4,272 4,128 582 588
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 3,224 3,256 391 410
Farming, forestry, and fishing........................... 1,296 1,394 372 381
Women
Managerial and professional specialty.................... 16,155 16,667 742 754
Executive, administrative, and managerial.............. 7,381 7,676 710 731
Professional specialty................................. 8,774 8,991 767 772
Technical, sales, and administrative support............. 16,926 16,233 482 500
Technicians and related support........................ 1,979 1,782 599 601
Sales occupations...................................... 4,476 4,341 441 455
Administrative support, including clerical............. 10,470 10,110 479 496
Service occupations...................................... 5,686 5,800 354 351
Private household...................................... 352 301 284 258
Protective service..................................... 426 386 527 523
Service, except private household and protective....... 4,908 5,114 348 346
Precision production, craft, and repair.................. 979 893 486 509
Mechanics and repairers................................ 200 173 615 593
Construction trades.................................... 89 90 (1) (1)
Other precision production, craft, and repair.......... 690 631 463 464
Operators, fabricators, and laborers..................... 3,143 3,088 374 386
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 1,926 1,858 371 386
Transportation and material moving occupations......... 353 423 457 421
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 864 806 361 365
Farming, forestry, and fishing........................... 191 259 299 301
1 Data not shown where base is less than 100,000.
Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
characteristics, fourth quarter 2002 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Number Upper limit of:
of
Characteristic workers
(in First First Second Third Ninth
thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile
(median)
SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 97,747 $299 $412 $615 $931 $1,391
Men..................................................... 54,808 319 452 692 1,044 1,559
Women................................................... 42,940 280 380 543 790 1,128
White................................................... 80,524 306 423 634 960 1,430
Men................................................... 46,129 328 470 717 1,086 1,602
Women................................................. 34,395 286 389 565 807 1,147
Black................................................... 12,242 268 348 497 736 990
Men................................................... 5,884 286 375 522 771 1,045
Women................................................. 6,357 250 330 470 681 954
Hispanic................................................ 11,822 251 314 436 646 953
Men................................................... 7,345 273 329 460 679 1,005
Women................................................. 4,477 227 293 408 604 863
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over................................ 87,216 316 443 655 972 1,443
Less than a high school diploma....................... 7,879 245 301 389 522 732
High school graduates, no college..................... 26,623 297 396 545 769 1,018
Some college or associate degree...................... 24,527 336 459 633 897 1,220
College graduates, total.............................. 28,187 477 663 944 1,401 1,910
Bachelor's degree only.............................. 18,473 441 617 871 1,263 1,757
Advanced degree..................................... 9,714 579 766 1,126 1,628 2,300
Men, 25 years and over................................ 48,782 349 495 742 1,117 1,629
Less than a high school diploma..................... 5,149 277 324 420 588 794
High school graduates, no college................... 15,100 330 452 619 867 1,163
Some college or associate degree.................... 12,886 383 523 740 1,002 1,356
College graduates, total............................ 15,646 510 745 1,119 1,598 2,285
Bachelor's degree only............................ 10,082 482 702 1,019 1,467 1,988
Advanced degree................................... 5,564 600 856 1,327 1,869 2,601
Women, 25 years and over.............................. 38,434 291 397 577 828 1,157
Less than a high school diploma..................... 2,730 212 272 323 415 555
High school graduates, no college................... 11,523 273 348 470 623 827
Some college or associate degree.................... 11,641 306 406 553 754 1,023
College graduates, total............................ 12,541 440 599 811 1,130 1,515
Bachelor's degree only............................ 8,390 410 553 750 1,018 1,389
Advanced degree................................... 4,150 531 711 939 1,341 1,767
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. Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data
for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly
averages, not seasonally adjusted
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Characteristic
IV IV IV IV
2001 2002 2001 2002
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 21,540 21,914 $180 $186
Men, 16 years and over................................. 6,727 6,808 175 170
16 to 24 years....................................... 3,487 3,662 139 134
25 years and over.................................... 3,241 3,146 228 237
Women, 16 years and over............................... 14,813 15,106 183 193
16 to 24 years....................................... 4,754 4,789 132 135
25 years and over.................................... 10,059 10,317 218 231
RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX
White.................................................. 18,502 18,806 180 187
Men.................................................. 5,656 5,785 175 169
Women................................................ 12,846 13,021 183 194
Black.................................................. 2,067 2,089 178 178
Men.................................................. 724 668 181 182
Women................................................ 1,343 1,421 176 176
Hispanic origin........................................ 2,133 2,198 180 186
Men.................................................. 721 721 193 194
Women................................................ 1,412 1,477 173 183
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other
races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982)
dollars
2001 2002
2001 2002 2001 2002
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 99,599 98,366 $597 $610 $325 $328
Men, 16 years and over................................. 55,928 55,226 672 685 366 367
16 to 24 years....................................... 6,554 6,248 392 394 214 211
25 years and over.................................... 49,374 48,979 722 737 393 395
Women, 16 years and over............................... 43,671 43,139 511 531 279 285
16 to 24 years....................................... 5,098 4,835 354 367 193 197
25 years and over.................................... 38,573 38,304 542 572 296 307
RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX
White.................................................. 82,149 81,122 612 627 334 337
Men.................................................. 47,279 46,569 694 709 378 380
Women................................................ 34,871 34,553 521 550 284 295
Black.................................................. 12,533 12,305 487 499 265 267
Men.................................................. 5,925 5,924 518 524 282 281
Women................................................ 6,607 6,381 451 474 246 254
Hispanic origin........................................ 11,790 11,790 414 424 226 227
Men.................................................. 7,230 7,227 438 453 239 243
Women................................................ 4,561 4,563 385 396 210 212
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.
Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages
Number of workers Median weekly earnings
(in thousands)
Occupation and sex
2001 2002 2001 2002
TOTAL
Managerial and professional specialty......................... 32,221 32,288 $859 $884
Executive, administrative, and managerial................... 15,795 15,890 867 891
Professional specialty...................................... 16,426 16,398 854 879
Technical, sales, and administrative support.................. 28,145 27,446 521 551
Technicians and related support............................. 3,753 3,607 673 693
Sales occupations........................................... 10,173 10,055 574 602
Administrative support, including clerical.................. 14,219 13,784 486 503
Service occupations........................................... 11,143 11,263 377 385
Private household........................................... 354 330 255 277
Protective service.......................................... 2,166 2,283 629 647
Service, except private household and protective............ 8,622 8,650 349 355
Precision production, craft, and repair....................... 12,030 11,518 629 633
Mechanics and repairers..................................... 4,153 4,011 665 675
Construction trades......................................... 4,501 4,390 611 609
Other precision production, craft, and repair............... 3,376 3,117 622 621
Operators, fabricators, and laborers.......................... 14,568 14,237 467 484
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors............... 6,073 5,655 457 476
Transportation and material moving occupations.............. 4,505 4,562 573 581
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers......... 3,990 4,020 389 401
Farming, forestry, and fishing................................ 1,493 1,613 354 364
Men
Managerial and professional specialty......................... 16,265 16,014 1,038 1,059
Executive, administrative, and managerial................... 8,349 8,343 1,060 1,084
Professional specialty...................................... 7,916 7,672 1,021 1,038
Technical, sales, and administrative support.................. 10,733 10,709 667 702
Technicians and related support............................. 1,870 1,794 783 840
Sales occupations........................................... 5,599 5,666 692 744
Administrative support, including clerical.................. 3,264 3,249 576 585
Service occupations........................................... 5,331 5,375 438 449
Private household........................................... 15 24 (1) (1)
Protective service.......................................... 1,783 1,877 658 690
Service, except private household and protective............ 3,532 3,474 374 380
Precision production, craft, and repair....................... 11,018 10,603 648 650
Mechanics and repairers..................................... 3,951 3,820 670 679
Construction trades......................................... 4,407 4,297 613 610
Other precision production, craft, and repair............... 2,660 2,485 684 673
Operators, fabricators, and laborers.......................... 11,310 11,178 501 513
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors............... 3,954 3,754 512 523
Transportation and material moving occupations.............. 4,149 4,198 587 592
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers......... 3,207 3,226 401 412
Farming, forestry, and fishing................................ 1,271 1,347 366 378
Women
Managerial and professional specialty......................... 15,956 16,274 732 756
Executive, administrative, and managerial................... 7,446 7,548 706 737
Professional specialty...................................... 8,510 8,726 749 773
Technical, sales, and administrative support.................. 17,411 16,737 473 490
Technicians and related support............................. 1,883 1,813 580 590
Sales occupations........................................... 4,574 4,389 429 441
Administrative support, including clerical.................. 10,954 10,535 469 488
Service occupations........................................... 5,812 5,888 335 343
Private household........................................... 340 306 255 277
Protective service.......................................... 383 406 509 500
Service, except private household and protective............ 5,089 5,175 332 339
Precision production, craft, and repair....................... 1,012 915 479 482
Mechanics and repairers..................................... 201 192 594 594
Construction trades......................................... 94 92 437 577
Other precision production, craft, and repair............... 717 631 451 447
Operators, fabricators, and laborers.......................... 3,258 3,060 368 385
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors............... 2,119 1,901 369 387
Transportation and material moving occupations.............. 356 365 439 451
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers......... 783 794 342 360
Farming, forestry, and fishing................................ 222 266 308 308
1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000.
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
characteristics, 2002 annual averages
Number Upper limit of:
of
Educational attainment, workers
sex, and race (in First First Second Third Ninth
thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile
(median)
TOTAL
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 87,283 $313 $437 $650 $971 $1,442
Less than a high school diploma................. 8,121 239 297 388 529 735
High school graduates, no college............... 26,583 295 391 538 760 1,026
Some college or associate degree................ 24,313 333 452 631 892 1,219
College graduates, total........................ 28,266 476 660 943 1,391 1,914
Bachelor's degree only........................ 18,698 444 619 879 1,266 1,787
Advanced degree............................... 9,568 570 760 1,100 1,598 2,294
Men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 48,979 346 494 737 1,107 1,614
Less than a high school diploma................. 5,323 264 321 423 595 802
High school graduates, no college............... 15,050 328 445 618 867 1,163
Some college or associate degree................ 12,864 379 519 734 1,002 1,370
College graduates, total........................ 15,741 516 743 1,094 1,579 2,281
Bachelor's degree only........................ 10,318 491 699 1,005 1,461 1,983
Advanced degree............................... 5,423 600 856 1,267 1,849 2,611
Women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 38,304 289 391 572 819 1,159
Less than a high school diploma................. 2,798 209 266 323 415 544
High school graduates, no college............... 11,533 270 343 460 617 821
Some college or associate degree................ 11,449 304 400 546 747 997
College graduates, total........................ 12,525 435 600 810 1,129 1,548
Bachelor's degree only........................ 8,380 405 565 756 1,036 1,429
Advanced degree............................... 4,145 528 696 930 1,310 1,766
White men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 41,235 358 510 760 1,140 1,655
Less than a high school diploma................. 4,460 265 324 432 603 814
High school graduates, no college............... 12,506 342 469 643 893 1,193
Some college or associate degree................ 10,786 390 544 757 1,032 1,421
College graduates, total........................ 13,483 539 759 1,127 1,618 2,301
Bachelor's degree only........................ 8,857 509 720 1,036 1,497 2,078
Advanced degree............................... 4,626 612 869 1,288 1,874 2,684
White women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 30,593 $295 $402 $586 $836 $1,178
Less than a high school diploma................. 2,121 210 267 324 420 557
High school graduates, no college............... 9,235 277 354 472 630 836
Some college or associate degree................ 8,999 312 409 562 760 1,020
College graduates, total........................ 10,237 446 608 821 1,142 1,570
Bachelor's degree only........................ 6,732 415 577 764 1,051 1,460
Advanced degree............................... 3,506 535 699 937 1,321 1,773
Black men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,244 302 402 569 804 1,141
Less than a high school diploma................. 626 260 311 400 548 719
High school graduates, no college............... 1,991 293 382 505 698 936
Some college or associate degree................ 1,583 328 431 598 799 1,060
College graduates, total........................ 1,044 427 592 835 1,186 1,637
Bachelor's degree only........................ 760 421 578 777 1,092 1,539
Advanced degree............................... 283 466 670 947 1,477 1,911
Black women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,718 263 342 492 711 988
Less than a high school diploma................. 513 207 256 313 393 503
High school graduates, no college............... 1,839 243 309 409 552 751
Some college or associate degree................ 1,987 284 369 500 672 895
College graduates, total........................ 1,378 404 573 759 1,006 1,359
Bachelor's degree only........................ 996 372 522 711 955 1,229
Advanced degree............................... 383 518 683 892 1,193 1,571
NOTE: See note table 4.