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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS:
FOURTH QUARTER 2005
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 104.6 million full-time
wage and salary workers were $659 in the fourth quarter of 2005,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. This was 1.9 percent higher than a year earlier,
compared with a gain of 3.8 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
$588 per week, or 80.4 percent of the $731 median for men. The
female-to-male earnings ratios were higher among blacks (87.4
percent) and Hispanics or Latinos (86.3 percent) than among
whites (79.8 percent) or Asians (76.7 percent). (See table 1.)
--Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs
were $579 per week, 76.9 percent of the median for white men
($753). The difference was less among women, as black women's
median earnings ($506) were 84.2 percent of those for their
white counterparts ($601). Overall, median earnings of His-
panics or Latinos who worked full time ($479) were lower than
those of blacks ($533), whites ($682), and Asians ($767).
(See table 1.)
--Among men, those 45 to 54 years old had the highest median
weekly earnings, ($865). Among women, earnings were highest for
those age 55 to 64 ($669). (See table 2.)
--Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full
time in managerial, professional, and related occupations had the
highest median weekly earnings--$1,130 for men and $829 for women.
Men and women in service jobs earned the least. (See table 3.)
--Full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school
diploma had median weekly earnings of $407, compared with $585
for high school graduates (no college) and $1,029 for college
graduates holding at least a bachelor�s degree. Among college
graduates with advanced degrees (professional or master�s degree
and above), the highest-earning 10 percent of male workers made
$2,887 or more per week, compared with $1,997 or more for their
female counterparts. (See table 4.)
Annual Averages for 2004 and 2005
In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release
includes 2004 and 2005 annual average weekly earnings for major
demographic, occupational, and educational attainment groups
(tables 6, 7, and 8). Annual average data on median usual earn-
ings for men and women by detailed occupational categories will
appear in the January 2006 issue of Employment and Earnings.
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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 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.
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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).
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 or Latino ethnicity. Refers to persons who identified them-
selves in the enumeration process as being Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.
Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any
race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.
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
2004 2005
IV IV IV IV
2004 2005 2004 2005
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 101,551 104,599 $647 $659 $327 $321
Men, 16 years and over................................. 57,183 58,886 722 731 365 356
16 to 24 years....................................... 6,072 6,152 396 418 201 204
25 years and over.................................... 51,110 52,733 768 778 389 379
Women, 16 years and over............................... 44,369 45,713 578 588 293 287
16 to 24 years....................................... 4,417 4,785 371 389 188 190
25 years and over.................................... 39,952 40,928 603 614 305 299
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................. 82,477 84,822 671 682 340 333
Men.................................................. 47,559 48,878 747 753 378 367
Women................................................ 34,918 35,945 589 601 298 293
Black or African American.............................. 12,183 12,521 519 533 263 260
Men.................................................. 5,812 5,900 529 579 268 282
Women................................................ 6,370 6,621 512 506 259 247
Asian.................................................. 4,652 4,808 698 767 353 374
Men.................................................. 2,542 2,741 807 868 409 423
Women................................................ 2,110 2,067 601 666 304 324
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 14,011 14,923 467 479 237 234
Men.................................................. 8,989 9,554 490 498 248 243
Women................................................ 5,022 5,370 415 430 210 210
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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised
population controls used in the household survey.
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and
sex, fourth quarter 2005 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Total Men Women
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 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......................................... 104,599 $659 58,886 $731 45,713 $588
16 to 24 years.......................................... 10,937 406 6,152 418 4,785 389
16 to 19 years........................................ 1,515 349 891 370 624 323
20 to 24 years........................................ 9,422 416 5,261 431 4,161 402
25 years and over....................................... 93,661 704 52,733 778 40,928 614
25 to 54 years........................................ 78,458 697 44,476 771 33,982 610
25 to 34 years...................................... 25,387 611 14,783 647 10,604 574
35 to 44 years...................................... 27,221 741 15,734 839 11,487 625
45 to 54 years...................................... 25,850 753 13,959 865 11,891 640
55 years and over..................................... 15,203 735 8,257 816 6,946 645
55 to 64 years...................................... 13,180 752 7,101 838 6,080 669
65 years and over................................... 2,023 598 1,157 706 867 487
White
16 years and over......................................... 84,822 682 48,878 753 35,945 601
16 to 24 years.......................................... 8,916 411 5,151 423 3,765 394
25 years and over....................................... 75,907 728 43,727 804 32,180 630
25 to 54 years........................................ 63,053 724 36,631 798 26,422 625
55 years and over..................................... 12,854 749 7,096 842 5,757 653
Black or African American
16 years and over......................................... 12,521 533 5,900 579 6,621 506
16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,371 354 663 359 708 351
25 years and over....................................... 11,150 571 5,236 604 5,914 530
25 to 54 years........................................ 9,693 566 4,588 601 5,105 528
55 years and over..................................... 1,458 605 648 675 809 569
Asian
16 years and over......................................... 4,808 767 2,741 868 2,067 666
16 to 24 years.......................................... 325 485 169 409 156 529
25 years and over....................................... 4,483 808 2,572 904 1,911 696
25 to 54 years........................................ 3,830 814 2,198 921 1,631 686
55 years and over..................................... 653 775 374 791 280 758
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over......................................... 14,923 $479 9,554 498 5,370 430
16 to 24 years.......................................... 2,160 372 1,425 382 735 347
25 years and over....................................... 12,764 503 8,129 522 4,635 461
25 to 54 years........................................ 11,581 502 7,399 522 4,182 461
55 years and over..................................... 1,183 509 729 523 453 463
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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised
population controls used in the household survey.
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
2004 2005 2004 2005
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations.............. 36,334 37,489 $928 $951
Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 14,818 15,318 973 1,004
Professional and related occupations......................... 21,516 22,171 900 922
Service occupations............................................ 14,031 14,162 413 418
Sales and office occupations................................... 24,851 25,314 555 581
Sales and related occupations................................ 10,004 10,009 599 639
Office and administrative support occupations................ 14,847 15,305 534 556
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 11,667 12,499 628 632
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 691 692 356 394
Construction and extraction occupations...................... 6,561 7,050 611 605
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,415 4,757 705 714
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 14,668 15,135 537 547
Production occupations....................................... 8,269 8,310 554 549
Transportation and material moving occupations............... 6,398 6,825 519 544
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations.............. 18,215 18,600 1,109 1,130
Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 8,293 8,376 1,162 1,189
Professional and related occupations......................... 9,922 10,223 1,062 1,071
Service occupations............................................ 7,248 7,052 482 493
Sales and office occupations................................... 9,134 9,514 690 707
Sales and related occupations................................ 5,327 5,591 769 791
Office and administrative support occupations................ 3,807 3,922 588 599
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 11,183 12,005 636 636
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 549 548 365 402
Construction and extraction occupations...................... 6,407 6,884 613 606
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 4,227 4,573 707 714
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 11,402 11,715 587 600
Production occupations....................................... 5,848 5,802 614 622
Transportation and material moving occupations............... 5,554 5,913 544 577
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations.............. 18,119 18,889 801 829
Management, business, and financial operations occupations... 6,525 6,941 832 856
Professional and related occupations......................... 11,594 11,948 786 815
Service occupations............................................ 6,784 7,109 368 383
Sales and office occupations................................... 15,716 15,800 509 524
Sales and related occupations................................ 4,677 4,418 459 487
Office and administrative support occupations................ 11,040 11,382 521 543
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations... 484 494 472 513
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................... 142 144 314 324
Construction and extraction occupations...................... 154 166 471 501
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ 188 184 659 731
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations.... 3,265 3,420 415 421
Production occupations....................................... 2,421 2,508 415 426
Transportation and material moving occupations............... 844 912 416 405
NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
characteristics, fourth quarter 2005 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 OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 104,599 $316 $437 $659 $1,012 $1,535
Men..................................................... 58,886 341 484 731 1,142 1,735
Women................................................... 45,713 297 400 588 879 1,266
White................................................... 84,822 323 452 682 1,037 1,564
Men................................................... 48,878 353 496 753 1,168 1,756
Women................................................. 35,945 300 407 601 892 1,280
Black or African American............................... 12,521 287 376 533 769 1,147
Men................................................... 5,900 293 399 579 829 1,177
Women................................................. 6,621 282 360 506 728 1,090
Asian................................................... 4,808 338 486 767 1,264 1,910
Men................................................... 2,741 375 529 868 1,417 2,107
Women................................................. 2,067 316 423 666 1,102 1,663
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............................ 14,923 282 349 479 718 1,101
Men................................................... 9,554 294 370 498 750 1,195
Women................................................. 5,370 259 319 430 650 973
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Total, 25 years and over................................ 93,661 337 475 704 1,067 1,587
Less than a high school diploma....................... 8,625 260 313 407 573 798
High school graduates, no college(1).................. 27,781 316 418 585 810 1,132
Some college or associate degree...................... 26,055 362 482 674 963 1,336
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)...................... 31,201 498 721 1,029 1,539 2,218
Bachelor's degree only.............................. 20,182 469 658 958 1,416 1,995
Advanced degree..................................... 11,018 607 836 1,200 1,766 2,490
Men, 25 years and over................................ 52,733 375 517 778 1,201 1,773
Less than a high school diploma..................... 5,760 287 347 452 620 898
High school graduates, no college(1)................ 16,142 359 482 658 922 1,254
Some college or associate degree.................... 13,893 401 560 775 1,099 1,484
Bachelor's degree and higher (2).................... 16,939 530 778 1,187 1,758 2,477
Bachelor's degree only............................ 10,982 500 736 1,079 1,600 2,277
Advanced degree................................... 5,958 653 946 1,412 2,002 2,887
Women, 25 years and over.............................. 40,928 310 420 614 916 1,330
Less than a high school diploma..................... 2,865 227 280 338 442 600
High school graduates, no college(1)................ 11,640 289 373 493 665 894
Some college or associate degree.................... 12,162 332 428 583 799 1,085
Bachelor's degree and higher (2).................... 14,261 469 648 905 1,268 1,843
Bachelor's degree only............................ 9,201 431 604 837 1,171 1,659
Advanced degree................................... 5,061 585 758 1,026 1,449 1,997
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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic
or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005,
data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
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
2004 2005 2004 2005
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 22,841 22,456 $194 $198
Men, 16 years and over................................. 7,249 7,045 182 182
16 to 24 years....................................... 3,697 3,680 144 144
25 years and over.................................... 3,552 3,365 242 249
Women, 16 years and over............................... 15,592 15,410 201 206
16 to 24 years....................................... 4,882 4,607 144 140
25 years and over.................................... 10,709 10,803 236 246
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White.................................................. 19,302 18,878 195 198
Men.................................................. 6,040 5,768 182 179
Women................................................ 13,261 13,111 202 207
Black or African American.............................. 2,065 2,114 187 205
Men.................................................. 671 734 175 194
Women................................................ 1,394 1,379 192 210
Asian.................................................. 796 837 240 186
Men.................................................. 326 320 230 188
Women................................................ 471 517 246 184
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity........................... 2,602 2,501 191 201
Men.................................................. 883 865 194 203
Women................................................ 1,718 1,636 189 201
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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised
population controls used in the household survey.
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
2004 2005
2004 2005 2004 2005
SEX AND AGE
Total, 16 years and over.................................. 101,224 103,560 $638 $651 $326 $322
Men, 16 years and over.................................. 57,001 58,406 713 722 364 357
16 to 24 years......................................... 6,243 6,396 400 409 204 202
25 years and over...................................... 50,758 52,010 762 771 389 381
Women, 16 years and over................................ 44,223 45,154 573 585 292 289
16 to 24 years......................................... 4,633 4,711 375 381 191 188
25 years and over...................................... 39,590 40,443 599 612 306 302
RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White .................................................. 82,468 84,110 657 672 336 332
Men................................................... 47,495 48,572 732 743 374 367
Women................................................. 34,972 35,538 584 596 298 295
Black .................................................. 12,032 12,388 525 520 268 257
Men................................................... 5,706 5,916 569 559 290 276
Women................................................. 6,326 6,472 505 499 258 246
Asian .................................................. 4,457 4,651 708 753 362 372
Men................................................... 2,504 2,597 802 825 409 408
Women................................................. 1,953 2,054 613 665 313 329
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity............................ 14,061 14,673 456 471 233 233
Men................................................... 8,996 9,433 480 489 245 241
Women................................................. 5,065 5,241 419 429 214 212
NOTE: Estimates for the race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data
are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any
race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised popula-
tion controls used in the household survey.
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
2004 2005 2004 2005
TOTAL
Management, professional, and related occupations............... 36,149 36,908 $918 $937
Management, business, and financial operations occupations.... 14,778 14,977 965 997
Professional and related occupations.......................... 21,371 21,931 883 902
Service occupations............................................. 13,763 14,123 411 413
Sales and office occupations.................................... 24,950 25,193 558 575
Sales and related occupations................................. 9,984 10,031 604 622
Office and administrative support occupations................. 14,966 15,161 535 550
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.... 11,280 12,086 621 623
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 718 755 356 372
Construction and extraction occupations....................... 6,232 6,826 604 604
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............. 4,330 4,504 704 705
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..... 15,082 15,251 523 540
Production occupations........................................ 8,478 8,403 526 538
Transportation and material moving occupations................ 6,604 6,848 520 543
Men
Management, professional, and related occupations............... 17,981 18,311 1,098 1,113
Management, business, and financial operations occupations.... 8,170 8,195 1,158 1,167
Professional and related occupations.......................... 9,811 10,116 1,049 1,058
Service occupations............................................. 6,989 7,024 476 478
Sales and office occupations.................................... 9,410 9,539 669 690
Sales and related occupations................................. 5,562 5,582 747 762
Office and administrative support occupations................. 3,848 3,957 587 605
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.... 10,835 11,569 626 628
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 585 601 367 388
Construction and extraction occupations....................... 6,109 6,663 606 606
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............. 4,140 4,305 707 706
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..... 11,786 11,963 578 591
Production occupations........................................ 6,024 5,991 597 608
Transportation and material moving occupations................ 5,762 5,972 549 574
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations............... 18,168 18,597 780 813
Management, business, and financial operations occupations.... 6,609 6,782 812 847
Professional and related occupations.......................... 11,560 11,815 767 792
Service occupations............................................. 6,773 7,099 374 379
Sales and office occupations.................................... 15,540 15,654 512 520
Sales and related occupations................................. 4,422 4,449 464 483
Office and administrative support occupations................. 11,118 11,205 522 533
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.... 445 517 453 486
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 133 154 322 327
Construction and extraction occupations....................... 123 163 504 480
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............. 190 199 611 691
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations..... 3,296 3,288 406 420
Production occupations........................................ 2,454 2,412 405 423
Transportation and material moving occupations................ 842 876 410 412
NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
characteristics, 2005 annual averages
Number Upper limit of:
of
Educational attainment, sex, race, workers
and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (in First First Second Third Ninth
thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile
(median)
TOTAL
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 92,453 $331 $470 $696 $1,048 $1,559
Less than a high school diploma................. 8,861 256 311 409 576 796
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 27,514 311 411 583 809 1,111
Some college or associate degree................ 25,471 351 481 670 952 1,309
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 30,607 494 705 1,013 1,524 2,115
Bachelor's degree only........................ 19,843 464 646 937 1,392 1,920
Advanced degree............................... 10,764 604 829 1,173 1,747 2,421
Men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 52,010 365 511 771 1,168 1,760
Less than a high school diploma................. 5,983 282 339 455 625 879
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 15,997 349 476 652 912 1,217
Some college or associate degree................ 13,368 395 547 766 1,074 1,453
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 16,662 538 781 1,167 1,756 2,414
Bachelor's degree only........................ 10,786 501 731 1,071 1,603 2,231
Advanced degree............................... 5,876 650 934 1,387 1,924 2,883
Women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 40,443 306 417 612 900 1,297
Less than a high school diploma................. 2,878 226 279 341 441 595
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 11,517 286 366 493 667 887
Some college or associate degree................ 12,103 322 425 587 801 1,088
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 13,944 463 634 883 1,242 1,735
Bachelor's degree only........................ 9,057 431 594 813 1,148 1,574
Advanced degree............................... 4,887 578 752 1,007 1,409 1,908
White, total
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 75,035 341 485 719 1,080 1,600
Less than a high school diploma................. 7,254 261 314 414 587 813
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 22,215 321 426 600 836 1,144
Some college or associate degree................ 20,597 365 496 697 980 1,347
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 24,969 507 723 1,039 1,552 2,202
Bachelor's degree only........................ 16,186 480 665 960 1,438 1,994
Advanced degree............................... 8,783 612 841 1,195 1,760 2,496
White men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 43,221 377 528 796 1,207 1,802
Less than a high school diploma................. 5,071 285 344 464 640 893
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 13,182 366 491 677 942 1,254
Some college or associate degree................ 11,109 410 578 794 1,111 1,487
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 13,859 574 809 1,210 1,791 2,494
Bachelor's degree only........................ 9,036 519 749 1,122 1,658 2,297
Advanced degree............................... 4,824 666 952 1,409 1,990 2,896
White women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 31,814 311 429 624 915 1,327
Less than a high school diploma................. 2,183 225 278 340 442 596
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 9,033 290 377 504 682 900
Some college or associate degree................ 9,488 331 439 600 822 1,111
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 11,110 477 646 891 1,253 1,748
Bachelor's degree only........................ 7,150 442 602 824 1,158 1,607
Advanced degree............................... 3,959 584 757 1,014 1,415 1,909
Black or African American, total
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 11,051 295 389 558 809 1,153
Less than a high school diploma................. 1,017 234 293 372 484 633
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 3,982 285 359 488 675 921
Some college or associate degree................ 3,405 307 405 559 764 1,063
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 2,649 416 595 828 1,166 1,663
Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,824 397 557 763 1,092 1,526
Advanced degree............................... 825 497 722 955 1,366 1,915
Black or African American men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,247 $309 $412 $593 $860 $1,214
Less than a high school diploma................. 553 253 311 404 523 697
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 2,073 301 392 528 735 995
Some college or associate degree................ 1,486 334 447 611 850 1,149
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 1,134 415 604 878 1,310 1,869
Bachelor's degree only........................ 815 406 581 827 1,191 1,734
Advanced degree............................... 319 483 737 1,046 1,514 2,258
Black or African American women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 5,804 286 368 518 759 1,093
Less than a high school diploma................. 463 221 275 339 428 545
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 1,908 276 330 436 609 822
Some college or associate degree................ 1,918 296 381 513 712 984
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 1,514 416 590 789 1,100 1,542
Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,009 389 537 725 1,007 1,426
Advanced degree............................... 506 524 705 930 1,265 1,856
Asian, total
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 4,342 344 501 782 1,216 1,852
Less than a high school diploma................. 342 247 304 396 562 754
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 720 293 387 535 736 974
Some college or associate degree................ 764 337 468 640 894 1,267
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 2,515 478 714 1,031 1,544 2,086
Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,488 425 613 917 1,271 1,812
Advanced degree............................... 1,027 626 861 1,269 1,856 2,410
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 12,525 283 354 495 736 1,103
Less than a high school diploma................. 4,444 255 304 388 510 706
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 3,727 291 373 499 685 952
Some college or associate degree................ 2,598 316 425 599 839 1,193
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 1,756 392 588 866 1,268 1,881
Bachelor's degree only........................ 1,261 380 535 799 1,162 1,652
Advanced degree............................... 496 474 737 1,073 1,634 2,289
Hispanic or Latino men
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 7,980 295 376 513 769 1,174
Less than a high school diploma................. 3,187 279 321 414 550 761
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 2,371 309 396 530 737 1,020
Some college or associate degree................ 1,451 336 473 659 968 1,323
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 970 392 596 946 1,500 2,077
Bachelor's degree only........................ 692 384 546 873 1,322 1,867
Advanced degree............................... 278 445 797 1,263 1,882 2,501
Hispanic or Latino women
Total, 25 years and over.......................... 4,545 258 321 452 669 977
Less than a high school diploma................. 1,257 227 270 323 411 522
High school graduates, no college(1)............ 1,356 272 326 435 598 804
Some college or associate degree................ 1,146 297 394 528 728 993
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)................ 787 391 582 787 1,081 1,442
Bachelor's degree only........................ 569 377 526 744 1,003 1,352
Advanced degree............................... 218 495 676 931 1,242 1,792
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 race groups (white, black or African American,
and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity
is identified as "Hispanic or Latino" may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as
race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.