Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, second quarter 2008 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,
and sex, second quarter 2008 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Total Men Women
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Number of Number of Number of
workers Median workers Median workers Median
(in weekly (in weekly (in weekly
thousands) earnings thousands) earnings thousands) earnings
TOTAL
16 years and over........................................... 107,119 $719 59,759 $800 47,360 $634
16 to 24 years............................................ 10,861 447 6,169 469 4,692 415
16 to 19 years.......................................... 1,623 350 949 382 674 316
20 to 24 years.......................................... 9,238 467 5,220 483 4,018 439
25 years and over......................................... 96,258 760 53,589 862 42,668 668
25 to 54 years.......................................... 79,147 753 44,355 849 34,792 662
25 to 34 years........................................ 26,019 666 14,872 701 11,146 626
35 to 44 years........................................ 26,619 808 15,081 924 11,538 681
45 to 54 years........................................ 26,509 817 14,402 935 12,107 694
55 years and over....................................... 17,111 800 9,234 919 7,877 700
55 to 64 years........................................ 14,648 828 7,869 946 6,780 716
65 years and over..................................... 2,462 624 1,366 711 1,097 591
White
16 years and over........................................... 86,389 738 49,412 827 36,977 648
16 to 24 years............................................ 8,880 457 5,127 476 3,753 423
25 years and over......................................... 77,509 782 44,284 887 33,225 684
25 to 54 years.......................................... 63,061 773 36,311 873 26,750 677
55 years and over....................................... 14,448 825 7,974 951 6,474 710
Black or African American
16 years and over........................................... 12,889 591 6,105 615 6,785 568
16 to 24 years............................................ 1,268 405 667 425 602 367
25 years and over......................................... 11,621 613 5,438 655 6,183 590
25 to 54 years.......................................... 10,020 613 4,696 658 5,324 587
55 years and over....................................... 1,601 618 742 618 859 620
Asian
16 years and over........................................... 5,267 855 2,804 975 2,463 741
16 to 24 years............................................ 292 465 137 508 156 420
25 years and over......................................... 4,974 889 2,668 1,008 2,307 763
25 to 54 years.......................................... 4,204 915 2,310 1,020 1,894 774
55 years and over....................................... 771 753 358 857 413 728
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over........................................... 15,951 537 10,059 569 5,892 494
16 to 24 years............................................ 2,161 421 1,387 428 774 410
25 years and over......................................... 13,790 574 8,672 599 5,118 511
25 to 54 years.......................................... 12,347 574 7,793 600 4,554 506
55 years and over....................................... 1,443 580 879 591 565 559
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.
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Last Modified Date: July 17, 2008
