Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted
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 III III 2007 2008 III III III III 2007 2008 2007 2008 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over....................................... 108,272 107,194 $695 $720 $322 $317 Men, 16 years and over....................................... 61,150 60,170 767 796 356 350 16 to 24 years............................................. 7,042 6,439 430 446 199 196 25 years and over.......................................... 54,108 53,731 831 857 385 377 Women, 16 years and over..................................... 47,122 47,025 616 631 285 278 16 to 24 years............................................. 5,160 4,886 398 406 184 179 25 years and over.......................................... 41,963 42,139 654 666 303 293 RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX White........................................................ 87,258 86,600 713 739 331 325 Men........................................................ 50,520 49,727 784 816 363 359 Women...................................................... 36,738 36,873 630 649 292 286 Black or African American.................................... 13,229 12,878 578 589 268 259 Men........................................................ 6,320 6,085 618 646 286 284 Women...................................................... 6,909 6,793 534 530 247 233 Asian........................................................ 5,250 5,266 842 854 390 376 Men........................................................ 2,939 3,004 947 960 439 422 Women...................................................... 2,311 2,261 738 723 342 318 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................. 16,525 16,095 502 529 233 233 Men........................................................ 10,533 10,197 518 566 240 249 Women...................................................... 5,993 5,898 469 498 217 219 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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