Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, first quarter 2009 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, first quarter 2009 averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of Upper limit of: workers Characteristic (in thousands) First First Second Third Ninth decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Total, 16 years and over....................................... 100,370 $349 $489 $738 $1,151 $1,748 Men.......................................................... 55,231 377 524 823 1,305 1,919 Women........................................................ 45,139 326 446 649 974 1,422 White........................................................ 81,201 359 503 758 1,175 1,793 Men........................................................ 45,882 383 552 855 1,341 1,988 Women...................................................... 35,319 332 463 666 995 1,449 Black or African American.................................... 12,023 311 406 577 871 1,270 Men........................................................ 5,448 312 421 595 917 1,403 Women...................................................... 6,575 310 395 559 831 1,192 Asian........................................................ 4,828 362 535 869 1,378 1,923 Men........................................................ 2,662 391 608 951 1,548 2,223 Women...................................................... 2,166 330 494 773 1,155 1,671 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................. 14,497 293 381 545 813 1,233 Men........................................................ 9,125 305 394 577 874 1,328 Women...................................................... 5,372 278 356 510 738 1,080 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over....................................... 91,350 370 514 772 1,195 1,811 Less than a high school diploma.............................. 7,224 272 337 450 612 901 High school graduates, no college (1)........................ 25,722 337 442 620 888 1,229 Some college or associate degree............................. 25,348 378 512 726 1,040 1,445 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)............................. 33,057 547 768 1,138 1,677 2,393 Bachelor's degree only..................................... 21,399 509 724 1,024 1,548 2,214 Advanced degree............................................ 11,657 664 912 1,326 1,899 2,831 Men, 25 years and over....................................... 50,222 397 579 879 1,368 1,998 Less than a high school diploma............................ 4,846 287 365 493 681 980 High school graduates, no college (1)...................... 14,778 377 500 712 1,009 1,373 Some college or associate degree........................... 13,139 421 594 844 1,196 1,628 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................... 17,459 614 890 1,353 1,912 2,881 Bachelor's degree only................................... 11,232 582 823 1,239 1,798 2,498 Advanced degree.......................................... 6,227 743 1,024 1,537 2,212 3,224 Women, 25 years and over..................................... 41,128 341 471 679 1,009 1,463 Less than a high school diploma............................ 2,377 236 303 388 515 644 High school graduates, no college (1)...................... 10,944 308 395 527 721 962 Some college or associate degree........................... 12,209 344 466 627 876 1,183 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................... 15,598 497 695 962 1,366 1,885 Bachelor's degree only................................... 10,168 468 633 885 1,251 1,753 Advanced degree.......................................... 5,430 599 828 1,140 1,541 2,092 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 per- cent 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. 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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