Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, second quarter 2008 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, second quarter 2008 averages, not seasonally adjusted Upper limit of: Number 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....................................... 107,119 $346 $484 $719 $1,122 $1,695 Men.......................................................... 59,759 377 519 800 1,252 1,895 Women........................................................ 47,360 320 434 634 947 1,388 White........................................................ 86,389 355 495 738 1,145 1,745 Men........................................................ 49,412 386 536 827 1,279 1,912 Women...................................................... 36,977 325 446 648 961 1,411 Black or African American.................................... 12,889 315 413 591 869 1,262 Men........................................................ 6,105 327 434 615 919 1,334 Women...................................................... 6,785 306 398 568 827 1,196 Asian........................................................ 5,267 361 518 855 1,378 1,906 Men........................................................ 2,804 390 591 975 1,541 2,082 Women...................................................... 2,463 335 477 741 1,151 1,641 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................. 15,951 298 384 537 798 1,185 Men........................................................ 10,059 316 407 569 845 1,249 Women...................................................... 5,892 280 344 494 734 1,099 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over....................................... 96,258 369 511 760 1,165 1,760 Less than a high school diploma.............................. 8,422 282 344 449 619 891 High school graduates, no college (1)........................ 27,291 335 447 620 893 1,232 Some college or associate degree............................. 26,612 382 512 727 1,036 1,434 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)............................. 33,933 548 749 1,105 1,640 2,306 Bachelor's degree only..................................... 21,892 511 696 999 1,496 2,100 Advanced degree............................................ 12,041 637 883 1,298 1,865 2,767 Men, 25 years and over....................................... 53,589 399 572 862 1,331 1,920 Less than a high school diploma............................ 5,673 301 379 497 687 987 High school graduates, no college (1)...................... 15,864 380 510 715 1,006 1,394 Some college or associate degree........................... 13,834 425 590 843 1,181 1,609 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................... 18,219 591 842 1,277 1,889 2,765 Bachelor's degree only................................... 11,730 565 778 1,164 1,745 2,378 Advanced degree.......................................... 6,488 682 987 1,521 2,100 3,235 Women, 25 years and over..................................... 42,668 337 467 668 984 1,432 Less than a high school diploma............................ 2,749 251 303 378 497 625 High school graduates, no college (1)...................... 11,427 305 389 521 716 960 Some college or associate degree........................... 12,778 350 470 632 870 1,183 Bachelor's degree and higher (2)........................... 15,714 508 678 942 1,351 1,879 Bachelor's degree only................................... 10,162 480 633 864 1,234 1,756 Advanced degree.......................................... 5,553 613 820 1,132 1,521 2,070 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. 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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