Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, second quarter 2012 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2nd quarter 2012 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile		 Second
quartile
(median)		 Third
quartile		 Ninth
decile

SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total, 16 years and over

 102,769 $360 $505 $771 $1,203 $1,875

Men

 57,319 382 544 865 1,364 2,022

Women

 45,450 335 473 689 1,030 1,530

White

 82,045 368 516 792 1,236 1,895

Men

 46,765 388 566 891 1,394 2,097

Women

 35,280 342 483 701 1,049 1,564

Black or African American

 12,198 318 429 637 942 1,351

Men

 5,785 333 463 668 974 1,423

Women

 6,413 309 414 616 917 1,274

Asian

 5,540 381 570 930 1,491 2,207

Men

 3,101 407 660 1,092 1,713 2,491

Women

 2,439 355 493 771 1,269 1,867

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 16,325 308 397 576 876 1,332

Men

 9,995 321 414 600 926 1,396

Women

 6,330 294 374 525 772 1,167

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Total, 25 years and over

 93,672 385 543 821 1,261 1,900

Less than a high school diploma

 7,140 288 353 483 656 921

High school graduates, no college(1)

 25,234 353 474 659 938 1,294

Some college or associate degree

 25,821 389 528 754 1,087 1,522

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 35,477 570 797 1,164 1,765 2,520

Bachelor's degree only

 22,732 517 736 1,070 1,592 2,292

Advanced degree

 12,745 664 936 1,368 2,015 2,989

Men, 25 years and over

 52,119 409 596 918 1,425 2,112

Less than a high school diploma

 4,784 305 384 515 727 1,003

High school graduates, no college(1)

 15,181 382 516 742 1,047 1,430

Some college or associate degree

 13,517 428 605 876 1,242 1,745

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 18,637 606 912 1,377 1,995 2,918

Bachelor's degree only

 12,070 571 837 1,254 1,875 2,598

Advanced degree

 6,567 753 1,099 1,640 2,395 3,481

Women, 25 years and over

 41,553 358 497 727 1,073 1,579

Less than a high school diploma

 2,355 269 312 399 517 673

High school graduates, no college(1)

 10,054 323 414 572 759 1,009

Some college or associate degree

 12,304 359 485 660 924 1,224

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 16,840 523 727 1,001 1,435 2,020

Bachelor's degree only

 10,661 490 661 935 1,335 1,881

Advanced degree

 6,178 612 847 1,145 1,692 2,304

Footnotes
 (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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Last Modified Date: July 18, 2012