Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, second quarter 2012 averages, not seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2nd quarter 2012 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Median
weekly
earnings		 Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Median
weekly
earnings		 Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Median
weekly
earnings

TOTAL

16 years and over

 102,769 $771 57,319 $865 45,450 $689

16 to 24 years

 9,098 429 5,200 460 3,897 409

16 to 19 years

 1,068 357 648 372 420 322

20 to 24 years

 8,029 453 4,552 477 3,477 418

25 years and over

 93,672 821 52,119 918 41,553 727

25 to 54 years

 74,267 810 41,749 902 32,518 722

25 to 34 years

 24,648 722 14,036 751 10,611 680

35 to 44 years

 24,136 861 13,731 953 10,405 749

45 to 54 years

 25,484 884 13,982 1,003 11,502 733

55 years and over

 19,405 873 10,370 991 9,034 748

55 to 64 years

 16,340 897 8,671 1,015 7,669 760

65 years and over

 3,065 712 1,699 780 1,366 661

White

16 years and over

 82,045 792 46,765 891 35,280 701

16 to 24 years

 7,188 451 4,179 471 3,009 421

25 years and over

 74,857 846 42,586 943 32,271 736

25 to 54 years

 58,671 833 33,829 925 24,843 731

55 years and over

 16,186 893 8,757 1,020 7,428 758

Black or African American

16 years and over

 12,198 637 5,785 668 6,413 616

16 to 24 years

 1,211 382 599 392 612 369

25 years and over

 10,987 682 5,186 704 5,801 658

25 to 54 years

 9,004 673 4,270 693 4,734 652

55 years and over

 1,984 752 916 792 1,067 727

Asian

16 years and over

 5,540 930 3,101 1,092 2,439 771

16 to 24 years

 321 492 201 514 120 417

25 years and over

 5,219 957 2,900 1,137 2,319 807

25 to 54 years

 4,360 982 2,393 1,157 1,967 849

55 years and over

 859 805 507 980 352 625

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

16 years and over

 16,325 576 9,995 600 6,330 525

16 to 24 years

 2,036 403 1,242 422 794 381

25 years and over

 14,289 608 8,753 632 5,536 569

25 to 54 years

 12,595 607 7,794 633 4,800 564

55 years and over

 1,694 615 958 624 736 602

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 18, 2012