Median weekly earnings of US full-time wage and salary workers rose 1.6% year over year in the third quarter to $803 (not seasonally adjusted), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $721, or 81.1% of the $889 median for men.

For workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher, the median was $1,234; for workers with only a high school diploma, the median was $672. Workers age 25 and older without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $492.

Among college graduates with advanced degrees — professional or master’s degree and above — the highest-earning 10% of male workers made $3,480 or more per week in the third quarter, compared with $2,413 or more for their female counterparts.

Among occupations, workers in the management, professional and related occupations posted the highest median weekly earnings at $1,381 for men and $1,000 for women. Earnings were lowest in service jobs, where the median earnings were $571 for men and $465 for women.