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View All NewsWorkers’ median weekly earnings rise to $1,139
April 16, 2024
Full-time US wage and salary workers’ median weekly earnings rose 3.5% year over year to $1,139 in the first quarter (not seasonally adjusted), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Here are looks at median wage by categories:
- Women had median weekly earnings of $1,021, or 83.2% of the $1,227 median for men.
- Women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio varied by race and ethnicity. White women earned 82.9% as much as their male counterparts, compared to 94.9% for Black women, 79.3% for Asian women and 90.3% for Hispanic women.
- “Management, business and financial operations” occupations posted the highest median weekly earnings at $1,700. The occupational category with the lowest weekly wage was “farming, fishing and forestry” at $725.
- For high school graduates without a college degree, median weekly earnings were $901 in the first quarter. For those with a bachelor’s degree, median weekly earnings were $1,551.