Median weekly earnings of US full-time wage and salary workers rose 1.5% year over year in the first quarter to $808 (not seasonally adjusted), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $730, or 81.6% of the $895 median for men.

For workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher the median was $1,227, and for workers with a high school diploma only the median was $669. Workers without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $478.

Among college graduates with advanced degrees — professional or master’s degree and above — the highest-earning 10% of male workers made $3,862 or more per week, compared with $2,420 or more for their female counterparts.

Among occupations, workers in the management, professional and related occupations posted the highest median weekly earnings at $1,372 for men and $988 for women. Earnings were lowest in service jobs where the median earnings were $575 for men and $461 for women.