Median weekly earnings of US full-time wage and salary workers rose 1.7% year over year in the fourth quarter to $799 (not seasonally adjusted), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today.

Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $724, or 82.1 percent of the $882 median for men.

For workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher, the median was $1,224, and for workers with a high school diploma only the median was $664. Workers without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $491.

Among college graduates with advanced degrees — professional or master’s degree and above — the highest-earning 10% of male workers made $3,508 or more per week, compared with $2,394 or more for their female counterparts.

Among occupations, workers in the management, professional and related occupations posted the highest median weekly earnings at $1,366 for men and $999 for women. Earnings were lowest in service jobs where the median earnings were $588 for men and $470 for women.