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Median earnings of full-time workers rise 2.7% over year in Q2

July 22, 2015

Median weekly earnings of US full-time wage and salary workers rose 2.7% year over year in the second quarter to $801 (not seasonally adjusted), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced.

Women who usually worked full time had median weekly earnings of $726, or 81.9% of the $886 median for men.

For workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher the median was $1,210; for workers with only a high school diploma, the median was $678. Workers age 25 and older without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $499.

Among college graduates with advanced degrees — professional or master’s degree and above — the highest-earning 10% of male workers made $3,779 or more per week, compared with $2,412 or more for their female counterparts.

Among occupations, workers in the management, professional and related occupations posted the highest median weekly earnings at $1,357 for men and $987 for women. Earnings were lowest in service jobs where the median earnings were $587 for men and $457 for women.