Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, first quarter 2009 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,
and sex, first quarter 2009 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Total Men Women
Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Number of Number of Number of
workers Median workers Median workers Median
(in weekly (in weekly (in weekly
thousands) earnings thousands) earnings thousands) earnings
TOTAL
16 years and over........................................... 100,370 $738 55,231 $823 45,139 $649
16 to 24 years............................................ 9,020 456 5,009 461 4,010 448
16 to 19 years.......................................... 978 364 612 370 366 350
20 to 24 years.......................................... 8,042 472 4,398 476 3,644 464
25 years and over......................................... 91,350 772 50,222 879 41,128 679
25 to 54 years.......................................... 74,082 767 40,981 865 33,101 672
25 to 34 years........................................ 23,802 674 13,369 716 10,433 619
35 to 44 years........................................ 24,733 803 13,824 914 10,910 696
45 to 54 years........................................ 25,547 851 13,789 994 11,758 705
55 years and over....................................... 17,268 807 9,241 942 8,027 707
55 to 64 years........................................ 14,669 835 7,815 962 6,854 728
65 years and over..................................... 2,599 683 1,426 787 1,173 593
White
16 years and over........................................... 81,201 758 45,882 855 35,319 666
16 to 24 years............................................ 7,328 460 4,184 455 3,144 467
25 years and over......................................... 73,873 801 41,698 912 32,175 697
25 to 54 years.......................................... 59,353 793 33,762 898 25,591 690
55 years and over....................................... 14,520 836 7,937 961 6,584 721
Black or African American
16 years and over........................................... 12,023 577 5,448 595 6,575 559
16 to 24 years............................................ 1,125 411 537 457 588 388
25 years and over......................................... 10,897 596 4,911 616 5,986 581
25 to 54 years.......................................... 9,136 587 4,104 597 5,031 579
55 years and over....................................... 1,762 663 807 760 955 591
Asian
16 years and over........................................... 4,828 869 2,662 951 2,166 773
16 to 24 years............................................ 275 505 138 511 138 493
25 years and over......................................... 4,553 891 2,524 968 2,028 817
25 to 54 years.......................................... 3,861 918 2,182 989 1,679 828
55 years and over....................................... 692 729 342 711 350 745
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
16 years and over........................................... 14,497 545 9,125 577 5,372 510
16 to 24 years............................................ 1,626 404 1,055 401 571 412
25 years and over......................................... 12,871 578 8,071 605 4,801 522
25 to 54 years.......................................... 11,277 580 7,081 608 4,196 520
55 years and over....................................... 1,595 553 990 556 605 548
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because
data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 16, 2009
