Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by sex, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted
| Year and quarter | Number of workers (in thousands) |
Median weekly earnings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | In current dollars | In constant (1982-84) dollars | |||||
| Total $ |
Men $ |
Women $ |
Total $ |
Men $ |
Women $ |
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2002 |
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4th Quarter |
99,895 | 56,224 | 43,670 | 610 | 683 | 540 | 336 | 376 | 298 |
2003 |
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1st Quarter |
100,136 | 56,079 | 44,057 | 615 | 689 | 546 | 335 | 376 | 297 |
2nd Quarter |
100,255 | 56,013 | 44,242 | 619 | 692 | 551 | 338 | 378 | 301 |
3rd Quarter |
100,139 | 56,178 | 43,961 | 621 | 697 | 554 | 337 | 378 | 300 |
4th Quarter |
100,628 | 56,607 | 44,021 | 623 | 702 | 560 | 337 | 379 | 302 |
2004 |
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1st Quarter |
100,905 | 56,848 | 44,057 | 629 | 705 | 562 | 337 | 378 | 301 |
2nd Quarter |
101,135 | 56,914 | 44,221 | 642 | 715 | 576 | 341 | 380 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
101,148 | 56,931 | 44,217 | 635 | 712 | 574 | 335 | 376 | 303 |
4th Quarter |
101,658 | 57,289 | 44,369 | 646 | 720 | 577 | 337 | 376 | 302 |
2005 |
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1st Quarter |
102,091 | 57,710 | 44,381 | 647 | 723 | 580 | 336 | 376 | 302 |
2nd Quarter |
103,201 | 58,099 | 45,101 | 647 | 714 | 584 | 334 | 369 | 301 |
3rd Quarter |
104,310 | 58,843 | 45,467 | 651 | 723 | 588 | 331 | 368 | 299 |
4th Quarter |
104,605 | 58,967 | 45,638 | 658 | 730 | 588 | 332 | 368 | 296 |
2006 |
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1st Quarter |
104,708 | 58,960 | 45,748 | 662 | 737 | 594 | 332 | 370 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
105,798 | 59,831 | 45,966 | 663 | 732 | 597 | 329 | 364 | 296 |
3rd Quarter |
107,041 | 60,060 | 46,981 | 678 | 755 | 603 | 334 | 372 | 297 |
4th Quarter |
106,847 | 60,140 | 46,707 | 681 | 748 | 607 | 337 | 370 | 300 |
2007 |
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1st Quarter |
107,176 | 60,105 | 47,070 | 687 | 752 | 610 | 336 | 368 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
106,827 | 60,351 | 46,476 | 693 | 765 | 610 | 335 | 370 | 295 |
3rd Quarter |
107,156 | 60,216 | 46,940 | 698 | 774 | 621 | 336 | 372 | 298 |
4th Quarter |
108,178 | 60,508 | 47,670 | 700 | 774 | 615 | 332 | 368 | 292 |
2008 |
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1st Quarter |
107,819 | 60,401 | 47,418 | 713 | 783 | 633 | 335 | 368 | 298 |
2nd Quarter |
107,051 | 59,581 | 47,469 | 722 | 801 | 636 | 335 | 372 | 295 |
3rd Quarter |
106,114 | 59,259 | 46,856 | 724 | 802 | 637 | 331 | 367 | 291 |
4th Quarter |
105,585 | 58,499 | 47,087 | 727 | 807 | 647 | 340 | 378 | 303 |
2009 |
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1st Quarter |
101,734 | 56,339 | 45,395 | 731 | 815 | 645 | 344 | 384 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
100,002 | 55,226 | 44,776 | 737 | 816 | 652 | 345 | 382 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
99,004 | 54,451 | 44,553 | 742 | 820 | 664 | 345 | 381 | 308 |
4th Quarter |
98,535 | 54,405 | 44,130 | 747 | 824 | 666 | 345 | 380 | 307 |
2010 |
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1st Quarter |
98,223 | 54,156 | 44,067 | 747 | 836 | 662 | 343 | 384 | 304 |
2nd Quarter |
99,621 | 55,030 | 44,591 | 743 | 812 | 671 | 342 | 374 | 309 |
3rd Quarter |
100,333 | 55,569 | 44,765 | 745 | 821 | 670 | 342 | 377 | 307 |
4th Quarter |
99,927 | 55,468 | 44,459 | 751 | 828 | 675 | 342 | 377 | 308 |
2011 |
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1st Quarter |
99,788 | 55,407 | 44,380 | 749 | 820 | 680 | 337 | 369 | 306 |
2nd Quarter |
100,377 | 55,839 | 44,539 | 756 | 828 | 688 | 337 | 369 | 306 |
3rd Quarter |
100,369 | 55,981 | 44,388 | 758 | 835 | 681 | 335 | 369 | 301 |
4th Quarter |
101,294 | 56,652 | 44,642 | 762 | 841 | 685 | 336 | 371 | 302 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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