United States Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Wage And Salary Workers Aged 16 years and Over (Seasonally Adjusted)

Updated on June 8, 2021.

In the first quarter of 2021, the United State’s usual median weekly earnings (seasonally adjusted) of full-time wage and salary workers, who were at least 16 years old, was $1,080 for men and $898 for women, according to recent data released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, the median weekly earnings of men increased by $11, and that of women increased by $2 in 2021 Q1.

As a reference point, the total median weekly earnings for both genders was $984 in 2021 Q1, an increase of $1 compared to 2020 Q4.

The chart and table below shows the quarterly median weekly earnings by gender of full-time wage and salary workers (aged 16 years and over) for the United States (seasonally adjusted) from 2002 Q1 to 2021 Q1.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Wage And Salary Workers Aged 16yrs+, Seas. Adj. ($)

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Year Quarter	Both Genders ($)	Men ($)	Women ($)
2,002 Q1	607	677	525
2,002 Q2	608	678	524
2,002 Q3	608	679	531
2,002 Q4	610	683	540
2,003 Q1	615	689	546
2,003 Q2	619	692	551
2,003 Q3	621	697	554
2,003 Q4	623	702	560
2,004 Q1	629	705	562
2,004 Q2	642	715	576
2,004 Q3	635	712	574
2,004 Q4	646	720	577
2,005 Q1	647	723	580
2,005 Q2	647	714	584
2,005 Q3	651	723	588
2,005 Q4	658	730	588
2,006 Q1	662	737	594
2,006 Q2	663	732	597
2,006 Q3	678	755	603
2,006 Q4	681	748	607
2,007 Q1	687	752	610
2,007 Q2	693	765	610
2,007 Q3	698	774	621
2,007 Q4	700	774	615
2,008 Q1	713	783	633
2,008 Q2	722	802	636
2,008 Q3	724	802	637
2,008 Q4	727	806	647
2,009 Q1	732	815	645
2,009 Q2	737	818	652
2,009 Q3	742	820	664
2,009 Q4	747	823	666
2,010 Q1	748	836	662
2,010 Q2	742	814	671
2,010 Q3	746	821	670
2,010 Q4	750	826	676
2,011 Q1	750	821	679
2,011 Q2	754	830	687
2,011 Q3	760	836	681
2,011 Q4	760	838	686
2,012 Q1	764	841	693
2,012 Q2	772	870	687
2,012 Q3	766	836	693
2,012 Q4	771	868	690
2,013 Q1	768	860	699
2,013 Q2	777	863	706
2,013 Q3	779	855	705
2,013 Q4	782	865	712
2,014 Q1	790	865	716
2,014 Q2	781	860	715
2,014 Q3	798	878	721
2,014 Q4	795	878	724
2,015 Q1	802	886	725
2,015 Q2	803	890	725
2,015 Q3	809	896	727
2,015 Q4	821	904	729
2,016 Q1	823	904	744
2,016 Q2	828	913	746
2,016 Q3	834	918	748
2,016 Q4	845	924	759
2,017 Q1	857	941	760
2,017 Q2	863	938	783
2,017 Q3	865	943	768
2,017 Q4	853	943	770
2,018 Q1	874	956	778
2,018 Q2	881	964	784
2,018 Q3	892	979	796
2,018 Q4	897	990	795
2,019 Q1	898	995	802
2,019 Q2	914	1,005	818
2,019 Q3	922	1,009	824
2,019 Q4	934	1,019	844
2,020 Q1	949	1,057	853
2,020 Q2	1,009	1,092	918
2,020 Q3	996	1,110	900
2,020 Q4	983	1,069	896
2,021 Q1	984	1,080	898

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