United States
Median Weekly Earnings By Gender
of Full-Time Workers
with a Bachelors Degree or Higher
Updated on January 20, 2023.
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the median weekly earnings of full-time working men aged 25 years and above in the United States who have a bachelors degree or higher, was $1,766; and that of women of the same age group and educational level was $1,372.
The chart and table below shows the historical median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) by gender for full-time workers with a bachelors degree or higher in the United States from 2002 Q1 to 2022 Q4.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S.
Median Weekly Earnings By Gender
of Full-Time Workers
with a Bachelors Degree or Higher ($)
Men
Women
U.S.
Median Weekly Earnings By Gender
of Full-Time Workers
with a Bachelors Degree or Higher
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| Year Quarter | Both Genders ($) | Men ($) | Women ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 940 | 1110 | 798 |
| 2002 Q2 | 939 | 1078 | 800 |
| 2002 Q3 | 941 | 1071 | 826 |
| 2002 Q4 | 943 | 1112 | 810 |
| 2003 Q1 | 961 | 1129 | 819 |
| 2003 Q2 | 969 | 1134 | 841 |
| 2003 Q3 | 958 | 1120 | 830 |
| 2003 Q4 | 967 | 1138 | 834 |
| 2004 Q1 | 996 | 1148 | 855 |
| 2004 Q2 | 973 | 1123 | 850 |
| 2004 Q3 | 984 | 1136 | 859 |
| 2004 Q4 | 996 | 1163 | 873 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1013 | 1171 | 877 |
| 2005 Q2 | 996 | 1150 | 873 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1014 | 1168 | 874 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1029 | 1187 | 905 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1019 | 1223 | 868 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1047 | 1200 | 923 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1047 | 1191 | 920 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1046 | 1207 | 917 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1030 | 1200 | 908 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1092 | 1244 | 943 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1088 | 1250 | 938 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1086 | 1265 | 937 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1108 | 1274 | 950 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1105 | 1277 | 942 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1131 | 1291 | 968 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1115 | 1297 | 960 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1138 | 1353 | 962 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1140 | 1337 | 973 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1145 | 1310 | 981 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1121 | 1273 | 963 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1140 | 1333 | 978 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1138 | 1311 | 993 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1158 | 1338 | 992 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1139 | 1331 | 981 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1150 | 1338 | 1007 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1141 | 1314 | 988 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1152 | 1331 | 993 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1158 | 1341 | 1005 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1158 | 1356 | 1008 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1164 | 1377 | 1001 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1170 | 1366 | 1004 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1168 | 1387 | 991 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1189 | 1373 | 1050 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1193 | 1390 | 1040 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1174 | 1378 | 1031 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1219 | 1433 | 1051 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1199 | 1393 | 1063 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1187 | 1377 | 1049 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1170 | 1366 | 1019 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1224 | 1407 | 1065 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1227 | 1429 | 1048 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1210 | 1397 | 1051 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1234 | 1416 | 1064 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1245 | 1439 | 1091 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1250 | 1461 | 1102 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1249 | 1431 | 1086 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1266 | 1461 | 1099 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1270 | 1501 | 1117 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1280 | 1490 | 1135 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1290 | 1474 | 1134 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1271 | 1460 | 1128 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1278 | 1507 | 1125 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1286 | 1502 | 1128 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1310 | 1522 | 1141 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1338 | 1518 | 1154 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1340 | 1541 | 1155 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1350 | 1589 | 1158 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1357 | 1565 | 1179 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1383 | 1573 | 1227 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1382 | 1569 | 1230 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1386 | 1609 | 1182 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1416 | 1646 | 1253 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1457 | 1665 | 1270 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1421 | 1646 | 1234 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1426 | 1658 | 1259 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1438 | 1668 | 1252 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1474 | 1652 | 1311 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1467 | 1668 | 1307 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1525 | 1742 | 1366 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1547 | 1775 | 1372 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1556 | 1783 | 1382 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1547 | 1766 | 1372 |