United States Department of Labor
Table 8. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages
| Occupation and sex | Number of workers (in thousands) | Median weekly earnings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |
TOTAL | ||||
Management, professional, and related occupations | 56,077 | 56,051 | $1,527 | $1,582 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 23,989 | 24,084 | 1,630 | 1,731 |
Professional and related occupations | 32,088 | 31,967 | 1,458 | 1,504 |
Service occupations | 15,818 | 15,707 | 721 | 758 |
Sales and office occupations | 21,667 | 21,066 | 923 | 964 |
Sales and related occupations | 9,148 | 8,895 | 1,001 | 1,046 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 12,519 | 12,171 | 891 | 925 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 11,368 | 11,387 | 1,001 | 1,042 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 731 | 717 | 689 | 716 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 6,517 | 6,518 | 985 | 1,017 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 4,120 | 4,152 | 1,092 | 1,150 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 15,977 | 15,842 | 869 | 891 |
Production occupations | 7,313 | 7,093 | 895 | 922 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 8,664 | 8,750 | 841 | 862 |
Men | ||||
Management, professional, and related occupations | 27,070 | 26,746 | 1,778 | 1,879 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 12,425 | 12,412 | 1,868 | 1,906 |
Professional and related occupations | 14,645 | 14,334 | 1,736 | 1,828 |
Service occupations | 7,672 | 7,549 | 801 | 834 |
Sales and office occupations | 8,876 | 8,599 | 1,072 | 1,156 |
Sales and related occupations | 5,099 | 5,021 | 1,196 | 1,264 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 3,777 | 3,578 | 983 | 1,054 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 10,793 | 10,821 | 1,013 | 1,067 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 548 | 559 | 728 | 733 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 6,277 | 6,284 | 991 | 1,022 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3,968 | 3,978 | 1,104 | 1,163 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 12,290 | 12,226 | 923 | 946 |
Production occupations | 5,277 | 5,187 | 966 | 989 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 7,013 | 7,039 | 897 | 910 |
Women | ||||
Management, professional, and related occupations | 29,007 | 29,305 | 1,349 | 1,388 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 11,564 | 11,671 | 1,449 | 1,523 |
Professional and related occupations | 17,443 | 17,634 | 1,278 | 1,319 |
Service occupations | 8,146 | 8,158 | 676 | 713 |
Sales and office occupations | 12,791 | 12,467 | 856 | 894 |
Sales and related occupations | 4,049 | 3,873 | 830 | 880 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 8,743 | 8,593 | 864 | 898 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 575 | 566 | 734 | 800 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 183 | 158 | 614 | 684 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 240 | 235 | 795 | 853 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 152 | 174 | 875 | 922 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 3,688 | 3,616 | 716 | 746 |
Production occupations | 2,036 | 1,906 | 742 | 767 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 1,651 | 1,710 | 694 | 723 |
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. | ||||