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Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics

Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics, 2022-2023 annual averages
Characteristic 2022 2023
Total Members
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)
Total Members
of
unions(1)
Represented
by unions(2)
Non-
union(3)

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

$1,059 $1,216 $1,203 $1,029 $1,117 $1,263 $1,253 $1,090

16 to 24 years

691 795 798 685 714 809 810 709

25 years and over

1,123 1,242 1,233 1,100 1,170 1,294 1,284 1,155

25 to 34 years

992 1,115 1,104 979 1,045 1,160 1,150 1,027

35 to 44 years

1,181 1,329 1,320 1,161 1,250 1,375 1,374 1,232

45 to 54 years

1,194 1,350 1,327 1,167 1,255 1,390 1,381 1,232

55 to 64 years

1,154 1,225 1,223 1,144 1,217 1,289 1,280 1,205

65 years and over

1,031 1,157 1,179 1,010 1,080 1,152 1,150 1,064

Men, 16 years and over

1,154 1,273 1,266 1,137 1,202 1,341 1,333 1,180

16 to 24 years

713 801 805 707 736 813 812 729

25 years and over

1,219 1,314 1,305 1,201 1,273 1,374 1,367 1,258

25 to 34 years

1,040 1,147 1,144 1,023 1,107 1,212 1,209 1,090

35 to 44 years

1,297 1,409 1,397 1,270 1,364 1,448 1,452 1,347

45 to 54 years

1,336 1,405 1,378 1,324 1,396 1,465 1,445 1,385

55 to 64 years

1,294 1,303 1,301 1,293 1,380 1,397 1,384 1,380

65 years and over

1,196 1,234 1,264 1,179 1,181 1,191 1,185 1,181

Women, 16 years and over

958 1,146 1,135 932 1,005 1,174 1,165 983

16 to 24 years

656 778 779 649 691 784 797 685

25 years and over

1,002 1,160 1,151 979 1,060 1,197 1,186 1,034

25 to 34 years

938 1,069 1,049 923 985 1,120 1,094 971

35 to 44 years

1,065 1,202 1,192 1,036 1,136 1,266 1,260 1,112

45 to 54 years

1,058 1,262 1,238 1,018 1,115 1,317 1,312 1,079

55 to 64 years

1,007 1,146 1,145 987 1,065 1,148 1,147 1,043

65 years and over

874 968 973 857 977 1,118 1,115 960

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY,
AND SEX

White, 16 years and over

1,085 1,246 1,234 1,056 1,138 1,294 1,277 1,115

Men

1,172 1,301 1,294 1,156 1,225 1,367 1,353 1,204

Women

973 1,169 1,156 946 1,021 1,204 1,188 997

Black or African American, 16 years and over

878 1,022 1,010 849 920 1,102 1,099 901

Men

921 1,089 1,065 893 970 1,156 1,159 937

Women

835 969 958 812 889 1,048 1,037 872

Asian, 16 years and over

1,401 1,402 1,408 1,400 1,474 1,422 1,437 1,482

Men

1,559 1,493 1,504 1,566 1,635 1,444 1,472 1,680

Women

1,234 1,337 1,344 1,220 1,299 1,378 1,369 1,289

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

823 1,087 1,084 804 874 1,112 1,098 841

Men

887 1,133 1,133 858 915 1,162 1,147 893

Women

761 1,008 993 740 800 1,041 1,028 776

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.
(2) Data refer to both union members and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.
(3) Data refer to workers who are neither members of a union nor represented by a union on their job.

NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full-time wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 23, 2024