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, 2010-2011 annual averages
Characteristic	2010				2011
Characteristic	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	$747	$917	$911	$717	$756	$938	$934	$729
16 to 24 years	432	585	580	423	440	552	550	432
25 years and over	782	931	925	755	797	954	950	766
25 to 34 years	682	847	840	657	693	852	848	671
35 to 44 years	824	961	954	792	837	992	983	805
45 to 54 years	844	955	950	813	866	988	987	832
55 to 64 years	860	975	971	828	881	992	992	845
65 years and over	684	823	821	665	742	849	855	728

Men, 16 years and over	824	967	964	789	832	982	981	798
16 to 24 years	443	610	601	430	455	577	575	447
25 years and over	874	982	979	846	886	1,000	999	857
25 to 34 years	714	870	864	688	717	876	876	699
35 to 44 years	915	1,008	1,004	893	935	1,030	1,022	912
45 to 54 years	954	1,014	1,013	935	979	1,036	1,038	964
55 to 64 years	979	1,010	1,012	967	997	1,062	1,066	977
65 years and over	794	903	903	770	821	897	910	813

Women, 16 years and over	669	856	847	639	684	879	871	653
16 to 24 years	422	531	535	417	421	520	518	416
25 years and over	704	870	861	672	718	895	888	688
25 to 34 years	648	819	811	624	662	829	823	637
35 to 44 years	731	897	888	699	734	936	925	702
45 to 54 years	730	874	864	702	744	925	922	715
55 to 64 years	736	924	913	702	749	917	916	724
65 years and over	601	690	703	588	664	820	819	645

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White, 16 years and over	765	943	936	736	775	961	956	747
Men	850	988	985	817	856	1,004	1,001	821
Women	684	882	872	651	703	903	897	670

Black or African American, 16 years and over	611	772	766	589	615	771	768	595
Men	633	829	827	606	653	802	803	619
Women	592	729	720	574	595	744	741	577

Asian, 16 years and over	855	909	918	842	866	961	962	846
Men	936	924	941	936	970	964	983	969
Women	773	904	909	749	751	959	943	727

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	535	771	766	512	549	811	804	520
Men	560	804	800	525	571	859	856	538
Women	508	729	724	489	518	743	733	501
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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economic News Release

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

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