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Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2012 annual averages

Table 9. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 2012 annual averages
Characteristic Number of
workers
(in
thousands)		 Upper limit of:
First decile First
quartile		 Second
quartile
(median)		 Third
quartile		 Ninth
decile

TOTAL

Total, 25 years and over

 93,719 $382 $538 $815 $1,261 $1,901

Less than a high school diploma

 7,010 288 351 471 643 898

High school graduates, no college(1)

 25,239 349 465 652 937 1,305

Some college or associate degree

 25,826 389 526 749 1,085 1,512

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 35,644 562 791 1,165 1,767 2,555

Bachelor's degree only

 22,715 514 733 1,066 1,595 2,304

Advanced degree

 12,929 662 936 1,373 2,008 2,918

Men

Total, 25 years and over

 52,122 407 592 910 1,420 2,113

Less than a high school diploma

 4,773 305 383 508 704 985

High school graduates, no college(1)

 15,087 383 512 735 1,044 1,443

Some college or associate degree

 13,517 426 598 857 1,228 1,699

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 18,745 611 910 1,371 2,000 2,920

Bachelor's degree only

 12,018 575 834 1,246 1,875 2,691

Advanced degree

 6,727 746 1,098 1,622 2,390 3,449

Women

Total, 25 years and over

 41,597 354 494 727 1,085 1,597

Less than a high school diploma

 2,236 262 311 386 510 669

High school graduates, no college(1)

 10,152 317 408 561 765 1,031

Some college or associate degree

 12,310 360 484 659 922 1,263

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 16,899 514 720 1,001 1,457 2,023

Bachelor's degree only

 10,697 485 655 931 1,335 1,880

Advanced degree

 6,202 621 843 1,157 1,688 2,306

White, total

Total, 25 years and over

 74,643 391 563 842 1,293 1,917

Less than a high school diploma

 5,760 292 356 482 659 914

High school graduates, no college(1)

 20,021 362 484 680 970 1,349

Some college or associate degree

 20,440 398 553 774 1,131 1,556

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 28,423 577 810 1,178 1,824 2,671

Bachelor's degree only

 18,266 526 748 1,094 1,641 2,353

Advanced degree

 10,157 670 944 1,390 2,052 3,015

White men

Total, 25 years and over

 42,518 416 608 932 1,448 2,179

Less than a high school diploma

 4,058 309 386 515 711 994

High school graduates, no college(1)

 12,257 394 534 760 1,083 1,481

Some college or associate degree

 10,991 450 620 894 1,264 1,753

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 15,213 624 926 1,399 2,059 3,019

Bachelor's degree only

 9,897 591 858 1,269 1,889 2,769

Advanced degree

 5,316 752 1,104 1,650 2,478 3,784

White women

Total, 25 years and over

 32,124 362 506 743 1,113 1,630

Less than a high school diploma

 1,702 267 313 389 515 673

High school graduates, no college(1)

 7,763 326 419 581 786 1,064

Some college or associate degree

 9,449 367 495 678 947 1,291

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 13,210 520 729 1,012 1,468 2,063

Bachelor's degree only

 8,369 490 666 939 1,345 1,893

Advanced degree

 4,841 629 854 1,164 1,702 2,310

Black or African American, total

Total, 25 years and over

 11,079 342 460 657 981 1,450

Less than a high school diploma

 681 258 319 408 548 735

High school graduates, no college(1)

 3,553 313 405 548 774 1,076

Some college or associate degree

 3,654 359 468 626 885 1,227

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 3,191 492 682 972 1,407 1,922

Bachelor's degree only

 2,098 474 633 892 1,294 1,750

Advanced degree

 1,092 581 819 1,149 1,655 2,324

Black or African American men

Total, 25 years and over

 5,182 360 484 702 1,054 1,548

Less than a high school diploma

 365 271 340 446 600 873

High school graduates, no college(1)

 1,887 338 435 604 871 1,188

Some college or associate degree

 1,637 379 496 694 969 1,359

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,292 493 720 1,086 1,562 2,193

Bachelor's degree only

 874 471 665 975 1,409 1,888

Advanced degree

 419 593 975 1,333 1,893 2,832

Black or African American women

Total, 25 years and over

 5,897 329 440 621 919 1,369

Less than a high school diploma

 316 247 306 377 474 622

High school graduates, no college(1)

 1,666 296 381 499 673 926

Some college or associate degree

 2,017 344 443 595 812 1,095

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,898 492 660 913 1,318 1,832

Bachelor's degree only

 1,224 476 616 846 1,202 1,631

Advanced degree

 674 576 773 997 1,505 2,041

Asian, total

Total, 25 years and over

 5,442 387 582 954 1,534 2,278

Less than a high school diploma

 322 282 339 446 584 858

High school graduates, no college(1)

 888 318 401 589 857 1,153

Some college or associate degree

 899 380 499 715 1,054 1,414

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 3,333 537 828 1,290 1,889 2,623

Bachelor's degree only

 1,870 479 718 1,128 1,623 2,312

Advanced degree

 1,463 688 992 1,525 2,107 2,889

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, total

Total, 25 years and over

 14,285 317 408 597 901 1,363

Less than a high school diploma

 4,023 288 341 437 599 795

High school graduates, no college(1)

 4,397 322 408 582 810 1,137

Some college or associate degree

 3,277 359 489 680 983 1,390

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 2,587 450 653 967 1,453 2,098

Bachelor's degree only

 1,783 420 609 906 1,341 1,882

Advanced degree

 804 537 810 1,166 1,757 2,624

Hispanic or Latino men

Total, 25 years and over

 8,643 332 424 619 945 1,444

Less than a high school diploma

 2,859 299 368 486 647 874

High school graduates, no college(1)

 2,751 346 437 624 889 1,236

Some college or associate degree

 1,740 389 523 758 1,117 1,523

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,292 474 698 1,103 1,654 2,475

Bachelor's degree only

 897 445 643 1,002 1,527 2,186

Advanced degree

 395 543 860 1,287 1,992 3,006

Hispanic or Latino women

Total, 25 years and over

 5,642 301 383 554 821 1,238

Less than a high school diploma

 1,164 274 307 369 482 616

High school graduates, no college(1)

 1,646 298 377 501 692 939

Some college or associate degree

 1,537 336 442 611 848 1,195

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

 1,295 426 628 902 1,268 1,760

Bachelor's degree only

 886 406 587 818 1,151 1,573

Advanced degree

 409 525 755 1,093 1,539 2,099

Footnotes
 (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.