Median weekly wages for full-time and salaried staff within the U.S. rose practically 5 % from final yr, in keeping with the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Within the first quarter of 2025, the median weekly wage rose to $1,194 — which interprets to a month-to-month earnings of $5,174 or roughly $62,088 yearly — representing a 4.8 % enhance from the identical interval in 2024.

Gender pay hole persists

Ladies earned $1,096 per week, about 83.9 % of the median weekly wage of $1,307 for males, in keeping with information. The wage hole various by race and ethnicity:

Black girls: 96.8 % of Black males’s median earnings

Hispanic girls: 88.7 % of Hispanic males’s earnings

White girls: 82.2 % of White males’s earnings

Asian girls: 79.9 % of Asian males’s earnings

What’s the common US wage by age?

Age stays a major think about earnings, with pay typically growing with age till mid-career, then declining close to retirement:

16-19 years previous: $648 weekly or $33,696 yearly

20-24 years previous: $792 weekly or $41,184 yearly

25-34 years previous: $1,125 weekly or $58,500 yearly

35-44 years previous: $1,332 weekly or $69,264 yearly

45-54 years previous: $1,376 weekly or $71,552 yearly

55-64 years previous: $1,302 weekly or $67,704 yearly

65+ years previous: $1,222 weekly or $63,544 yearly

Males aged 45 to 54 earned essentially the most at $1,512 per week, in keeping with the info, whereas girls’s earnings peaked barely decrease, with these aged 45 to 54 incomes $1,233 weekly.

Younger staff aged 16 to 24 had the smallest gender hole, with girls incomes 92.2 % of what males earned. The hole widened with age, at 84 % for staff aged 25 to 54, and simply 77.1 % for these aged 55 and older, in keeping with BLS information.

What’s the common US wage by training degree?

Training additionally performs a major position in incomes potential, the info confirmed. Right here’s what the median wage for U.S. staff appears to be like like by instructional attainment:

Grade-school training: $743 weekly or $38,636 yearly

Highschool diploma solely: $953 weekly or $49,556 yearly

Some school or affiliate diploma: $1,096 weekly or $56,992 yearly

Bachelor’s diploma: $1,603 weekly or $83,356 yearly

Superior diploma: $1,961 weekly or $101,972 yearly

Staff with a bachelor’s diploma earned over 68 % greater than these with none school training, or about $33,800 extra per yr.

Amongst prime earners with superior levels, 10 % of males made $5,079 or extra per week, whereas girls in that tier earned $3,528 or extra.