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.
