In 1979, the median usual weekly earnings of a full-time employee amounted to *** current U.S. dollars. In 2023, this number had risen to ***** current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Wages adjusted for inflation can be found here.

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In 2023, the average wage and salary per full-time equivalent employee in the United States was at 81,359 U.S. dollars. Wage and salary accruals include executives' compensation, bonuses, tips, and payments-in-kind. Wage and salary accruals by industry data may be accessed here.

In 2023, the median usual weekly earnings of a Hispanic full-time employees in the United States amounted to 874 current U.S. dollars. For the American public as a whole, the median weekly earnings stood at 1,117 current U.S. dollars.

In 2023, the average wage and salary per full-time equivalent employee in the mining industry in the United States was at 126,707 U.S. dollars. The highest wage and salary per FTE was found in the information industry, at 164,400 U.S. dollars.

In the United States, women holding a bachelor's degree earned, on average, 1,352 U.S. dollars per week in the second quarter of 2024. This can be compared with male bachelor's degree holders who on average earn 1,757 U.S dollars.

In 2023, the median annual earnings of full-time male workers in the United States stood at 66,790 U.S. dollars after being adjusted for inflation, which was significantly higher than the median earnings of full-time women at 52,850. For further reading, see the female to male earnings ratio.

In 1979 the median usual weekly earnings of a male full-time employee in the United States of America amounted to 292 current U.S. dollars. In 2023, that figure had risen to 1,202 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Men's median weekly earnings adjusted for inflation can be accessed here.

In 2000, the median usual weekly earnings of an Asian full-time employee in the United States amounted to 615 current U.S. dollars, which was 39 U.S. dollars above the general average. Whereas in 2023, the median usual weekly earnings of an Asian full-time employee in the United States amounted to 1,474 current U.S. dollars. The median weekly earnings of Asian Americans adjusted for inflation can be found here.

This statistic shows the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States by gender and ethnicity in 2023. The usual weekly earnings of a male Asian American wage worker was 1,635 U.S. dollars in 2023.

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United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 25 years and over: Women was 352.00000 1982-84 CPI Adjusted $ in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 25 years and over: Women reached a record high of 359.00000 in January of 2020 and a record low of 300.00000 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 25 years and over: Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

In 2023, the median weekly earnings of a full-time employee in the United States of America was ***** U.S. dollars, an increase from 2022. Dollar value is based on constant 2023 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings of a full-time employee was *** constant 2023 U.S. dollars. Median weekly earnings not adjusted for inflation can be found here.

United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American: Men was 320.00000 1982-84 CPI Adjusted $ in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American: Men reached a record high of 321.00000 in January of 2020 and a record low of 285.00000 in January of 2013. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American: Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

In 2023, the median usual weekly earnings of a white full-time employee in the United States amounted to 1,138 current U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings for white, full-time employees was 248 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Median wages for white workers in the U.S. adjusted for inflation can be found here.

In 2024, about 133 million people were employed in the United States on a full-time basis, returning to pre-pandemic levels. Employment in the U.S. The number of full-time employees in the United States has increased by more than 30 million people since 1991. In 1990, there were 98.67 million full-time employees which had increased to 134.06 million employees in 2023. After the recession, the number of full-time employees dropped and part-time employment increased significantly. There were about 28.1 million part-time employees in the country as of January 2024. Full-time employment usually is associated with certain benefits that are otherwise not offered to part-time employees, such as health insurance and annual leave. In the United States, a full time worker us usually regard as an individual who works more than 30 hours a week. Salaries nationwide Salary in the United States can vary greatly between ethnicities and gender. The median weekly earnings of a full-time salary worker, was 1,310 U.S. dollars for the Asian population, but only 794 U.S. dollars for the Black or African American population in 2020. In the same year, the median hourly wage for female salary workers 15.22 U.S. dollars, while males earned an hourly wage of 17.75 U.S. dollars. Based on a constant value, the wage among salary workers has fluctuated since 1979, where employees earned a median of 14.80 U.S. dollars, compared to 16.36 U.S. dollars in 2020. The minimum wage in the United States was established at 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour as of 2009.

In 2023, the average compensation per full-time equivalent employee in the United States was at 98,462 U.S. dollars. In addition to wages and salaries, total compensation includes employer contributions to social insurance, employer contributions to private and welfare funds, director's fees, jury and witness fees, etc.

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In 1979, the median usual weekly earnings of a Black full-time employee in the United States amounted to 199 current U.S. dollars, which was 42 U.S. dollars below the general average. In 2023, the median usual weekly earnings of an African American working full-time was 920 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. The median weekly earnings of Black and African Americans in the U.S. adjusted for inflation can be found here.