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

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Table 2. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by union affiliation and selected characteristics, 2019-2020 annual averages
Characteristic	2019				2020
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	$917	$1,095	$1,082	$892	$984	$1,144	$1,138	$958
16 to 24 years	581	692	684	575	606	717	711	601
25 years and over	969	1,121	1,110	944	1,029	1,160	1,155	1,007
25 to 34 years	846	980	970	827	904	1,008	1,003	888
35 to 44 years	1,035	1,203	1,196	1,007	1,106	1,241	1,232	1,073
45 to 54 years	1,033	1,174	1,160	1,008	1,129	1,243	1,234	1,102
55 to 64 years	1,017	1,136	1,132	999	1,096	1,167	1,168	1,072
65 years and over	936	1,006	1,016	920	999	1,112	1,097	987

Men, 16 years and over	1,007	1,147	1,139	986	1,082	1,216	1,210	1,051
16 to 24 years	607	710	703	602	622	723	724	615
25 years and over	1,070	1,172	1,165	1,048	1,144	1,240	1,234	1,129
25 to 34 years	897	1,008	998	883	952	1,072	1,070	934
35 to 44 years	1,149	1,243	1,242	1,131	1,205	1,344	1,337	1,178
45 to 54 years	1,169	1,271	1,254	1,156	1,260	1,325	1,320	1,248
55 to 64 years	1,166	1,199	1,200	1,159	1,228	1,250	1,250	1,222
65 years and over	1,066	1,069	1,079	1,064	1,115	1,140	1,117	1,114

Women, 16 years and over	821	1,018	1,004	792	891	1,067	1,057	862
16 to 24 years	540	656	652	534	589	711	698	583
25 years and over	865	1,043	1,026	837	929	1,082	1,074	905
25 to 34 years	788	944	932	767	852	957	949	836
35 to 44 years	920	1,140	1,129	890	978	1,140	1,135	945
45 to 54 years	904	1,086	1,066	878	977	1,151	1,139	947
55 to 64 years	880	1,031	1,016	855	955	1,079	1,082	931
65 years and over	815	949	961	784	897	1,086	1,078	877

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX
White, 16 years and over	945	1,127	1,115	917	1,003	1,165	1,157	978
Men	1,036	1,181	1,173	1,012	1,110	1,243	1,237	1,080
Women	840	1,044	1,023	810	905	1,085	1,070	877

Black or African American, 16 years and over	735	905	901	711	794	965	971	766
Men	769	948	930	746	830	1,020	1,022	798
Women	704	874	875	683	764	917	923	742

Asian, 16 years and over	1,174	1,173	1,158	1,179	1,310	1,240	1,247	1,326
Men	1,336	1,151	1,135	1,357	1,447	1,247	1,237	1,477
Women	1,025	1,216	1,180	995	1,143	1,233	1,256	1,124

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	706	954	926	686	758	1,016	1,011	730
Men	747	1,009	992	722	797	1,076	1,064	770
Women	642	875	845	622	705	955	947	684
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.

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