In 2022, members of labor unions had higher median weekly earnings across all age groups. Union members aged between 16 and 24 for example, had a median weekly wage of around 795 U.S. dollars, while non-union members of the same age range had a median weekly wage of 685 U.S. dollars. Non-union affiliated jobs had the lowest median earnings.
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by union affiliation and age
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Statistics on Wages and salaries in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S. average annual real wages 2000-2021
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Median individual earnings
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The minimum wage
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Accounting for diversity
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- Basic Statistic U.S. male full-time wage and salary workers - weekly earnings 1979-2021
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 19, 2023). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by union affiliation and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330844/union-median-weekly-earnings/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by union affiliation and age." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330844/union-median-weekly-earnings/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by union affiliation and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330844/union-median-weekly-earnings/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Weekly Earnings of Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States in 2022, by Union Affiliation and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330844/union-median-weekly-earnings/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by union affiliation and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330844/union-median-weekly-earnings/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by union affiliation and age [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330844/union-median-weekly-earnings/