According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 1, in the 45 to 54 age group, the male median annual wage of $72,228 is significantly higher than the female median annual wage of $57,096.

Overall, the new data reveals that the median age of the US population rose from 35.2 in 2000 and 37.2 in 2010 to 38.8 in 2020. ... and that group had a median age of only 19.9.