United States Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Aged 16yrs+
Updated on January 20, 2023.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, the median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) of full-time working Blacks aged 16 years and over in the United States who work in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, was $595; that of Whites in the same age group and occupation group was $651, and that of Asians in the same age group and occupation group was $620. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics or Latinos, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and occupation group was $617.

In more simple terms, the median weekly earnings of Black workers who work in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations was 91.4% of that of their White colleagues, and 96% of that of their Asian colleagues who also work in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. In the same vein, the median weekly earnings of Asian workers who work in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations was 95.2% of that of their White colleagues in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.

A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers who work in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations in 2022 by race, hispanic or latino ethnicity, and gender, also reveals the following rankings:

  1. Asian Men: $727
  2. White Men: $666
  3. Hispanic or Latino Men: $625
  4. White Women: $618
  5. Black Men: $610
  6. Hispanic or Latino Women: $596
  7. Asian Women: $519
  8. Black Women: $401

The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and hispanic or latino ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers who work in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations from 2015 to 2022.

You may also be interested in similar data for several other occupation groups here.

Note: The data for Hispanics or Latinos refers to hispanics or latinos of all racial backgrounds.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Workers in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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White Men
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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Black ($) White ($) Asian ($) Hispanic ($)
2015 515 462 343 435
2016 466 531 408 488
2017 475 547 484 493
2018 463 587 474 535
2019 586 573 545 543
2020 510 597 569 561
2021 602 626 638 599
2022 595 651 620 617
U.S. Men Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Black Men ($) White Men($) Asian Men ($) Hispanic Men ($)
2015 556 473 344 438
2016 453 560 399 503
2017 415 595 495 512
2018 423 608 488 574
2019 643 594 496 563
2020 441 618 626 571
2021 597 647 669 603
2022 610 666 727 625
U.S. Women Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Black Women ($) White Women($) Asian Women ($) Hispanic Women ($)
2015 443 434 321 430
2016 527 469 411 422
2017 645 464 412 444
2018 597 481 466 467
2019 561 507 815 504
2020 729 523 559 531
2021 775 585 547 581
2022 401 618 519 596

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity for Other Occupation Groups

See also the median weekly earnings by race and ethnicity for the following occupation groups in the United States, or use similar links here. You can also see the median weekly earnings by gender of many occupation groups, as well as many specific occupations.