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 production occupations, was $764; that of Whites in the same age group and occupation group was $889, and that of Asians in the same age group and occupation group was $855. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics or Latinos, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and occupation group was $748.
In more simple terms, the median weekly earnings of Black workers who work in production occupations was 85.9% of that of their White colleagues, and 89.4% of that of their Asian colleagues who also work in production occupations. In the same vein, the median weekly earnings of Asian workers who work in production occupations was 96.2% of that of their White colleagues in production occupations.
A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers who work in production occupations in 2022 by race, hispanic or latino ethnicity, and gender, also reveals the following rankings:
- White Men: $971
- Asian Men: $923
- Hispanic or Latino Men: $816
- Black Men: $815
- Asian Women: $767
- Black Women: $704
- White Women: $693
- Hispanic or Latino Women: $654
The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and hispanic or latino ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers who work in production occupations from 2015 to 2022.
You may also be interested in similar data for several other occupation groups here.
Note: The data for Hispanics or Latinos refers to hispanics or latinos of all racial backgrounds.
Year | Black ($) | White ($) | Asian ($) | Hispanic ($) |
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2015 | 583 | 686 | 620 | 555 |
2016 | 566 | 691 | 650 | 543 |
2017 | 614 | 721 | 656 | 599 |
2018 | 595 | 759 | 690 | 612 |
2019 | 647 | 775 | 675 | 644 |
2020 | 698 | 800 | 703 | 688 |
2021 | 694 | 845 | 767 | 703 |
2022 | 764 | 889 | 855 | 748 |
Year | Black Men ($) | White Men($) | Asian Men ($) | Hispanic Men ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 612 | 748 | 696 | 605 |
2016 | 589 | 752 | 698 | 603 |
2017 | 668 | 792 | 717 | 672 |
2018 | 617 | 822 | 788 | 690 |
2019 | 703 | 847 | 737 | 709 |
2020 | 734 | 869 | 774 | 730 |
2021 | 728 | 907 | 806 | 772 |
2022 | 815 | 971 | 923 | 816 |
Year | Black Women ($) | White Women($) | Asian Women ($) | Hispanic Women ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 511 | 520 | 562 | 449 |
2016 | 526 | 526 | 582 | 455 |
2017 | 545 | 568 | 601 | 489 |
2018 | 531 | 581 | 601 | 504 |
2019 | 575 | 605 | 599 | 546 |
2020 | 633 | 632 | 604 | 586 |
2021 | 622 | 659 | 679 | 596 |
2022 | 704 | 693 | 767 | 654 |
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.
- Architecture and Engineering Occupations
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- Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
- Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- Community and Social Service Occupations
- Computer and Mathematical Occupations
- Construction and Extraction Occupations
- Education, Training, and Library Occupations
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
- Legal Occupations
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
- Management Occupations
- Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations
- Management, Professional and Related Occupations
- Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance Occupations
- Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- Personal Care and Service Occupations
- Production Occupations
- Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations
- Professional and Related Occupations
- Protective Service Occupations
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- Sales and Related Occupations
- Service Occupations
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