United States Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Production Occupations Aged 16yrs+

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:

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.