United States Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Production Transportation And Material Moving 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 production transportation and material moving occupations, was $770; that of Whites in the same age group and occupation group was $842, and that of Asians in the same age group and occupation group was $787. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics or Latinos, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and occupation group was $740.

In more simple terms, the median weekly earnings of Black workers who work in production transportation and material moving occupations was 91.5% of that of their White colleagues, and 97.8% of that of their Asian colleagues who also work in production transportation and material moving occupations. In the same vein, the median weekly earnings of Asian workers who work in production transportation and material moving occupations was 93.5% of that of their White colleagues in production transportation and material moving occupations.

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

  1. White Men: $911
  2. Asian Men: $824
  3. Black Men: $810
  4. Hispanic or Latino Men: $792
  5. Asian Women: $721
  6. Black Women: $715
  7. White Women: $685
  8. Hispanic or Latino Women: $652

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 transportation and material moving 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 Production Transportation And Material Moving Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Workers in Production Transportation And Material Moving Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
Black Men
Black Women
White Men
White Women
Asian Men
Asian Women
Hispanic or Latino Men
Hispanic or Latino Women
U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers Production Transportation And Material Moving Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Black ($) White ($) Asian ($) Hispanic ($)
2015 584 683 611 556
2016 602 685 635 557
2017 606 717 653 596
2018 617 733 677 612
2019 660 755 666 646
2020 685 768 689 675
2021 696 803 719 700
2022 770 842 787 740
U.S. Men Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Production Transportation And Material Moving Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Black Men ($) White Men($) Asian Men ($) Hispanic Men ($)
2015 610 724 659 599
2016 622 723 671 600
2017 641 772 705 642
2018 643 790 752 670
2019 699 806 712 696
2020 718 823 744 711
2021 716 870 754 761
2022 810 911 824 792
U.S. Women Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Production Transportation And Material Moving Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)
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Year Black Women ($) White Women($) Asian Women ($) Hispanic Women ($)
2015 478 519 550 438
2016 528 531 585 451
2017 530 551 577 479
2018 539 563 587 499
2019 592 596 592 530
2020 615 612 602 586
2021 620 639 667 601
2022 715 685 721 652