United States Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Professional and Related 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 professional and related occupations, was $1,156; that of Whites in the same age group and occupation group was $1,385, and that of Asians in the same age group and occupation group was $1,841. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics or Latinos, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and occupation group was $1,243.

In more simple terms, the median weekly earnings of Black workers who work in professional and related occupations was 83.5% of that of their White colleagues, and 62.8% of that of their Asian colleagues who also work in professional and related occupations. In the same vein, the median weekly earnings of White workers who work in professional and related occupations was 75.2% of that of their Asian colleagues in professional and related occupations.

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

Asian Men: $1,985
White Men: $1,640
Asian Women: $1,576
Hispanic or Latino Men: $1,455
Black Men: $1,355
White Women: $1,224
Hispanic or Latino Women: $1,116
Black Women: $1,101

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 professional and related 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.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Professional and Related Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Workers in Professional and Related Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers Professional and Related Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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Year	Black ($)	White ($)	Asian ($)	Hispanic ($)
2015	905	1109	1416	956
2016	916	1143	1471	971
2017	934	1164	1444	1013
2018	945	1181	1497	995
2019	1011	1237	1602	1083
2020	1079	1263	1672	1130
2021	1132	1323	1750	1174
2022	1156	1385	1841	1243

U.S. Men Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Professional and Related Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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Year	Black Men ($)	White Men($)	Asian Men ($)	Hispanic Men ($)
2015	1062	1345	1566	1144
2016	1061	1359	1653	1180
2017	1082	1389	1617	1195
2018	1129	1421	1734	1183
2019	1129	1495	1795	1262
2020	1228	1529	1867	1362
2021	1263	1546	1897	1326
2022	1355	1640	1985	1455

U.S. Women Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers in Professional and Related Occupations Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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Year	Black Women ($)	White Women($)	Asian Women ($)	Hispanic Women ($)
2015	844	966	1213	853
2016	838	1003	1305	863
2017	869	1024	1247	902
2018	870	1033	1255	873
2019	944	1084	1441	957
2020	1005	1115	1481	1010
2021	1049	1165	1525	1098
2022	1101	1224	1576	1116

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.