According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, the median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) of full-time working Blacks aged 25 years and over in the United States who have an advanced degree, was $1,464; that of Whites in the same age group and educational level was $1,755, and that of Asians in the same age group and educational level was $1,978. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and educational level was $1,547.
A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers with an advanced degree in 2022 by race, hispanic ethnicity, and gender, reveals the following rankings:
- Asian Men: $2,279
- White Men: $2,013
- Asian Women: $1,836
- Hispanic Men: $1,757
- Black Men: $1,604
- White Women: $1,540
- Hispanic Women: $1,424
- Black Women: $1,357
The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers with an advanced degree from 2002 to 2022.
Note: The data for Hispanics refers to hispanics of all racial backgrounds.
Year | Black ($) | White ($) | Asian ($) | Hispanic ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 912 | 1112 | 1168 | 896 |
2003 | 887 | 1139 | 1153 | 949 |
2004 | 985 | 1160 | 1251 | 995 |
2005 | 955 | 1195 | 1269 | 1073 |
2006 | 1015 | 1225 | 1339 | 1027 |
2007 | 1046 | 1248 | 1334 | 1141 |
2008 | 1127 | 1293 | 1438 | 1147 |
2009 | 1094 | 1341 | 1400 | 1260 |
2010 | 1065 | 1368 | 1466 | 1241 |
2011 | 1074 | 1359 | 1461 | 1178 |
2012 | 1149 | 1390 | 1525 | 1166 |
2013 | 1165 | 1400 | 1541 | 1266 |
2014 | 1149 | 1390 | 1562 | 1235 |
2015 | 1160 | 1410 | 1572 | 1227 |
2016 | 1162 | 1444 | 1708 | 1305 |
2017 | 1188 | 1487 | 1673 | 1307 |
2018 | 1240 | 1534 | 1731 | 1333 |
2019 | 1284 | 1568 | 1882 | 1412 |
2020 | 1408 | 1607 | 1892 | 1487 |
2021 | 1360 | 1662 | 1895 | 1536 |
2022 | 1464 | 1755 | 1978 | 1547 |
Year | Black Men ($) | White Men($) | Asian Men ($) | Hispanic Men ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 948 | 1279 | 1046 | |
2003 | 863 | 1339 | 1090 | |
2004 | 1013 | 1397 | 1149 | |
2005 | 1046 | 1409 | 1263 | |
2006 | 1181 | 1446 | 1142 | |
2007 | 1125 | 1472 | 1248 | |
2008 | 1235 | 1527 | 1378 | |
2009 | 1152 | 1559 | 1397 | |
2010 | 1176 | 1578 | 1387 | |
2011 | 1174 | 1604 | 1394 | |
2012 | 1333 | 1650 | 1614 | 1287 |
2013 | 1279 | 1652 | 1734 | 1477 |
2014 | 1331 | 1642 | 1752 | 1507 |
2015 | 1304 | 1661 | 1745 | 1424 |
2016 | 1331 | 1726 | 1878 | 1518 |
2017 | 1295 | 1760 | 1800 | 1588 |
2018 | 1360 | 1836 | 1882 | 1502 |
2019 | 1434 | 1880 | 1999 | 1551 |
2020 | 1538 | 1895 | 2006 | 1613 |
2021 | 1561 | 1916 | 2090 | 1750 |
2022 | 1604 | 2013 | 2279 | 1757 |
Year | Black Women ($) | White Women($) | Asian Women ($) | Hispanic Women ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 894 | 933 | 782 | |
2003 | 893 | 964 | 833 | |
2004 | 959 | 981 | 924 | |
2005 | 930 | 1014 | 931 | |
2006 | 948 | 1028 | 954 | |
2007 | 1003 | 1072 | 987 | |
2008 | 1026 | 1130 | 1007 | |
2009 | 1040 | 1149 | 1152 | |
2010 | 1010 | 1169 | 1126 | |
2011 | 1024 | 1163 | 1078 | |
2012 | 997 | 1164 | 1273 | 1093 |
2013 | 1116 | 1193 | 1287 | 1045 |
2014 | 1059 | 1188 | 1342 | 1049 |
2015 | 1091 | 1206 | 1361 | 1106 |
2016 | 1115 | 1260 | 1457 | 1141 |
2017 | 1133 | 1306 | 1462 | 1155 |
2018 | 1169 | 1330 | 1460 | 1158 |
2019 | 1231 | 1359 | 1615 | 1353 |
2020 | 1323 | 1406 | 1709 | 1403 |
2021 | 1248 | 1465 | 1619 | 1401 |
2022 | 1357 | 1540 | 1836 | 1424 |