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 a bachelors degree only, was $1,159; that of Whites in the same age group and educational level was $1,456, and that of Asians in the same age group and educational level was $1,563. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and educational level was $1,237.
A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers with a bachelors degree only in 2022 by race, hispanic ethnicity, and gender, reveals the following rankings:
- Asian Men: $1,830
- White Men: $1,655
- Asian Women: $1,394
- Hispanic Men: $1,381
- Black Men: $1,353
- White Women: $1,261
- Hispanic Women: $1,119
- Black Women: $1,076
The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers with a bachelors degree only from 2002 to 2022.
Note: The data for Hispanics refers to hispanics of all racial backgrounds.
Year | Black ($) | White ($) | Asian ($) | Hispanic ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 745 | 901 | 838 | 743 |
2003 | 762 | 925 | 847 | 747 |
2004 | 782 | 937 | 882 | 808 |
2005 | 763 | 960 | 917 | 799 |
2006 | 803 | 980 | 975 | 788 |
2007 | 815 | 1010 | 1006 | 858 |
2008 | 842 | 1035 | 1027 | 872 |
2009 | 853 | 1051 | 1017 | 892 |
2010 | 874 | 1065 | 1062 | 860 |
2011 | 912 | 1082 | 1062 | 947 |
2012 | 892 | 1094 | 1128 | 906 |
2013 | 928 | 1130 | 1160 | 934 |
2014 | 895 | 1132 | 1149 | 937 |
2015 | 948 | 1154 | 1170 | 969 |
2016 | 927 | 1180 | 1251 | 1022 |
2017 | 933 | 1209 | 1274 | 989 |
2018 | 970 | 1229 | 1270 | 1002 |
2019 | 1007 | 1270 | 1412 | 1027 |
2020 | 1054 | 1341 | 1413 | 1108 |
2021 | 1070 | 1359 | 1474 | 1160 |
2022 | 1159 | 1456 | 1563 | 1237 |
Year | Black Men ($) | White Men($) | Asian Men ($) | Hispanic Men ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 772 | 1032 | 803 | |
2003 | 774 | 1081 | 810 | |
2004 | 837 | 1082 | 856 | |
2005 | 827 | 1122 | 873 | |
2006 | 875 | 1142 | 874 | |
2007 | 875 | 1170 | 927 | |
2008 | 886 | 1223 | 990 | |
2009 | 898 | 1241 | 998 | |
2010 | 941 | 1231 | 977 | |
2011 | 979 | 1234 | 1035 | |
2012 | 975 | 1269 | 1265 | 1002 |
2013 | 964 | 1317 | 1332 | 1059 |
2014 | 929 | 1287 | 1256 | 1045 |
2015 | 1002 | 1345 | 1316 | 1068 |
2016 | 965 | 1385 | 1371 | 1157 |
2017 | 998 | 1410 | 1437 | 1066 |
2018 | 1038 | 1428 | 1462 | 1115 |
2019 | 1056 | 1489 | 1556 | 1187 |
2020 | 1124 | 1547 | 1594 | 1251 |
2021 | 1167 | 1543 | 1631 | 1251 |
2022 | 1353 | 1655 | 1830 | 1381 |
Year | Black Women ($) | White Women($) | Asian Women ($) | Hispanic Women ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 712 | 762 | 678 | |
2003 | 756 | 771 | 694 | |
2004 | 742 | 800 | 755 | |
2005 | 725 | 824 | 744 | |
2006 | 767 | 846 | 735 | |
2007 | 771 | 870 | 795 | |
2008 | 804 | 883 | 802 | |
2009 | 832 | 894 | 806 | |
2010 | 841 | 918 | 771 | |
2011 | 843 | 939 | 862 | |
2012 | 846 | 939 | 992 | 818 |
2013 | 886 | 962 | 1040 | 842 |
2014 | 870 | 975 | 1037 | 852 |
2015 | 914 | 981 | 1070 | 893 |
2016 | 877 | 1005 | 1129 | 910 |
2017 | 897 | 1031 | 1090 | 915 |
2018 | 937 | 1051 | 1124 | 914 |
2019 | 970 | 1107 | 1247 | 934 |
2020 | 1011 | 1142 | 1238 | 1000 |
2021 | 995 | 1180 | 1351 | 1068 |
2022 | 1076 | 1261 | 1394 | 1119 |