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 or higher, was $1,276; that of Whites in the same age group and educational level was $1,553, and that of Asians in the same age group and educational level was $1,834. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and educational level was $1,340.
A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers with a bachelors degree or higher in 2022 by race, hispanic ethnicity, and gender, reveals the following rankings:
- Asian Men: $1,983
- White Men: $1,774
- Asian Women: $1,571
- Hispanic Men: $1,499
- Black Men: $1,452
- White Women: $1,377
- Hispanic Women: $1,224
- Black Women: $1,169
The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers with a bachelors degree or higher from 2002 to 2022.
Note: The data for Hispanics refers to hispanics of all racial backgrounds.
Year | Black ($) | White ($) | Asian ($) | Hispanic ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 785 | 961 | 935 | 768 |
2003 | 793 | 988 | 954 | 799 |
2004 | 834 | 1005 | 1009 | 859 |
2005 | 828 | 1039 | 1031 | 866 |
2006 | 886 | 1058 | 1127 | 860 |
2007 | 877 | 1099 | 1142 | 923 |
2008 | 912 | 1133 | 1167 | 945 |
2009 | 921 | 1152 | 1168 | 985 |
2010 | 934 | 1159 | 1217 | 949 |
2011 | 958 | 1165 | 1224 | 1000 |
2012 | 972 | 1178 | 1290 | 967 |
2013 | 997 | 1215 | 1333 | 1004 |
2014 | 970 | 1219 | 1328 | 1007 |
2015 | 1010 | 1245 | 1351 | 1044 |
2016 | 990 | 1274 | 1429 | 1127 |
2017 | 1021 | 1314 | 1441 | 1066 |
2018 | 1065 | 1342 | 1465 | 1101 |
2019 | 1110 | 1380 | 1579 | 1155 |
2020 | 1166 | 1433 | 1650 | 1230 |
2021 | 1164 | 1468 | 1712 | 1260 |
2022 | 1276 | 1553 | 1834 | 1340 |
Year | Black Men ($) | White Men($) | Asian Men ($) | Hispanic Men ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 830 | 1124 | 856 | |
2003 | 790 | 1151 | 879 | |
2004 | 874 | 1162 | 913 | |
2005 | 878 | 1210 | 946 | |
2006 | 959 | 1237 | 945 | |
2007 | 931 | 1267 | 1005 | |
2008 | 966 | 1329 | 1059 | |
2009 | 987 | 1352 | 1106 | |
2010 | 1010 | 1354 | 1065 | |
2011 | 1027 | 1353 | 1114 | |
2012 | 1086 | 1399 | 1426 | 1103 |
2013 | 1045 | 1416 | 1491 | 1184 |
2014 | 1027 | 1416 | 1472 | 1161 |
2015 | 1103 | 1448 | 1495 | 1167 |
2016 | 1052 | 1491 | 1600 | 1246 |
2017 | 1109 | 1516 | 1625 | 1173 |
2018 | 1139 | 1550 | 1685 | 1234 |
2019 | 1144 | 1612 | 1823 | 1290 |
2020 | 1247 | 1668 | 1871 | 1371 |
2021 | 1321 | 1673 | 1885 | 1373 |
2022 | 1452 | 1774 | 1983 | 1499 |
Year | Black Women ($) | White Women($) | Asian Women ($) | Hispanic Women ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 762 | 819 | 723 | |
2003 | 797 | 839 | 737 | |
2004 | 794 | 866 | 805 | |
2005 | 789 | 891 | 787 | |
2006 | 827 | 911 | 773 | |
2007 | 837 | 942 | 848 | |
2008 | 862 | 961 | 852 | |
2009 | 886 | 976 | 884 | |
2010 | 889 | 996 | 849 | |
2011 | 915 | 1011 | 922 | |
2012 | 913 | 1012 | 1077 | 902 |
2013 | 964 | 1045 | 1138 | 908 |
2014 | 942 | 1059 | 1140 | 907 |
2015 | 961 | 1070 | 1162 | 958 |
2016 | 960 | 1115 | 1262 | 988 |
2017 | 980 | 1141 | 1248 | 992 |
2018 | 1013 | 1152 | 1242 | 991 |
2019 | 1077 | 1197 | 1416 | 1044 |
2020 | 1129 | 1239 | 1440 | 1125 |
2021 | 1105 | 1292 | 1496 | 1164 |
2022 | 1169 | 1377 | 1571 | 1224 |