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 high school diploma (with no college education), was $747; that of Whites in the same age group and educational level was $884, and that of Asians in the same age group and educational level was $784. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and educational level was $795.
A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers with only a high school diploma in 2022 by race, hispanic ethnicity, and gender, reveals the following rankings:
- White Men: $982
- Asian Men: $868
- Hispanic Men: $864
- Black Men: $809
- White Women: $748
- Asian Women: $710
- Hispanic Women: $703
- Black Women: $697
The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers with only a high school diploma from 2002 to 2022.
Note: The data for Hispanics refers to hispanics of all racial backgrounds.
Year | Black ($) | White ($) | Asian ($) | Hispanic ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 460 | 562 | 481 | 461 |
2003 | 476 | 576 | 491 | 485 |
2004 | 492 | 591 | 493 | 491 |
2005 | 488 | 600 | 535 | 499 |
2006 | 497 | 615 | 554 | 509 |
2007 | 504 | 624 | 538 | 524 |
2008 | 515 | 643 | 568 | 553 |
2009 | 533 | 651 | 592 | 555 |
2010 | 532 | 649 | 579 | 543 |
2011 | 538 | 663 | 564 | 568 |
2012 | 548 | 680 | 589 | 582 |
2013 | 551 | 680 | 596 | 591 |
2014 | 579 | 696 | 604 | 595 |
2015 | 578 | 706 | 611 | 611 |
2016 | 592 | 717 | 630 | 621 |
2017 | 599 | 746 | 653 | 651 |
2018 | 604 | 768 | 659 | 672 |
2019 | 635 | 778 | 683 | 693 |
2020 | 685 | 811 | 702 | 721 |
2021 | 708 | 841 | 748 | 760 |
2022 | 747 | 884 | 784 | 795 |
Year | Black Men ($) | White Men($) | Asian Men ($) | Hispanic Men ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 505 | 639 | 507 | |
2003 | 519 | 652 | 522 | |
2004 | 520 | 670 | 521 | |
2005 | 528 | 677 | 530 | |
2006 | 543 | 704 | 569 | |
2007 | 549 | 718 | 584 | |
2008 | 581 | 738 | 603 | |
2009 | 588 | 740 | 594 | |
2010 | 593 | 736 | 590 | |
2011 | 598 | 745 | 606 | |
2012 | 604 | 760 | 665 | 624 |
2013 | 601 | 763 | 629 | 629 |
2014 | 630 | 777 | 664 | 637 |
2015 | 614 | 792 | 654 | 678 |
2016 | 626 | 806 | 683 | 679 |
2017 | 653 | 831 | 714 | 709 |
2018 | 667 | 861 | 748 | 738 |
2019 | 696 | 888 | 739 | 761 |
2020 | 738 | 915 | 784 | 791 |
2021 | 754 | 940 | 843 | 824 |
2022 | 809 | 982 | 868 | 864 |
Year | Black Women ($) | White Women($) | Asian Women ($) | Hispanic Women ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 408 | 470 | 404 | |
2003 | 434 | 484 | 415 | |
2004 | 457 | 496 | 434 | |
2005 | 436 | 504 | 435 | |
2006 | 455 | 510 | 428 | |
2007 | 470 | 523 | 469 | |
2008 | 480 | 535 | 479 | |
2009 | 497 | 556 | 495 | |
2010 | 490 | 558 | 490 | |
2011 | 493 | 572 | 501 | |
2012 | 499 | 581 | 504 | 501 |
2013 | 508 | 587 | 551 | 513 |
2014 | 509 | 591 | 543 | 517 |
2015 | 511 | 602 | 577 | 532 |
2016 | 539 | 610 | 592 | 550 |
2017 | 539 | 627 | 591 | 575 |
2018 | 546 | 641 | 583 | 582 |
2019 | 586 | 653 | 607 | 593 |
2020 | 622 | 685 | 617 | 637 |
2021 | 653 | 710 | 673 | 655 |
2022 | 697 | 748 | 710 | 703 |