United States Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Less Than a High School Diploma

Updated on May 14, 2022.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, the median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) of full-time working Blacks aged 25 years and over in the United States who do not have a high school diploma was $562; that of Whites in the same age group and educational level was $637, and that of Asians in the same age group and educational level was $597. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and educational level was $616.

A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers with less than a high school diploma in 2021 by race, hispanic ethnicity, and gender, reveals the following rankings:

White Men: $691
Hispanic Men: $660
Asian Men: $658
Black Men: $597
White Women: $554
Hispanic Women: $544
Asian Women: $533
Black Women: $532

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 who do not have a high school diploma from 2002 to 2021.

Note: The data for Hispanics refers to hispanics 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 with Less Than a High School Diploma ($)

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Workers with Less Than a High School Diploma ($)

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Less Than a High School Diploma ($)

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Year	Black ($)	White ($)	Asian ($)	Hispanic ($)
2,002	357	395	374	362
2,003	376	401	369	371
2,004	368	406	402	374
2,005	372	414	396	388
2,006	393	423	436	396
2,007	400	437	418	406
2,008	408	466	419	422
2,009	413	464	421	421
2,010	426	446	457	414
2,011	416	458	448	419
2,012	408	482	446	437
2,013	423	479	433	438
2,014	440	493	477	466
2,015	448	498	475	478
2,016	467	510	502	492
2,017	483	527	505	510
2,018	487	565	521	544
2,019	536	604	538	583
2,020	579	626	605	601
2,021	562	637	597	616

U.S. Men Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Less Than a High School Diploma ($)

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Year	Black Men ($)	White Men($)	Asian Men ($)	Hispanic Men ($)
2,002	401	427		391
2,003	421	432		393
2,004	416	451		402
2,005	404	464		414
2,006	419	477		420
2,007	449	486		428
2,008	449	502		472
2,009	453	504		469
2,010	466	488		443
2,011	447	494		450
2,012	446	515	479	486
2,013	456	505	463	480
2,014	476	522	493	497
2,015	492	524	495	502
2,016	496	567	568	518
2,017	504	591	590	564
2,018	526	612	579	598
2,019	575	658	616	622
2,020	605	684	624	644
2,021	597	691	658	660

U.S. Women Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Less Than a High School Diploma ($)

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Year	Black Women ($)	White Women($)	Asian Women ($)	Hispanic Women ($)
2,002	314	325		304
2,003	324	331		314
2,004	326	335		312
2,005	339	340		323
2,006	359	355		325
2,007	374	368		343
2,008	382	378		360
2,009	391	378		355
2,010	402	382		364
2,011	385	394		377
2,012	377	389	398	369
2,013	391	401	405	378
2,014	413	406	450	390
2,015	406	418	443	410
2,016	422	421	461	413
2,017	450	446	438	431
2,018	423	473	491	457
2,019	478	497	487	493
2,020	522	520	586	511
2,021	532	554	533	544

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