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 some college education or an associates degree, was $820; that of Whites in the same age group and educational level was $1,005, and that of Asians in the same age group and educational level was $952. Also, the median weekly earnings of Hispanics, of all racial backgrounds, in the same age group and educational level was $901.
A closer look at the median weekly earnings of full-time U.S. workers with some college education or an associates degree in 2022 by race, hispanic ethnicity, and gender, reveals the following rankings:
- White Men: $1,158
- Asian Men: $1,061
- Hispanic Men: $1,010
- Black Men: $892
- White Women: $871
- Asian Women: $837
- Hispanic Women: $798
- Black Women: $767
The charts and tables below shows the historical median weekly earnings by race and ethnicity as well as by gender (without seasonal adjustment), for full-time U.S. workers with some college education or an associates degree from 2002 to 2022.
Note: The data for Hispanics refers to hispanics of all racial backgrounds.
Year | Black ($) | White ($) | Asian ($) | Hispanic ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 532 | 651 | 606 | 563 |
2003 | 551 | 659 | 624 | 576 |
2004 | 563 | 682 | 620 | 593 |
2005 | 559 | 697 | 640 | 599 |
2006 | 588 | 717 | 647 | 611 |
2007 | 594 | 729 | 696 | 633 |
2008 | 608 | 746 | 695 | 663 |
2009 | 608 | 749 | 712 | 658 |
2010 | 614 | 758 | 704 | 660 |
2011 | 616 | 762 | 711 | 663 |
2012 | 626 | 774 | 715 | 680 |
2013 | 629 | 773 | 744 | 678 |
2014 | 637 | 791 | 748 | 689 |
2015 | 642 | 792 | 750 | 700 |
2016 | 682 | 808 | 758 | 715 |
2017 | 678 | 834 | 772 | 737 |
2018 | 684 | 869 | 817 | 763 |
2019 | 720 | 894 | 844 | 777 |
2020 | 764 | 934 | 919 | 829 |
2021 | 766 | 962 | 910 | 868 |
2022 | 820 | 1005 | 952 | 901 |
Year | Black Men ($) | White Men($) | Asian Men ($) | Hispanic Men ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 600 | 753 | 616 | |
2003 | 609 | 761 | 623 | |
2004 | 620 | 787 | 650 | |
2005 | 611 | 794 | 659 | |
2006 | 642 | 826 | 673 | |
2007 | 645 | 841 | 714 | |
2008 | 665 | 866 | 724 | |
2009 | 655 | 868 | 729 | |
2010 | 657 | 877 | 731 | |
2011 | 687 | 873 | 737 | |
2012 | 694 | 894 | 787 | 758 |
2013 | 680 | 893 | 835 | 749 |
2014 | 705 | 909 | 775 | 780 |
2015 | 715 | 916 | 825 | 796 |
2016 | 759 | 927 | 827 | 803 |
2017 | 736 | 959 | 856 | 812 |
2018 | 755 | 993 | 887 | 875 |
2019 | 791 | 1030 | 935 | 882 |
2020 | 845 | 1073 | 1007 | 951 |
2021 | 838 | 1096 | 989 | 985 |
2022 | 892 | 1158 | 1061 | 1010 |
Year | Black Women ($) | White Women($) | Asian Women ($) | Hispanic Women ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 500 | 559 | 497 | |
2003 | 510 | 573 | 509 | |
2004 | 521 | 586 | 518 | |
2005 | 513 | 600 | 528 | |
2006 | 534 | 612 | 544 | |
2007 | 552 | 621 | 564 | |
2008 | 576 | 644 | 601 | |
2009 | 581 | 645 | 592 | |
2010 | 587 | 654 | 601 | |
2011 | 589 | 665 | 600 | |
2012 | 595 | 678 | 656 | 611 |
2013 | 596 | 677 | 671 | 614 |
2014 | 600 | 678 | 706 | 604 |
2015 | 601 | 680 | 681 | 618 |
2016 | 622 | 704 | 710 | 630 |
2017 | 633 | 717 | 710 | 663 |
2018 | 628 | 742 | 717 | 677 |
2019 | 662 | 755 | 779 | 701 |
2020 | 714 | 797 | 792 | 737 |
2021 | 718 | 824 | 833 | 771 |
2022 | 767 | 871 | 837 | 798 |