United States Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Some College Education or an Associates Degree (AA)
Updated on January 20, 2023.

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:

  1. White Men: $1,158
  2. Asian Men: $1,061
  3. Hispanic Men: $1,010
  4. Black Men: $892
  5. White Women: $871
  6. Asian Women: $837
  7. Hispanic Women: $798
  8. 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.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Some College Ed or AA ($)
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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race, Ethnicity, and Gender of Full-Time Workers with Some College Ed or AA ($)
Black Men
Black Women
White Men
White Women
Asian Men
Asian Women
Hispanic Men
Hispanic Women
U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Some College Ed or AA
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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
U.S. Men Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Some College Ed or AA
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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
U.S. Women Median Weekly Earnings By Race and Ethnicity of Full-Time Workers with Some College Ed or AA
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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