In the United States in 2017, deaf individuals with full-time employment had a median annual salary of 50,000 U.S. dollars, compared to a median salary of 40,000 U.S. dollars among individuals who were deaf and had an independent living disability. This statistic shows median annual earnings among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by additional disability status.
Median annual earnings among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by additional disability status (in U.S. dollars)*
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Median annual earnings among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by additional disability status (in U.S. dollars)*
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"In this report, the term deaf is used in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as deaf,
deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and hearing impaired."
* Median annual earnings were calculated only from people who were working full-time.
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NDC. (March 20, 2019). Median annual earnings among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by additional disability status (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095413/median-salary-among-deaf-by-disability-status-us/
NDC. "Median annual earnings among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by additional disability status (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. March 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095413/median-salary-among-deaf-by-disability-status-us/
NDC. (2019). Median annual earnings among deaf people in the U.S. in 2017, by additional disability status (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095413/median-salary-among-deaf-by-disability-status-us/
NDC. "Median Annual Earnings among Deaf People in The U.S. in 2017, by Additional Disability Status (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095413/median-salary-among-deaf-by-disability-status-us/
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