
U.S. African American full-time wage workers weekly earnings 1979-2023
In 1979, the median usual weekly earnings of a Black full-time employee in the United States amounted to 199 current U.S. dollars, which was 42 U.S. dollars below the general average. In 2023, the median usual weekly earnings of an African American working full-time was 920 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. The median weekly earnings of Black and African Americans in the U.S. adjusted for inflation can be found here.