In 2022, the median usual weekly earnings of an African American full-time employee in the United States amounted to 878 U.S. dollars. Dollar value is based on 2022 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings of African American full-time employees was 751 constant 2022 U.S. dollars. Median weekly earnings of Black and African Americans not adjusted for inflation can be found here.
Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of Black and African American full-time workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022
(in constant 2022 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Wage in constant 2022 U.S. dollars
2022
878
2021
866
2020
899
2019
844
2018
812
2017
817
2016
829
2015
794
2014
793
2013
793
2012
795
2011
804
2010
825
2009
824
2008
805
2007
807
2006
809
2005
783
2004
818
2003
822
2002
815
2001
816
2000
810
1999
786
1998
769
1997
731
1996
723
1995
735
1994
729
1993
739
1992
735
1991
733
1990
718
1989
732
1988
751
1987
747
1986
746
1985
721
1984
725
1983
733
1982
716
1981
730
1980
719
1979
751
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The term constant dollars refers to a metric for valuing the price of something over time, without that metric changing due to inflation or deflation. The term specifically refers to dollars whose present value is linked to a given year.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of Black and African American full-time workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of Black and African American full-time workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of Black and African American full-time workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Inflation Adjusted Weekly Earnings of Black and African American Full-time Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022 (in Constant 2022 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of Black and African American full-time workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of Black and African American full-time workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
