In 2022, the median weekly earnings were lowest in the service occupations across all ethnicities. In the management, professional, and related occupations category, a white worker's weekly earnings amounted to around 1,469 U.S. dollars, compared to that of a Black or African American workers weekly earnings which amounted to around 1,210 U.S. dollars.
Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2022, by ethnicity and occupation
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
Total
1,085
878
1,401
823
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,469
1,210
1,863
1,271
Service occupations
707
666
703
649
Sales and office occupations
896
795
951
785
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
971
875
1,031
814
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
842
770
787
740
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Median weekly payWhiteBlack or African AmericanAsianHispanic or LatinoTotalManagement, professional, and related occupationsService occupationsSales and office occupationsNatural resources, construction, and maintenance occupationsProduction, transportation, and material moving occupations
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