In 2020, the median weekly earnings for native born workers in the United States with a Bachelor's degree or higher was 1,409 U.S. dollars. In comparison, the median weekly earnings for foreign born workers with the same degree of education was 1,492 U.S. dollars.
Median weekly earnings of the native and foreign born populations in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 18, 2021). Median weekly earnings of the native and foreign born populations in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119125/median-weekly-earnings-foreign-native-born-workers-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median weekly earnings of the native and foreign born populations in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119125/median-weekly-earnings-foreign-native-born-workers-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Median weekly earnings of the native and foreign born populations in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119125/median-weekly-earnings-foreign-native-born-workers-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Weekly Earnings of The Native and Foreign Born Populations in The United States in 2020, by Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119125/median-weekly-earnings-foreign-native-born-workers-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median weekly earnings of the native and foreign born populations in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119125/median-weekly-earnings-foreign-native-born-workers-educational-attainment-us/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Median weekly earnings of the native and foreign born populations in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119125/median-weekly-earnings-foreign-native-born-workers-educational-attainment-us/