U.S. White full-time wage and salary workers - weekly earnings 1979-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 23, 2023
In 2020, the median usual weekly earnings of a white full-time employee in the United States amounted to 1,003 current U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings for white, full-time employees was 248 current U.S. dollars.

Median weekly earnings of White full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2020 (in current U.S. dollars)

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Release date

September 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1979 to 2020

Age group

16 years and over

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