In 2020, the median usual weekly earnings of an African American full-time employee in the United States amounted to 794 U.S. dollars. Dollar value is based on 2020 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings of African American full-time employees was 663 constant 2020 U.S. dollars.
Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of African American full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2020
(in constant 2020 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Wage in constant 2020 U.S. dollars
2020
794
2019
744
2018
715
2017
720
2016
731
2015
701
2014
699
2013
700
2012
702
2011
709
2010
727
2009
727
2008
710
2007
712
2006
713
2005
691
2004
721
2003
725
2002
719
2001
720
2000
715
1999
693
1998
678
1997
645
1996
638
1995
648
1994
643
1993
653
1992
648
1991
647
1990
634
1989
644
1988
662
1987
657
1986
658
1985
637
1984
640
1983
648
1982
633
1981
644
1980
637
1979
663
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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. (September 21, 2021). Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of African American full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2020 (in constant 2020 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, 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 African American full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2020 (in constant 2020 U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of African American full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2020 (in constant 2020 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. 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 African American Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2020 (in Constant 2020 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, 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 African American full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2020 (in constant 2020 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185303/median-weekly-earnings-of-african-american-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
