U.S. wage and salary workers: weekly earnings by gender and ethnicity 2018
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by gender and ethnicity (in U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States by gender and ethnicity in 2018. The usual weekly earnings of a male Asian American wage worker were 1,280 U.S. dollars in 2018.
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by gender and ethnicity (in U.S. dollars)
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| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 974 | 1,280 |
| White | 857 | 1,064 |
| Total | 830 | 1,026 |
| Black or African American | 683 | 775 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 644 | 755 |
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 974 | 1,280 |
| White | 857 | 1,064 |
| Total | 830 | 1,026 |
| Black or African American | 683 | 775 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 644 | 755 |
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by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States by gender and ethnicity in 2018. The usual weekly earnings of a male Asian American wage worker were 1,280 U.S. dollars in 2018.
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