Table 16. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in current dollars by race,
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 1979–2010 annual averages
Total, both sexes
Hispanic or
Latino
ethnicity
Hispanic or
Latino
ethnicity
Total
White
Black or
African
American
-
$194
$182
$184
$169
-
$157
212
235
245
261
269
277
291
301
314
319
-
209
223
240
250
259
270
277
285
290
298
201
219
239
252
265
277
291
303
315
328
203
221
242
254
268
281
294
307
318
334
185
206
217
232
241
252
264
276
288
301
-
172
190
203
215
223
230
241
251
260
269
424
442
458
475
484
494
506
519
545
573
329
348
357
369
371
383
387
400
426
445
-
304
312
321
331
324
329
339
351
370
385
346
366
380
393
399
406
418
431
456
473
353
373
387
401
408
415
428
444
468
483
308
323
335
348
346
355
362
375
400
409
-
278
292
302
313
305
305
316
318
337
348
576
596
608
620
638
651
671
695
722
739
590
610
623
636
657
672
690
716
742
757
474
491
498
514
525
520
554
569
589
601
$615
639
658
693
708
753
784
830
861
880
399
417
424
440
456
471
486
503
529
541
493
512
529
552
573
585
600
614
638
657
502
522
547
567
584
596
609
626
654
669
429
454
473
491
505
499
519
533
554
582
$547
563
566
598
613
665
699
731
753
779
366
388
397
410
419
429
440
473
501
509
747
765
611
855
535
669
684
592
773
508
Total
White
Black or
African
American
1979……..
$241
$248
$199
1980……..
1981……..
1982……..
1983……..
1984……..
1985………
1986 1…….
1987……..
1988………
1989……..
262
284
302
313
326
344
359
374
385
399
269
291
310
320
336
356
371
384
395
409
1990 1…….
1991……..
1992……..
1993……..
1994 1…….
1995……..
1996……..
1997 1…….
1998 1…….
1999 1…….
412
426
440
459
467
479
490
503
523
549
2000 1…….
2001……..
2002…….
2003 1…….
2004……..
2005……
2006……..
2007……..
2008 1…….
2009 …….
2010 …….
Year
Women
Asian
See footnote at end of table.
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Asian
Table 16. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in current dollars by race,
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 1979–2010 annual averages—Continued
Men
Hispanic or
Latino
ethnicity
Total
White
Black or
African
American
-
$219
62.3
61.7
74.4
-
71.7
244
268
278
294
303
305
319
327
348
348
-
234
251
269
274
287
296
299
306
308
315
64.2
64.4
65.7
66.5
67.6
68.1
69.5
69.8
70.2
70.1
63.4
63.1
64.5
65.6
66.8
67.2
67.9
68.2
68.4
69.3
75.8
76.9
78.1
78.9
79.5
82.6
82.8
84.4
82.8
86.5
-
73.5
75.7
75.5
78.5
77.7
77.7
80.6
82.0
84.4
85.4
494
506
514
524
547
566
580
595
615
638
361
375
380
392
400
411
412
432
468
488
-
318
323
339
346
343
350
356
371
390
406
71.9
74.2
75.8
77.1
76.4
75.5
75.0
74.4
76.3
76.5
71.5
73.7
75.3
76.5
74.6
73.3
73.8
74.6
76.1
75.7
85.3
86.1
88.2
88.8
86.5
86.4
87.9
86.8
85.5
83.8
-
87.4
90.4
89.1
90.5
88.9
87.1
88.8
85.7
86.4
85.7
641
670
679
695
713
722
743
766
798
819
662
689
702
715
732
743
761
788
825
845
510
529
524
555
569
559
591
600
620
621
$685
732
756
772
802
825
882
936
966
952
417
440
451
464
480
489
505
520
559
569
76.9
76.4
77.9
79.4
80.4
81.0
80.8
80.2
79.9
80.2
75.8
75.8
77.9
79.3
79.8
80.2
80.0
79.4
79.3
79.2
84.1
85.8
90.3
88.5
88.8
89.3
87.8
88.8
89.4
93.7
79.9
76.9
74.9
77.5
76.4
80.6
79.3
78.1
78.0
81.8
87.8
88.2
88.0
88.4
87.3
87.7
87.1
91.0
89.6
89.5
824
850
633
936
560
81.2
80.5
93.5
82.6
90.7
Total
White
Black or
African
American
1979……..
$292
$298
$227
1980……..
1981……..
1982……..
1983……..
1984……..
1985………
1986 1…….
1987……..
1988………
1989……..
313
340
364
379
392
407
419
434
449
468
320
350
375
387
401
418
433
450
465
482
1990 1…….
1991……..
1992……..
1993……..
1994 1…….
1995……..
1996……..
1997 1…….
1998 1…….
1999 1…….
481
493
501
510
522
538
557
579
598
618
2000 1…….
2001……..
2002…….
2003 1…….
2004……..
2005……
2006……..
2007……..
2008 1…….
2009 …….
2010 …….
Year
Women's earnings as a percent of men's
Asian
Asian
Hispanic or
Latino
ethnicity
1 The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and conceptual
changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). For an explanation, see the historical comparability documentation provided at
http://www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.
NOTE: Beginning in 2003, estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) include people
who selected this race group only; people who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, people who
reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. Data for 2000–02 are for the category
Asians and Pacific Islanders. Starting in 2003, Asians constitute a separate category. For more information, see the historical
comparability documentation. Data for Asians were not tabulated prior to 2000. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic
or Latino may be of any race.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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