Black, Hispanic, and AIAN workers earn lower wages and have smaller gender wage disparities than their white and AAPI counterparts: Median wages by race/ethnicity and gender, 2024
| Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| White | $25.00 | $30.00 |
| Black | $21.00 | $22.00 |
| Hispanic | $19.50 | $22.00 |
| AIAN | $20.50 | $23.46 |
| AAPI | $27.90 | $35.00 |
Notes: AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander and AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race). Wages for AIAN women and men are estimated using pooled years 2020-2024 to address sample size restrictions. Wages are in 2024 dollars.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from EPI Microdata Extracts, Version 2025.9.11 (2025); https://microdata.epi.org.