Many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are paid lower wages than the national or group average: Average hourly wages for full-time, year-round workers in 2019
| Group | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| Indian | $ 51.19 |
| Chinese | $ 43.35 |
| Pakistani | $ 40.50 |
| Japanese | $ 39.51 |
| Korean | $ 39.47 |
| Sri Lankan | $ 36.06 |
| Malaysian | $ 35.25 |
| Indonesian | $ 32.49 |
| Fijian | $ 31.21 |
| Mongolian | $ 31.13 |
| AAPI average | $ 30.73 |
| U.S. average | $ 29.95 |
| Bangladeshi | $ 29.70 |
| Vietnamese | $ 29.38 |
| Filipino | $ 29.35 |
| Nepalese | $ 28.44 |
| Thai | $ 27.53 |
| Tongan | $ 25.99 |
| Hawaiian | $ 25.75 |
| Samoan | $ 23.72 |
| Laotian | $ 23.61 |
| Cambodian | $ 23.12 |
| Guamanian/Chamorro | $ 23.12 |
| Burmese | $ 21.63 |
| Bhutanese | $ 15.36 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2015–2019 5-year estimates; Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Ronald Goeken, Megan Schouweiler, and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS USA: Version 12.0 (dataset). Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V12.0.