Workers in manufacturing jobs similar to cannabis processing earn modest wages, with significant variation by race and citizenship status: Median wages of cannabis processing and production proxy workers by demographic group (2019$)
| Demographic | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| All | $14.32 |
| Women | $13.24 |
| Men | $15.06 |
| AAPI | $13.84 |
| Black | $14.39 |
| Latinx | $12.48 |
| Other | $15.36 |
| White | $16.47 |
| U.S. born | $15.44 |
| Foreign-born U.S. citizen | $14.54 |
| Foreign-born noncitizen | $11.50 |
| Nonunion | $13.86 |
| Union | $20.09 |
Notes: AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander. Union status refers to workers who are represented by a union contract.
Source: EPI analysis of 2010–2019 Current Population Survey ORG data (EPI 2021a).