Figure C
Workers in retail jobs similar to cannabis retail earn low wages, with significant differences by race and citizenship status: Median wages of proxy cannabis sales jobs by demographic group (2019$)
| Demographic | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| All | $10.80 |
| Women | $10.81 |
| Men | $10.79 |
| AAPI | $11.39 |
| Black | $10.35 |
| Latinx | $11.00 |
| Other | $10.33 |
| White | $10.77 |
| U.S. born | $10.72 |
| Foreign-born U.S. citizen | $12.22 |
| Foreign-born noncitizen | $10.65 |
| Nonunion | $10.65 |
| Union | $12.52 |
Note: Union workers are those who are represented by a union contract.
Source: EPI analysis of 2010–2019 Current Population Survey ORG data (EPI 2021a).
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