Real median earnings of full-time, full-year black workers and white workers, by gender, 2000–2017

Year White men White women Black men Black women
2000 $58,879  42,591  42,967 35,813
2001 57,850 42,750 43,513 36,912
2002 58,041 42,907 42,928 36,731
2003 59,797 42,828 43,076 36,027
2004 59,244 42,313 40,703 36,079
2005 58,431 42,925 41,620 37,336
2006 59,013 43,552 42,377 36,992
2007 59,649 43,549 42,746 36,751
2008 58,486 42,673 42,583 35,939
2009 58,874 44,132 42,944 36,448
2010 58,544 45,392 41,513 36,396
2011 57,146 44,057 43,127 36,593
2012 56,193 43,761 41,197 36,244
2013 57,250 43,549 42,160 35,069
2014 57,493 43,347 42,204 34,756
2015 59,188 44,556 42,530 37,459
2016 59,171 46,725 42,181 37,006
2017 60,388  46,513  42,076 36,735

Notes: Earnings are wage and salary income. White refers to non-Hispanic whites; black refers to blacks alone. Because a redesign of the CPS ASEC in 2013 did not directly affect earnings, the data for 2013 are an average of the new and old series. Shaded areas denote recessions.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) Historical Income Tables (Table P-38)

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