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Real median earnings of full-time, full-year workers for blacks and whites by gender, 2000–2016

Year White Men White Women Black Men Black Women
2000 $57,509 $41,600  $41,968 $34,980 
2001 56,504 41,755 42,500 36,053
2002 56,691 41,909 41,929 35,877
2003 58,406 41,832 42,073 35,188
2004 57,866 41,329 39,755 35,240
2005 57,071 41,926 40,652 36,467
2006 57,640 42,538 41,391 36,131
2007 58,261 42,535 41,752 35,896
2008 57,125 41,680 41,592 35,103
2009 57,504 43,105 41,945 35,600
2010 57,200 44,350 40,559 35,561
2011 55,816 43,032 42,123 35,741
2012 54,918 42,768 40,262 35,422
2013 55,967 42,573 41,215 34,283
2014 56,236 42,399 41,281 33,996
2015 57,927 43,607 41,623 36,660
2016 $57,925  $45,741  $41,293  $36,227 
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Note: 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 Historical Income Tables (Table P-38)

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