Gender and racial wage gaps are wide among young high school graduates: Average real wages for workers ages 18–21 with a high school degree and who are not enrolled, by gender and race/ethnicity, March 2024
| Demographic | Wage |
|---|---|
| High school | $16.95 |
| Women | $15.62 |
| Men | $17.84 |
| White | $17.13 |
| Black | $15.98 |
| Hispanic | $17.15 |
| AAPI | $16.98 |
Notes: Data represent an average of the 36 months ending in March 2024. AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.51 (2024), https://microdata.epi.org.