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Black and Latinx residential long-term care workers have lower annual earnings than white and AAPI workers: Median annual earnings of residential long-term care workers by race/ethnicity and citizenship status
| Group | Median annual earnings |
|---|---|
| All residential long-term care workers | $30,984 |
| White | $32,377 |
| Black | $29,362 |
| Latinx | $27,639 |
| AAPI | $35,377 |
| U.S.-born | $30,938 |
| Naturalized U.S. citizens | $35,615 |
| Non-U.S. citizens | $27,500 |
Notes: AAPI stands for Asian American and Pacific Islander. All values in 2021 dollars. To ensure sufficient sample sizes and reflect the “normal” pre-pandemic state of this industry, this figure draws from pooled 2015–2019 microdata.
Source: Authors’ analysis of 2015–2019 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata.
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