For some demographic groups, even 85th percentile wages are not measurable: Topcode shares for specific groups, 2021
| Share for specific groups | |
|---|---|
| All | 5.8% |
| White women, advanced degree | 10.1% |
| AAPI men, college degree | 13.1% |
| White men, college degree | 14.9% |
| AAPI women, advanced degree | 15.1% |
| Black men, advanced degree | 15.6% |
| Hispanic men, advanced degree | 18.8% |
| White men, advanced degree | 25.6% |
| AAPI men, advanced degree | 29.2% |
Notes: The topcode nominal dollar thresholds for weekly earnings have been updated three times since 1973. The topcode value was $999 from 1973–1988, $1923 from 1989–1997, and has currently sat at $2,884.61 since 1998. AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: Authors’ analysis of EPI Microdata Extracts.
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