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Over the last 42 years, Black-white and Hispanic-white wage gaps have widened for the typical New York worker: New York median wage by race and ethnicity, 1979-2021
| Year | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $19.64 | $17.75 | $15.77 |
| 1980 | $18.95 | $16.22 | $15.38 |
| 1981 | $18.68 | $17.09 | $14.57 |
| 1982 | $19.65 | $16.51 | $15.52 |
| 1983 | $19.45 | $18.09 | $15.67 |
| 1984 | $20.04 | $17.77 | $15.72 |
| 1985 | $20.21 | $17.42 | $16.20 |
| 1986 | $21.04 | $18.68 | $16.49 |
| 1987 | $21.71 | $18.58 | $16.69 |
| 1988 | $21.87 | $18.96 | $17.47 |
| 1989 | $21.32 | $18.08 | $16.57 |
| 1990 | $21.81 | $18.71 | $16.34 |
| 1991 | $21.56 | $19.34 | $16.09 |
| 1992 | $21.70 | $18.95 | $16.56 |
| 1993 | $22.13 | $18.37 | $17.39 |
| 1994 | $21.75 | $16.67 | $15.87 |
| 1995 | $21.56 | $16.76 | $15.91 |
| 1996 | $21.42 | $16.96 | $14.52 |
| 1997 | $21.51 | $16.91 | $14.73 |
| 1998 | $22.23 | $16.86 | $14.98 |
| 1999 | $22.55 | $17.93 | $14.78 |
| 2000 | $22.44 | $17.63 | $15.45 |
| 2001 | $23.00 | $17.20 | $15.43 |
| 2002 | $22.80 | $18.28 | $15.24 |
| 2003 | $22.97 | $19.03 | $15.83 |
| 2004 | $22.99 | $18.65 | $16.64 |
| 2005 | $22.40 | $17.47 | $15.44 |
| 2006 | $22.93 | $17.45 | $16.32 |
| 2007 | $23.57 | $17.96 | $15.89 |
| 2008 | $22.96 | $17.30 | $16.53 |
| 2009 | $23.99 | $18.94 | $15.98 |
| 2010 | $24.31 | $18.28 | $15.50 |
| 2011 | $24.08 | $18.05 | $16.93 |
| 2012 | $22.90 | $17.82 | $15.40 |
| 2013 | $23.16 | $16.96 | $16.09 |
| 2014 | $24.03 | $17.80 | $16.90 |
| 2015 | $24.66 | $17.34 | $15.95 |
| 2016 | $24.61 | $18.81 | $16.84 |
| 2017 | $24.37 | $17.73 | $16.69 |
| 2018 | $24.76 | $17.25 | $16.46 |
| 2019 | $25.46 | $17.91 | $17.97 |
| 2020 | $27.24 | $20.75 | $18.82 |
| 2021 | $25.89 | $19.91 | $18.95 |
Note: Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race). All values in 2021 dollars.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.40 (2023), https://microdata.epi.org. https://microdata.epi.org/