Gender and racial wage gaps are wide among college graduates: Average real wages for workers ages 21–24 with a college degree and who are not enrolled, by gender and race/ethnicity, 2023
| Demographic | Wage |
|---|---|
| College | $26.80 |
| Women | $24.69 |
| Men | $29.56 |
| White | $27.05 |
| Black | $23.98 |
| Hispanic | $25.39 |
| AAPI | $29.02 |
Notes: Data represent an average of the 12 months ending in March 2023. 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 1.0.40 (2023), https://microdata.epi.org.