White men earn more than black men: The median salary for white men working in full time jobs is $839 per week, while median earnings for black men are $634 per week. This tells us that they make about 75.6 percent of what white men do.
White men earn more than white women: White women who usually worked full time have median weekly earnings of $677, while the median for white men is $839, or nearly 20 percent more than their female counterparts.
Management, professional and financial operations occupations, which are dominated by white men, earn most: Their median weekly income is highest of all at $1,149 per week. Compare that to the occupations that earn least: farming, fishing and forestry, which have a median income of $436.
Older white men out-earn most younger men: White men in the 55-64 age range earn more than just about any other segment of society, with a median weekly income of $878. The only group that out-earns them is Asian men, ages 25-54 years, whose median income is $910. However, there are about 16.6 times as many white guys in the American workforce than Asian guys, so while they may out earn everyone as individuals, they are not even close when talking about them as a group
White men earn more than white women: White women who usually worked full time have median weekly earnings of $677, while the median for white men is $839, or nearly 20 percent more than their female counterparts.
Management, professional and financial operations occupations, which are dominated by white men, earn most: Their median weekly income is highest of all at $1,149 per week. Compare that to the occupations that earn least: farming, fishing and forestry, which have a median income of $436.
Older white men out-earn most younger men: White men in the 55-64 age range earn more than just about any other segment of society, with a median weekly income of $878. The only group that out-earns them is Asian men, ages 25-54 years, whose median income is $910. However, there are about 16.6 times as many white guys in the American workforce than Asian guys, so while they may out earn everyone as individuals, they are not even close when talking about them as a group