Women had median weekly earnings of $902 in third quarter 2020, compared with $1,104 for men

Among full-time workers, women had median weekly earnings of $902, while men's weekly earnings were $1,104, in the third quarter of 2020. Median weekly earnings were $1,542 for Asian men and $1,122 for White men. Those compare with $869 for Black or African American men and $823 for Hispanic or Latino men. Median weekly earnings were $1,224 for Asian women, $910 for White women, $768 for Black or African American women, and $722 for Hispanic or Latino women.

Median weekly earnings for Black men ($869) were 77.5 percent of the median for White men ($1,122). Median earnings for Hispanic men ($823) were 73.4 percent of the median for White men. The difference was less among women, as Black women's median earnings ($768) were 84.4 percent of those for White women ($910), and earnings for Hispanic women ($722) were 79.3 percent of those for White women.

Overall, women's median earnings were 81.7 percent of the median for men. Asian women earned 79.4 percent as much as Asian men, while White women earned 81.1 percent as much as their male counterparts, compared with 87.7 percent for Hispanic women and 88.4 percent for Black women.

These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: Third Quarter 2020." Also see more charts of usual weekly earnings data. Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or main job. The median or 50th percentile is the midpoint in the earnings distribution; half of workers earn more than the median and half earn less. People whose ethnicity is Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.