In 2000, the median usual weekly earnings of an Asian full-time employee in the United States amounted to 615 current U.S. dollars, which was 39 U.S. dollars above the general average. Whereas in 2023, the median usual weekly earnings of an Asian full-time employee in the United States amounted to 1,474 current U.S. dollars. The median weekly earnings of Asian Americans adjusted for inflation can be found here.
Median weekly earnings of Asian full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 2000 to 2023
(in current U.S. dollars)
The term "current U.S. dollars" refers to the value of the currency at the recorded time, and is not adjusted for inflation. In the case of 1979, 241 current U.S. dollars refers to the value of 241 U.S. dollars in 1979.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2024). Median weekly earnings of Asian full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185272/median-weekly-earnings-of-asian-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median weekly earnings of Asian full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185272/median-weekly-earnings-of-asian-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median weekly earnings of Asian full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185272/median-weekly-earnings-of-asian-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Weekly Earnings of Asian Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185272/median-weekly-earnings-of-asian-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median weekly earnings of Asian full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185272/median-weekly-earnings-of-asian-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Median weekly earnings of Asian full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185272/median-weekly-earnings-of-asian-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
