According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010, median usual weekly earnings of Asian men ($1,408) and White men ($1,273) working full time in management, professional, and related occupations (the highest paying major occupation group) were well above the earnings of Hispanic men ($1,002) and Black men ($957) in the same occupation group.
Among women working the same jobs in management, professional, and related occupations, median usual weekly earnings of Asian women ($1,143) were higher than those of White women ($932), Black women ($812), and Hispanic women ($789).
A typical woman who worked full time, year round would lose $443,360 in a 40-year period due to the wage gap. A woman would have to work almost twelve years longer to make up this gap.
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