Union

Nonunion

Union Wage Advantage (Dollars)

Union Wage Advantage (Percent)

All Women

$899

$687

$212

30.9%

Hispanic

$739

$520

$219

42.1%

Black

$788

$590

$198

33.6%

White

$923

$704

$219

31.1%

Asian

$950

$823

$127

15.4%

All Men

$1,013

$840

$173

20.6%

Hispanic

$838

$596

$242

40.6%

Black

$833

$648

$185

28.5%

White

$1,041

$867

$174

20.1%

Asian

$1,041

$1,087

-$46

-4.2%

Note: Median weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary workers. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races and are classified by both ethnicity and race. Asians do not include Pacific Islanders. Data are not available for Native Americans or those who identify with two or more races. Self-employed workers are excluded.

Source: IWPR compilation of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.