Asian and Pacific Islander Women Earn Less than White Men in All but One State

In 2019, the median earnings of Asian American and Pacific Islander women for a year of full-time work were just 84.6 percent of White men’s, and just 73.3 percent of the median annual earnings of Asian American and Pacific Islander men. While Asian American and Pacific Islander women had the highest median annual earnings for full-time, year-round working women of the largest racial and ethnic groups in the United States, $55,0003 compared to $47,299 for all women workers, this hides large differences in the labor market experiences for diverse groups of women.