Wages are lowest among essential workers, but racial and gender wage gaps persist across all occupational groups.
Median wages for three major occupational groups by race/gender and ethnicity
Essential
Non-essential
Health
care
Essential
Non-essential
Health care
White, male
$21
$27
35
White, female
$15
$21
25
Black, male
$15
$20
20
Black, female
$12
$18
17
Latinx, male
$15
$17
23
Latinx, female
$11
$16
17
Asian, male
$27
$31
41
Asian, female
$18
$24
34
Pacific Islander, male
$16
$20
22
Pacific Islander, female
$13
$17
20
Native American, male
$15
$20
20
Native American, female
$12
$17
17
Mixed/other, male
$18
$24
29
Mixed/other, female
$14
$20
21
