Business owners tend to earn more than wage and salary workers

Median earnings in the past 12 months for full time, year-round workers

Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Table B24091. NOTES: Civilian employed population 16 years and over. We define full-time, year-round workers as those who usually worked at least 35 hours per week for 50 to 52 weeks in the reference period. Median earnings for independent contractors include earnings of unpaid family workers.