Earnings Comparison by Nativity: Foreign-Born and Native-Born Workers

Median weekly earnings estimates come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Foreign-Born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics report. Figures represent full-time wage and salary workers ages 16 and older. “% of native-born earnings” reflects foreign-born earnings as a share of native-born earnings. All values are rounded to the nearest dollar for clarity.
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