Which Race Earns Most in US? The Numbers May Surprise You

Lisa Johnson Mandell

Updated July 14, 2016 at 8:59 PM

If you think members of the good old white boys club sit comfortably on top of the salary food chain in the US, surprise surprise! It's Asians who earn the most, according to the numbers recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median full time wage for an Asian man was $941 in the fourth quarter of 2009.