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Being Black in Tech Can Cost You $10k a Year
African American technology workers receive an average of $10,000 less in annual salary than white workers do at corresponding job levels in New York and San Francisco, a new survey has found.
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African-American technology workers receive an average $10,000 less annually than whites in New York and San Francisco, according to a survey from the Hired online job marketplace.
However, the average African American is almost 50 percent more likely to land a tech job.
The average white software engineering applicant usually receives an offer of about $125,000 in San Francisco and New York, while African-American candidates earn about $115,000 and $113,000 in those respective cities.
Latinos and Asians are 26% and 45% less likely to find tech employment than whites, respectively, yet their average salaries are still higher than those of African Americans.
In addition, Hired found a decline in average salaries and job offers among candidates 45 and older. The survey also found companies offer an average salary of $132,000 to candidates between the ages of 50 and 60, which is about what they offer candidates who are 10 years younger.
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