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| Table 439. | Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2011 |
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment |
Median earnings (in constant 2011 dollars1) | Percent of labor force working full time, year round, 20112 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | $36,900 | (205) | $39,190 | (125) | $37,990 | (1,038) | $38,140 | (1,021) | $37,970 | (#) | $37,600 | (802) | $39,800 | (1,036) | $38,560 | (798) | $37,950 | (94) | 63.3 | (0.41) |
| Less than high school completion | 23,400 | (372) | 23,640 | (513) | 23,660 | (738) | 22,320 | (762) | 23,780 | (672) | 22,330 | (730) | 21,850 | (757) | 21,660 | (811) | 22,860 | (825) | 48.1 | (1.43) |
| High school completion3 | 30,680 | (293) | 32,650 | (229) | 32,130 | (1,079) | 32,290 | (1,098) | 31,420 | (680) | 31,310 | (5) | 31,370 | (16) | 30,850 | (31) | 29,950 | (24) | 59.1 | (0.78) |
| Some college, no degree | 34,310 | (639) | 37,680 | (490) | 36,140 | (738) | 35,020 | (905) | 35,660 | (836) | 33,390 | (452) | 34,780 | (1,201) | 33,940 | (890) | 31,990 | (500) | 59.0 | (0.99) |
| Associate's degree | 36,630 | (601) | 39,180 | (370) | 39,120 | (992) | 37,720 | (1,223) | 37,750 | (149) | 37,540 | (760) | 37,640 | (1,010) | 38,150 | (1,063) | 37,030 | (1,449) | 65.4 | (1.17) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 48,670 | (831) | 52,240 | (270) | 50,530 | (1,023) | 50,050 | (143) | 51,910 | (1,394) | 52,180 | (15) | 52,250 | (34) | 50,270 | (1,036) | 50,000 | (341) | 71.4 | (0.62) |
| Bachelor's degree | 45,700 | (372) | 52,130 | (386) | 46,990 | (1,269) | 48,520 | (1,159) | 48,630 | (859) | 48,060 | (905) | 47,170 | (284) | 46,420 | (641) | 44,970 | (628) | 71.1 | (0.72) |
| Master's or higher degree | 58,520 | (1,076) | 62,590 | (1,933) | 57,520 | (52) | 55,790 | (2,444) | 60,390 | (2,132) | 57,400 | (718) | 62,090 | (2,120) | 56,380 | (1,022) | 59,230 | (1,502) | 72.2 | (1.25) |
| Male, all education levels | 39,760 | (271) | 41,790 | (200) | 40,310 | (#) | 39,050 | (682) | 41,160 | (95) | 41,780 | (1) | 41,940 | (#) | 41,140 | (30) | 39,920 | (32) | 67.4 | (0.57) |
| Less than high school completion | 26,210 | (692) | 26,020 | (325) | 25,240 | (1,002) | 24,470 | (440) | 24,940 | (544) | 25,050 | (817) | 23,760 | (1,021) | 24,760 | (799) | 24,960 | (1,059) | 55.5 | (1.74) |
| High school completion3 | 35,340 | (580) | 37,640 | (618) | 34,420 | (47) | 33,460 | (437) | 33,450 | (1,013) | 33,390 | (691) | 34,480 | (1,183) | 33,830 | (863) | 32,450 | (827) | 63.8 | (1.00) |
| Some college, no degree | 38,300 | (528) | 41,540 | (350) | 40,210 | (303) | 38,760 | (182) | 39,790 | (1,488) | 37,840 | (1,379) | 40,550 | (933) | 39,070 | (949) | 36,690 | (1,194) | 64.2 | (1.33) |
| Associate's degree | 38,070 | (978) | 45,690 | (714) | 44,780 | (1,786) | 42,010 | (1,795) | 43,100 | (360) | 42,070 | (1,661) | 43,710 | (1,613) | 41,170 | (444) | 41,850 | (1,731) | 71.6 | (1.61) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 54,880 | (851) | 59,980 | (541) | 57,560 | (1,837) | 55,440 | (184) | 55,950 | (1,063) | 57,300 | (400) | 57,070 | (576) | 54,420 | (1,835) | 54,370 | (1,035) | 75.3 | (0.84) |
| Bachelor's degree | 51,630 | (683) | 58,480 | (783) | 51,790 | (1,238) | 55,010 | (1,702) | 54,120 | (50) | 55,270 | (1,696) | 52,920 | (1,346) | 51,350 | (157) | 49,760 | (121) | 74.7 | (0.98) |
| Master's or higher degree | 65,340 | (2,094) | 71,700 | (1,941) | 63,340 | (3,842) | 64,610 | (3,190) | 66,930 | (3,262) | 67,200 | (1,837) | 72,600 | (3,043) | 66,190 | (1,445) | 67,990 | (2,350) | 77.3 | (1.63) |
| Female, all education levels | 32,190 | (265) | 36,200 | (311) | 34,510 | (33) | 34,590 | (431) | 35,740 | (420) | 35,500 | (497) | 36,610 | (218) | 35,990 | (35) | 34,950 | (20) | 58.6 | (0.52) |
| Less than high school completion | 19,100 | (745) | 19,560 | (547) | 19,350 | (736) | 19,890 | (479) | 19,330 | (875) | 17,260 | (731) | 19,880 | (607) | 18,340 | (680) | 18,930 | (470) | 34.1 | (2.03) |
| High school completion3 | 25,990 | (439) | 28,620 | (313) | 27,530 | (188) | 26,260 | (681) | 26,070 | (1,048) | 26,030 | (125) | 26,150 | (26) | 25,760 | (65) | 25,910 | (733) | 51.6 | (1.19) |
| Some college, no degree | 29,510 | (426) | 32,620 | (319) | 32,160 | (457) | 31,190 | (584) | 32,450 | (779) | 30,240 | (912) | 30,610 | (1,026) | 30,440 | (1,047) | 28,940 | (1,094) | 53.3 | (1.33) |
| Associate's degree | 35,340 | (1,317) | 34,800 | (468) | 33,770 | (411) | 33,430 | (821) | 33,620 | (1,127) | 33,950 | (1,028) | 32,390 | (1,264) | 35,760 | (881) | 32,080 | (1,335) | 59.5 | (1.75) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 43,940 | (621) | 47,030 | (326) | 45,800 | (121) | 45,650 | (1,010) | 46,550 | (1,038) | 46,950 | (27) | 47,130 | (25) | 45,380 | (1,212) | 44,900 | (57) | 68.0 | (0.84) |
| Bachelor's degree | 41,180 | (892) | 45,580 | (364) | 43,200 | (1,054) | 44,480 | (472) | 43,230 | (101) | 43,500 | (568) | 42,040 | (1,219) | 41,250 | (1,166) | 40,950 | (1,333) | 67.8 | (1.06) |
| Master's or higher degree | 50,990 | (1,408) | 54,310 | (1,094) | 54,070 | (2,118) | 53,390 | (2,120) | 54,440 | (1,638) | 53,070 | (1,522) | 56,620 | (2,215) | 51,400 | (92) | 51,460 | (1,553) | 68.6 | (1.76) |
| White, all education levels | 38,360 | (232) | 42,740 | (367) | 40,310 | (89) | 41,280 | (870) | 43,360 | (1,290) | 41,790 | (1) | 41,940 | (#) | 41,220 | (23) | 39,990 | (145) | 65.6 | (0.54) |
| Less than high school completion | 25,940 | (1,035) | 27,160 | (538) | 26,430 | (1,508) | 27,880 | (469) | 25,980 | (1,560) | 26,740 | (1,348) | 25,850 | (1,029) | 25,780 | (409) | 27,720 | (1,182) | 41.2 | (2.70) |
| High school completion3 | 32,440 | (365) | 36,070 | (483) | 34,460 | (41) | 33,430 | (20) | 32,530 | (20) | 32,550 | (711) | 33,480 | (745) | 32,960 | (882) | 31,950 | (619) | 60.8 | (1.15) |
| Some college, no degree | 35,420 | (668) | 39,070 | (335) | 36,720 | (390) | 37,010 | (950) | 37,880 | (815) | 34,500 | (1,188) | 36,690 | (202) | 35,920 | (782) | 34,710 | (1,101) | 60.7 | (1.25) |
| Associate's degree | 38,260 | (744) | 41,400 | (404) | 39,910 | (430) | 38,600 | (591) | 39,890 | (1,433) | 40,790 | (1,049) | 41,780 | (1,540) | 40,920 | (775) | 39,530 | (1,333) | 65.7 | (1.29) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 50,120 | (881) | 52,250 | (299) | 51,400 | (868) | 50,040 | (490) | 52,020 | (1,030) | 52,170 | (22) | 52,260 | (38) | 51,100 | (819) | 49,640 | (89) | 72.4 | (0.76) |
| Bachelor's degree | 47,220 | (458) | 52,160 | (344) | 47,200 | (1,032) | 49,390 | (960) | 48,710 | (65) | 49,000 | (1,166) | 47,180 | (829) | 47,360 | (1,167) | 46,940 | (1,162) | 72.2 | (0.84) |
| Master's or higher degree | 58,670 | (1,022) | 62,490 | (2,147) | 57,520 | (58) | 55,600 | (630) | 59,290 | (905) | 57,260 | (342) | 60,370 | (1,780) | 56,040 | (885) | 58,740 | (1,608) | 72.8 | (1.44) |
| Black, all education levels | 30,930 | (532) | 32,650 | (344) | 32,900 | (1,166) | 33,420 | (1,351) | 32,470 | (42) | 31,340 | (1,360) | 31,440 | (127) | 32,590 | (739) | 31,890 | (727) | 55.7 | (1.33) |
| Less than high school completion | 20,390 | (1,605) | 21,640 | (1,013) | 23,480 | (1,364) | 19,900 | (1,324) | 20,370 | (1,983) | 18,870 | (1,408) | 23,280 | (3,675) | 20,910 | (1,905) | 19,450 | (733) | 30.3 | (3.80) |
| High school completion3 | 26,500 | (851) | 28,550 | (472) | 26,440 | (1,162) | 27,860 | (797) | 28,030 | (1,422) | 27,100 | (1,268) | 26,170 | (909) | 25,780 | (754) | 25,290 | (1,048) | 50.8 | (2.16) |
| Some college, no degree | 32,430 | (1,255) | 33,880 | (678) | 33,440 | (1,613) | 30,980 | (1,147) | 32,410 | (163) | 31,000 | (461) | 30,420 | (1,619) | 30,200 | (400) | 29,330 | (579) | 50.8 | (2.40) |
| Associate's degree | 32,350 | (1,336) | 32,520 | (931) | 32,050 | (1,451) | 32,190 | (2,537) | 31,960 | (789) | 32,080 | (2,210) | 29,070 | (2,001) | 32,410 | (2,230) | 33,650 | (2,354) | 69.0 | (3.32) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 40,420 | (1,381) | 45,150 | (1,221) | 44,620 | (1,670) | 44,170 | (799) | 43,170 | (1,190) | 46,280 | (893) | 46,730 | (898) | 42,320 | (1,476) | 41,520 | (1,795) | 69.1 | (2.13) |
| Bachelor's degree | 38,330 | (1,256) | 42,780 | (1,870) | 40,630 | (2,476) | 41,040 | (2,670) | 42,310 | (1,239) | 41,780 | (937) | 41,940 | (1,629) | 40,730 | (508) | 39,150 | (984) | 68.5 | (2.41) |
| Master's or higher degree | 48,880 | (1,842) | 52,750 | (2,426) | 49,600 | (3,497) | 52,780 | (4,950) | 48,760 | (2,535) | 54,800 | (4,052) | 55,670 | (2,812) | 50,660 | (6,143) | 50,000 | (1,036) | 70.6 | (4.32) |
| Hispanic, all education levels | 27,660 | (645) | 29,250 | (437) | 28,780 | (9) | 28,850 | (228) | 29,280 | (730) | 30,250 | (1,111) | 30,230 | (1,329) | 30,900 | (610) | 29,950 | (21) | 61.4 | (0.89) |
| Less than high school completion | 21,950 | (595) | 22,200 | (458) | 22,900 | (71) | 22,320 | (#) | 22,330 | (778) | 20,880 | (548) | 20,850 | (79) | 20,550 | (267) | 21,670 | (939) | 54.9 | (1.69) |
| High school completion3 | 27,800 | (1,154) | 29,990 | (779) | 27,570 | (1,003) | 28,690 | (907) | 28,000 | (899) | 27,990 | (1,530) | 26,980 | (834) | 28,720 | (932) | 27,940 | (1,286) | 61.5 | (1.49) |
| Some college, no degree | 28,810 | (1,315) | 34,550 | (920) | 36,100 | (1,641) | 32,790 | (619) | 33,530 | (1,041) | 31,360 | (1,773) | 33,830 | (963) | 32,720 | (1,418) | 29,980 | (780) | 63.0 | (2.09) |
| Associate's degree | 35,070 | (2,108) | 38,680 | (1,659) | 39,060 | (1,872) | 35,210 | (1,775) | 32,520 | (1,410) | 33,300 | (1,876) | 32,220 | (1,530) | 34,960 | (1,351) | 34,690 | (1,447) | 65.3 | (3.06) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 43,980 | (1,712) | 47,470 | (1,681) | 46,910 | (2,157) | 46,700 | (1,400) | 46,980 | (1,714) | 46,640 | (1,717) | 47,790 | (1,575) | 45,490 | (2,037) | 41,190 | (1,754) | 68.3 | (1.84) |
| Bachelor's degree | 41,420 | (1,972) | 45,730 | (1,253) | 45,450 | (799) | 44,470 | (1,844) | 43,400 | (2,262) | 43,390 | (2,211) | 46,500 | (1,020) | 43,030 | (3,110) | 39,610 | (297) | 68.6 | (2.13) |
| Master's or higher degree | ‡ | (†) | 49,850 | (3,056) | 57,930 | (4,056) | 52,740 | (3,135) | 62,810 | (2,915) | 54,260 | (3,441) | 55,490 | (4,159) | 50,370 | (3,689) | 50,890 | (2,497) | 67.1 | (3.97) |
| Asian4, all education levels | 37,330 | (1,039) | 46,840 | (794) | 45,900 | (1,868) | 49,950 | (1,292) | 48,530 | (1,984) | 51,780 | (729) | 51,580 | (774) | 47,170 | (2,642) | 49,220 | (2,625) | 65.1 | (1.73) |
| Less than high school completion | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 56.2 | (6.80) |
| High school completion3 | 29,300 | (2,144) | 32,650 | (1,182) | 30,980 | (1,626) | 30,540 | (2,833) | 30,250 | (2,770) | 29,210 | (2,580) | 27,130 | (2,121) | 30,120 | (1,776) | 24,940 | (1,286) | 53.7 | (4.47) |
| Some college, no degree | 27,340 | (2,571) | 37,570 | (1,945) | 34,170 | (2,398) | 35,270 | (2,715) | 37,770 | (2,611) | 34,400 | (4,467) | 39,820 | (3,442) | 35,840 | (1,472) | 30,890 | (1,798) | 58.3 | (4.37) |
| Associate's degree | 29,520 | (1,810) | 38,540 | (1,925) | 39,190 | (4,861) | 39,760 | (5,041) | 38,110 | (4,939) | 33,010 | (2,628) | 38,040 | (4,010) | ‡ | (†) | 34,580 | (6,515) | 55.1 | (5.88) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 48,560 | (2,092) | 64,420 | (1,332) | 57,580 | (1,048) | 60,310 | (3,015) | 59,620 | (4,940) | 62,220 | (880) | 62,150 | (1,470) | 61,740 | (1,114) | 61,100 | (2,364) | 70.4 | (2.08) |
| Bachelor's degree | 44,510 | (939) | 58,580 | (2,360) | 57,570 | (3,743) | 55,220 | (889) | 53,480 | (1,857) | 57,080 | (2,185) | 52,220 | (1,177) | 55,710 | (4,091) | 51,290 | (3,315) | 69.6 | (2.59) |
| Master's or higher degree | 56,020 | (5,362) | 74,720 | (5,733) | 62,680 | (4,597) | 66,760 | (1,994) | 70,260 | (2,360) | 72,360 | (2,937) | 73,390 | (3,154) | 70,450 | (5,060) | 73,220 | (4,464) | 71.8 | (3.20) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander5 | [4] | (†) | [4] | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 32,470 | (2,990) | 37,290 | (3,511) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 34,240 | (2,570) | 56.9 | (5.50) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native5 | 34,270 | (2,930) | 32,640 | (1,430) | 33,980 | (1,962) | 28,960 | (2,726) | 33,290 | (1,893) | 30,090 | (2,398) | 31,460 | (4,134) | 32,480 | (3,263) | 30,220 | (1,675) | 52.2 | (4.58) |
| Two or more races5 | — | (†) | — | (†) | 39,160 | (1,642) | 38,250 | (1,337) | 35,170 | (3,341) | 35,030 | (2,942) | 35,230 | (2,823) | 35,890 | (1,436) | 37,860 | (1,646) | 58.1 | (2.93) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the population ages 25 through 34 who reported working or looking for work in 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 For 1995 and 2000, data for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were not reported separately; therefore, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders are included with Asians for 1995 and 2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 For Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and persons of two or more races, data on earnings by educational attainment are omitted because these data did not meet reporting standards. All data shown for these three race categories are for persons of all education levels. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1996 through March 2012. (This table was prepared November 2012.) |
