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Table 502.30. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old and full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the labor force, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2015
[Amounts in constant 2015 dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment 1995 2000 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total, all full-time year-round
      workers 25 to 34 years old
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $38,880   (249) $41,290   (147) $40,030   (1,114) $39,610   (489) $41,940   (1,066) $40,240   (899) $40,000   (146) $39,220   (901) $40,700   (#) $40,050   (85) $39,940   (22)
Less than high school completion 24,570   (461) 24,970   (622) 24,960   (721) 23,290   (674) 22,910   (809) 22,800   (826) 24,150   (874) 23,680   (686) 24,390   (429) 24,020   (1,212) 24,990   (70)
High school completion1  32,210   (356) 34,410   (271) 33,780   (931) 33,000   (5) 33,060   (16) 32,560   (17) 31,610   (#) 30,930   (15) 30,520   (2) 30,030   (3) 30,550   (956)
Some college, no degree 36,650   (786) 39,720   (578) 38,190   (757) 35,210   (799) 36,750   (1,257) 35,690   (1,010) 33,720   (895) 33,900   (851) 35,360   (1,037) 31,940   (897) 34,640   (89)
Associate’s degree 38,640   (748) 41,280   (430) 42,450   (1,459) 39,490   (563) 39,710   (1,366) 40,140   (1,082) 39,430   (1,390) 36,730   (1,285) 38,030   (1,887) 35,020   (525) 36,940   (1,108)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 51,280   (1,041) 55,050   (320) 53,340   (1,056) 54,980   (14) 55,240   (#) 53,190   (1,109) 52,680   (267) 51,570   (17) 50,870   (1,108) 52,050   (862) 53,840   (1,392)
Bachelor’s degree 48,130   (461) 54,940   (366) 48,920   (1,084) 50,640   (1,062) 49,700   (358) 48,910   (811) 47,400   (1,003) 48,450   (941) 49,280   (1,791) 49,940   (43) 50,000   (#)
Master’s or higher degree 61,640   (1,190) 66,070   (2,869) 60,630   (497) 60,530   (1,731) 65,460   (2,078) 59,560   (1,381) 62,710   (1,724) 61,580   (819) 60,830   (328) 59,160   (1,044) 60,000   (1,912)
Percent,2  all education levels 67.5   (0.44) 72.1   (0.31) 70.8   (0.36) 68.0   (0.40) 64.2   (0.40) 64.8   (0.42) 66.2   (0.40) 67.2   (0.43) 67.8   (0.50) 70.2   (0.39) 71.0   (0.42)
Less than high school completion 53.3   (1.40) 61.8   (1.00) 64.1   (1.29) 53.5   (1.32) 50.1   (1.21) 48.1   (1.44) 51.3   (1.49) 52.6   (1.32) 55.9   (1.65) 59.1   (1.43) 58.6   (1.76)
High school completion1  66.8   (0.78) 71.5   (0.57) 71.3   (0.71) 65.2   (0.76) 59.0   (0.72) 60.0   (0.79) 62.3   (0.75) 63.4   (0.77) 64.5   (1.09) 68.4   (0.80) 68.6   (0.83)
Some college, no degree 65.5   (0.99) 71.8   (0.69) 67.3   (0.82) 66.3   (0.78) 61.6   (0.93) 60.9   (0.89) 61.7   (0.98) 62.1   (1.00) 61.9   (1.12) 64.6   (0.82) 67.0   (0.99)
Associate’s degree 71.9   (1.39) 74.5   (0.97) 71.8   (1.09) 69.9   (1.22) 68.4   (1.14) 65.9   (1.25) 68.2   (1.13) 67.9   (1.14) 70.2   (1.47) 69.2   (1.16) 68.5   (1.16)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 73.9   (0.77) 75.7   (0.53) 74.4   (0.67) 74.8   (0.55) 72.4   (0.61) 74.3   (0.60) 74.2   (0.59) 75.5   (0.60) 74.8   (0.69) 76.3   (0.62) 77.2   (0.59)
Bachelor’s degree 74.0   (0.88) 76.5   (0.59) 75.3   (0.76) 75.1   (0.68) 72.3   (0.73) 74.4   (0.70) 73.8   (0.68) 75.7   (0.74) 75.1   (0.83) 76.4   (0.68) 77.7   (0.72)
Master’s or higher degree 73.7   (1.62) 72.7   (1.14) 72.0   (1.18) 74.2   (1.07) 72.6   (1.06) 73.8   (1.22) 75.1   (1.18) 75.2   (1.15) 74.0   (1.27) 76.2   (1.07) 75.9   (1.09)
                                                                   
Male                                                                  
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $41,850   (327) $44,320   (195) $42,480   (#) $44,030   (1) $44,190   (#) $43,350   (30) $42,150   (#) $41,290   (1) $40,700   (295) $40,950   (1,232) $42,000   (1,129)
Less than high school completion 27,440   (958) 27,440   (387) 26,620   (1,057) 26,400   (974) 24,940   (1,062) 26,090   (870) 26,300   (1,127) 25,780   (657) 25,030   (355) 25,020   (559) 26,210   (1,159)
High school completion1  37,200   (715) 39,740   (747) 36,280   (43) 35,230   (1,169) 36,390   (1,049) 35,710   (704) 34,580   (999) 33,880   (794) 32,210   (491) 33,010   (1,137) 33,980   (816)
Some college, no degree 40,310   (632) 43,790   (385) 42,350   (261) 40,530   (1,562) 42,930   (994) 41,160   (1,163) 39,530   (1,244) 39,040   (906) 39,630   (1,362) 35,970   (681) 38,960   (717)
Associate’s degree 41,290   (1,179) 48,170   (860) 48,100   (1,568) 44,290   (1,816) 46,150   (1,337) 43,380   (467) 44,150   (1,738) 43,750   (2,742) 42,550   (2,430) 40,330   (1,605) 42,850   (1,550)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 58,060   (824) 64,320   (636) 60,660   (1,224) 60,440   (830) 60,010   (658) 56,940   (1,699) 57,620   (884) 56,640   (299) 58,530   (2,233) 59,040   (1,804) 59,750   (145)
Bachelor’s degree 54,400   (855) 61,710   (700) 54,580   (1,394) 57,240   (1,541) 55,240   (1,328) 54,070   (150) 52,470   (122) 51,620   (757) 52,870   (1,453) 54,820   (283) 54,960   (1,716)
Master’s or higher degree 68,540   (2,713) 75,590   (1,625) 70,180   (3,962) 71,250   (2,369) 76,540   (2,652) 69,960   (848) 72,050   (2,386) 68,650   (2,817) 70,030   (3,114) 64,790   (1,602) 69,530   (2,101)
Percent,2  all education levels 75.2   (0.55) 80.2   (0.37) 78.2   (0.48) 73.1   (0.54) 67.2   (0.57) 68.5   (0.57) 71.3   (0.55) 72.4   (0.51) 73.2   (0.62) 76.8   (0.53) 76.8   (0.52)
Less than high school completion 59.2   (1.73) 70.9   (1.19) 72.0   (1.49) 59.2   (1.55) 52.4   (1.67) 51.2   (1.71) 59.5   (1.81) 59.2   (1.71) 63.3   (2.04) 68.3   (1.68) 68.2   (2.00)
High school completion1  74.9   (0.96) 79.4   (0.67) 79.2   (0.89) 69.4   (0.97) 62.3   (0.96) 64.3   (1.00) 67.7   (0.95) 69.5   (0.89) 70.6   (1.31) 75.4   (0.93) 74.9   (1.05)
Some college, no degree 73.9   (1.27) 80.7   (0.84) 76.1   (1.07) 73.2   (1.12) 66.5   (1.31) 65.7   (1.16) 67.7   (1.37) 67.9   (1.38) 67.7   (1.51) 71.7   (1.17) 73.9   (1.34)
Associate’s degree 85.1   (1.61) 85.7   (1.16) 80.8   (1.44) 78.8   (1.65) 74.9   (1.51) 72.4   (1.74) 75.6   (1.52) 76.0   (1.54) 79.4   (1.93) 75.6   (1.74) 75.4   (1.73)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 81.3   (0.97) 83.3   (0.65) 80.7   (0.93) 81.4   (0.81) 76.5   (0.93) 79.6   (0.85) 79.4   (0.84) 80.9   (0.86) 79.6   (0.94) 83.2   (0.84) 82.3   (0.71)
Bachelor’s degree 81.8   (1.11) 84.2   (0.73) 80.9   (1.03) 81.3   (0.99) 75.3   (1.10) 80.4   (0.96) 78.9   (0.92) 81.0   (0.93) 79.5   (1.24) 83.0   (0.93) 81.9   (0.90)
Master’s or higher degree 79.8   (1.99) 80.2   (1.46) 80.3   (1.79) 81.5   (1.48) 79.9   (1.46) 77.3   (1.82) 81.2   (1.47) 80.6   (1.66) 79.7   (1.79) 83.7   (1.52) 83.3   (1.39)
                                                                   
Female                                                                  
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $33,910   (324) $37,150   (228) $36,350   (34) $37,150   (1,030) $38,570   (709) $37,900   (37) $36,830   (21) $36,120   (144) $37,520   (950) $35,990   (921) $38,000   (522)
Less than high school completion 20,130   (944) 20,590   (643) 20,390   (745) 17,520   (446) 20,910   (761) 19,230   (716) 19,870   (557) 18,430   (705) 20,240   (573) 19,980   (355) 19,970   (1,023)
High school completion1  26,890   (384) 29,790   (367) 28,930   (429) 27,390   (72) 27,550   (28) 27,150   (63) 27,250   (762) 25,790   (9) 25,420   (126) 25,030   (471) 27,000   (1,128)
Some college, no degree 31,090   (551) 34,360   (385) 33,890   (423) 30,820   (1,321) 32,010   (1,114) 31,460   (1,076) 30,460   (1,210) 29,920   (932) 30,270   (130) 28,020   (837) 29,990   (483)
Associate’s degree 37,170   (1,638) 35,780   (550) 35,590   (410) 35,670   (997) 34,040   (1,253) 37,680   (900) 34,330   (1,445) 32,370   (1,337) 32,550   (1,089) 29,710   (232) 31,630   (642)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 45,100   (1,052) 49,550   (383) 48,260   (130) 49,470   (28) 49,660   (26) 47,780   (1,233) 47,310   (59) 48,330   (894) 46,810   (1,606) 49,620   (1,004) 50,000   (#)
Bachelor’s degree 42,990   (1,142) 48,020   (430) 44,890   (1,486) 45,740   (830) 44,190   (1,340) 43,480   (1,505) 43,150   (1,335) 44,230   (1,110) 45,420   (319) 45,050   (8) 44,780   (824)
Master’s or higher degree 53,810   (1,637) 57,260   (833) 56,920   (2,349) 55,800   (1,532) 58,850   (2,224) 54,170   (100) 53,920   (1,591) 55,120   (1,536) 54,700   (1,456) 54,620   (923) 57,590   (2,205)
Percent,2  all education levels 58.6   (0.68) 62.8   (0.48) 61.9   (0.53) 61.8   (0.50) 60.7   (0.53) 60.3   (0.54) 60.3   (0.50) 61.1   (0.61) 61.6   (0.75) 62.5   (0.57) 64.2   (0.65)
Less than high school completion 42.9   (2.31) 46.8   (1.68) 47.3   (1.87) 41.4   (1.90) 45.4   (2.05) 41.2   (2.13) 35.6   (2.03) 39.6   (2.04) 42.0   (2.70) 40.0   (2.03) 40.4   (2.63)
High school completion1  56.4   (1.25) 60.5   (0.96) 59.5   (1.07) 58.4   (1.10) 53.5   (1.12) 53.1   (1.20) 53.5   (1.22) 53.4   (1.27) 53.7   (1.64) 56.6   (1.28) 58.1   (1.25)
Some college, no degree 56.5   (1.48) 62.4   (1.06) 57.8   (1.19) 58.3   (1.24) 55.9   (1.26) 55.6   (1.25) 55.2   (1.32) 55.4   (1.22) 55.1   (1.75) 56.7   (1.30) 59.4   (1.35)
Associate’s degree 60.2   (2.07) 65.4   (1.43) 63.3   (1.55) 61.8   (1.66) 62.7   (1.63) 60.0   (1.68) 61.3   (1.64) 60.8   (1.65) 62.1   (2.09) 63.3   (1.50) 62.2   (1.89)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 66.4   (1.19) 68.2   (0.81) 68.6   (0.93) 69.1   (0.73) 68.9   (0.81) 69.5   (0.80) 69.5   (0.80) 70.7   (0.89) 70.5   (0.97) 70.0   (0.83) 72.4   (0.85)
Bachelor’s degree 66.4   (1.33) 69.0   (0.91) 70.0   (1.12) 69.4   (0.91) 69.6   (1.03) 68.6   (0.96) 69.0   (1.02) 70.5   (1.13) 70.9   (1.19) 70.0   (0.94) 73.4   (1.00)
Master’s or higher degree 66.2   (2.59) 65.7   (1.69) 65.2   (1.68) 68.4   (1.42) 67.1   (1.51) 71.4   (1.64) 70.8   (1.69) 71.3   (1.68) 69.7   (1.77) 70.1   (1.52) 70.5   (1.55)
                                                                   
White                                                                  
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $40,410   (282) $44,730   (511) $42,480   (83) $44,030   (1) $44,190   (#) $43,440   (23) $42,150   (205) $42,010   (1,114) $42,680   (267) $42,540   (879) $44,950   (170)
Less than high school completion 27,190   (1,508) 28,660   (639) 28,080   (1,585) 27,510   (1,078) 27,600   (1,114) 27,160   (509) 29,300   (1,262) 25,670   (1,660) 30,520   (854) 28,500   (1,685) 29,800   (2,102)
High school completion1  34,120   (420) 37,960   (685) 36,310   (39) 34,470   (919) 35,330   (1,005) 35,350   (953) 33,670   (675) 33,190   (754) 32,290   (578) 32,990   (1,229) 34,570   (537)
Some college, no degree 37,490   (916) 41,160   (376) 38,730   (584) 37,070   (1,110) 38,650   (390) 37,830   (1,303) 36,880   (1,307) 36,060   (988) 36,380   (978) 34,970   (364) 34,920   (440)
Associate’s degree 40,450   (919) 43,670   (470) 42,460   (339) 42,910   (1,715) 44,080   (1,227) 43,120   (775) 42,150   (1,748) 39,150   (2,120) 40,670   (16) 36,600   (1,227) 38,650   (991)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 52,850   (1,225) 56,150   (354) 54,170   (914) 54,970   (22) 55,240   (#) 53,880   (467) 52,310   (92) 51,570   (19) 50,870   (1,524) 52,910   (1,031) 54,520   (1,379)
Bachelor’s degree 49,760   (545) 54,980   (405) 49,690   (948) 51,740   (1,315) 49,720   (1,061) 49,990   (1,347) 49,510   (1,320) 49,420   (1,259) 50,640   (1,997) 49,990   (52) 49,960   (275)
Master’s or higher degree 61,830   (1,239) 65,950   (3,498) 60,630   (565) 60,390   (389) 63,600   (1,925) 59,240   (1,150) 62,090   (1,781) 59,500   (2,583) 60,760   (349) 58,000   (1,413) 60,000   (1,925)
Percent,2  all education levels 69.1   (0.51) 72.7   (0.38) 71.6   (0.47) 69.7   (0.51) 66.2   (0.50) 66.7   (0.51) 68.7   (0.54) 69.4   (0.55) 69.5   (0.69) 72.3   (0.50) 72.6   (0.58)
Less than high school completion 53.7   (2.07) 59.7   (1.73) 64.3   (2.17) 49.4   (2.55) 45.3   (2.46) 44.4   (2.85) 44.8   (2.83) 51.3   (2.47) 51.5   (3.22) 51.1   (2.84) 52.5   (3.43)
High school completion1  67.9   (0.93) 71.6   (0.72) 71.7   (0.88) 66.1   (1.04) 60.2   (1.04) 60.6   (1.02) 64.4   (1.07) 65.4   (1.03) 66.4   (1.44) 70.7   (1.08) 68.9   (1.28)
Some college, no degree 66.8   (1.17) 72.4   (0.84) 68.4   (1.00) 67.3   (0.99) 62.3   (1.17) 60.9   (1.18) 63.5   (1.24) 62.9   (1.38) 63.6   (1.57) 66.1   (1.18) 67.6   (1.33)
Associate’s degree 71.8   (1.59) 72.7   (1.18) 71.3   (1.32) 70.7   (1.44) 69.3   (1.41) 66.3   (1.51) 68.8   (1.26) 69.6   (1.37) 69.5   (1.79) 70.6   (1.36) 69.2   (1.48)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 74.4   (0.86) 75.9   (0.61) 74.4   (0.79) 75.0   (0.67) 72.8   (0.75) 75.0   (0.70) 75.3   (0.73) 75.8   (0.72) 74.8   (0.91) 77.3   (0.73) 78.4   (0.73)
Bachelor’s degree 74.2   (0.97) 76.6   (0.68) 75.0   (0.92) 75.3   (0.82) 73.0   (0.86) 75.0   (0.78) 75.0   (0.81) 76.2   (0.89) 75.5   (1.04) 77.1   (0.84) 79.2   (0.86)
Master’s or higher degree 74.8   (1.79) 73.5   (1.31) 72.8   (1.47) 74.3   (1.33) 72.3   (1.38) 75.0   (1.43) 76.0   (1.39) 74.9   (1.34) 73.2   (1.70) 77.7   (1.24) 76.8   (1.29)
                                                                   
Black                                                                  
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $32,610   (872) $34,410   (550) $35,090   (1,368) $33,560   (1,330) $33,130   (56) $34,180   (1,199) $33,670   (1,362) $32,760   (444) $34,000   (1,655) $30,870   (930) $34,550   (512)
Less than high school completion 21,570   (2,811) 22,890   (1,381) 24,730   (1,413) 19,920   (1,534) 24,530   (3,872) 22,580   (2,644) 20,530   (830) 21,630   (1,896) 20,710   (1,361) 20,670   (2,521) 28,900   (2,259)
High school completion1  27,940   (1,427) 30,160   (736) 27,860   (1,226) 28,540   (1,305) 27,580   (761) 27,170   (863) 27,170   (1,611) 26,710   (1,300) 25,440   (1,387) 24,990   (551) 27,580   (1,595)
Some college, no degree 34,960   (2,320) 35,670   (1,073) 35,210   (1,869) 32,670   (442) 33,090   (2,037) 31,730   (578) 31,090   (678) 30,970   (812) 32,100   (1,457) 27,870   (1,367) 29,990   (1,559)
Associate’s degree 33,940   (1,229) 35,310   (1,447) 33,570   (1,449) 33,450   (2,349) 30,790   (1,966) 33,150   (2,129) 35,840   (2,291) 32,940   (2,409) 34,710   (4,541) 30,760   (1,578) 29,990   (1,688)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 42,340   (2,426) 47,840   (1,616) 47,360   (1,188) 48,920   (526) 49,240   (998) 44,590   (1,611) 44,260   (1,934) 45,510   (2,030) 45,340   (815) 47,480   (2,256) 47,300   (1,632)
Bachelor’s degree 40,350   (2,046) 45,750   (4,553) 43,750   (2,891) 44,030   (1,513) 44,250   (1,761) 42,910   (578) 41,290   (1,055) 40,730   (769) 40,590   (2,790) 45,330   (1,894) 42,770   (1,997)
Master’s or higher degree 48,310   (2,703) 56,610   (4,982) 53,240   (3,379) 58,020   (4,542) 58,460   (2,913) 53,380   (6,473) 52,680   (923) 56,550   (2,172) 55,570   (5,896) 49,220   (1,506) 54,210   (3,826)
Percent,2  all education levels 63.6   (1.86) 71.3   (1.26) 66.6   (1.12) 62.0   (1.12) 59.5   (1.12) 59.1   (1.21) 57.8   (1.34) 60.2   (1.16) 61.1   (1.50) 63.3   (1.11) 66.0   (1.17)
Less than high school completion 44.0   (5.81) 49.1   (4.46) 41.4   (4.02) 39.3   (4.06) 38.1   (4.26) 32.8   (3.78) 31.8   (3.79) 29.8   (4.17) 41.6   (5.89) 41.6   (5.10) 35.6   (4.37)
High school completion1  61.0   (3.03) 70.0   (2.13) 66.1   (1.92) 59.0   (1.80) 51.3   (1.82) 54.6   (2.02) 53.1   (2.12) 53.0   (2.17) 51.9   (2.66) 59.7   (1.77) 63.1   (2.22)
Some college, no degree 64.4   (3.57) 71.6   (2.52) 61.6   (2.66) 61.6   (2.18) 59.5   (2.17) 57.8   (2.30) 52.8   (2.40) 59.8   (2.24) 56.5   (2.89) 60.5   (2.33) 62.8   (2.56)
Associate’s degree 72.0   (6.01) 79.5   (3.69) 73.5   (3.50) 58.8   (3.78) 64.8   (3.61) 64.8   (3.34) 70.4   (3.44) 61.6   (3.42) 67.6   (4.17) 60.2   (3.32) 69.2   (3.53)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 78.2   (4.04) 80.6   (2.48) 81.5   (1.82) 76.0   (2.08) 76.2   (1.87) 73.1   (2.09) 71.6   (2.06) 77.1   (2.10) 79.8   (2.20) 76.5   (2.11) 77.9   (2.00)
Bachelor’s degree 76.6   (4.50) 81.5   (2.69) 82.5   (1.99) 75.0   (2.38) 75.8   (2.27) 72.0   (2.70) 70.9   (2.37) 75.9   (2.48) 76.3   (2.90) 75.9   (2.54) 76.6   (2.25)
Master’s or higher degree 87.2   (8.40) 76.8   (6.35) 78.5   (3.78) 78.9   (3.85) 77.3   (3.54) 76.5   (3.65) 73.8   (3.99) 80.7   (3.87) 89.1   (3.26) 78.1   (3.49) 81.7   (3.55)
                                                                   
Hispanic                                                                  
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $29,260   (1,119) $30,850   (937) $30,320   (10) $31,790   (1,086) $31,940   (1,561) $32,560   (1,070) $31,550   (22) $30,870   (45) $30,170   (114) $30,030   (68) $31,790   (465)
Less than high school completion 23,070   (1,044) 23,340   (532) 24,130   (73) 21,980   (364) 21,960   (84) 21,610   (107) 22,870   (1,007) 23,290   (1,193) 23,300   (1,455) 23,760   (814) 23,980   (921)
High school completion1  29,280   (2,009) 31,600   (1,375) 29,060   (1,040) 29,060   (1,637) 27,910   (886) 30,200   (983) 29,260   (1,128) 28,520   (764) 28,690   (1,116) 30,030   (403) 29,710   (74)
Some college, no degree 30,550   (1,870) 36,560   (1,498) 37,870   (1,889) 33,030   (1,783) 36,020   (1,540) 34,340   (1,465) 31,590   (819) 32,790   (1,429) 30,350   (724) 31,580   (1,264) 33,530   (986)
Associate’s degree 37,000   (3,872) 40,850   (2,041) 41,430   (1,101) 34,730   (1,526) 34,360   (1,750) 36,940   (1,370) 36,640   (1,636) 34,620   (1,787) 33,940   (1,698) 29,940   (1,437) 35,370   (2,164)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 46,270   (2,873) 50,860   (1,807) 49,540   (2,081) 49,060   (1,735) 50,520   (1,738) 47,750   (2,512) 43,560   (1,937) 46,120   (519) 46,310   (1,388) 47,610   (2,390) 50,000   (1,110)
Bachelor’s degree 43,550   (3,674) 49,050   (1,800) 47,960   (727) 45,670   (2,188) 49,060   (841) 45,040   (3,261) 41,770   (316) 44,080   (2,013) 45,750   (1,401) 44,280   (1,400) 50,000   (411)
Master’s or higher degree 64,910   (11,218) 53,770   (5,508) 61,100   (3,066) 57,210   (4,049) 58,130   (4,464) 52,510   (4,394) 53,010   (2,533) 53,210   (4,950) 48,790   (5,615) 57,700   (2,173) 54,260   (2,519)
Percent,2  all education levels 62.9   (1.87) 70.7   (1.12) 71.9   (0.80) 65.9   (0.94) 60.7   (0.94) 61.6   (0.86) 63.8   (0.86) 64.4   (0.84) 67.0   (1.00) 68.7   (0.93) 69.4   (0.78)
Less than high school completion 56.0   (3.26) 66.0   (1.98) 68.5   (1.63) 57.7   (1.82) 54.8   (1.58) 53.0   (1.67) 58.1   (1.77) 57.6   (1.69) 60.9   (2.07) 66.3   (1.81) 65.7   (2.01)
High school completion1  67.9   (3.28) 72.9   (1.95) 75.2   (1.35) 67.6   (1.44) 60.8   (1.58) 61.7   (1.61) 63.8   (1.44) 65.9   (1.46) 68.5   (1.71) 70.6   (1.66) 70.8   (1.32)
Some college, no degree 61.5   (4.51) 71.9   (2.82) 70.0   (1.88) 69.0   (2.05) 63.3   (2.20) 65.5   (1.81) 65.4   (2.03) 62.8   (2.07) 60.4   (2.40) 65.0   (1.79) 69.1   (2.00)
Associate’s degree 69.3   (7.53) 79.8   (3.90) 74.1   (2.46) 74.0   (2.64) 67.7   (2.96) 66.1   (2.68) 66.4   (2.97) 66.4   (2.83) 76.8   (2.59) 68.3   (2.77) 65.5   (2.85)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 69.4   (5.26) 72.3   (3.19) 74.1   (2.08) 72.4   (1.99) 66.6   (2.03) 70.6   (2.08) 70.2   (1.90) 72.2   (1.87) 74.2   (1.95) 72.8   (1.84) 73.1   (1.77)
Bachelor’s degree 69.3   (5.78) 73.5   (3.47) 73.7   (2.35) 72.7   (2.26) 66.3   (2.15) 70.9   (2.27) 70.3   (2.18) 71.5   (2.18) 75.6   (2.19) 72.4   (2.05) 72.9   (1.93)
Master’s or higher degree 69.8   (12.72) 67.2   (7.95) 75.6   (3.99) 71.4   (4.06) 67.8   (4.28) 69.6   (3.95) 69.9   (3.91) 74.8   (3.90) 69.6   (4.39) 74.3   (4.10) 73.8   (3.86)
                                                                   
Asian3                                                                   
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels $38,880   (1,684) $49,250   (1,169) $48,250   (1,719) $54,370   (680) $54,380   (699) $48,820   (1,838) $49,690   (3,042) $54,130   (2,843) $50,670   (1,505) $49,490   (559) $51,060   (2,577)
Less than high school completion   (†) 24,790   (4,311) 33,040   (5,453)   (†)   (†)   (†) 23,590   (3,215)   (†)   (†) 20,900   (1,803) 27,450   (6,299)
High school completion1  30,840   (3,197) 34,410   (1,776) 32,380   (2,287) 31,390   (2,726) 29,710   (3,062) 31,780   (1,668) 26,860   (1,809) 30,220   (1,050) 29,520   (2,764) 29,610   (1,838) 28,510   (732)
Some college, no degree 29,600   (3,710) 38,520   (3,765) 36,090   (2,681) 36,710   (4,920) 42,900   (3,776) 37,900   (1,518) 32,370   (1,838) 34,220   (3,338) 34,240   (4,227) 29,680   (3,180) 34,300   (2,774)
Associate’s degree 31,210   (2,806) 39,970   (2,191) 41,980   (3,410) 34,330   (2,526) 41,350   (3,347) 38,940   (2,732) 36,250   (5,845) 44,730   (3,594) 32,450   (3,118) 33,580   (3,902) 30,060   (2,608)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 49,670   (1,478) 67,770   (1,725) 60,670   (669) 65,520   (848) 65,500   (1,440) 65,030   (2,208) 63,210   (2,434) 66,250   (2,195) 60,830   (1,483) 60,070   (3,541) 69,110   (2,930)
Bachelor’s degree 46,490   (1,526) 61,180   (2,586) 60,440   (5,339) 60,070   (2,161) 54,920   (751) 56,120   (4,063) 52,830   (3,453) 61,190   (2,118) 59,020   (3,572) 55,920   (2,277) 62,830   (4,359)
Master’s or higher degree 58,440   (13,282) 81,920   (6,199) 66,160   (4,775) 76,290   (2,886) 79,630   (3,469) 74,230   (5,349) 76,060   (4,213) 71,850   (1,831) 75,730   (5,695) 72,630   (4,344) 74,810   (6,299)
Percent,2  all education levels 67.8   (2.89) 71.5   (1.73) 69.8   (1.62) 72.8   (1.48) 69.1   (1.51) 68.6   (1.38) 68.1   (1.58) 70.1   (1.52) 68.3   (1.76) 70.8   (1.42) 72.5   (1.55)
Less than high school completion 51.7   (10.00) 66.1   (8.09) 65.1   (7.36) 53.1   (9.34) 56.5   (11.20) 50.0   (11.09) 59.2   (6.64) 56.3   (7.31) 58.5   (8.64) 56.0   (8.09) 75.3   (7.33)
High school completion1  71.6   (6.76) 72.9   (4.41) 70.6   (4.46) 68.5   (3.71) 63.7   (4.03) 63.4   (3.64) 60.9   (4.05) 68.2   (3.27) 63.9   (5.34) 68.7   (4.49) 77.6   (3.62)
Some college, no degree 60.3   (8.28) 66.1   (4.51) 73.1   (4.13) 68.7   (4.57) 60.6   (4.99) 59.0   (4.95) 60.8   (4.25) 53.6   (4.27) 62.7   (5.84) 62.4   (5.24) 69.4   (4.30)
Associate’s degree 78.8   (7.78) 76.9   (5.56) 71.0   (5.49) 80.1   (5.25) 74.2   (4.21) 59.5   (5.68) 62.3   (5.50) 65.2   (5.51) 70.6   (5.80) 77.4   (4.43) 65.5   (5.92)
Bachelor’s or higher degree 69.2   (4.06) 72.4   (2.29) 69.1   (2.05) 74.8   (1.88) 72.1   (1.83) 74.1   (1.75) 72.2   (2.02) 74.4   (1.76) 70.3   (2.20) 72.6   (1.60) 72.5   (1.92)
Bachelor’s degree 73.1   (5.01) 73.9   (2.77) 71.9   (2.58) 76.2   (2.24) 71.0   (2.39) 76.9   (2.04) 71.4   (2.49) 75.7   (2.27) 70.0   (2.92) 75.1   (1.98) 73.8   (2.35)
Master’s or higher degree 63.2   (6.76) 69.3   (4.06) 64.5   (3.23) 73.0   (2.89) 73.6   (3.18) 70.1   (3.19) 73.4   (3.15) 72.6   (2.75) 70.9   (3.50) 69.0   (2.74) 71.0   (2.91)
                                                                   
Two or more races3                                                                   
Median annual earnings, all                                                                  
education levels   (†)   (†) $42,120   (1,854) $37,160   (2,540) $36,550   (2,942) $37,850   (1,493) $39,840   (1,661) $37,290   (1,688) $38,910   (3,822) $34,340   (1,822) $39,670   (690)
Less than high school completion   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion1    (†)   (†) 31,820   (4,567) 23,730   (3,841) 28,180   (1,897) 32,430   (5,266) 31,140   (545) 28,630   (2,343) 34,470   (4,660) 27,110   (1,818) 34,790   (3,201)
Some college, no degree   (†)   (†) 36,950   (3,917) 32,110   (1,799) 34,560   (5,143) 38,300   (3,945) 33,400   (4,684) 31,670   (4,197) 34,840   (3,131) 25,880   (2,579) 35,120   (4,150)
Associate’s degree   (†)   (†) 46,140   (4,863)   (†)   (†) 30,200   (1,528) 31,850   (6,195) 32,430   (2,943)   (†)   (†) 43,530   (2,917)
Bachelor’s or higher degree   (†)   (†) 53,960   (3,706) 52,150   (8,485) 45,410   (3,012) 46,010   (4,852) 52,660   (4,624) 55,750   (4,466) 55,280   (4,841) 50,060   (5,417) 47,060   (6,293)
Bachelor’s degree   (†)   (†) 47,680   (4,316) 53,600   (9,495) 43,810   (3,127) 42,870   (4,160) 52,300   (6,679) 51,320   (8,835) 48,540   (6,451) 45,340   (7,314) 39,960   (6,015)
Master’s or higher degree   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 71,530   (14,157) 55,850   (4,921)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Percent,2  all education levels   (†)   (†) 64.7   (3.31) 62.4   (2.88) 53.1   (2.93) 61.4   (2.89) 63.8   (2.93) 62.8   (2.83) 65.0   (3.45) 63.9   (3.18) 67.2   (3.15)
Less than high school completion   (†)   (†)   (†) 51.1   (9.03) 27.4 ! (10.95)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion1    (†)   (†) 61.6   (4.96) 63.0   (6.92) 47.4   (5.69) 61.4   (6.70) 59.7   (6.34) 47.4   (5.32) 60.6   (6.98) 52.1   (6.60) 61.5   (6.44)
Some college, no degree   (†)   (†) 59.5   (6.16) 54.7   (5.45) 48.3   (6.54) 53.7   (5.96) 58.6   (5.69) 60.0   (5.96) 60.5   (7.81) 58.1   (5.79) 67.4   (5.64)
Associate’s degree   (†)   (†) 75.3   (7.43) 57.8   (10.58) 55.2   (8.83) 70.4   (8.75) 68.7   (6.95) 67.4   (6.61)   (†) 75.8   (7.86) 70.0   (7.58)
Bachelor’s or higher degree   (†)   (†) 72.5   (6.07) 72.9   (4.29) 67.6   (4.46) 70.0   (4.73) 71.0   (4.47) 76.1   (4.41) 77.4   (5.11) 75.9   (4.19) 72.5   (4.88)
Bachelor’s degree   (†)   (†) 81.6   (5.83) 75.3   (5.03) 64.2   (5.05) 70.3   (5.72) 67.9   (5.42) 73.2   (5.25) 75.7   (5.97) 79.9   (5.00) 76.9   (5.73)
Master’s or higher degree   (†)   (†) 59.0   (11.12) 64.6   (8.34)   (†) 69.3   (8.30) 80.3   (8.40) 84.9   (5.74)   (†) 66.5   (8.81) 62.5   (9.31)
                                                                   
Median annual earnings for
      other race groups, all
      education levels
                                                                 
Pacific Islander4  [3]   (†) [3]   (†) $37,080   (4,080) $39,320   (4,537) $31,970   (4,389) $37,240   (1,461) $36,370   (2,133) $33,180   (5,404) $39,680   (4,426) $34,290   (3,524) $39,650   (1,809)
American Indian/Alaska Native4  30,930   (1,684) 34,390   (2,053) 35,680   (1,502) 31,390   (2,411) 33,140   (4,208) 34,510   (3,523) 31,060   (1,952) 33,020   (3,097) 30,360   (6,444) 29,970   (1,972) 29,900   (2,131)
                                                                   
Percent2  for other race groups,
      all education levels
                                                                 
Pacific Islander4  [3]   (†) [3]   (†) 54.8   (6.78) 62.1   (4.96) 49.9   (7.23) 62.5   (6.79) 58.9   (5.58) 73.6   (5.82) 77.2   (6.48) 68.4   (5.09) 77.9   (4.63)
American Indian/Alaska Native4  48.7   (8.11) 60.5   (4.89) 62.4   (3.94) 54.7   (4.32) 62.2   (4.61) 54.3   (4.24) 54.2   (4.70) 56.7   (5.07) 60.6   (5.26) 63.8   (3.73) 61.3   (4.62)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED credential.
2 Full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the population ages 25 through 34 who reported working or looking for work in the given year.
3 For 1995 and 2000, data for Asians, Pacific Islanders, and persons of Two or more races were not reported separately. Pacific Islander data are included with Asian data for 1995 and 2000 because these data were collected in a combined "Asian/Pacific Islander" category. Data on persons of Two or more races are unavailable for 1995 and 2000 because each respondent could choose only one race category.
4 For Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives, data by educational attainment are omitted because these data for the most part did not meet reporting standards. All data shown for these two race categories are for persons of all education levels.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities); data include military personnel who live in households with civilians, but exclude those who live in military barracks. Beginning in 2004, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the generalized variance function methodology used in prior years. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 1996 through 2016. (This table was prepared November 2016.)

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