Table 28. Median earnings for persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2005

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities

NCES 2007-039
September 2007

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Table 28.

Median earnings for persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2005

Sex and race/ethnicity	Total	Less than high school completion	High school completion ¹	Some college or associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree ²
Total ³	$40,000	$25,000	$30,300	$38,000	$50,000	$65,100
Male ³	45,000	27,000	35,000	45,000	60,000	80,000
White	49,000	30,000	39,000	46,000	60,000	80,000
Black	35,000	23,000	28,400	38,000	45,000	61,000
Hispanic	31,000	25,000	28,000	39,000	49,000	65,000
Asian/Pacific Islander	50,000	25,000	30,000	35,000	55,000	81,000
American Indian/Alaska Native	40,000	30,000	35,000	41,000	55,000	‡

Female ³	34,000	20,000	26,000	32,000	42,000	54,000
White	35,000	20,800	27,600	33,000	42,000	53,500
Black	30,000	18,700	24,000	30,000	45,000	52,000
Hispanic	27,000	19,000	23,000	30,000	38,000	50,800
Asian/Pacific Islander	38,000	22,500	25,000	32,000	43,600	62,000
American Indian/Alaska Native	28,000	18,000 !	22,000	28,000	40,000	40,000
‡ Reporting standards not met. ! Interpret data with caution. ¹ Includes equivalency. ² A master's, doctor's, or first-professional degree. ³ Includes persons of more than one race, not separately shown. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2006.