Table 7.3. Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25–34, by highest level of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2006

Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008

NCES 2008-084
September 2008

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Table 7.3. Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25–34, by highest level of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2006

							Graduate degree
Race/ethnicity	Total	Less than high school completion	High school completion¹	Some college	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Total		Master's degree		Doctorate or first- professional degree
Total²	$34,800	$23,400	$28,300	$30,500	$33,500	$43,700	$52,800		$50,800		$60,900
White	36,600	25,400	30,500	31,500	35,500	44,700	52,800		50,800		60,900
Black	30,500	21,300	25,400	29,500	30,500	38,600	48,800		45,700		60,900
Hispanic	27,400	21,100	25,400	30,500	31,500	40,600	48,800		48,800		48,800
Asian	45,700	25,400	26,400	30,500	35,500	50,800	62,000		64,000		60,900
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander	30,500	20,300	27,400	31,500	29,500	41,600	43,700	!	32,500	!	‡
American Indian/
Alaska Native	28,400	25,400	26,400	27,400	26,400	35,500	44,700		42,700		45,700

! Interpret data with caution.

‡ Reporting standards not met.

¹ High school completion includes equivalency (e.g., General Education Development certificate or GED).

² Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown.

NOTE: Full-year worker refers to those who were employed 50 or more weeks the previous year; full-time worker refers to those who were usually employed 35 or more hours per week. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files, 2006.

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