Table 29. Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25 and older, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2007

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Table 29.

Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 25 and older, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2007

						Bachelor's or higher degree
Sex and race/ethnicity	Total	Less than high school completion	High school completion¹	Some college	Associate's degree	Total	Bachelor's degree	Master's degree	Doctorate or first-professional degree
Total	$41,000	$25,000	$32,000	$38,000	$41,700	$58,900	$53,000	$62,000	$86,000
Male	48,000	28,000	37,200	45,000	49,000	69,000	61,000	75,000	100,000
White	50,000	32,000	40,000	47,000	50,000	71,000	65,000	75,500	100,000
Black	38,000	27,000	32,000	37,000	41,000	55,000	50,000	60,000	95,000
Hispanic	33,000	25,000	30,000	38,000	42,000	54,000	50,000	68,000	85,000
Asian	52,000	28,000	32,000	44,000	41,000	69,000	60,000	75,000	95,000
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	45,000	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
American Indian/ Alaska Native	39,000	‡	35,000	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Two or more races	45,000	‡	30,000	39,000	‡	78,000	75,600	‡	‡

Female	36,000	20,000	27,000	33,000	35,800	50,000	45,000	55,000	70,000
White	38,000	20,800	29,000	34,000	38,000	50,000	46,000	55,000	70,000
Black	31,000	20,000	25,000	30,000	33,000	45,000	42,000	55,000	65,400
Hispanic	30,000	18,200	25,000	31,000	32,500	43,000	40,000	52,500	‡
Asian	42,000	‡	26,000	34,000	35,000	54,000	50,000	67,000	65,000
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	35,000	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
American Indian/ Alaska Native	30,000	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Two or more races	35,000	‡	26,500	32,900	‡	50,000	‡	‡	‡
‡ Reporting standards not met. ! Interpret data with caution. ¹ Includes equivalency. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2008.