Digest of Education Statistics: 2012
Digest of Education Statistics: 2012

NCES 2014-015
December 2013


Table 438. Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 1990 through 2011
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex and
year
Total Elementary/secondary College
Less than
9th grade
Some high
school, no
completion1
High school
completion
(includes
equivalency)2
Some college,
no degree3
Associate's
degree
Bachelor's or higher degree4
Total Bachelor's degree5 Master's degree Professional degree Doctor's degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  Current dollars
Males                                              
1990 $30,730 (—) $17,390 (—) $20,900 (—) $26,650 (—) $31,730 (—) [6] (†) $42,670 (—) $39,240 (—) [6] (†) [6]   (†) [6] (†)
1991 31,610 (—) 17,620 (—) 21,400 (—) 26,780 (—) 31,660 (—) $33,820 (—) 45,140 (—) 40,910 (—) $49,730 (—) $74,000   (—) $57,190 (—)
1992 32,060 (120) 17,290 (—) 21,270 (—) 27,280 (175) 32,100 (—) 33,430 (—) 45,800 (—) 41,360 (304) 49,970 (—) 76,220   (—) 57,420 (—)
1993 32,360 (124) 16,860 (—) 21,750 (—) 27,370 (204) 32,080 (—) 33,690 (—) 47,740 (—) 42,760 (536) 51,870 (—) 80,550   (—) 63,150 (—)
1994 33,440 (246) 17,530 (453) 22,050 (319) 28,040 (322) 32,280 (300) 35,790 (430) 49,230 (707) 43,660 (633) 53,500 (854) 75,010   (3,040) 61,920 (1,619)
                                               
1995 34,550 (275) 18,350 (545) 22,190 (342) 29,510 (358) 33,880 (517) 35,200 (535) 50,480 (312) 45,270 (510) 55,220 (973) 79,670   (2,582) 65,340 (2,188)
1996 35,620 (150) 17,960 (594) 22,720 (414) 30,710 (184) 34,850 (456) 37,130 (435) 51,440 (303) 45,850 (458) 60,510 (945) 85,960   (3,317) 71,230 (3,362)
1997 36,680 (149) 19,290 (629) 24,730 (466) 31,220 (171) 35,950 (293) 38,020 (774) 53,450 (755) 48,620 (851) 61,690 (771) 85,010   (4,253) 76,230 (3,611)
1998 37,910 (291) 19,380 (600) 23,960 (547) 31,480 (169) 36,930 (291) 40,270 (539) 56,520 (421) 51,410 (349) 62,240 (847) 94,740   (12,105) 75,080 (2,507)
1999 40,330 (144) 20,430 (444) 25,040 (535) 33,180 (388) 39,220 (581) 41,640 (459) 60,200 (439) 52,990 (722) 66,240 (690) 100,000 ! (37,836) 81,690 (3,953)
                                               
2000 41,060 (156) 20,790 (376) 25,100 (436) 34,300 (457) 40,340 (312) 41,950 (460) 61,870 (303) 56,330 (573) 68,320 (1,506) 99,410   (20,832) 80,250 (2,446)
2001 41,620 (104) 21,360 (235) 26,210 (251) 34,720 (299) 41,050 (214) 42,780 (561) 62,220 (279) 55,930 (335) 70,900 (687) 100,000   (—) 86,970 (3,013)
2002 41,150 (100) 20,920 (213) 25,900 (207) 33,210 (311) 40,850 (195) 42,860 (673) 61,700 (201) 56,080 (385) 67,280 (1,294) 100,000   (—) 83,310 (2,076)
2003 41,940 (90) 21,220 (227) 26,470 (280) 35,410 (168) 41,350 (182) 42,870 (719) 62,080 (187) 56,500 (365) 70,640 (562) 100,000   (—) 87,130 (2,528)
2004 42,090 (89) 21,660 (191) 26,280 (234) 35,730 (148) 41,900 (175) 44,400 (931) 62,800 (798) 57,220 (393) 71,530 (490) 100,000   (—) 82,400 (2,423)
                                               
2005 43,320 (367) 22,330 (220) 27,190 (237) 36,300 (141) 42,420 (323) 47,180 (367) 66,170 (356) 60,020 (653) 75,030 (1,229) 100,000   (—) 85,860 (3,061)
2006 45,760 (134) 22,710 (398) 27,650 (573) 37,030 (164) 43,830 (812) 47,070 (390) 66,930 (346) 60,910 (235) 75,430 (859) 100,000   (—) 100,000 (—)
2007 47,000 (130) 23,380 (544) 29,320 (590) 37,860 (406) 44,900 (585) 49,040 (801) 70,400 (241) 62,090 (236) 76,280 (416) 100,000   (—) 92,090 (1,894)
2008 49,000 (339) 24,260 (631) 29,680 (458) 39,010 (399) 45,820 (276) 50,150 (344) 72,220 (236) 65,800 (388) 80,960 (468) 100,000   (—) 100,000 (—)
2009 49,990 (201) 23,950 (394) 28,020 (542) 39,480 (379) 47,100 (347) 50,300 (238) 71,470 (239) 62,440 (707) 79,340 (1,568) 123,240   (2,539) 100,740 (519)
                                               
2010 50,360 (93) 24,450 (597) 29,440 (684) 40,060 (237) 46,430 (348) 50,280 (245) 71,780 (267) 63,740 (1,115) 80,960 (453) 115,300   (4,891) 101,220 (653)
2011 50,660 (25) 25,220 (23) 30,420 (300) 40,450 (87) 47,070 (78) 50,930 (212) 73,850 (490) 66,200 (25) 83,030 (755) 119,470   (1,917) 100,770 (192)
                                               
Females                                              
1990 21,370 (—) 12,250 (—) 14,430 (—) 18,320 (—) 22,230 (—) [6] (†) 30,380 (—) 28,020 (—) [6] (†) [6]   (†) [6] (†)
1991 22,040 (—) 12,070 (—) 14,460 (—) 18,840 (—) 22,140 (—) 25,000 (—) 31,310 (—) 29,080 (—) 34,950 (—) 46,740   (—) 43,300 (—)
1992 23,140 (159) 12,960 (—) 14,560 (—) 19,430 (176) 23,160 (—) 25,620 (—) 32,300 (—) 30,330 (294) 36,040 (—) 46,260   (—) 45,790 (—)
1993 23,630 (166) 12,420 (—) 15,390 (—) 19,960 (173) 23,060 (—) 25,880 (—) 34,310 (—) 31,200 (310) 38,610 (—) 50,210   (—) 47,250 (—)
1994 24,400 (165) 12,430 (427) 15,130 (328) 20,370 (158) 23,510 (327) 25,940 (295) 35,380 (280) 31,740 (314) 39,460 (606) 50,620   (2,154) 51,120 (2,888)
                                               
1995 24,880 (160) 13,580 (490) 15,830 (293) 20,460 (162) 24,000 (274) 27,310 (428) 35,260 (313) 32,050 (273) 40,260 (556) 50,000   (2,532) 48,140 (2,373)
1996 25,810 (131) 14,410 (559) 16,950 (333) 21,180 (143) 25,170 (267) 28,080 (526) 36,460 (296) 33,530 (437) 41,900 (564) 57,620   (3,635) 56,270 (3,300)
1997 26,970 (134) 14,160 (492) 16,700 (335) 22,070 (148) 26,340 (291) 28,810 (660) 38,040 (481) 35,380 (295) 44,950 (837) 61,050   (4,737) 53,040 (3,626)
1998 27,960 (199) 14,470 (429) 16,480 (322) 22,780 (254) 27,420 (271) 29,920 (513) 39,790 (408) 36,560 (305) 45,280 (760) 57,570   (1,705) 57,800 (1,881)
1999 28,840 (216) 15,100 (492) 17,020 (298) 23,060 (279) 27,760 (369) 30,920 (318) 41,750 (275) 37,990 (614) 48,100 (862) 59,900   (4,479) 60,080 (3,130)
                                               
2000 30,330 (138) 15,800 (327) 17,920 (434) 24,970 (236) 28,700 (364) 31,070 (307) 42,710 (439) 40,420 (284) 50,140 (735) 58,960   (3,552) 57,080 (2,999)
2001 31,360 (91) 16,690 (255) 19,160 (359) 25,300 (132) 30,420 (186) 32,150 (231) 44,780 (367) 40,990 (231) 50,670 (328) 61,750   (3,976) 62,120 (2,228)
2002 31,010 (83) 16,510 (297) 19,310 (360) 25,180 (121) 29,400 (299) 31,630 (211) 43,250 (568) 40,850 (173) 48,890 (595) 57,020   (2,421) 65,720 (2,268)
2003 31,570 (85) 16,910 (256) 18,940 (327) 26,070 (118) 30,140 (176) 32,250 (241) 45,120 (291) 41,330 (204) 50,160 (454) 66,490   (3,469) 67,210 (2,462)
2004 31,990 (80) 17,020 (241) 19,160 (319) 26,030 (116) 30,820 (135) 33,480 (489) 45,910 (229) 41,680 (172) 51,320 (263) 75,040   (2,436) 68,880 (2,450)
                                               
2005 33,080 (242) 16,140 (250) 20,130 (274) 26,290 (134) 31,400 (165) 33,940 (497) 46,950 (232) 42,170 (179) 51,410 (283) 80,460   (2,774) 66,850 (2,490)
2006 35,100 (113) 18,130 (408) 20,130 (270) 26,740 (136) 31,950 (165) 35,160 (376) 49,570 (441) 45,410 (259) 52,440 (561) 76,240   (2,488) 70,520 (1,779)
2007 36,090 (105) 18,260 (461) 20,400 (292) 27,240 (133) 32,840 (415) 36,330 (283) 50,400 (158) 45,770 (262) 55,430 (412) 71,100   (910) 68,990 (2,155)
2008 36,700 (109) 18,630 (494) 20,410 (295) 28,380 (283) 32,630 (355) 36,760 (243) 51,410 (145) 47,030 (237) 57,510 (745) 71,300   (2,859) 74,030 (2,144)
2009 37,260 (107) 18,480 (451) 21,230 (301) 29,150 (273) 34,090 (483) 37,270 (310) 51,880 (169) 46,830 (260) 61,070 (304) 83,910   (3,210) 76,580 (912)
                                               
2010 38,290 (272) 18,240 (592) 20,880 (334) 29,860 (260) 33,400 (410) 37,770 (588) 51,940 (159) 47,440 (336) 59,100 (1,021) 76,740   (2,723) 77,390 (2,174)
2011 38,910 (216) 20,100 (250) 21,110 (131) 30,010 (145) 34,590 (512) 39,290 (40) 52,140 (88) 49,110 (103) 60,300 (533) 80,720   (135) 77,460 (21)
  Constant 2011 dollars7
Males                                              
1990 $52,890 (—) $29,940 (—) $35,970 (—) $45,870 (—) $54,620 (—) [6] (†) $73,440 (—) $67,530 (—) [6] (†) [6]   (†) [6] (†)
1991 52,210 (—) 29,110 (—) 35,350 (—) 44,230 (—) 52,290 (—) $55,850 (—) 74,550 (—) 67,560 (—) $82,140 (—) $122,210   (—) $94,450 (—)
1992 51,400 (192) 27,730 (—) 34,110 (—) 43,740 (281) 51,470 (—) 53,600 (—) 73,430 (—) 66,300 (487) 80,120 (—) 122,200   (—) 92,060 (—)
1993 50,370 (193) 26,250 (—) 33,860 (—) 42,610 (318) 49,930 (—) 52,440 (—) 74,320 (—) 66,560 (834) 80,740 (—) 125,390   (—) 98,300 (—)
1994 50,760 (373) 26,610 (688) 33,460 (469) 42,550 (489) 48,990 (455) 54,330 (653) 74,720 (1,073) 66,270 (961) 81,200 (1,296) 113,850   (4,614) 93,980 (2,457)
                                               
1995 51,000 (406) 27,090 (804) 32,740 (489) 43,560 (528) 50,010 (763) 51,960 (790) 74,510 (461) 66,810 (753) 81,500 (1,436) 117,590   (3,811) 96,430 (3,229)
1996 51,070 (215) 25,750 (852) 32,570 (575) 44,030 (264) 49,960 (654) 53,230 (624) 73,740 (434) 65,730 (657) 86,750 (1,355) 123,240   (4,755) 102,110 (4,820)
1997 51,400 (209) 27,040 (882) 34,650 (633) 43,750 (240) 50,380 (411) 53,290 (1,085) 74,910 (1,058) 68,130 (1,193) 86,460 (1,081) 119,140   (5,961) 106,840 (5,061)
1998 52,310 (402) 26,740 (828) 33,060 (732) 43,440 (233) 50,970 (402) 55,580 (744) 78,000 (581) 70,940 (482) 85,900 (1,169) 130,740   (16,705) 103,610 (3,460)
1999 54,460 (194) 27,580 (599) 33,800 (700) 44,800 (524) 52,960 (784) 56,220 (620) 81,280 (593) 71,540 (975) 89,440 (932) 135,020 ! (51,085) 110,290 (5,337)
                                               
2000 53,630 (204) 27,160 (491) 32,780 (552) 44,810 (597) 52,690 (408) 54,800 (601) 80,820 (396) 73,590 (748) 89,250 (1,967) 129,860   (27,212) 104,830 (3,195)
2001 52,860 (132) 27,130 (298) 33,290 (309) 44,100 (380) 52,130 (272) 54,330 (713) 79,030 (354) 71,040 (425) 90,050 (873) 127,010   (—) 110,460 (3,827)
2002 51,450 (125) 26,160 (266) 32,390 (251) 41,520 (389) 51,080 (244) 53,590 (841) 77,150 (251) 70,120 (481) 84,130 (1,618) 125,040   (—) 104,160 (2,596)
2003 51,270 (110) 25,940 (278) 32,360 (332) 43,290 (205) 50,550 (222) 52,410 (879) 75,890 (229) 69,070 (446) 86,360 (687) 122,250   (—) 106,520 (3,090)
2004 50,110 (106) 25,790 (227) 31,290 (270) 42,540 (176) 49,890 (208) 52,880 (1,109) 74,780 (950) 68,140 (468) 85,180 (583) 119,080   (—) 98,120 (2,885)
                                               
2005 49,890 (423) 25,720 (253) 31,320 (265) 41,810 (162) 48,860 (372) 54,340 (423) 76,210 (410) 69,130 (752) 86,410 (1,416) 115,180   (—) 98,890 (3,526)
2006 51,060 (150) 25,340 (444) 30,850 (620) 41,320 (183) 48,910 (906) 52,520 (435) 74,680 (386) 67,960 (262) 84,160 (958) 111,580   (—) 111,580 (—)
2007 50,990 (141) 25,360 (590) 31,810 (620) 41,070 (440) 48,710 (635) 53,200 (869) 76,380 (261) 67,360 (256) 82,760 (451) 108,490   (—) 99,900 (2,055)
2008 51,190 (354) 25,340 (659) 31,010 (464) 40,750 (417) 47,870 (288) 52,390 (359) 75,450 (247) 68,750 (405) 84,590 (489) 104,480   (—) 104,480 (—)
2009 52,420 (211) 25,110 (413) 29,380 (551) 41,390 (397) 49,380 (364) 52,740 (250) 74,930 (251) 65,470 (741) 83,190 (1,644) 129,220   (2,662) 105,620 (544)
                                               
2010 51,950 (96) 25,220 (616) 30,360 (684) 41,320 (244) 47,900 (359) 51,870 (253) 74,040 (275) 65,750 (1,150) 83,510 (467) 118,940   (5,045) 104,420 (674)
2011 50,660 (25) 25,220 (23) 30,420 (300) 40,450 (87) 47,070 (78) 50,930 (212) 73,850 (490) 66,200 (25) 83,030 (755) 119,470   (1,917) 100,770 (192)
                                               
Females                                              
1990 36,780 (—) 21,080 (—) 24,830 (—) 31,530 (—) 38,250 (—) [6] (†) 52,280 (—) 48,220 (—) [6] (†) [6]   (†) [6] (†)
1991 36,400 (—) 19,930 (—) 23,870 (—) 31,110 (—) 36,570 (—) 41,290 (—) 51,710 (—) 48,030 (—) 57,720 (—) 77,200   (—) 71,520 (—)
1992 37,100 (255) 20,780 (—) 23,340 (—) 31,150 (282) 37,130 (—) 41,080 (—) 51,790 (—) 48,620 (471) 57,780 (—) 74,160   (—) 73,410 (—)
1993 36,780 (258) 19,330 (—) 23,950 (—) 31,080 (269) 35,890 (—) 40,290 (—) 53,400 (—) 48,560 (483) 60,110 (—) 78,160   (—) 73,550 (—)
1994 37,030 (250) 18,870 (648) 22,970 (498) 30,920 (240) 35,690 (496) 39,370 (448) 53,700 (425) 48,180 (477) 59,890 (920) 76,820   (3,269) 77,590 (4,383)
                                               
1995 36,710 (236) 20,040 (723) 23,360 (432) 30,200 (239) 35,420 (404) 40,310 (632) 52,040 (462) 47,310 (403) 59,430 (821) 73,800   (3,737) 71,060 (3,502)
1996 37,000 (188) 20,660 (801) 24,300 (477) 30,360 (205) 36,080 (383) 40,260 (754) 52,270 (424) 48,060 (627) 60,070 (809) 82,610   (5,211) 80,670 (4,731)
1997 37,800 (188) 19,850 (690) 23,400 (469) 30,930 (207) 36,910 (408) 40,380 (925) 53,310 (674) 49,580 (413) 63,000 (1,173) 85,560   (6,639) 74,330 (5,082)
1998 38,580 (275) 19,960 (592) 22,750 (444) 31,440 (351) 37,840 (374) 41,290 (708) 54,900 (563) 50,450 (421) 62,490 (1,049) 79,440   (2,353) 79,760 (2,596)
1999 38,940 (292) 20,380 (664) 22,970 (402) 31,140 (377) 37,480 (498) 41,750 (429) 56,370 (371) 51,300 (829) 64,940 (1,164) 80,880   (6,047) 81,120 (4,226)
                                               
2000 39,620 (180) 20,640 (427) 23,410 (567) 32,620 (308) 37,490 (475) 40,590 (401) 55,790 (573) 52,790 (371) 65,490 (960) 77,010   (4,640) 74,560 (3,917)
2001 39,830 (116) 21,200 (324) 24,330 (456) 32,140 (168) 38,630 (236) 40,840 (293) 56,870 (466) 52,070 (293) 64,360 (417) 78,430   (5,050) 78,900 (2,830)
2002 38,770 (104) 20,640 (371) 24,140 (450) 31,490 (151) 36,760 (374) 39,540 (264) 54,070 (710) 51,080 (216) 61,130 (744) 71,290   (3,027) 82,170 (2,836)
2003 38,590 (104) 20,670 (313) 23,150 (400) 31,880 (144) 36,850 (215) 39,430 (295) 55,150 (356) 50,520 (249) 61,320 (555) 81,280   (4,241) 82,170 (3,010)
2004 38,090 (95) 20,270 (287) 22,820 (380) 30,990 (138) 36,700 (161) 39,870 (582) 54,670 (273) 49,630 (205) 61,110 (313) 89,350   (2,901) 82,020 (2,917)
                                               
2005 38,090 (279) 18,590 (288) 23,180 (316) 30,280 (154) 36,160 (190) 39,090 (572) 54,070 (267) 48,570 (206) 59,210 (326) 92,670   (3,195) 77,000 (2,868)
2006 39,160 (126) 20,230 (455) 22,460 (301) 29,830 (152) 35,650 (184) 39,230 (420) 55,310 (492) 50,660 (289) 58,510 (626) 85,070   (2,776) 78,680 (1,985)
2007 39,150 (114) 19,810 (500) 22,130 (317) 29,550 (144) 35,620 (450) 39,420 (307) 54,680 (171) 49,660 (284) 60,130 (447) 77,130   (987) 74,840 (2,338)
2008 38,340 (114) 19,470 (516) 21,320 (308) 29,650 (296) 34,090 (371) 38,410 (254) 53,710 (151) 49,130 (248) 60,090 (778) 74,490   (2,987) 77,340 (2,240)
2009 39,070 (112) 19,380 (473) 22,260 (316) 30,560 (286) 35,740 (506) 39,070 (325) 54,390 (177) 49,100 (273) 64,030 (319) 87,970   (3,366) 80,290 (956)
                                               
2010 39,500 (281) 18,810 (611) 21,540 (345) 30,800 (268) 34,460 (423) 38,970 (607) 53,580 (164) 48,930 (347) 60,960 (1,053) 79,160   (2,809) 79,840 (2,243)
2011 38,910 (216) 20,100 (250) 21,110 (131) 30,010 (145) 34,590 (512) 39,290 (40) 52,140 (88) 49,110 (103) 60,300 (533) 80,720   (135) 77,460 (21)
  Number of persons with earnings who worked full time, year round (in thousands)
Males                                              
1990 44,406 (268.6) 2,250 (73.9) 3,315 (89.3) 16,394 (188.0) 9,113 (144.6) [6] (†) 13,334 (171.8) 7,569 (132.6) [6] (†) [6]   (†) [6] (†)
1991 44,199 (268.3) 1,807 (66.3) 3,083 (86.2) 15,025 (181.1) 8,034 (136.4) 2,899 (83.6) 13,350 (171.9) 8,456 (139.7) 3,073 (86.1) 1,147   (53.0) 674 (40.7)
1992 44,752 (269.1) 1,815 (66.5) 3,009 (85.2) 14,722 (179.5) 8,067 (136.6) 3,203 (87.8) 13,937 (175.2) 8,719 (141.7) 3,178 (87.5) 1,295   (56.3) 745 (42.8)
1993 45,873 (270.6) 1,790 (66.0) 3,083 (86.2) 14,604 (178.9) 8,493 (140.0) 3,557 (92.4) 14,346 (177.5) 9,178 (145.1) 3,131 (86.8) 1,231   (54.9) 808 (44.5)
1994 47,566 (303.0) 1,895 (69.2) 3,057 (87.6) 15,109 (188.5) 8,783 (146.2) 3,735 (96.6) 14,987 (187.8) 9,636 (152.8) 3,225 (89.9) 1,258   (56.4) 868 (46.9)
                                               
1995 48,500 (306.1) 1,946 (72.8) 3,335 (94.9) 15,331 (195.6) 8,908 (152.3) 3,926 (102.8) 15,054 (194.0) 9,597 (157.8) 3,395 (95.7) 1,208   (57.5) 853 (48.4)
1996 49,764 (301.1) 2,041 (69.2) 3,441 (89.6) 15,840 (186.5) 9,173 (144.2) 3,931 (95.6) 15,339 (183.7) 9,898 (149.6) 3,272 (87.4) 1,277   (54.8) 893 (45.9)
1997 50,807 (299.0) 1,914 (67.0) 3,548 (90.9) 16,225 (187.8) 9,170 (143.9) 4,086 (97.4) 15,864 (185.9) 10,349 (152.4) 3,228 (86.7) 1,321   (55.8) 966 (47.7)
1998 52,381 (306.4) 1,870 (66.3) 3,613 (91.7) 16,442 (189.7) 9,375 (145.7) 4,347 (100.4) 16,733 (191.2) 11,058 (157.6) 3,414 (89.2) 1,264   (54.6) 998 (48.5)
1999 53,062 (307.8) 1,993 (68.4) 3,295 (87.7) 16,589 (190.5) 9,684 (148.0) 4,359 (100.6) 17,142 (193.3) 11,142 (158.2) 3,725 (93.1) 1,267   (54.6) 1,008 (48.8)
                                               
2000 54,065 (309.7) 1,968 (68.0) 3,354 (88.4) 16,834 (191.7) 9,792 (148.8) 4,729 (104.7) 17,387 (194.6) 11,395 (159.9) 3,680 (92.6) 1,274   (54.8) 1,038 (49.5)
2001 54,013 (224.8) 2,207 (51.4) 3,503 (64.5) 16,314 (135.4) 9,494 (104.9) 4,714 (74.7) 17,780 (140.9) 11,479 (114.8) 3,961 (68.5) 1,298   (39.5) 1,041 (35.4)
2002 54,108 (225.0) 2,154 (50.7) 3,680 (66.1) 16,005 (134.2) 9,603 (105.5) 4,399 (72.2) 18,267 (142.7) 11,829 (116.5) 4,065 (69.4) 1,308   (39.6) 1,065 (35.8)
2003 54,253 (225.2) 2,209 (51.4) 3,369 (63.3) 16,285 (135.3) 9,340 (104.1) 4,696 (74.5) 18,354 (143.0) 11,846 (116.6) 4,124 (69.9) 1,348   (40.2) 1,037 (35.3)
2004 55,469 (227.0) 2,427 (53.8) 3,468 (64.2) 17,067 (138.3) 9,257 (103.6) 4,913 (76.2) 18,338 (142.9) 11,701 (115.9) 4,243 (70.9) 1,305   (39.6) 1,088 (36.1)
                                               
2005 56,717 (228.7) 2,425 (53.8) 3,652 (65.9) 17,266 (139.0) 9,532 (105.1) 5,022 (77.0) 18,820 (144.7) 12,032 (117.4) 4,275 (71.2) 1,369   (40.5) 1,144 (37.1)
2006 58,109 (230.6) 2,361 (53.1) 3,872 (67.8) 17,369 (139.4) 9,493 (104.9) 5,110 (77.7) 19,903 (148.4) 12,764 (120.7) 4,542 (73.3) 1,425   (41.3) 1,172 (37.5)
2007 58,147 (230.7) 2,142 (50.6) 3,451 (64.0) 17,224 (138.9) 9,867 (106.8) 5,244 (78.7) 20,218 (149.5) 12,962 (121.6) 4,800 (75.3) 1,332   (40.0) 1,125 (36.7)
2008 55,655 (227.2) 1,982 (48.7) 3,118 (60.9) 16,195 (135.0) 9,515 (105.0) 5,020 (77.0) 19,825 (148.1) 12,609 (120.0) 4,709 (74.6) 1,388   (40.8) 1,119 (36.7)
2009 52,445 (222.5) 1,561 (43.2) 2,795 (57.7) 15,258 (131.3) 8,609 (100.1) 4,828 (75.5) 19,395 (146.7) 12,290 (118.6) 4,575 (73.6) 1,319   (39.8) 1,212 (38.1)
                                               
2010 52,890 (223.2) 1,600 (43.8) 2,615 (55.9) 15,104 (130.7) 8,541 (99.7) 5,042 (77.2) 19,990 (148.7) 12,836 (121.1) 4,670 (74.3) 1,237   (38.5) 1,246 (38.7)
2011 54,279 (225.2) 1,848 (47.0) 2,715 (56.9) 15,335 (131.6) 8,752 (100.9) 5,206 (78.4) 20,423 (150.1) 13,013 (121.8) 4,839 (75.6) 1,300   (39.5) 1,271 (39.0)
                                               
Females                                              
1990 28,636 (234.7) 847 (45.6) 1,861 (67.3) 11,810 (162.8) 6,462 (123.1) [6] (†) 7,655 (133.3) 4,704 (105.8) [6] (†) [6]   (†) [6] (†)
1991 29,474 (237.1) 733 (42.4) 1,819 (66.5) 10,959 (157.4) 5,633 (115.3) 2,523 (78.1) 7,807 (134.6) 5,263 (111.6) 2,025 (70.1) 312   (27.7) 206 (22.5)
1992 30,346 (239.6) 734 (42.4) 1,659 (63.6) 11,039 (157.9) 5,904 (117.9) 2,655 (80.1) 8,355 (138.9) 5,604 (115.0) 2,192 (72.9) 334   (28.7) 225 (23.5)
1993 30,683 (240.5) 765 (43.3) 1,576 (62.0) 10,513 (154.4) 6,279 (121.4) 3,067 (86.0) 8,483 (139.9) 5,735 (116.3) 2,166 (72.5) 323   (28.2) 260 (25.3)
1994 31,379 (259.2) 696 (42.0) 1,675 (65.1) 10,785 (161.2) 6,256 (124.2) 3,210 (89.7) 8,756 (146.0) 5,901 (120.8) 2,174 (74.0) 398   (31.8) 283 (26.8)
                                               
1995 32,673 (268.2) 774 (46.1) 1,763 (69.3) 11,064 (168.6) 6,329 (129.5) 3,336 (94.9) 9,406 (156.3) 6,434 (130.5) 2,268 (78.5) 421   (34.0) 283 (27.9)
1996 33,549 (259.0) 750 (42.1) 1,751 (64.1) 11,363 (159.7) 6,582 (122.9) 3,468 (89.9) 9,636 (147.7) 6,689 (123.9) 2,213 (72.0) 413   (31.2) 322 (27.6)
1997 34,624 (260.1) 791 (43.2) 1,765 (64.4) 11,475 (160.0) 6,628 (123.2) 3,538 (90.7) 10,427 (153.0) 7,173 (128.0) 2,448 (75.7) 488   (34.0) 318 (27.4)
1998 35,628 (265.4) 814 (43.8) 1,878 (66.4) 11,613 (161.3) 7,070 (127.3) 3,527 (90.7) 10,725 (155.4) 7,288 (129.2) 2,639 (78.6) 468   (33.3) 329 (27.9)
1999 37,091 (269.7) 886 (45.7) 1,883 (66.5) 11,824 (162.7) 7,453 (130.6) 3,804 (94.1) 11,242 (158.9) 7,607 (131.9) 2,818 (81.2) 470   (33.3) 346 (28.6)
                                               
2000 37,762 (271.6) 930 (46.8) 1,950 (67.7) 11,789 (162.5) 7,391 (130.0) 4,118 (97.8) 11,584 (161.1) 7,899 (134.3) 2,823 (81.2) 509   (34.7) 353 (28.9)
2001 38,228 (197.0) 927 (33.4) 1,869 (47.3) 11,690 (115.8) 7,283 (92.3) 4,190 (70.5) 12,269 (118.5) 8,257 (98.1) 3,089 (60.6) 531   (25.3) 392 (21.7)
2002 38,510 (197.6) 858 (32.1) 1,841 (46.9) 11,687 (115.8) 7,354 (92.7) 4,285 (71.2) 12,484 (119.5) 8,229 (97.9) 3,281 (62.5) 572   (26.2) 402 (22.0)
2003 38,681 (197.9) 882 (32.6) 1,739 (45.6) 11,587 (115.3) 7,341 (92.6) 4,397 (72.2) 12,735 (120.6) 8,330 (98.5) 3,376 (63.4) 567   (26.1) 462 (23.6)
2004 39,072 (198.7) 917 (33.2) 1,797 (46.4) 11,392 (114.4) 7,330 (92.6) 4,505 (73.0) 13,131 (122.4) 8,664 (100.4) 3,451 (64.0) 564   (26.0) 452 (23.3)
                                               
2005 40,021 (200.6) 902 (32.9) 1,740 (45.6) 11,419 (114.5) 7,452 (93.3) 4,751 (74.9) 13,758 (125.1) 9,074 (102.6) 3,591 (65.3) 657   (28.1) 437 (22.9)
2006 41,311 (203.2) 934 (33.5) 1,802 (46.4) 11,652 (115.6) 7,613 (94.3) 4,760 (75.0) 14,549 (128.4) 9,645 (105.7) 3,746 (66.7) 662   (28.2) 497 (24.5)
2007 42,196 (204.9) 823 (31.5) 1,649 (44.4) 11,447 (114.7) 7,916 (96.1) 4,891 (76.0) 15,469 (132.1) 9,931 (107.2) 4,389 (72.1) 666   (28.3) 484 (24.1)
2008 40,979 (202.5) 814 (31.3) 1,568 (43.3) 10,851 (111.8) 7,456 (93.3) 4,955 (76.5) 15,335 (131.6) 9,856 (106.8) 4,176 (70.3) 753   (30.1) 550 (25.7)
2009 40,376 (201.4) 776 (30.5) 1,519 (42.7) 10,467 (109.9) 7,164 (91.6) 4,924 (76.3) 15,526 (132.4) 10,066 (107.9) 4,261 (71.0) 606   (27.0) 592 (26.7)
                                               
2010 40,196 (201.0) 732 (29.7) 1,371 (40.5) 10,117 (108.1) 7,150 (91.5) 4,999 (76.8) 15,826 (133.5) 9,903 (107.0) 4,576 (73.6) 622   (27.4) 725 (29.5)
2011 40,885 (202.4) 779 (30.6) 1,380 (40.7) 10,040 (107.7) 6,989 (90.5) 5,131 (77.8) 16,566 (136.4) 10,537 (110.2) 4,700 (74.6) 635   (27.6) 694 (28.9)
  Percent of persons with earnings who worked full time, year round
Males                                              
1990 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1991 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1992 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1993 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1994 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
                                               
1995 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1996 78.2 (0.25) 64.5 (1.31) 66.9 (1.01) 77.2 (0.45) 78.8 (0.58) 83.8 (0.83) 82.9 (0.43) 83.2 (0.53) 80.6 (0.95) 85.4   (1.40) 85.1 (1.69)
1997 81.6 (0.24) 63.9 (1.35) 69.5 (0.99) 78.7 (0.44) 79.5 (0.58) 81.7 (0.84) 83.3 (0.42) 83.9 (0.51) 80.8 (0.96) 85.4   (1.38) 83.4 (1.68)
1998 81.0 (0.24) 66.8 (1.37) 73.5 (0.97) 80.3 (0.43) 81.0 (0.56) 85.3 (0.76) 84.6 (0.39) 85.9 (0.47) 81.6 (0.92) 86.0   (1.39) 80.0 (1.74)
1999 81.1 (0.24) 70.3 (1.32) 71.5 (1.02) 80.3 (0.43) 81.3 (0.55) 84.2 (0.78) 84.7 (0.39) 85.3 (0.48) 83.5 (0.86) 85.6   (1.40) 81.8 (1.69)
                                               
2000 81.7 (0.23) 69.2 (1.33) 71.8 (1.01) 80.9 (0.42) 82.2 (0.54) 86.6 (0.71) 84.8 (0.39) 85.6 (0.47) 82.8 (0.87) 85.8   (1.39) 82.5 (1.65)
2001 80.1 (0.17) 69.7 (0.90) 70.9 (0.71) 79.4 (0.31) 80.2 (0.40) 84.1 (0.54) 83.3 (0.28) 83.6 (0.35) 82.4 (0.60) 84.6   (1.01) 82.2 (1.18)
2002 79.4 (0.17) 70.1 (0.91) 71.3 (0.69) 77.8 (0.32) 78.8 (0.41) 81.4 (0.58) 83.9 (0.27) 84.4 (0.34) 82.2 (0.60) 85.7   (0.99) 82.8 (1.16)
2003 79.5 (0.17) 71.5 (0.89) 70.1 (0.73) 78.7 (0.31) 78.8 (0.41) 82.1 (0.56) 83.1 (0.28) 84.0 (0.34) 81.1 (0.60) 84.4   (1.00) 80.3 (1.22)
2004 80.0 (0.17) 74.7 (0.84) 71.2 (0.71) 79.1 (0.30) 79.3 (0.41) 83.6 (0.53) 83.0 (0.28) 83.1 (0.35) 83.1 (0.58) 83.3   (1.03) 81.7 (1.16)
                                               
2005 80.3 (0.16) 74.0 (0.84) 73.8 (0.69) 79.5 (0.30) 80.0 (0.40) 82.5 (0.54) 82.9 (0.27) 83.0 (0.34) 82.7 (0.58) 83.7   (1.00) 82.4 (1.12)
2006 81.1 (0.16) 73.6 (0.85) 72.9 (0.67) 79.6 (0.30) 80.1 (0.40) 85.3 (0.50) 84.7 (0.26) 85.2 (0.32) 83.5 (0.55) 85.9   (0.94) 83.4 (1.09)
2007 80.5 (0.16) 71.1 (0.91) 70.8 (0.72) 79.4 (0.30) 79.5 (0.40) 83.3 (0.52) 84.5 (0.26) 85.1 (0.32) 83.5 (0.54) 83.1   (1.03) 83.5 (1.11)
2008 77.0 (0.17) 66.3 (0.95) 64.6 (0.76) 74.6 (0.32) 76.5 (0.42) 79.4 (0.56) 82.6 (0.27) 83.2 (0.33) 80.9 (0.57) 82.4   (1.02) 83.1 (1.12)
2009 73.9 (0.18) 56.2 (1.03) 61.8 (0.79) 70.1 (0.34) 73.4 (0.45) 77.9 (0.58) 80.8 (0.28) 79.9 (0.35) 82.0 (0.56) 85.1   (0.99) 81.2 (1.11)
                                               
2010 74.8 (0.18) 58.8 (1.04) 61.6 (0.82) 71.9 (0.34) 72.9 (0.45) 78.2 (0.56) 81.4 (0.27) 81.8 (0.34) 80.0 (0.58) 81.4   (1.10) 82.2 (1.08)
2011 76.6 (0.17) 67.2 (0.98) 64.2 (0.81) 74.2 (0.33) 75.2 (0.44) 78.0 (0.56) 82.0 (0.27) 82.1 (0.33) 82.3 (0.55) 81.6   (1.07) 81.0 (1.09)
                                               
Females                                              
1990 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1991 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1992 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1993 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1994 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
                                               
1995 (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)
1996 60.7 (0.32) 47.9 (1.94) 49.4 (1.29) 60.0 (0.55) 62.0 (0.73) 63.7 (1.00) 63.5 (0.60) 63.4 (0.72) 62.4 (1.25) 68.4   (2.91) 70.0 (3.29)
1997 61.7 (0.32) 48.7 (1.91) 49.3 (1.29) 61.0 (0.55) 61.9 (0.72) 64.3 (0.99) 65.4 (0.58) 64.6 (0.70) 65.7 (1.20) 73.6   (2.63) 72.1 (3.29)
1998 62.5 (0.31) 51.8 (1.94) 53.1 (1.29) 61.9 (0.55) 63.3 (0.70) 64.9 (1.00) 65.0 (0.57) 64.0 (0.69) 66.2 (1.15) 71.9   (2.71) 68.5 (3.26)
1999 63.7 (0.31) 53.0 (1.88) 54.0 (1.30) 63.0 (0.54) 64.8 (0.69) 65.1 (0.96) 66.2 (0.56) 65.9 (0.68) 66.5 (1.12) 68.4   (2.73) 68.2 (3.18)
                                               
2000 64.6 (0.30) 53.5 (1.84) 56.5 (1.30) 64.1 (0.54) 65.3 (0.69) 66.6 (0.92) 66.5 (0.55) 66.7 (0.67) 64.9 (1.11) 70.6   (2.61) 71.5 (3.13)
2001 64.3 (0.22) 54.0 (1.32) 55.3 (0.94) 63.5 (0.39) 65.1 (0.49) 65.8 (0.65) 66.6 (0.38) 66.6 (0.47) 65.6 (0.76) 70.3   (1.83) 70.9 (2.12)
2002 64.1 (0.22) 52.6 (1.36) 55.5 (0.95) 63.2 (0.39) 65.0 (0.49) 65.6 (0.65) 66.5 (0.38) 65.9 (0.47) 66.1 (0.74) 74.3   (1.73) 73.8 (2.07)
2003 64.4 (0.21) 56.5 (1.38) 53.8 (0.96) 64.4 (0.39) 64.2 (0.49) 65.6 (0.64) 66.4 (0.37) 65.8 (0.46) 66.3 (0.73) 72.3   (1.75) 71.9 (1.95)
2004 64.5 (0.21) 56.3 (1.35) 56.1 (0.96) 64.5 (0.40) 64.2 (0.49) 64.6 (0.63) 66.7 (0.37) 66.3 (0.45) 66.3 (0.72) 71.5   (1.77) 71.2 (1.97)
                                               
2005 65.3 (0.21) 56.5 (1.36) 54.5 (0.97) 65.1 (0.40) 63.5 (0.49) 67.2 (0.61) 68.2 (0.36) 68.0 (0.44) 68.3 (0.70) 71.2   (1.64) 67.3 (2.02)
2006 66.2 (0.21) 58.5 (1.35) 56.0 (0.96) 65.6 (0.39) 65.9 (0.48) 67.3 (0.61) 68.6 (0.35) 68.4 (0.43) 67.5 (0.69) 73.6   (1.61) 74.0 (1.86)
2007 66.7 (0.21) 56.8 (1.43) 55.3 (1.00) 65.7 (0.39) 66.7 (0.48) 67.3 (0.60) 69.3 (0.34) 68.4 (0.42) 70.6 (0.63) 74.1   (1.60) 71.2 (1.91)
2008 64.4 (0.21) 51.6 (1.38) 52.8 (1.01) 62.4 (0.40) 64.7 (0.49) 65.5 (0.60) 67.9 (0.34) 67.8 (0.43) 66.9 (0.65) 74.0   (1.51) 70.0 (1.80)
2009 64.3 (0.21) 52.0 (1.42) 54.5 (1.04) 62.4 (0.41) 63.9 (0.50) 64.5 (0.60) 68.0 (0.34) 68.3 (0.42) 67.5 (0.65) 66.4   (1.72) 68.3 (1.74)
                                               
2010 64.4 (0.21) 51.7 (1.46) 52.4 (1.07) 62.6 (0.42) 63.3 (0.50) 64.3 (0.60) 68.5 (0.34) 67.7 (0.42) 68.5 (0.62) 73.9   (1.66) 76.3 (1.51)
2011 65.0 (0.21) 52.2 (1.42) 49.1 (1.04) 63.0 (0.42) 62.9 (0.50) 66.3 (0.59) 69.6 (0.33) 69.4 (0.41) 69.0 (0.62) 72.8   (1.65) 73.6 (1.58)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
1 Includes 1 to 3 years of high school for 1990.
2 Includes 4 years of high school for 1990.
3 Includes 1 to 3 years of college and associate's degrees for 1990.
4 Includes 4 or more years of college for 1990.
5 Includes 4 years of college for 1990.
6 Not reported separately for 1990.
7 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States and Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits, 1990 through 1994; Series P-60, Money Income in the United States, 1995 through 2002; and Detailed Income Tabulations from the CPS, 2003 through 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/perinc/pinc03_000.htm. (This table was prepared September 2012.)