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| Table 502.40. | Distribution of earnings and median earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sex and earnings | Total | Elementary/secondary | College | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 9th grade |
Some high school, no completion | High school completion (includes equivalency) |
Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree |
Bachelor's or higher degree | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Bachelor's degree |
Master's degree |
Professional degree |
Doctor's degree |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of persons (in thousands) | 206,899 | (210.7) | 9,922 | (109.1) | 14,595 | (131.0) | 61,704 | (240.9) | 34,805 | (193.4) | 20,367 | (152.9) | 65,506 | (245.7) | 41,575 | (208.0) | 17,395 | (142.2) | 3,066 | (61.5) | 3,470 | (65.4) | |||
| With earnings | 135,931 | (278.2) | 4,123 | (71.2) | 6,795 | (90.9) | 36,375 | (197.0) | 23,359 | (162.6) | 14,990 | (132.7) | 50,289 | (224.0) | 31,682 | (185.9) | 13,384 | (125.8) | 2,456 | (55.1) | 2,768 | (58.5) | |||
| Distribution of persons with earnings, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| by total annual earnings | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| $1 to $4,999 or loss1 | 5.2 | (0.07) | 7.6 | (0.46) | 10.2 | (0.41) | 5.9 | (0.14) | 6.4 | (0.18) | 5.1 | (0.20) | 3.4 | (0.09) | 3.6 | (0.12) | 3.2 | (0.17) | 2.3 | (0.34) | 2.4 | (0.32) | |||
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 5.3 | (0.07) | 10.0 | (0.52) | 10.8 | (0.42) | 6.8 | (0.15) | 5.8 | (0.17) | 4.4 | (0.19) | 3.2 | (0.09) | 3.5 | (0.12) | 3.0 | (0.17) | 1.2 | (0.25) | 1.9 | (0.29) | |||
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6.8 | (0.08) | 16.3 | (0.64) | 14.2 | (0.47) | 8.5 | (0.16) | 7.3 | (0.19) | 6.5 | (0.22) | 3.6 | (0.09) | 3.9 | (0.12) | 3.2 | (0.17) | 2.3 | (0.34) | 2.3 | (0.32) | |||
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 6.8 | (0.08) | 18.6 | (0.68) | 14.2 | (0.47) | 9.0 | (0.17) | 7.2 | (0.19) | 6.1 | (0.22) | 3.3 | (0.09) | 3.8 | (0.12) | 2.6 | (0.15) | 1.5 | (0.27) | 2.1 | (0.31) | |||
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7.8 | (0.08) | 15.7 | (0.63) | 13.6 | (0.46) | 10.5 | (0.18) | 8.9 | (0.21) | 7.9 | (0.25) | 4.0 | (0.10) | 4.9 | (0.14) | 2.8 | (0.16) | 1.9 | (0.31) | 2.0 | (0.29) | |||
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 7.2 | (0.08) | 11.0 | (0.55) | 8.7 | (0.38) | 9.6 | (0.17) | 8.6 | (0.20) | 8.0 | (0.25) | 4.0 | (0.10) | 4.7 | (0.13) | 3.2 | (0.17) | 1.9 | (0.31) | 2.3 | (0.32) | |||
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7.8 | (0.08) | 6.7 | (0.44) | 7.3 | (0.35) | 10.0 | (0.18) | 8.9 | (0.21) | 9.3 | (0.26) | 5.3 | (0.11) | 6.3 | (0.15) | 4.1 | (0.19) | 2.8 | (0.37) | 2.4 | (0.33) | |||
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6.6 | (0.08) | 3.6 | (0.33) | 5.5 | (0.31) | 8.0 | (0.16) | 7.8 | (0.20) | 7.3 | (0.24) | 5.2 | (0.11) | 6.2 | (0.15) | 4.2 | (0.19) | 2.1 | (0.32) | 1.4 | (0.25) | |||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 11.1 | (0.10) | 4.8 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.34) | 11.2 | (0.18) | 11.7 | (0.24) | 13.4 | (0.31) | 11.3 | (0.16) | 12.5 | (0.21) | 10.7 | (0.30) | 4.7 | (0.48) | 7.2 | (0.55) | |||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18.0 | (0.12) | 4.0 | (0.34) | 6.5 | (0.33) | 13.9 | (0.20) | 16.8 | (0.27) | 20.3 | (0.37) | 23.4 | (0.21) | 23.2 | (0.27) | 25.6 | (0.42) | 17.4 | (0.85) | 20.2 | (0.85) | |||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 7.7 | (0.08) | 0.9 | (0.16) | 1.5 | (0.16) | 3.9 | (0.11) | 5.9 | (0.17) | 7.3 | (0.24) | 12.7 | (0.17) | 12.0 | (0.20) | 14.4 | (0.34) | 12.7 | (0.75) | 13.6 | (0.73) | |||
| $100,000 or more | 9.7 | (0.09) | 0.8 | (0.16) | 1.1 | (0.14) | 2.7 | (0.10) | 4.7 | (0.15) | 4.4 | (0.19) | 20.6 | (0.20) | 15.4 | (0.23) | 22.9 | (0.41) | 49.2 | (1.13) | 42.3 | (1.05) | |||
| Median earnings2 | $36,630 | (121) | $19,210 | (372) | $20,150 | (241) | $29,770 | (314) | $32,030 | (185) | $36,360 | (342) | $55,140 | (386) | $50,280 | (192) | $61,040 | (345) | $97,200 | (3,645) | $82,880 | (3,072) | |||
| Number of males (in thousands) | 99,305 | (124.7) | 4,963 | (77.0) | 7,314 | (92.4) | 30,014 | (166.1) | 16,508 | (132.7) | 8,775 | (100.6) | 31,731 | (169.0) | 19,860 | (143.1) | 7,804 | (95.3) | 1,876 | (48.0) | 2,192 | (51.8) | |||
| With earnings | 72,128 | (181.3) | 2,742 | (57.8) | 4,150 | (70.7) | 20,533 | (144.9) | 12,181 | (116.5) | 6,879 | (89.8) | 25,642 | (157.5) | 16,146 | (131.5) | 6,196 | (85.5) | 1,540 | (43.6) | 1,760 | (46.5) | |||
| Distribution of males with earnings, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| by total annual earnings | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| $1 to $4,999 or loss1 | 3.9 | (0.08) | 4.5 | (0.44) | 7.6 | (0.46) | 4.5 | (0.16) | 4.3 | (0.21) | 3.9 | (0.26) | 2.4 | (0.11) | 2.7 | (0.14) | 2.1 | (0.20) | 1.3 | (0.33) | 2.3 | (0.40) | |||
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 3.9 | (0.08) | 7.6 | (0.57) | 8.2 | (0.48) | 4.8 | (0.17) | 4.5 | (0.21) | 2.8 | (0.22) | 2.0 | (0.10) | 2.1 | (0.13) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 0.5 | ! | (0.21) | 2.0 | (0.38) | ||
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5.2 | (0.09) | 13.5 | (0.73) | 10.5 | (0.53) | 6.2 | (0.19) | 5.1 | (0.22) | 4.7 | (0.28) | 2.8 | (0.12) | 2.9 | (0.15) | 2.9 | (0.24) | 1.9 | (0.39) | 2.0 | (0.37) | |||
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5.7 | (0.10) | 18.5 | (0.83) | 13.3 | (0.59) | 7.2 | (0.20) | 5.2 | (0.23) | 3.8 | (0.26) | 2.6 | (0.11) | 3.0 | (0.15) | 2.2 | (0.21) | 1.1 | (0.29) | 1.6 | (0.33) | |||
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 6.6 | (0.10) | 16.3 | (0.79) | 13.4 | (0.59) | 8.8 | (0.22) | 7.1 | (0.26) | 5.3 | (0.30) | 3.0 | (0.12) | 3.7 | (0.17) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 1.4 | (0.33) | 1.6 | (0.33) | |||
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6.6 | (0.10) | 12.7 | (0.71) | 8.9 | (0.49) | 8.6 | (0.22) | 8.0 | (0.27) | 6.5 | (0.33) | 3.3 | (0.12) | 3.6 | (0.16) | 3.2 | (0.25) | 1.7 | (0.36) | 2.1 | (0.38) | |||
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7.2 | (0.11) | 8.3 | (0.59) | 9.2 | (0.50) | 10.0 | (0.23) | 7.7 | (0.27) | 7.8 | (0.36) | 4.3 | (0.14) | 5.1 | (0.19) | 3.0 | (0.24) | 2.6 | (0.46) | 2.2 | (0.39) | |||
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6.2 | (0.10) | 4.6 | (0.45) | 7.1 | (0.44) | 8.4 | (0.22) | 7.1 | (0.26) | 6.7 | (0.34) | 3.8 | (0.13) | 4.8 | (0.19) | 2.3 | (0.21) | 2.1 | (0.41) | 0.9 | (0.25) | |||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 11.4 | (0.13) | 6.5 | (0.52) | 8.7 | (0.49) | 13.1 | (0.26) | 13.1 | (0.34) | 14.1 | (0.47) | 9.4 | (0.20) | 11.2 | (0.28) | 7.0 | (0.36) | 4.3 | (0.58) | 6.2 | (0.64) | |||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 20.1 | (0.17) | 5.3 | (0.48) | 9.5 | (0.51) | 18.6 | (0.30) | 21.8 | (0.42) | 26.3 | (0.59) | 22.2 | (0.29) | 23.4 | (0.37) | 21.9 | (0.59) | 15.0 | (1.02) | 17.6 | (1.02) | |||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.7 | (0.12) | 1.2 | (0.23) | 2.3 | (0.26) | 5.9 | (0.18) | 8.9 | (0.29) | 11.0 | (0.42) | 14.9 | (0.25) | 14.7 | (0.31) | 16.5 | (0.53) | 12.8 | (0.95) | 12.2 | (0.87) | |||
| $100,000 or more | 13.6 | (0.14) | 0.9 | (0.20) | 1.4 | (0.20) | 4.0 | (0.15) | 7.2 | (0.26) | 7.2 | (0.35) | 29.4 | (0.32) | 22.7 | (0.37) | 34.8 | (0.68) | 55.3 | (1.42) | 49.4 | (1.33) | |||
| Median earnings2 | $42,310 | (142) | $21,320 | (280) | $23,280 | (664) | $34,960 | (529) | $40,470 | (311) | $45,590 | (608) | $66,870 | (508) | $60,300 | (406) | $76,020 | (843) | $101,890 | (1,766) | $96,910 | (5,001) | |||
| Number of females (in thousands) | 107,594 | (136.5) | 4,958 | (77.1) | 7,282 | (92.5) | 31,690 | (171.9) | 18,298 | (139.7) | 11,592 | (114.6) | 33,775 | (175.4) | 21,715 | (149.7) | 9,591 | (105.2) | 1,191 | (38.4) | 1,278 | (39.7) | |||
| With earnings | 63,802 | (197.4) | 1,380 | (41.3) | 2,644 | (56.9) | 15,842 | (131.4) | 11,178 | (112.7) | 8,111 | (97.3) | 24,647 | (157.2) | 15,536 | (130.3) | 7,188 | (92.0) | 915 | (33.7) | 1,008 | (35.3) | |||
| Distribution of females with earnings, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| by total annual earnings | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||
| $1 to $4,999 or loss1 | 6.8 | (0.11) | 13.8 | (1.04) | 14.4 | (0.76) | 7.8 | (0.24) | 8.7 | (0.30) | 6.2 | (0.30) | 4.4 | (0.15) | 4.6 | (0.19) | 4.2 | (0.27) | 3.8 | (0.71) | 2.5 | (0.55) | |||
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 6.9 | (0.11) | 14.7 | (1.07) | 15.0 | (0.78) | 9.3 | (0.26) | 7.2 | (0.27) | 5.7 | (0.29) | 4.4 | (0.15) | 4.9 | (0.19) | 3.9 | (0.25) | 2.3 | (0.56) | 1.6 | (0.45) | |||
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8.6 | (0.12) | 21.7 | (1.24) | 20.0 | (0.87) | 11.5 | (0.28) | 9.7 | (0.31) | 8.0 | (0.34) | 4.3 | (0.15) | 4.9 | (0.19) | 3.4 | (0.24) | 3.1 | (0.64) | 2.8 | (0.58) | |||
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 8.1 | (0.12) | 18.6 | (1.17) | 15.6 | (0.79) | 11.4 | (0.28) | 9.4 | (0.31) | 8.0 | (0.34) | 4.1 | (0.14) | 4.7 | (0.19) | 3.0 | (0.22) | 2.2 | (0.54) | 3.2 | (0.62) | |||
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 9.2 | (0.13) | 14.5 | (1.06) | 13.8 | (0.75) | 12.7 | (0.30) | 10.9 | (0.33) | 10.1 | (0.37) | 5.1 | (0.16) | 6.1 | (0.21) | 3.5 | (0.24) | 2.9 | (0.62) | 2.7 | (0.57) | |||
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 7.8 | (0.12) | 7.7 | (0.80) | 8.4 | (0.60) | 10.8 | (0.28) | 9.3 | (0.31) | 9.2 | (0.36) | 4.7 | (0.15) | 5.7 | (0.21) | 3.1 | (0.23) | 2.4 | (0.56) | 2.5 | (0.55) | |||
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 8.4 | (0.12) | 3.5 | (0.55) | 4.4 | (0.44) | 10.0 | (0.27) | 10.2 | (0.32) | 10.6 | (0.38) | 6.4 | (0.17) | 7.5 | (0.24) | 5.0 | (0.29) | 3.1 | (0.64) | 2.7 | (0.58) | |||
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7.1 | (0.11) | 1.7 | (0.39) | 3.0 | (0.37) | 7.6 | (0.23) | 8.5 | (0.29) | 7.8 | (0.33) | 6.7 | (0.18) | 7.7 | (0.24) | 5.8 | (0.31) | 2.1 | (0.52) | 2.4 | (0.54) | |||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 10.9 | (0.14) | 1.5 | (0.37) | 3.1 | (0.38) | 8.8 | (0.25) | 10.2 | (0.32) | 12.8 | (0.41) | 13.3 | (0.24) | 13.8 | (0.31) | 13.9 | (0.46) | 5.3 | (0.83) | 9.1 | (1.01) | |||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 15.5 | (0.16) | 1.4 | (0.35) | 1.6 | (0.28) | 7.8 | (0.24) | 11.2 | (0.33) | 15.3 | (0.45) | 24.7 | (0.31) | 23.0 | (0.38) | 28.8 | (0.60) | 21.4 | (1.51) | 24.5 | (1.52) | |||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 5.4 | (0.10) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 1.3 | (0.10) | 2.7 | (0.17) | 4.2 | (0.25) | 10.5 | (0.22) | 9.1 | (0.26) | 12.6 | (0.44) | 12.5 | (1.22) | 16.0 | (1.29) | ||
| $100,000 or more | 5.3 | (0.10) | 0.7 | ! | (0.25) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | 1.0 | (0.09) | 1.9 | (0.15) | 2.1 | (0.18) | 11.3 | (0.23) | 7.9 | (0.24) | 12.7 | (0.44) | 39.0 | (1.80) | 29.9 | (1.61) | |
| Median earnings2 | $30,990 | (119) | $14,930 | (566) | $15,150 | (301) | $23,500 | (324) | $26,620 | (274) | $30,890 | (272) | $46,710 | (269) | $41,570 | (237) | $51,570 | (330) | $76,050 | (2,191) | $70,810 | (1,925) | |||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 A negative amount (a net loss) may be reported by self-employed persons. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes persons without earnings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), 2013 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, retrieved December 26, 2013, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032013/perinc/pinc03_000.htm. (This table was prepared December 2013.) |
