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| Table 502.30. | Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old and full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the labor force, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: Selected years, 1995 through 2013 |
| [Amounts in constant 2013 dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Total, all full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old |
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| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
$38,220 | (212) | $40,580 | (129) | $40,440 | (123) | $39,340 | (1,075) | $39,320 | (#) | $38,940 | (831) | $41,220 | (1,073) | $39,930 | (827) | $39,310 | (97) | $38,550 | (887) | $40,000 | (#) |
| Less than high school completion | 24,230 | (385) | 24,490 | (532) | 25,250 | (267) | 24,500 | (765) | 24,630 | (695) | 23,120 | (756) | 22,630 | (784) | 22,430 | (840) | 23,680 | (854) | 23,250 | (826) | 23,940 | (714) |
| High school completion1 | 31,780 | (303) | 33,820 | (238) | 33,380 | (213) | 33,270 | (1,118) | 32,540 | (704) | 32,430 | (5) | 32,490 | (16) | 31,950 | (32) | 31,020 | (25) | 30,400 | (15) | 30,000 | (2) |
| Some college, no degree | 35,530 | (662) | 39,030 | (508) | 37,880 | (246) | 37,430 | (765) | 36,930 | (866) | 34,580 | (469) | 36,020 | (1,243) | 35,150 | (922) | 33,130 | (518) | 33,330 | (729) | 34,080 | (1,166) |
| Associate's degree | 37,930 | (622) | 40,580 | (383) | 40,400 | (364) | 40,520 | (1,027) | 39,100 | (154) | 38,880 | (787) | 38,980 | (1,046) | 39,510 | (1,100) | 38,350 | (1,501) | 36,240 | (1,471) | 37,540 | (2,123) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 50,410 | (860) | 54,100 | (280) | 54,360 | (766) | 52,330 | (1,059) | 53,760 | (1,444) | 54,040 | (15) | 54,120 | (35) | 52,060 | (1,073) | 51,780 | (353) | 50,690 | (16) | 50,000 | (1,277) |
| Bachelor's degree | 47,330 | (385) | 53,990 | (400) | 50,640 | (265) | 48,670 | (1,315) | 50,360 | (890) | 49,770 | (937) | 48,850 | (294) | 48,070 | (663) | 46,570 | (650) | 47,590 | (906) | 48,530 | (1,709) |
| Master's or higher degree | 60,600 | (1,114) | 64,820 | (2,002) | 63,020 | (609) | 59,570 | (54) | 62,550 | (2,208) | 59,450 | (743) | 64,300 | (2,196) | 58,390 | (1,059) | 61,340 | (1,556) | 60,500 | (1,150) | 59,570 | (447) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 63.6 | (0.44) | 68.4 | (0.32) | 66.3 | (0.33) | 66.6 | (0.37) | 67.8 | (0.36) | 64.6 | (0.41) | 61.0 | (0.41) | 61.9 | (0.42) | 63.3 | (0.41) | 64.2 | (0.44) | 65.1 | (0.49) |
| Less than high school completion | 49.6 | (1.37) | 59.4 | (1.02) | 56.4 | (1.02) | 60.0 | (1.32) | 56.5 | (1.26) | 50.2 | (1.32) | 47.0 | (1.25) | 44.9 | (1.52) | 48.1 | (1.43) | 48.6 | (1.38) | 53.3 | (1.72) |
| High school completion1 | 62.8 | (0.79) | 67.2 | (0.59) | 66.3 | (0.62) | 66.9 | (0.75) | 67.0 | (0.71) | 61.7 | (0.75) | 55.3 | (0.74) | 57.0 | (0.80) | 59.1 | (0.78) | 60.3 | (0.80) | 61.7 | (1.07) |
| Some college, no degree | 61.5 | (0.99) | 67.8 | (0.71) | 63.1 | (0.75) | 63.5 | (0.83) | 64.8 | (0.92) | 62.9 | (0.79) | 58.7 | (0.91) | 58.1 | (0.92) | 59.0 | (0.99) | 59.2 | (1.00) | 59.0 | (1.10) |
| Associate's degree | 67.4 | (1.41) | 70.9 | (1.01) | 68.5 | (1.05) | 67.8 | (1.16) | 67.8 | (1.23) | 66.3 | (1.30) | 65.1 | (1.18) | 63.6 | (1.29) | 65.4 | (1.17) | 64.8 | (1.18) | 67.5 | (1.51) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 70.4 | (0.79) | 72.3 | (0.55) | 71.0 | (0.55) | 70.2 | (0.67) | 73.5 | (0.59) | 71.6 | (0.56) | 69.4 | (0.63) | 71.4 | (0.59) | 71.4 | (0.62) | 72.8 | (0.62) | 72.1 | (0.71) |
| Bachelor's degree | 70.5 | (0.90) | 73.1 | (0.62) | 71.1 | (0.64) | 70.9 | (0.76) | 73.2 | (0.70) | 71.6 | (0.70) | 69.1 | (0.77) | 71.2 | (0.71) | 71.1 | (0.72) | 72.9 | (0.75) | 71.9 | (0.84) |
| Master's or higher degree | 69.8 | (1.65) | 69.6 | (1.18) | 70.7 | (1.08) | 68.2 | (1.27) | 74.4 | (1.21) | 71.5 | (1.05) | 70.0 | (1.10) | 71.7 | (1.23) | 72.2 | (1.25) | 72.5 | (1.20) | 72.6 | (1.32) |
| Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
41,180 | (281) | 43,280 | (207) | 43,010 | (550) | 41,750 | (#) | 42,630 | (99) | 43,270 | (1) | 43,430 | (#) | 42,600 | (31) | 41,340 | (33) | 40,580 | (1) | 40,000 | (349) |
| Less than high school completion | 27,150 | (717) | 26,950 | (336) | 25,300 | (326) | 26,140 | (1,038) | 25,830 | (563) | 25,940 | (846) | 24,600 | (1,058) | 25,640 | (828) | 25,850 | (1,097) | 24,960 | (992) | 24,390 | (386) |
| High school completion1 | 36,600 | (601) | 38,980 | (640) | 37,870 | (357) | 35,650 | (49) | 34,640 | (1,049) | 34,580 | (715) | 35,710 | (1,225) | 35,040 | (894) | 33,600 | (856) | 33,310 | (731) | 31,710 | (478) |
| Some college, no degree | 39,660 | (547) | 43,030 | (363) | 41,780 | (1,158) | 41,640 | (314) | 41,210 | (1,541) | 39,190 | (1,428) | 41,990 | (966) | 40,470 | (983) | 38,000 | (1,237) | 38,220 | (854) | 38,340 | (1,415) |
| Associate's degree | 39,430 | (1,013) | 47,320 | (739) | 44,280 | (750) | 46,370 | (1,850) | 44,640 | (373) | 43,570 | (1,720) | 45,270 | (1,670) | 42,640 | (459) | 43,340 | (1,793) | 44,280 | (2,782) | 41,750 | (2,427) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 56,830 | (881) | 62,120 | (560) | 60,480 | (1,400) | 59,610 | (1,903) | 57,940 | (1,101) | 59,350 | (414) | 59,110 | (596) | 56,360 | (1,901) | 56,310 | (1,072) | 55,640 | (521) | 56,950 | (2,144) |
| Bachelor's degree | 53,470 | (707) | 60,570 | (811) | 56,540 | (523) | 53,640 | (1,282) | 56,050 | (52) | 57,240 | (1,756) | 54,810 | (1,394) | 53,180 | (162) | 51,540 | (125) | 50,700 | (593) | 51,940 | (1,256) |
| Master's or higher degree | 67,670 | (2,169) | 74,260 | (2,010) | 75,040 | (1,900) | 65,590 | (3,979) | 69,310 | (3,378) | 69,600 | (1,902) | 75,190 | (3,151) | 68,550 | (1,497) | 70,420 | (2,434) | 65,950 | (2,396) | 66,770 | (2,526) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 69.7 | (0.57) | 75.1 | (0.40) | 71.9 | (0.42) | 72.5 | (0.48) | 72.2 | (0.51) | 68.5 | (0.57) | 62.8 | (0.58) | 64.5 | (0.56) | 67.4 | (0.57) | 68.4 | (0.53) | 69.5 | (0.62) |
| Less than high school completion | 54.3 | (1.71) | 67.8 | (1.22) | 63.9 | (1.22) | 66.7 | (1.54) | 61.1 | (1.51) | 55.7 | (1.54) | 49.2 | (1.71) | 47.4 | (1.81) | 55.5 | (1.74) | 54.1 | (1.88) | 59.9 | (2.06) |
| High school completion1 | 69.3 | (1.00) | 73.6 | (0.73) | 72.3 | (0.76) | 73.5 | (0.91) | 71.9 | (0.94) | 64.8 | (0.95) | 57.4 | (1.01) | 60.6 | (1.01) | 63.8 | (1.00) | 65.5 | (1.00) | 67.0 | (1.27) |
| Some college, no degree | 68.5 | (1.31) | 76.1 | (0.91) | 68.1 | (1.01) | 70.7 | (1.13) | 71.1 | (1.31) | 68.2 | (1.12) | 62.7 | (1.31) | 62.0 | (1.17) | 64.2 | (1.33) | 64.3 | (1.41) | 63.9 | (1.56) |
| Associate's degree | 78.6 | (1.81) | 80.9 | (1.31) | 75.9 | (1.38) | 75.1 | (1.67) | 73.4 | (1.70) | 73.2 | (1.82) | 70.1 | (1.65) | 68.6 | (1.77) | 71.6 | (1.61) | 71.8 | (1.70) | 76.3 | (2.03) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 75.9 | (1.04) | 78.0 | (0.72) | 76.5 | (0.74) | 74.6 | (0.93) | 77.7 | (0.94) | 76.6 | (0.90) | 71.8 | (0.94) | 75.0 | (0.80) | 75.3 | (0.84) | 77.1 | (0.87) | 75.7 | (1.01) |
| Bachelor's degree | 76.4 | (1.19) | 78.8 | (0.81) | 76.7 | (0.86) | 74.5 | (1.01) | 78.0 | (1.07) | 76.3 | (1.10) | 70.6 | (1.15) | 75.4 | (0.91) | 74.7 | (0.98) | 77.3 | (0.94) | 74.8 | (1.34) |
| Master's or higher degree | 74.6 | (2.11) | 75.3 | (1.58) | 75.8 | (1.47) | 75.1 | (2.00) | 76.8 | (1.93) | 77.2 | (1.50) | 75.6 | (1.61) | 74.0 | (1.88) | 77.3 | (1.63) | 76.4 | (1.82) | 78.0 | (1.83) |
| Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
33,330 | (274) | 37,490 | (322) | 37,940 | (184) | 35,740 | (35) | 37,010 | (435) | 36,760 | (515) | 37,920 | (226) | 37,270 | (36) | 36,200 | (21) | 35,510 | (798) | 36,930 | (788) |
| Less than high school completion | 19,780 | (771) | 20,260 | (566) | 22,650 | (841) | 20,040 | (762) | 20,020 | (907) | 17,870 | (757) | 20,590 | (629) | 18,990 | (704) | 19,610 | (487) | 18,160 | (784) | 19,910 | (578) |
| High school completion1 | 26,920 | (454) | 29,640 | (324) | 30,280 | (445) | 28,510 | (194) | 27,000 | (1,085) | 26,950 | (130) | 27,090 | (27) | 26,680 | (67) | 26,830 | (759) | 25,350 | (9) | 24,980 | (14) |
| Some college, no degree | 30,560 | (442) | 33,780 | (330) | 32,770 | (399) | 33,300 | (474) | 33,600 | (807) | 31,320 | (945) | 31,700 | (1,063) | 31,520 | (1,084) | 29,970 | (1,133) | 29,780 | (636) | 29,740 | (136) |
| Associate's degree | 36,600 | (1,364) | 36,040 | (485) | 36,680 | (895) | 34,980 | (426) | 34,820 | (1,167) | 35,160 | (1,065) | 33,550 | (1,310) | 37,030 | (912) | 33,220 | (1,383) | 32,070 | (983) | 32,430 | (1,023) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 45,510 | (643) | 48,700 | (337) | 50,090 | (409) | 47,440 | (125) | 48,210 | (1,075) | 48,630 | (28) | 48,810 | (26) | 46,990 | (1,255) | 46,500 | (59) | 47,530 | (704) | 46,810 | (1,529) |
| Bachelor's degree | 42,650 | (924) | 47,200 | (377) | 46,540 | (375) | 44,740 | (1,091) | 44,770 | (104) | 45,050 | (589) | 43,540 | (1,263) | 42,720 | (1,207) | 42,410 | (1,381) | 43,580 | (1,254) | 44,620 | (482) |
| Master's or higher degree | 52,810 | (1,458) | 56,250 | (1,133) | 56,290 | (791) | 56,000 | (2,194) | 56,380 | (1,697) | 54,960 | (1,576) | 58,630 | (2,294) | 53,240 | (95) | 53,300 | (1,608) | 54,300 | (1,479) | 53,910 | (1,457) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 56.6 | (0.67) | 60.7 | (0.49) | 59.7 | (0.50) | 59.6 | (0.57) | 62.7 | (0.57) | 60.0 | (0.51) | 58.9 | (0.53) | 58.7 | (0.53) | 58.6 | (0.52) | 59.3 | (0.63) | 59.9 | (0.76) |
| Less than high school completion | 41.3 | (2.24) | 45.3 | (1.68) | 41.8 | (1.74) | 45.9 | (1.83) | 45.9 | (2.22) | 38.6 | (1.91) | 42.7 | (2.03) | 39.4 | (2.22) | 34.1 | (2.03) | 37.8 | (1.96) | 41.1 | (2.70) |
| High school completion1 | 54.4 | (1.23) | 58.5 | (0.96) | 57.9 | (1.00) | 57.0 | (1.11) | 59.4 | (1.13) | 56.6 | (1.11) | 51.8 | (1.12) | 51.1 | (1.19) | 51.6 | (1.19) | 51.9 | (1.24) | 52.4 | (1.64) |
| Some college, no degree | 53.9 | (1.46) | 59.2 | (1.08) | 57.7 | (1.11) | 55.7 | (1.19) | 57.9 | (1.22) | 56.6 | (1.26) | 54.1 | (1.28) | 53.6 | (1.29) | 53.3 | (1.33) | 53.3 | (1.22) | 53.4 | (1.69) |
| Associate's degree | 57.6 | (2.05) | 62.7 | (1.45) | 61.3 | (1.56) | 60.8 | (1.57) | 62.7 | (1.75) | 60.1 | (1.68) | 60.8 | (1.65) | 59.1 | (1.67) | 59.5 | (1.75) | 58.8 | (1.69) | 59.6 | (2.13) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 64.7 | (1.17) | 66.8 | (0.82) | 65.7 | (0.81) | 66.0 | (0.99) | 69.9 | (0.76) | 67.2 | (0.71) | 67.2 | (0.82) | 68.0 | (0.77) | 68.0 | (0.84) | 68.9 | (0.90) | 68.9 | (0.98) |
| Bachelor's degree | 64.9 | (1.32) | 67.6 | (0.93) | 65.6 | (0.95) | 67.4 | (1.18) | 68.7 | (0.92) | 67.3 | (0.88) | 67.9 | (1.03) | 67.2 | (0.94) | 67.8 | (1.06) | 68.5 | (1.13) | 69.1 | (1.16) |
| Master's or higher degree | 63.9 | (2.57) | 64.2 | (1.71) | 66.1 | (1.55) | 62.6 | (1.76) | 72.6 | (1.52) | 67.1 | (1.44) | 65.7 | (1.58) | 70.0 | (1.63) | 68.6 | (1.76) | 69.7 | (1.71) | 68.5 | (1.79) |
| White | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
39,730 | (240) | 44,270 | (380) | 44,270 | (195) | 41,750 | (92) | 44,910 | (1,336) | 43,270 | (1) | 43,430 | (#) | 42,690 | (24) | 41,410 | (150) | 41,560 | (1,248) | 41,960 | (328) |
| Less than high school completion | 26,860 | (1,072) | 28,130 | (558) | 29,060 | (854) | 27,380 | (1,561) | 26,910 | (1,616) | 27,690 | (1,396) | 26,780 | (1,065) | 26,700 | (423) | 28,710 | (1,224) | 24,990 | (1,094) | 30,000 | (1,975) |
| High school completion1 | 33,600 | (378) | 37,360 | (500) | 36,490 | (713) | 35,690 | (43) | 33,690 | (20) | 33,710 | (737) | 34,680 | (772) | 34,140 | (913) | 33,080 | (641) | 32,800 | (701) | 31,670 | (625) |
| Some college, no degree | 36,690 | (692) | 40,460 | (347) | 39,010 | (308) | 38,030 | (404) | 39,230 | (844) | 35,730 | (1,230) | 37,990 | (210) | 37,200 | (810) | 35,950 | (1,140) | 35,440 | (1,129) | 34,970 | (793) |
| Associate's degree | 39,630 | (771) | 42,880 | (418) | 43,020 | (1,396) | 41,330 | (445) | 41,310 | (1,484) | 42,240 | (1,086) | 43,270 | (1,595) | 42,380 | (802) | 40,940 | (1,381) | 39,200 | (1,895) | 39,980 | (14) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 51,910 | (912) | 54,110 | (309) | 54,400 | (855) | 53,230 | (899) | 53,870 | (1,066) | 54,030 | (23) | 54,120 | (39) | 52,920 | (848) | 51,410 | (92) | 50,680 | (19) | 50,000 | (1,479) |
| Bachelor's degree | 48,910 | (475) | 54,020 | (356) | 51,740 | (320) | 48,880 | (1,069) | 50,450 | (67) | 50,740 | (1,208) | 48,860 | (859) | 49,050 | (1,208) | 48,610 | (1,203) | 48,130 | (1,076) | 49,710 | (2,013) |
| Master's or higher degree | 60,760 | (1,058) | 64,720 | (2,224) | 62,860 | (795) | 59,570 | (60) | 61,400 | (937) | 59,300 | (354) | 62,520 | (1,844) | 58,030 | (917) | 60,830 | (1,665) | 57,780 | (2,510) | 58,780 | (822) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 64.5 | (0.52) | 68.2 | (0.39) | 66.1 | (0.41) | 66.9 | (0.49) | 68.3 | (0.47) | 65.7 | (0.54) | 62.5 | (0.52) | 63.3 | (0.52) | 65.6 | (0.54) | 66.0 | (0.54) | 66.3 | (0.68) |
| Less than high school completion | 48.6 | (2.03) | 55.2 | (1.76) | 52.2 | (1.88) | 58.7 | (2.29) | 51.8 | (2.28) | 44.3 | (2.56) | 41.0 | (2.43) | 39.5 | (2.78) | 41.2 | (2.70) | 45.0 | (2.44) | 47.3 | (3.27) |
| High school completion1 | 62.7 | (0.94) | 66.2 | (0.75) | 64.9 | (0.80) | 66.6 | (0.92) | 66.9 | (0.89) | 61.9 | (1.04) | 55.9 | (1.04) | 57.1 | (1.08) | 60.8 | (1.15) | 61.7 | (1.10) | 62.4 | (1.41) |
| Some college, no degree | 62.3 | (1.18) | 67.6 | (0.88) | 62.3 | (0.95) | 64.2 | (1.02) | 63.7 | (1.18) | 63.2 | (1.02) | 59.0 | (1.14) | 57.0 | (1.20) | 60.7 | (1.25) | 59.2 | (1.39) | 60.5 | (1.53) |
| Associate's degree | 66.7 | (1.63) | 68.2 | (1.23) | 67.9 | (1.26) | 66.9 | (1.41) | 69.6 | (1.51) | 66.3 | (1.59) | 65.4 | (1.54) | 63.9 | (1.60) | 65.7 | (1.29) | 66.2 | (1.45) | 66.9 | (1.85) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 70.5 | (0.87) | 72.2 | (0.63) | 70.5 | (0.65) | 69.8 | (0.79) | 72.8 | (0.65) | 71.5 | (0.66) | 69.5 | (0.77) | 71.7 | (0.69) | 72.4 | (0.76) | 72.8 | (0.74) | 71.9 | (0.91) |
| Bachelor's degree | 70.6 | (0.99) | 72.9 | (0.72) | 70.0 | (0.75) | 70.1 | (0.92) | 72.7 | (0.77) | 71.5 | (0.82) | 69.4 | (0.90) | 71.5 | (0.79) | 72.2 | (0.84) | 73.2 | (0.87) | 72.0 | (1.03) |
| Master's or higher degree | 70.3 | (1.84) | 69.9 | (1.36) | 72.0 | (1.26) | 68.8 | (1.56) | 73.3 | (1.48) | 71.5 | (1.32) | 69.5 | (1.43) | 72.3 | (1.47) | 72.8 | (1.44) | 71.9 | (1.38) | 71.7 | (1.76) |
| Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
32,040 | (551) | 33,810 | (356) | 35,420 | (970) | 34,070 | (1,207) | 33,630 | (44) | 32,460 | (1,409) | 32,560 | (131) | 33,750 | (765) | 33,020 | (753) | 32,260 | (474) | 33,290 | (1,686) |
| Less than high school completion | 21,120 | (1,662) | 22,420 | (1,049) | 22,630 | (1,185) | 24,320 | (1,412) | 21,100 | (2,054) | 19,550 | (1,459) | 24,110 | (3,806) | 21,660 | (1,973) | 20,140 | (759) | 21,400 | (1,720) | 20,480 | (1,279) |
| High school completion1 | 27,450 | (881) | 29,570 | (489) | 31,620 | (449) | 27,380 | (1,204) | 29,020 | (1,473) | 28,070 | (1,314) | 27,100 | (941) | 26,700 | (781) | 26,190 | (1,085) | 26,820 | (1,349) | 25,010 | (1,348) |
| Some college, no degree | 33,590 | (1,299) | 35,090 | (702) | 33,830 | (678) | 34,630 | (1,670) | 33,560 | (169) | 32,100 | (477) | 31,510 | (1,677) | 31,270 | (415) | 30,370 | (600) | 30,440 | (1,310) | 31,670 | (1,510) |
| Associate's degree | 33,510 | (1,384) | 33,680 | (964) | 35,130 | (2,083) | 33,200 | (1,503) | 33,100 | (817) | 33,230 | (2,288) | 30,110 | (2,072) | 33,570 | (2,310) | 34,850 | (2,438) | 32,060 | (2,569) | 34,180 | (4,409) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 41,860 | (1,430) | 46,760 | (1,265) | 50,560 | (556) | 46,210 | (1,730) | 44,700 | (1,233) | 47,930 | (925) | 48,400 | (929) | 43,830 | (1,529) | 43,000 | (1,859) | 44,730 | (1,976) | 44,590 | (754) |
| Bachelor's degree | 39,700 | (1,301) | 44,300 | (1,936) | 50,390 | (1,258) | 42,070 | (2,565) | 43,820 | (1,283) | 43,270 | (971) | 43,430 | (1,687) | 42,190 | (526) | 40,540 | (1,019) | 40,040 | (833) | 39,930 | (3,025) |
| Master's or higher degree | 50,620 | (1,907) | 54,630 | (2,512) | 62,700 | (3,257) | 51,370 | (3,622) | 50,500 | (2,626) | 56,760 | (4,196) | 57,660 | (2,912) | 52,460 | (6,362) | 51,780 | (1,073) | 55,460 | (2,242) | 54,510 | (5,774) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 62.4 | (1.30) | 69.7 | (1.28) | 66.1 | (1.36) | 64.5 | (1.19) | 65.0 | (1.21) | 60.5 | (1.12) | 57.4 | (1.13) | 57.7 | (1.26) | 55.7 | (1.33) | 58.5 | (1.23) | 59.6 | (1.51) |
| Less than high school completion | 42.4 | (4.02) | 48.8 | (4.46) | 43.4 | (4.92) | 40.3 | (3.98) | 43.9 | (4.11) | 38.3 | (3.96) | 38.1 | (4.26) | 30.5 | (3.73) | 30.3 | (3.80) | 27.5 | (4.20) | 40.9 | (5.90) |
| High school completion1 | 60.7 | (2.11) | 68.3 | (2.16) | 65.0 | (2.30) | 64.0 | (2.01) | 60.4 | (2.11) | 57.8 | (1.83) | 48.9 | (1.93) | 53.6 | (2.03) | 50.8 | (2.16) | 51.4 | (2.22) | 51.2 | (2.64) |
| Some college, no degree | 62.2 | (2.51) | 69.8 | (2.57) | 63.6 | (2.72) | 59.3 | (2.65) | 65.5 | (2.78) | 60.0 | (2.13) | 57.7 | (2.21) | 56.2 | (2.42) | 50.8 | (2.40) | 58.0 | (2.18) | 54.6 | (2.94) |
| Associate's degree | 69.2 | (4.29) | 78.0 | (3.79) | 69.5 | (4.44) | 72.2 | (3.57) | 57.9 | (3.78) | 58.6 | (3.75) | 63.2 | (3.58) | 61.5 | (3.25) | 69.0 | (3.32) | 58.9 | (3.34) | 64.2 | (4.19) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 77.3 | (2.85) | 78.6 | (2.58) | 78.5 | (2.54) | 79.0 | (1.94) | 82.0 | (1.95) | 73.5 | (2.15) | 73.5 | (2.05) | 72.4 | (2.11) | 69.1 | (2.13) | 76.2 | (2.12) | 78.2 | (2.27) |
| Bachelor's degree | 76.1 | (3.15) | 79.4 | (2.80) | 80.1 | (2.80) | 79.9 | (2.14) | 82.5 | (2.44) | 72.2 | (2.49) | 73.1 | (2.46) | 71.1 | (2.70) | 68.5 | (2.41) | 75.1 | (2.47) | 74.3 | (2.99) |
| Master's or higher degree | 84.0 | (6.41) | 74.9 | (6.52) | 72.9 | (5.84) | 76.5 | (3.95) | 80.5 | (3.78) | 77.2 | (3.80) | 74.7 | (3.60) | 76.5 | (3.65) | 70.6 | (4.32) | 79.3 | (3.96) | 88.6 | (3.30) |
| Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
28,640 | (668) | 30,300 | (452) | 30,380 | (463) | 29,800 | (10) | 30,320 | (756) | 31,330 | (1,150) | 31,310 | (1,377) | 32,010 | (631) | 31,020 | (22) | 30,340 | (44) | 29,640 | (121) |
| Less than high school completion | 22,730 | (616) | 23,000 | (475) | 24,930 | (548) | 23,720 | (74) | 23,120 | (806) | 21,630 | (568) | 21,600 | (81) | 21,280 | (277) | 22,440 | (972) | 22,760 | (1,185) | 22,810 | (1,771) |
| High school completion1 | 28,790 | (1,195) | 31,060 | (807) | 30,300 | (803) | 28,560 | (1,039) | 28,990 | (931) | 28,990 | (1,584) | 27,940 | (863) | 29,740 | (965) | 28,940 | (1,332) | 27,980 | (775) | 28,270 | (1,120) |
| Some college, no degree | 29,830 | (1,361) | 35,780 | (953) | 37,670 | (913) | 37,380 | (1,700) | 34,730 | (1,079) | 32,480 | (1,836) | 35,040 | (997) | 33,890 | (1,469) | 31,050 | (808) | 32,240 | (1,376) | 29,890 | (1,060) |
| Associate's degree | 36,320 | (2,183) | 40,060 | (1,718) | 39,300 | (947) | 40,450 | (1,938) | 33,680 | (1,461) | 34,490 | (1,943) | 33,370 | (1,584) | 36,200 | (1,400) | 35,920 | (1,499) | 33,830 | (1,762) | 32,600 | (2,268) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 45,540 | (1,773) | 49,160 | (1,741) | 46,960 | (2,076) | 48,580 | (2,234) | 48,650 | (1,775) | 48,300 | (1,778) | 49,490 | (1,631) | 47,110 | (2,110) | 42,660 | (1,817) | 45,310 | (582) | 45,820 | (1,476) |
| Bachelor's degree | 42,900 | (2,043) | 47,360 | (1,298) | 45,320 | (1,039) | 47,070 | (828) | 44,940 | (2,343) | 44,930 | (2,290) | 48,150 | (1,057) | 44,560 | (3,221) | 41,020 | (308) | 43,300 | (2,071) | 44,960 | (1,461) |
| Master's or higher degree | 63,800 | (8,604) | 51,630 | (3,165) | 57,560 | (4,388) | 60,000 | (4,200) | 65,040 | (3,019) | 56,190 | (3,564) | 57,470 | (4,308) | 52,160 | (3,820) | 52,700 | (2,586) | 50,730 | (4,102) | 49,540 | (5,565) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 60.5 | (1.32) | 68.7 | (1.14) | 66.7 | (1.11) | 68.1 | (0.82) | 67.9 | (0.86) | 63.3 | (0.93) | 58.2 | (0.96) | 59.4 | (0.85) | 61.4 | (0.89) | 61.8 | (0.87) | 64.7 | (1.04) |
| Less than high school completion | 53.5 | (2.27) | 64.4 | (2.00) | 61.5 | (1.91) | 64.9 | (1.67) | 61.1 | (1.72) | 55.2 | (1.80) | 51.8 | (1.67) | 50.4 | (1.77) | 54.9 | (1.69) | 54.4 | (1.81) | 58.9 | (2.15) |
| High school completion1 | 66.0 | (2.31) | 70.5 | (2.00) | 71.5 | (1.95) | 71.3 | (1.40) | 72.1 | (1.31) | 64.3 | (1.40) | 58.2 | (1.57) | 59.0 | (1.64) | 61.5 | (1.49) | 63.3 | (1.53) | 66.9 | (1.78) |
| Some college, no degree | 58.4 | (3.18) | 69.5 | (2.89) | 66.1 | (2.74) | 66.6 | (1.93) | 67.9 | (2.06) | 66.8 | (2.02) | 61.1 | (2.28) | 64.5 | (1.85) | 63.0 | (2.09) | 61.7 | (2.13) | 58.2 | (2.44) |
| Associate's degree | 67.0 | (5.34) | 79.0 | (3.95) | 70.0 | (4.49) | 70.0 | (2.63) | 65.6 | (3.15) | 71.0 | (2.68) | 66.2 | (3.03) | 65.1 | (2.70) | 65.3 | (3.06) | 65.2 | (2.90) | 73.5 | (2.81) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 66.9 | (3.73) | 70.1 | (3.27) | 69.8 | (3.08) | 69.5 | (2.11) | 73.5 | (1.92) | 71.0 | (2.06) | 64.4 | (2.12) | 68.1 | (2.10) | 68.3 | (1.84) | 68.4 | (1.96) | 71.1 | (2.00) |
| Bachelor's degree | 66.3 | (4.12) | 71.1 | (3.57) | 70.1 | (3.43) | 69.3 | (2.40) | 71.6 | (2.15) | 71.5 | (2.28) | 64.2 | (2.23) | 68.1 | (2.29) | 68.6 | (2.13) | 67.6 | (2.21) | 72.2 | (2.27) |
| Master's or higher degree | 69.8 | (8.84) | 65.5 | (8.05) | 68.8 | (7.00) | 70.4 | (4.19) | 80.2 | (3.55) | 68.7 | (4.10) | 65.3 | (4.32) | 68.2 | (3.89) | 67.1 | (3.97) | 71.3 | (4.09) | 67.5 | (4.31) |
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| Median annual earnings, all education levels |
38,660 | (1,076) | 48,510 | (822) | 50,130 | (999) | 47,540 | (1,935) | 50,260 | (2,055) | 53,630 | (755) | 53,420 | (801) | 48,850 | (2,736) | 50,970 | (2,719) | 54,620 | (2,536) | 50,440 | (1,979) |
| Less than high school completion | ‡ | (†) | 24,880 | (2,231) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| High school completion1 | 30,340 | (2,220) | 33,810 | (1,224) | 31,300 | (1,583) | 32,080 | (1,684) | 31,330 | (2,868) | 30,250 | (2,671) | 28,090 | (2,197) | 31,200 | (1,840) | 25,830 | (1,332) | 29,960 | (828) | 27,940 | (2,521) |
| Some college, no degree | 28,310 | (2,662) | 38,910 | (2,014) | 37,350 | (737) | 35,390 | (2,484) | 39,120 | (2,704) | 35,630 | (4,627) | 41,240 | (3,565) | 37,110 | (1,525) | 31,990 | (1,862) | 33,690 | (2,673) | 34,680 | (4,713) |
| Associate's degree | 30,570 | (1,874) | 39,910 | (1,994) | 37,520 | (†) | 40,590 | (5,034) | 39,460 | (5,115) | 34,180 | (2,721) | 39,400 | (4,153) | 38,340 | (2,867) | 35,820 | (6,747) | 43,730 | (3,208) | 31,590 | (3,009) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 50,290 | (2,167) | 66,710 | (1,380) | 64,980 | (2,324) | 59,640 | (1,086) | 61,740 | (5,117) | 64,430 | (911) | 64,370 | (1,522) | 63,940 | (1,154) | 63,280 | (2,448) | 65,160 | (1,699) | 59,910 | (2,381) |
| Bachelor's degree | 46,090 | (972) | 60,660 | (2,444) | 61,730 | (2,811) | 59,620 | (3,877) | 55,380 | (1,923) | 59,110 | (2,262) | 54,080 | (1,219) | 57,700 | (4,237) | 53,110 | (3,433) | 60,150 | (1,953) | 58,140 | (2,721) |
| Master's or higher degree | 58,010 | (5,553) | 77,390 | (5,938) | 76,050 | (5,720) | 64,920 | (4,761) | 72,760 | (2,444) | 74,940 | (3,041) | 76,010 | (3,266) | 72,960 | (5,240) | 75,830 | (4,623) | 70,740 | (1,992) | 74,650 | (5,310) |
| Percent,2 all education levels | 63.4 | (2.98) | 68.5 | (1.78) | 68.1 | (1.88) | 64.8 | (1.57) | 71.2 | (1.63) | 68.8 | (1.72) | 66.7 | (1.51) | 65.1 | (1.46) | 65.1 | (1.73) | 67.9 | (1.57) | 66.0 | (1.79) |
| Less than high school completion | 46.6 | (9.98) | 61.6 | (8.31) | 42.0 | (9.48) | 49.4 | (7.62) | 58.3 | (8.93) | 33.1 | (8.96) | 52.4 | (11.87) | 46.6 | (11.24) | 56.2 | (6.80) | 50.9 | (7.17) | 53.3 | (9.35) |
| High school completion1 | 66.9 | (7.05) | 68.9 | (4.59) | 73.7 | (4.80) | 62.5 | (4.82) | 68.5 | (4.09) | 63.0 | (4.17) | 59.3 | (4.15) | 55.9 | (3.97) | 53.7 | (4.47) | 64.6 | (3.35) | 62.4 | (5.45) |
| Some college, no degree | 51.8 | (8.46) | 63.4 | (4.59) | 60.6 | (5.57) | 66.5 | (4.65) | 73.4 | (4.48) | 63.8 | (4.70) | 57.4 | (5.03) | 58.2 | (4.93) | 58.3 | (4.37) | 51.7 | (4.31) | 57.2 | (5.79) |
| Associate's degree | 77.1 | (8.01) | 72.2 | (5.92) | 70.6 | (6.66) | 66.3 | (5.93) | 70.6 | (5.49) | 78.4 | (5.36) | 70.3 | (4.25) | 56.5 | (5.57) | 55.1 | (5.88) | 60.6 | (5.79) | 69.3 | (5.81) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 65.6 | (4.18) | 69.9 | (2.35) | 69.9 | (2.35) | 66.0 | (2.07) | 72.4 | (2.04) | 71.9 | (1.93) | 70.5 | (1.84) | 71.1 | (1.89) | 70.4 | (2.08) | 72.9 | (1.80) | 68.5 | (2.24) |
| Bachelor's degree | 68.0 | (5.27) | 70.8 | (2.87) | 71.8 | (2.96) | 68.7 | (2.69) | 71.6 | (2.40) | 72.7 | (2.48) | 69.7 | (2.46) | 72.2 | (2.22) | 69.6 | (2.59) | 73.7 | (2.31) | 67.6 | (3.04) |
| Master's or higher degree | 62.0 | (6.80) | 67.9 | (4.11) | 66.9 | (3.82) | 61.3 | (3.08) | 73.6 | (3.25) | 70.9 | (2.79) | 71.6 | (3.17) | 69.4 | (3.15) | 71.8 | (3.20) | 71.7 | (2.85) | 70.0 | (3.51) |
| Median annual earnings for other race groups, all education levels |
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| Pacific Islander4 | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | 46,660 | (5,323) | 36,040 | (3,845) | 38,620 | (3,636) | 37,750 | (5,029) | 31,540 | (5,654) | 36,590 | (1,405) | 35,460 | (2,662) | 32,560 | (4,976) | 39,000 | (4,350) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native4 | 30,310 | (3,035) | 33,800 | (1,481) | 32,920 | (2,376) | 35,190 | (2,031) | 34,480 | (1,961) | 31,160 | (2,483) | 32,580 | (4,282) | 33,640 | (3,379) | 30,340 | (1,735) | 33,370 | (2,755) | 32,220 | (6,558) |
| Two or more races4 | — | (†) | — | (†) | 37,960 | (1,324) | 40,560 | (1,701) | 36,430 | (3,460) | 36,280 | (3,047) | 36,480 | (2,923) | 37,170 | (1,487) | 38,010 | (1,705) | 36,090 | (1,537) | 36,580 | (3,362) |
| Percent2 for other race groups, all education levels |
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| Pacific Islander4 | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | 61.8 | (7.75) | 53.7 | (6.81) | 70.2 | (5.06) | 58.6 | (4.76) | 46.9 | (7.15) | 62.2 | (6.71) | 56.9 | (5.50) | 69.4 | (6.03) | 77.2 | (6.48) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native4 | 46.9 | (8.10) | 57.6 | (4.94) | 58.8 | (5.83) | 60.2 | (4.01) | 64.3 | (4.58) | 52.7 | (4.28) | 59.8 | (4.30) | 52.9 | (4.14) | 52.2 | (4.58) | 55.8 | (5.05) | 59.4 | (5.26) |
| Two or more races4 | — | (†) | — | (†) | 64.5 | (4.34) | 61.9 | (3.46) | 59.5 | (3.21) | 59.5 | (2.89) | 50.2 | (2.95) | 60.2 | (2.87) | 58.1 | (2.93) | 59.0 | (2.94) | 61.0 | (3.73) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Full-time year-round workers as a percentage of the population ages 25 through 34 who reported working or looking for work in the given year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 For 1995 and 2000, data for Asians and Pacific Islanders were not reported separately; therefore, Pacific Islanders are included with Asians for 1995 and 2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 For Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and persons of two or more races, data by educational attainment are omitted because these data did not meet reporting standards. All data shown for these three race categories are for persons of all education levels. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the generalized variance function methodology used in prior years. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1996 through March 2014. (This table was prepared November 2014.) |