Table 502.40.

Annual earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2016

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
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 (e.g., M.D., D.D.S., or J.D.)			Doctor's degree (e.g., Ph.D. or Ed.D.)
1	2		3			4			5		6		7		8		9		10		11			12
Number of persons (in thousands)	216,921	(309.4)	8,807		(114.2)	13,734		(141.5)	62,512	(275.4)	35,455	(218.7)	22,310	(177.6)	74,103	(292.6)	46,262	(244.7)	20,592	(171.2)	3,172		(69.2)	4,077		(78.3)
With earnings	142,710	(340.5)	3,867		(76.3)	6,421		(97.9)	36,806	(222.2)	23,370	(181.5)	16,027	(152.2)	56,220	(264.6)	34,764	(216.8)	15,656	(150.6)	2,530		(61.9)	3,270		(70.3)
For persons with earnings
Percentage distribution,
by total annual earnings1	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 loss2	4.2	(0.07)	5.5		(0.45)	7.6		(0.41)	4.9	(0.14)	5.0	(0.18)	4.2	(0.20)	3.0	(0.09)	3.4	(0.12)	2.7	(0.16)	2.2		(0.36)	1.7		(0.28)
$5,000 to $9,999	4.1	(0.06)	6.9		(0.50)	7.2		(0.40)	5.3	(0.14)	4.5	(0.17)	4.4	(0.20)	2.5	(0.08)	2.7	(0.11)	2.3	(0.15)	2.0		(0.35)	2.2		(0.31)
$10,000 to $14,999	5.4	(0.07)	10.9		(0.62)	10.5		(0.47)	7.4	(0.17)	6.2	(0.20)	5.3	(0.22)	2.9	(0.09)	3.4	(0.12)	2.4	(0.15)	1.2		(0.27)	1.8		(0.29)
$15,000 to $19,999	5.8	(0.08)	16.4		(0.74)	12.4		(0.51)	7.6	(0.17)	6.7	(0.20)	5.3	(0.22)	2.9	(0.09)	3.5	(0.12)	2.1	(0.14)	0.9		(0.24)	1.2		(0.23)
$20,000 to $24,999	7.1	(0.08)	14.7		(0.70)	13.4		(0.52)	9.8	(0.19)	8.1	(0.22)	7.0	(0.25)	3.8	(0.10)	4.3	(0.14)	3.0	(0.17)	2.3		(0.36)	2.3		(0.32)
$25,000 to $29,999	6.6	(0.08)	11.3		(0.63)	9.7		(0.46)	9.5	(0.19)	7.6	(0.21)	7.2	(0.25)	3.5	(0.10)	4.3	(0.13)	2.6	(0.16)	1.7		(0.32)	1.7		(0.28)
$30,000 to $34,999	7.7	(0.09)	9.7		(0.59)	9.5		(0.45)	10.5	(0.20)	9.8	(0.24)	8.9	(0.28)	4.4	(0.11)	5.3	(0.15)	3.1	(0.17)	2.2		(0.36)	2.2		(0.31)
$35,000 to $39,999	6.5	(0.08)	6.8		(0.50)	7.1		(0.40)	7.7	(0.17)	7.8	(0.22)	8.1	(0.27)	4.7	(0.11)	5.5	(0.15)	3.8	(0.19)	1.9		(0.34)	2.1		(0.31)
$40,000 to $49,999	11.6	(0.10)	7.3		(0.52)	9.0		(0.44)	12.3	(0.21)	12.7	(0.27)	13.7	(0.34)	10.7	(0.16)	12.1	(0.22)	9.5	(0.29)	4.7		(0.52)	5.3		(0.48)
$50,000 to $74,999	19.2	(0.13)	6.9		(0.50)	9.6		(0.45)	15.8	(0.23)	17.8	(0.31)	20.6	(0.39)	23.7	(0.22)	23.7	(0.28)	25.7	(0.43)	17.4		(0.93)	18.6		(0.84)
$75,000 to $99,999	9.2	(0.09)	1.3		(0.22)	2.0		(0.22)	5.0	(0.14)	7.3	(0.21)	9.0	(0.28)	14.0	(0.18)	13.0	(0.22)	16.5	(0.37)	13.1		(0.83)	14.4		(0.76)
$100,000 or more	12.4	(0.11)	2.2		(0.29)	1.9		(0.21)	4.1	(0.13)	6.5	(0.20)	6.3	(0.24)	24.0	(0.22)	19.0	(0.26)	26.2	(0.43)	50.3		(1.23)	46.8		(1.08)
Median annual earnings1	$41,180	(111)	$22,470		(506)	$24,430		(466)	$31,600	(115)	$35,900	(200)	$39,600	(661)	$60,680	(179)	$52,780	(835)	$65,880	(571)	$100,120		(3,370)	$91,640		(2,089)
Number of males (in thousands)	104,324	(224.4)	4,402		(80.8)	6,934		(100.5)	31,296	(194.8)	16,930	(151.6)	9,651	(117.5)	35,112	(203.1)	21,906	(169.2)	9,049	(114.0)	1,765		(51.6)	2,392		(59.9)
With earnings	75,768	(241.3)	2,552		(61.9)	3,954		(76.7)	21,382	(167.5)	12,251	(131.1)	7,511	(104.4)	28,118	(187.1)	17,577	(154.1)	7,219	(102.4)	1,420		(46.3)	1,902		(53.5)
For males with earnings
Percentage distribution,
by total annual earnings1	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 loss2	2.8	(0.07)	3.6		(0.46)	5.1		(0.43)	3.3	(0.15)	3.4	(0.20)	3.0	(0.24)	1.8	(0.10)	1.9	(0.13)	2.0	(0.20)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
$5,000 to $9,999	2.8	(0.07)	3.8		(0.47)	4.1		(0.39)	3.5	(0.15)	3.6	(0.21)	3.1	(0.25)	1.7	(0.10)	1.6	(0.12)	1.9	(0.20)	‡		(†)	1.4		(0.34)
$10,000 to $14,999	4.1	(0.09)	7.6		(0.65)	8.5		(0.55)	5.2	(0.19)	4.5	(0.23)	3.8	(0.27)	2.2	(0.11)	2.6	(0.15)	1.7	(0.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
$15,000 to $19,999	4.5	(0.09)	14.6		(0.86)	10.2		(0.60)	5.3	(0.19)	5.1	(0.24)	3.6	(0.27)	2.1	(0.10)	2.5	(0.15)	1.4	(0.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
$20,000 to $24,999	6.0	(0.11)	15.0		(0.87)	12.0		(0.64)	8.6	(0.24)	5.9	(0.26)	4.7	(0.30)	2.6	(0.12)	3.0	(0.16)	2.1	(0.21)	‡		(†)	2.2		(0.41)
$25,000 to $29,999	5.8	(0.10)	11.2		(0.77)	9.9		(0.59)	8.2	(0.23)	6.1	(0.27)	4.8	(0.30)	2.9	(0.12)	3.4	(0.17)	2.4	(0.22)	2.0		(0.46)	1.5		(0.34)
$30,000 to $34,999	7.2	(0.12)	11.8		(0.79)	10.8		(0.61)	10.1	(0.26)	8.5	(0.31)	7.2	(0.37)	3.4	(0.13)	4.1	(0.19)	2.5	(0.23)	1.0	!	(0.32)	1.4		(0.34)
$35,000 to $39,999	6.3	(0.11)	8.6		(0.69)	8.6		(0.55)	8.0	(0.23)	7.7	(0.30)	7.4	(0.37)	3.7	(0.14)	4.4	(0.19)	2.9	(0.24)	1.5		(0.40)	1.7		(0.36)
$40,000 to $49,999	11.6	(0.14)	9.4		(0.71)	11.7		(0.63)	14.4	(0.30)	13.4	(0.38)	13.9	(0.49)	8.4	(0.20)	9.6	(0.27)	7.3	(0.38)	3.8		(0.63)	4.6		(0.60)
$50,000 to $74,999	21.2	(0.18)	9.5		(0.72)	13.8		(0.68)	20.4	(0.34)	21.8	(0.46)	25.3	(0.62)	22.5	(0.31)	24.6	(0.40)	21.0	(0.59)	14.5		(1.15)	14.6		(1.00)
$75,000 to $99,999	10.8	(0.14)	1.7		(0.32)	2.8		(0.32)	7.2	(0.22)	10.3	(0.34)	13.0	(0.48)	15.2	(0.26)	14.9	(0.33)	17.4	(0.55)	11.1		(1.03)	12.7		(0.94)
$100,000 or more	16.9	(0.17)	3.0		(0.42)	2.4		(0.30)	6.0	(0.20)	9.7	(0.33)	10.2	(0.43)	33.5	(0.35)	27.3	(0.41)	37.3	(0.70)	59.0		(1.61)	57.0		(1.40)
Median annual earnings1	$48,210	(457)	$26,780		(522)	$30,030		791	$37,410	(378)	$42,290	(358)	$48,420	(1063)	$71,990	(354)	$65,670	(506)	$80,540	(920)	$106,690		(6,034)	$106,280		(5,273)
Number of females (in thousands)	112,597	(240.3)	4,406		(80.9)	6,799		(99.8)	31,216	(197.1)	18,525	(158.7)	12,659	(133.7)	38,991	(214.1)	24,357	(178.4)	11,543	(128.1)	1,407		(46.1)	1,685		(50.5)
With earnings	66,942	(248.6)	1,314		(44.6)	2,467		(60.9)	15,423	(146.3)	11,119	(125.9)	8,516	(111.1)	28,103	(189.1)	17,188	(153.5)	8,437	(110.6)	1,110		(41.0)	1,368		(45.5)
For females with earnings
Percentage distribution,
by total annual earnings1	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 loss2	5.8	(0.11)	9.4		(0.99)	11.6		(0.80)	7.2	(0.26)	6.6	(0.29)	5.2	(0.30)	4.2	(0.15)	4.9	(0.20)	3.3	(0.24)	3.4		(0.67)	2.8		(0.55)
$5,000 to $9,999	5.6	(0.11)	12.6		(1.13)	12.2		(0.81)	7.9	(0.27)	5.6	(0.27)	5.5	(0.30)	3.3	(0.13)	3.7	(0.18)	2.7	(0.22)	2.2		(0.54)	3.2		(0.59)
$10,000 to $14,999	7.0	(0.12)	17.4		(1.29)	13.8		(0.86)	10.4	(0.30)	8.2	(0.32)	6.6	(0.33)	3.6	(0.14)	4.1	(0.19)	3.1	(0.23)	0.6	!	(0.29)	2.6		(0.53)
$15,000 to $19,999	7.2	(0.12)	19.9		(1.36)	15.8		(0.91)	10.8	(0.31)	8.5	(0.33)	6.7	(0.33)	3.6	(0.14)	4.5	(0.19)	2.6	(0.21)	0.7	!	(0.31)	1.8		(0.44)
$20,000 to $24,999	8.4	(0.13)	14.2		(1.19)	15.5		(0.90)	11.5	(0.32)	10.4	(0.36)	9.1	(0.38)	4.9	(0.16)	5.7	(0.22)	3.8	(0.26)	3.9		(0.72)	2.4		(0.51)
$25,000 to $29,999	7.6	(0.13)	11.4		(1.08)	9.4		(0.73)	11.3	(0.31)	9.3	(0.34)	9.4	(0.39)	4.1	(0.15)	5.2	(0.21)	2.7	(0.22)	1.2	!	(0.40)	1.9		(0.46)
$30,000 to $34,999	8.3	(0.13)	5.7		(0.79)	7.2		(0.64)	11.0	(0.31)	11.2	(0.37)	10.4	(0.41)	5.4	(0.17)	6.5	(0.23)	3.6	(0.25)	3.7		(0.70)	3.2		(0.59)
$35,000 to $39,999	6.8	(0.12)	3.3		(0.61)	4.8		(0.53)	7.3	(0.26)	7.9	(0.32)	8.8	(0.38)	5.7	(0.17)	6.6	(0.23)	4.6	(0.28)	2.3		(0.56)	2.8		(0.55)
$40,000 to $49,999	11.6	(0.15)	3.3		(0.61)	4.8		(0.53)	9.5	(0.29)	12.0	(0.38)	13.5	(0.46)	12.9	(0.25)	14.6	(0.33)	11.5	(0.43)	5.9		(0.88)	6.2		(0.81)
$50,000 to $74,999	17.1	(0.18)	1.7		(0.44)	2.9		(0.42)	9.5	(0.29)	13.4	(0.40)	16.5	(0.50)	24.8	(0.32)	22.7	(0.39)	29.8	(0.62)	21.1		(1.51)	24.0		(1.43)
$75,000 to $99,999	7.3	(0.12)	‡		(†)	0.9		(0.23)	2.0	(0.14)	4.0	(0.23)	5.6	(0.31)	12.9	(0.25)	11.0	(0.29)	15.7	(0.49)	15.8		(1.35)	16.5		(1.24)
$100,000 or more	7.4	(0.12)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.6	(0.13)	2.9	(0.20)	2.9	(0.22)	14.5	(0.26)	10.5	(0.29)	16.6	(0.50)	39.1		(1.81)	32.5		(1.56)
Median annual earnings1	$35,020	(329)	$17,020		(342)	$17,940		(876)	$25,690	(201)	$30,370	(197)	$32,290	(239)	$50,960	(182)	$45,600	(282)	$57,820	(1,027)	$81,400		(2,732)	$72,200		(3,446)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Excludes persons without earnings.

2 A negative amount (a net loss) may be reported by self-employed persons.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of data that do not meet reporting standards.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2016; retrieved April 20, 2018, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/cps-pinc/pinc-03.html. (This table was prepared May 2018.)