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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 2019
[Amounts in constant 2019 dollars. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total, all full-time year-round
    workers 25 to 34 years old
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$41,940   (269) $44,540   (158) $43,170   (1,202) $43,410   (969) $43,900   (#) $43,200   (91) $43,080   (24) $42,610   (330) $43,720   (110) $45,690   (1,144) $46,730   (1,162)
Less than high school completion 26,500   (497) 26,940   (671) 26,920   (778) 24,600   (891) 26,310   (463) 25,910   (1,307) 26,950   (75) 27,010   (762) 27,100   (1,429) 28,380   (1,388) 29,340   (357)
High school completion1 34,740   (384) 37,110   (292) 36,430   (1,004) 35,120   (19) 32,920   (2) 32,400   (4) 32,950   (1,031) 33,910   (152) 33,370   (314) 35,510   (51) 34,970   (25)
Some college, no degree 39,540   (848) 42,840   (623) 41,190   (817) 38,500   (1,089) 38,150   (1,118) 34,450   (968) 37,360   (96) 37,170   (1,086) 36,510   (939) 36,960   (1,064) 39,720   (1,000)
Associate's degree 41,680   (807) 44,530   (463) 45,790   (1,574) 43,300   (1,167) 41,020   (2,036) 37,770   (566) 39,850   (1,195) 40,470   (1,081) 40,520   (1,660) 40,690   (113) 39,990   (798)
Bachelor's or higher degree 55,320   (1,123) 59,380   (345) 57,530   (1,139) 57,380   (1,196) 54,870   (1,196) 56,140   (929) 58,070   (1,502) 58,340   (91) 57,350   (1,014) 58,970   (578) 59,680   (113)
Bachelor's degree 51,920   (498) 59,270   (395) 52,770   (1,169) 52,760   (875) 53,150   (1,932) 53,870   (47) 53,930   (#) 53,250   (270) 54,000   (1,752) 55,700   (150) 55,740   (1,154)
Master's or higher degree 66,490   (1,284) 71,270   (3,095) 65,400   (536) 64,240   (1,489) 65,610   (354) 63,820   (1,126) 64,720   (2,062) 68,250   (1,387) 67,790   (3,175) 66,150   (531) 69,980   (1,734)
Percent,2 all education levels 67.5   (0.44) 72.1   (0.31) 70.8   (0.36) 64.8   (0.42) 67.8   (0.50) 70.2   (0.39) 71.0   (0.42) 72.7   (0.42) 73.3   (0.40) 74.4   (0.40) 74.5   (0.39)
Less than high school completion 53.3   (1.40) 61.8   (1.00) 64.1   (1.29) 48.1   (1.44) 55.9   (1.65) 59.1   (1.43) 58.6   (1.76) 60.1   (1.49) 63.8   (1.59) 61.5   (1.78) 65.0   (2.09)
High school completion1 66.8   (0.78) 71.5   (0.57) 71.3   (0.71) 60.0   (0.79) 64.5   (1.09) 68.4   (0.80) 68.6   (0.83) 68.9   (0.83) 71.1   (0.75) 72.2   (0.86) 71.8   (0.86)
Some college, no degree 65.5   (0.99) 71.8   (0.69) 67.3   (0.82) 60.9   (0.89) 61.9   (1.12) 64.6   (0.82) 67.0   (0.99) 69.5   (0.95) 68.8   (1.02) 70.6   (0.92) 69.4   (0.99)
Associate's degree 71.9   (1.39) 74.5   (0.97) 71.8   (1.09) 65.9   (1.25) 70.2   (1.47) 69.2   (1.16) 68.5   (1.16) 72.3   (1.12) 73.2   (1.08) 73.5   (1.14) 73.5   (1.05)
Bachelor's or higher degree 73.9   (0.77) 75.7   (0.53) 74.4   (0.67) 74.3   (0.60) 74.8   (0.69) 76.3   (0.62) 77.2   (0.59) 78.8   (0.59) 77.8   (0.56) 79.2   (0.56) 79.2   (0.58)
Bachelor's degree 74.0   (0.88) 76.5   (0.59) 75.3   (0.76) 74.4   (0.70) 75.1   (0.83) 76.4   (0.68) 77.7   (0.72) 78.9   (0.66) 78.1   (0.66) 79.6   (0.66) 78.9   (0.73)
Master's or higher degree 73.7   (1.62) 72.7   (1.14) 72.0   (1.18) 73.8   (1.22) 74.0   (1.27) 76.2   (1.07) 75.9   (1.09) 78.5   (1.06) 77.2   (1.05) 78.3   (0.94) 79.9   (1.00)

Male
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$45,140   (353) $47,800   (210) $45,820   (#) $46,760   (32) $43,900   (318) $44,170   (1,329) $45,300   (1,218) $46,840   (1,189) $46,930   (156) $48,870   (888) $50,000   (429)
Less than high school completion 29,590   (1,033) 29,590   (418) 28,710   (1,141) 28,140   (938) 26,990   (383) 26,990   (603) 28,270   (1,250) 30,420   (1,582) 30,250   (1,811) 30,540   (385) 29,700   (431)
High school completion1 40,120   (771) 42,870   (805) 39,130   (46) 38,520   (759) 34,740   (529) 35,610   (1,227) 36,660   (881) 37,010   (146) 36,460   (637) 39,590   (1,545) 39,920   (363)
Some college, no degree 43,480   (682) 47,240   (416) 45,680   (282) 44,400   (1,254) 42,750   (1,469) 38,800   (735) 42,020   (774) 40,460   (1,030) 41,710   (1,249) 40,660   (680) 42,460   (1,171)
Associate's degree 44,530   (1,272) 51,960   (928) 51,880   (1,692) 46,790   (504) 45,890   (2,621) 43,510   (1,731) 46,220   (1,672) 45,800   (1,404) 46,760   (1,079) 48,770   (1,839) 48,390   (2,014)
Bachelor's or higher degree 62,630   (889) 69,380   (686) 65,430   (1,321) 61,420   (1,832) 63,130   (2,408) 63,690   (1,946) 64,450   (156) 63,870   (1,312) 64,610   (1,985) 63,530   (1,900) 67,960   (2,507)
Bachelor's degree 58,680   (922) 66,560   (755) 58,870   (1,504) 58,320   (161) 57,030   (1,568) 59,130   (306) 59,290   (1,851) 60,680   (2,175) 62,240   (133) 61,090   (#) 63,950   (2,887)
Master's or higher degree 73,930   (2,926) 81,540   (1,753) 75,700   (4,274) 75,460   (915) 75,540   (3,359) 69,880   (1,728) 75,000   (2,266) 76,310   (1,957) 78,200   (2,223) 80,710   (2,630) 84,010   (4,106)
Percent,2 all education levels 75.2   (0.55) 80.2   (0.37) 78.2   (0.48) 68.5   (0.57) 73.2   (0.62) 76.8   (0.53) 76.8   (0.52) 78.2   (0.50) 78.4   (0.53) 79.8   (0.52) 78.4   (0.51)
Less than high school completion 59.2   (1.73) 70.9   (1.19) 72.0   (1.49) 51.2   (1.71) 63.3   (2.04) 68.3   (1.68) 68.2   (2.00) 66.5   (2.00) 73.4   (1.82) 67.9   (1.84) 70.2   (2.70)
High school completion1 74.9   (0.96) 79.4   (0.67) 79.2   (0.89) 64.3   (1.00) 70.6   (1.31) 75.4   (0.93) 74.9   (1.05) 75.0   (1.00) 77.2   (0.89) 79.0   (0.99) 76.9   (1.05)
Some college, no degree 73.9   (1.27) 80.7   (0.84) 76.1   (1.07) 65.7   (1.16) 67.7   (1.51) 71.7   (1.17) 73.9   (1.34) 75.7   (1.14) 73.9   (1.45) 75.8   (1.24) 73.6   (1.31)
Associate's degree 85.1   (1.61) 85.7   (1.16) 80.8   (1.44) 72.4   (1.74) 79.4   (1.93) 75.6   (1.74) 75.4   (1.73) 79.9   (1.41) 79.6   (1.58) 82.1   (1.60) 79.7   (1.56)
Bachelor's or higher degree 81.3   (0.97) 83.3   (0.65) 80.7   (0.93) 79.6   (0.85) 79.6   (0.94) 83.2   (0.84) 82.3   (0.71) 84.2   (0.77) 82.1   (0.78) 83.7   (0.76) 82.4   (0.79)
Bachelor's degree 81.8   (1.11) 84.2   (0.73) 80.9   (1.03) 80.4   (0.96) 79.5   (1.24) 83.0   (0.93) 81.9   (0.90) 83.7   (0.89) 82.0   (0.84) 84.2   (0.89) 82.2   (0.94)
Master's or higher degree 79.8   (1.99) 80.2   (1.46) 80.3   (1.79) 77.3   (1.82) 79.7   (1.79) 83.7   (1.52) 83.3   (1.39) 85.6   (1.35) 82.4   (1.51) 82.1   (1.50) 83.0   (1.52)

Female
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$36,580   (349) $40,080   (246) $39,210   (37) $40,890   (40) $40,470   (1,025) $38,820   (994) $40,990   (563) $40,480   (534) $40,680   (1,227) $40,720   (1) $43,840   (1,101)
Less than high school completion 21,710   (1,018) 22,200   (694) 21,990   (803) 20,750   (772) 21,830   (618) 21,550   (383) 21,540   (1,103) 23,330   (608) 24,520   (1,765) 22,380   (1,086) 25,340   (1,092)
High school completion1 29,000   (414) 32,140   (395) 31,210   (463) 29,280   (68) 27,420   (136) 27,000   (508) 29,120   (1,216) 29,830   (1,577) 28,140   (917) 29,510   (897) 29,790   (96)
Some college, no degree 33,540   (595) 37,060   (415) 36,550   (456) 33,940   (1,160) 32,650   (140) 30,230   (903) 32,350   (521) 31,930   (9) 31,290   (76) 31,670   (1,105) 34,790   (116)
Associate's degree 40,090   (1,767) 38,590   (594) 38,390   (442) 40,650   (971) 35,110   (1,174) 32,050   (250) 34,120   (692) 33,950   (452) 33,780   (1,602) 34,640   (1,609) 34,780   (321)
Bachelor's or higher degree 48,650   (1,135) 53,450   (413) 52,050   (140) 51,540   (1,330) 50,490   (1,732) 53,520   (1,083) 53,930   (#) 53,210   (16) 51,890   (349) 52,910   (834) 54,620   (231)
Bachelor's degree 46,370   (1,231) 51,800   (464) 48,420   (1,603) 46,900   (1,624) 48,990   (344) 48,590   (9) 48,300   (889) 47,930   (798) 48,870   (1,217) 50,910   (586) 50,000   (923)
Master's or higher degree 58,040   (1,766) 61,770   (898) 61,400   (2,534) 58,430   (108) 59,000   (1,571) 58,910   (996) 62,120   (2,379) 61,450   (1,913) 62,300   (478) 60,300   (746) 60,930   (1,967)
Percent,2 all education levels 58.6   (0.68) 62.8   (0.48) 61.9   (0.53) 60.3   (0.54) 61.6   (0.75) 62.5   (0.57) 64.2   (0.65) 66.5   (0.63) 67.4   (0.57) 68.2   (0.58) 70.2   (0.61)
Less than high school completion 42.9   (2.31) 46.8   (1.68) 47.3   (1.87) 41.2   (2.13) 42.0   (2.70) 40.0   (2.03) 40.4   (2.63) 47.4   (2.41) 43.8   (2.82) 48.5   (3.10) 55.3   (3.25)
High school completion1 56.4   (1.25) 60.5   (0.96) 59.5   (1.07) 53.1   (1.20) 53.7   (1.64) 56.6   (1.28) 58.1   (1.25) 59.2   (1.31) 60.7   (1.34) 60.9   (1.32) 63.0   (1.41)
Some college, no degree 56.5   (1.48) 62.4   (1.06) 57.8   (1.19) 55.6   (1.25) 55.1   (1.75) 56.7   (1.30) 59.4   (1.35) 62.3   (1.30) 63.0   (1.35) 64.2   (1.28) 64.4   (1.54)
Associate's degree 60.2   (2.07) 65.4   (1.43) 63.3   (1.55) 60.0   (1.68) 62.1   (2.09) 63.3   (1.50) 62.2   (1.89) 65.3   (1.75) 67.3   (1.54) 66.0   (1.72) 67.3   (1.76)
Bachelor's or higher degree 66.4   (1.19) 68.2   (0.81) 68.6   (0.93) 69.5   (0.80) 70.5   (0.97) 70.0   (0.83) 72.4   (0.85) 73.9   (0.86) 73.9   (0.75) 75.0   (0.76) 76.4   (0.79)
Bachelor's degree 66.4   (1.33) 69.0   (0.91) 70.0   (1.12) 68.6   (0.96) 70.9   (1.19) 70.0   (0.94) 73.4   (1.00) 74.5   (0.94) 74.2   (0.99) 74.8   (0.99) 75.9   (1.01)
Master's or higher degree 66.2   (2.59) 65.7   (1.69) 65.2   (1.68) 71.4   (1.64) 69.7   (1.77) 70.1   (1.52) 70.5   (1.55) 72.8   (1.50) 73.3   (1.46) 75.5   (1.24) 77.7   (1.31)

White
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$43,590   (304) $48,250   (552) $45,820   (90) $46,850   (25) $46,040   (288) $45,880   (949) $48,480   (183) $47,830   (42) $47,890   (1,150) $49,820   (1,123) $49,960   (215)
Less than high school completion 29,320   (1,626) 30,920   (689) 30,290   (1,710) 29,300   (549) 32,920   (921) 30,740   (1,817) 32,150   (2,267) 30,960   (1,513) 30,560   (633) 35,560   (2,768) 33,980   (2,929)
High school completion1 36,810   (453) 40,940   (739) 39,160   (42) 38,130   (1,028) 34,830   (623) 35,580   (1,325) 37,290   (579) 37,270   (662) 36,500   (370) 38,090   (1,421) 38,470   (1,107)
Some college, no degree 40,430   (988) 44,390   (405) 41,770   (630) 40,810   (1,406) 39,240   (1,055) 37,720   (392) 37,670   (475) 37,730   (621) 40,500   (1,419) 38,650   (785) 39,980   (541)
Associate's degree 43,630   (991) 47,100   (507) 45,800   (365) 46,520   (836) 43,870   (17) 39,480   (1,324) 41,690   (1,069) 42,280   (255) 41,710   (215) 43,510   (1,314) 44,500   (2,035)
Bachelor's or higher degree 57,010   (1,321) 60,560   (382) 58,430   (986) 58,120   (504) 54,870   (1,643) 57,070   (1,112) 58,800   (1,487) 58,300   (139) 58,400   (1,869) 61,090   (190) 59,940   (771)
Bachelor's degree 53,670   (588) 59,300   (436) 53,590   (1,023) 53,920   (1,453) 54,630   (2,154) 53,920   (56) 53,880   (297) 53,260   (904) 56,090   (923) 58,790   (1,139) 59,600   (559)
Master's or higher degree 66,690   (1,336) 71,140   (3,773) 65,400   (609) 63,900   (1,240) 65,540   (376) 62,560   (1,524) 64,720   (2,076) 65,080   (1,899) 67,680   (3,602) 64,710   (2,430) 69,560   (2,745)
Percent,2 all education levels 69.1   (0.51) 72.7   (0.38) 71.6   (0.47) 66.7   (0.51) 69.5   (0.69) 72.3   (0.50) 72.6   (0.58) 73.7   (0.55) 74.9   (0.52) 76.4   (0.49) 76.7   (0.56)
Less than high school completion 53.7   (2.07) 59.7   (1.73) 64.3   (2.17) 44.4   (2.85) 51.5   (3.22) 51.1   (2.84) 52.5   (3.43) 57.5   (2.70) 59.5   (3.20) 62.0   (3.48) 59.8   (3.99)
High school completion1 67.9   (0.93) 71.6   (0.72) 71.7   (0.88) 60.6   (1.02) 66.4   (1.44) 70.7   (1.08) 68.9   (1.28) 68.3   (1.24) 72.9   (1.06) 74.9   (1.13) 73.8   (1.23)
Some college, no degree 66.8   (1.17) 72.4   (0.84) 68.4   (1.00) 60.9   (1.18) 63.6   (1.57) 66.1   (1.18) 67.6   (1.33) 69.8   (1.29) 69.5   (1.42) 72.1   (1.30) 70.8   (1.32)
Associate's degree 71.8   (1.59) 72.7   (1.18) 71.3   (1.32) 66.3   (1.51) 69.5   (1.79) 70.6   (1.36) 69.2   (1.48) 72.2   (1.36) 74.2   (1.43) 73.9   (1.33) 73.5   (1.39)
Bachelor's or higher degree 74.4   (0.86) 75.9   (0.61) 74.4   (0.79) 75.0   (0.70) 74.8   (0.91) 77.3   (0.73) 78.4   (0.73) 79.1   (0.70) 78.7   (0.67) 79.8   (0.69) 81.1   (0.73)
Bachelor's degree 74.2   (0.97) 76.6   (0.68) 75.0   (0.92) 75.0   (0.78) 75.5   (1.04) 77.1   (0.84) 79.2   (0.86) 79.5   (0.76) 79.6   (0.79) 80.0   (0.81) 81.3   (0.88)
Master's or higher degree 74.8   (1.79) 73.5   (1.31) 72.8   (1.47) 75.0   (1.43) 73.2   (1.70) 77.7   (1.24) 76.8   (1.29) 78.3   (1.32) 76.5   (1.34) 79.2   (1.14) 80.7   (1.28)

Black
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$35,170   (941) $37,110   (593) $37,840   (1,476) $36,870   (1,293) $36,680   (1,786) $33,300   (1,003) $37,270   (553) $35,910   (877) $36,230   (452) $35,990   (1,073) $37,940   (1,694)
Less than high school completion 23,270   (3,032) 24,680   (1,489) 26,680   (1,524) 24,350   (2,852) 22,340   (1,468) 22,300   (2,720) 31,180   (2,436) 22,760   (1,897) 25,020   (1,477) 25,240   (4,106) 25,810   (3,008)
High school completion1 30,140   (1,540) 32,530   (794) 30,050   (1,322) 29,310   (930) 27,440   (1,496) 26,950   (594) 29,750   (1,721) 29,650   (1,480) 30,830   (884) 30,270   (490) 29,850   (239)
Some college, no degree 37,710   (2,502) 38,480   (1,158) 37,970   (2,016) 34,220   (623) 34,620   (1,571) 30,060   (1,475) 32,350   (1,681) 31,870   (1,859) 31,280   (677) 35,020   (620) 36,420   (3,127)
Associate's degree 36,610   (1,326) 38,080   (1,561) 36,210   (1,563) 35,760   (2,297) 37,440   (4,898) 33,180   (1,703) 32,350   (1,821) 32,430   (1,992) 35,190   (2,394) 35,410   (953) 35,850   (1,620)
Bachelor's or higher degree 45,670   (2,617) 51,600   (1,743) 51,090   (1,282) 48,100   (1,738) 48,900   (879) 51,210   (2,433) 51,020   (1,760) 52,620   (1,312) 48,180   (2,926) 45,930   (1,582) 47,310   (2,565)
Bachelor's degree 43,520   (2,207) 49,350   (4,911) 47,200   (3,119) 46,280   (624) 43,780   (3,009) 48,890   (2,043) 46,140   (2,154) 48,810   (2,144) 43,500   (1,230) 41,590   (2,529) 44,300   (1,779)
Master's or higher degree 52,110   (2,916) 61,060   (5,373) 57,430   (3,645) 57,570   (6,982) 59,940   (6,360) 53,090   (1,624) 58,480   (4,126) 63,540   (910) 57,110   (3,338) 54,830   (2,523) 53,540   (5,336)
Percent,2 all education levels 63.6   (1.86) 71.3   (1.26) 66.6   (1.12) 59.1   (1.21) 61.1   (1.50) 63.3   (1.11) 66.0   (1.17) 69.3   (1.18) 69.7   (1.22) 70.5   (1.15) 68.2   (1.31)
Less than high school completion 44.0   (5.81) 49.1   (4.46) 41.4   (4.02) 32.8   (3.78) 41.6   (5.89) 41.6   (5.10) 35.6   (4.37) 39.3   (5.19) 53.2   (5.01) 43.6   (4.57) 48.8   (6.10)
High school completion1 61.0   (3.03) 70.0   (2.13) 66.1   (1.92) 54.6   (2.02) 51.9   (2.66) 59.7   (1.77) 63.1   (2.22) 65.6   (2.15) 65.8   (2.22) 66.7   (2.14) 64.5   (2.31)
Some college, no degree 64.4   (3.57) 71.6   (2.52) 61.6   (2.66) 57.8   (2.30) 56.5   (2.89) 60.5   (2.33) 62.8   (2.56) 67.8   (2.38) 65.5   (2.77) 69.5   (2.23) 64.6   (2.55)
Associate's degree 72.0   (6.01) 79.5   (3.69) 73.5   (3.50) 64.8   (3.34) 67.6   (4.17) 60.2   (3.32) 69.2   (3.53) 75.4   (2.90) 72.8   (3.65) 75.9   (3.18) 68.4   (3.75)
Bachelor's or higher degree 78.2   (4.04) 80.6   (2.48) 81.5   (1.82) 73.1   (2.09) 79.8   (2.20) 76.5   (2.11) 77.9   (2.00) 78.5   (1.98) 78.8   (1.95) 77.9   (2.05) 77.7   (2.13)
Bachelor's degree 76.6   (4.50) 81.5   (2.69) 82.5   (1.99) 72.0   (2.70) 76.3   (2.90) 75.9   (2.54) 76.6   (2.25) 78.0   (2.56) 76.9   (2.22) 78.7   (2.31) 76.8   (2.67)
Master's or higher degree 87.2   (8.40) 76.8   (6.35) 78.5   (3.78) 76.5   (3.65) 89.1   (3.26) 78.1   (3.49) 81.7   (3.55) 79.7   (3.54) 84.3   (2.93) 75.7   (4.14) 80.9   (3.93)

Hispanic
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$31,570   (1,207) $33,270   (1,011) $32,710   (11) $35,120   (1,154) $32,540   (123) $32,400   (73) $34,290   (502) $36,090   (1,082) $36,070   (399) $36,300   (868) $37,720   (1,136)
Less than high school completion 24,890   (1,126) 25,180   (573) 26,030   (78) 23,310   (116) 25,130   (1,570) 25,620   (878) 25,870   (993) 26,620   (240) 26,610   (779) 28,050   (1,430) 28,070   (1,592)
High school completion1 31,580   (2,167) 34,080   (1,483) 31,340   (1,122) 32,570   (1,061) 30,950   (1,204) 32,390   (435) 32,050   (80) 31,910   (28) 31,070   (155) 32,660   (2,014) 34,940   (490)
Some college, no degree 32,950   (2,017) 39,440   (1,615) 40,850   (2,037) 37,040   (1,580) 32,740   (781) 34,070   (1,364) 36,160   (1,064) 34,080   (1,517) 35,980   (377) 35,630   (1,378) 35,310   (1,513)
Associate's degree 39,910   (4,177) 44,060   (2,202) 44,690   (1,187) 39,850   (1,477) 36,610   (1,832) 32,290   (1,550) 38,150   (2,334) 37,170   (376) 37,460   (1,257) 36,840   (2,378) 38,890   (2,107)
Bachelor's or higher degree 49,910   (3,099) 54,860   (1,949) 53,440   (2,244) 51,510   (2,710) 49,950   (1,497) 51,360   (2,578) 53,930   (1,198) 52,550   (1,026) 50,000   (1,744) 50,280   (359) 49,550   (431)
Bachelor's degree 46,970   (3,963) 52,910   (1,941) 51,730   (784) 48,580   (3,517) 49,350   (1,511) 47,760   (1,510) 53,930   (444) 47,640   (2,244) 47,660   (1,904) 45,910   (2,402) 45,160   (2,281)
Master's or higher degree 70,020   (12,100) 58,000   (5,941) 65,910   (3,307) 56,640   (4,740) 52,620   (6,056) 62,230   (2,343) 58,520   (2,717) 59,380   (3,759) 58,950   (3,894) 60,990   (5,775) 59,370   (3,995)
Percent,2 all education levels 62.9   (1.87) 70.7   (1.12) 71.9   (0.80) 61.6   (0.86) 67.0   (1.00) 68.7   (0.93) 69.4   (0.78) 72.0   (0.81) 70.8   (0.75) 71.6   (0.88) 72.2   (1.01)
Less than high school completion 56.0   (3.26) 66.0   (1.98) 68.5   (1.63) 53.0   (1.67) 60.9   (2.07) 66.3   (1.81) 65.7   (2.01) 65.2   (1.95) 68.8   (2.05) 65.5   (2.12) 70.5   (2.42)
High school completion1 67.9   (3.28) 72.9   (1.95) 75.2   (1.35) 61.7   (1.61) 68.5   (1.71) 70.6   (1.66) 70.8   (1.32) 72.1   (1.47) 71.0   (1.51) 70.4   (1.41) 74.0   (1.68)
Some college, no degree 61.5   (4.51) 71.9   (2.82) 70.0   (1.88) 65.5   (1.81) 60.4   (2.40) 65.0   (1.79) 69.1   (2.00) 71.1   (1.58) 69.2   (1.90) 68.9   (2.01) 68.9   (2.22)
Associate's degree 69.3   (7.53) 79.8   (3.90) 74.1   (2.46) 66.1   (2.68) 76.8   (2.59) 68.3   (2.77) 65.5   (2.85) 73.0   (2.27) 69.7   (2.43) 73.0   (2.48) 74.4   (2.37)
Bachelor's or higher degree 69.4   (5.26) 72.3   (3.19) 74.1   (2.08) 70.6   (2.08) 74.2   (1.95) 72.8   (1.84) 73.1   (1.77) 78.0   (1.76) 73.8   (1.73) 79.4   (1.50) 71.9   (1.78)
Bachelor's degree 69.3   (5.78) 73.5   (3.47) 73.7   (2.35) 70.9   (2.27) 75.6   (2.19) 72.4   (2.05) 72.9   (1.93) 77.7   (1.93) 73.2   (1.92) 79.2   (1.63) 71.0   (2.14)
Master's or higher degree 69.8   (12.72) 67.2   (7.95) 75.6   (3.99) 69.6   (3.95) 69.6   (4.39) 74.3   (4.10) 73.8   (3.86) 78.8   (3.55) 75.9   (3.68) 80.0   (3.31) 74.5   (3.59)

Asian3 
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
$41,940   (1,816) $53,130   (1,261) $52,050   (1,854) $52,660   (1,982) $54,650   (1,623) $53,390   (603) $55,080   (2,779) $58,190   (2,747) $62,230   (601) $60,550   (415) $59,750   (2,318)
Less than high school completion   (†) 26,740   (4,650) 35,640   (5,881)   (†)   (†) 22,540   (1,944) 29,610   (6,795) 28,120   (3,873)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion1 33,260   (3,449) 37,110   (1,916) 34,920   (2,467) 34,280   (1,799) 31,840   (2,982) 31,940   (1,983) 30,760   (789) 31,020   (1,790) 34,950   (2,748) 34,180   (3,478) 29,250   (1,227)
Some college, no degree 31,930   (4,002) 41,550   (4,061) 38,920   (2,892) 40,880   (1,637) 36,930   (4,559) 32,020   (3,430) 37,000   (2,992) 36,950   (2,041) 34,620   (3,722) 38,820   (4,318) 34,000   (2,558)
Associate's degree 33,660   (3,027) 43,110   (2,363) 45,280   (3,678) 42,000   (2,947) 35,000   (3,363) 36,220   (4,209) 32,430   (2,813) 42,160   (4,185) 38,840   (2,298) 40,340   (6,007) 39,130   (5,848)
Bachelor's or higher degree 53,580   (1,594) 73,100   (1,860) 65,440   (721) 70,140   (2,382) 65,620   (1,599) 64,800   (3,820) 74,550   (3,161) 73,640   (3,146) 72,510   (849) 71,630   (2,801) 73,270   (2,942)
Bachelor's degree 50,140   (1,646) 65,990   (2,790) 65,190   (5,759) 60,530   (4,383) 63,660   (3,852) 60,320   (2,456) 67,780   (4,701) 63,560   (2,321) 67,600   (3,049) 62,690   (3,720) 59,910   (3,196)
Master's or higher degree 63,040   (14,326) 88,360   (6,687) 71,360   (5,151) 80,070   (5,770) 81,690   (6,143) 78,350   (4,686) 80,700   (6,795) 85,770   (6,044) 81,760   (4,725) 81,600   (2,413) 85,000   (4,648)
Percent,2 all education levels 67.8   (2.89) 71.5   (1.73) 69.8   (1.62) 68.6   (1.38) 68.3   (1.76) 70.8   (1.42) 72.5   (1.55) 76.6   (1.34) 75.2   (1.45) 77.0   (1.24) 76.6   (1.60)
Less than high school completion 51.7   (10.00) 66.1   (8.09) 65.1   (7.36) 50.0   (11.09) 58.5   (8.64) 56.0   (8.09) 75.3   (7.33) 77.8   (7.12)   (†) 76.5   (7.38) 84.1   (7.51)
High school completion1 71.6   (6.76) 72.9   (4.41) 70.6   (4.46) 63.4   (3.64) 63.9   (5.34) 68.7   (4.49) 77.6   (3.62) 79.7   (3.16) 71.9   (5.10) 81.8   (3.65) 69.6   (4.53)
Some college, no degree 60.3   (8.28) 66.1   (4.51) 73.1   (4.13) 59.0   (4.95) 62.7   (5.84) 62.4   (5.24) 69.4   (4.30) 71.5   (4.01) 69.4   (4.57) 69.5   (5.20) 70.7   (5.11)
Associate's degree 78.8   (7.78) 76.9   (5.56) 71.0   (5.49) 59.5   (5.68) 70.6   (5.80) 77.4   (4.43) 65.5   (5.92) 70.9   (5.79) 71.2   (5.29) 70.8   (5.61) 78.2   (5.59)
Bachelor's or higher degree 69.2   (4.06) 72.4   (2.29) 69.1   (2.05) 74.1   (1.75) 70.3   (2.20) 72.6   (1.60) 72.5   (1.92) 77.3   (1.53) 76.8   (1.74) 77.7   (1.42) 77.6   (1.80)
Bachelor's degree 73.1   (5.01) 73.9   (2.77) 71.9   (2.58) 76.9   (2.04) 70.0   (2.92) 75.1   (1.98) 73.8   (2.35) 76.4   (2.15) 76.0   (2.59) 79.3   (1.67) 75.9   (2.45)
Master's or higher degree 63.2   (6.76) 69.3   (4.06) 64.5   (3.23) 70.1   (3.19) 70.9   (3.50) 69.0   (2.74) 71.0   (2.91) 78.5   (2.15) 77.9   (2.40) 75.6   (2.39) 79.8   (2.38)

Two or more races3 
                                                                 
Median annual earnings, all
    education levels
---   (†) ---   (†) $45,430   (2,000) $40,830   (1,610) $41,970   (4,123) $37,040   (1,966) $42,790   (745) $44,430   (2,682) $39,630   (1,611) $43,160   (1,957) $44,990   (2,915)
Less than high school completion ---   (†) ---   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion1 ---   (†) ---   (†) 34,320   (4,926) 34,980   (5,680) 37,180   (5,027) 29,240   (1,961) 37,530   (3,453) 34,620   (5,629) 34,820   (4,151) 37,260   (2,059) 27,870   (4,978)
Some college, no degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 39,850   (4,225) 41,310   (4,255) 37,580   (3,378) 27,910   (2,782) 37,880   (4,476) 35,370   (3,253) 30,240   (1,912) 31,960   (1,510) 38,010   (2,852)
Associate's degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 49,770   (5,245) 32,580   (1,649)   (†)   (†) 46,960   (3,147) 47,900   (6,280) 42,120   (2,354)   (†)   (†)
Bachelor's or higher degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 58,210   (3,997) 49,630   (5,234) 59,630   (5,222) 54,000   (5,843) 50,770   (6,788) 60,710   (9,439) 52,660   (7,324) 55,580   (3,943) 59,990   (3,357)
Bachelor's degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 51,430   (4,655) 46,240   (4,487) 52,360   (6,958) 48,910   (7,889) 43,110   (6,488) 52,790   (7,332) 51,260   (4,406) 50,900   (6,263) 58,550   (4,363)
Master's or higher degree ---   (†) ---   (†)   (†) 77,160   (15,270)   (†)   (†)   (†) 73,540   (11,859)   (†) 67,000   (13,212)   (†)
Percent,2 all education levels ---   (†) ---   (†) 64.7   (3.31) 61.4   (2.89) 65.0   (3.45) 63.9   (3.18) 67.2   (3.15) 65.6   (3.06) 71.5   (2.88) 66.1   (3.29) 73.5   (2.69)
Less than high school completion ---   (†) ---   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion1 ---   (†) ---   (†) 61.6   (4.96) 61.4   (6.70) 60.6   (6.98) 52.1   (6.60) 61.5   (6.44) 54.5   (6.88) 68.9   (5.58) 62.4   (6.72) 70.3   (6.12)
Some college, no degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 59.5   (6.16) 53.7   (5.96) 60.5   (7.81) 58.1   (5.79) 67.4   (5.64) 62.9   (6.19) 71.3   (6.40) 61.5   (6.19) 68.5   (6.10)
Associate's degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 75.3   (7.43) 70.4   (8.75)   (†) 75.8   (7.86) 70.0   (7.58) 58.8   (8.35) 76.5   (6.76) 49.8   (9.46) 77.7   (7.60)
Bachelor's or higher degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 72.5   (6.07) 70.0   (4.73) 77.4   (5.11) 75.9   (4.19) 72.5   (4.88) 79.0   (4.06) 71.2   (4.27) 74.3   (4.78) 77.6   (3.92)
Bachelor's degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 81.6   (5.83) 70.3   (5.72) 75.7   (5.97) 79.9   (5.00) 76.9   (5.73) 77.7   (4.85) 72.7   (4.64) 72.5   (5.58) 75.4   (4.63)
Master's or higher degree ---   (†) ---   (†) 59.0   (11.12) 69.3   (8.30)   (†) 66.5   (8.81) 62.5   (9.31) 81.7   (6.66) 66.6   (10.10) 78.3   (6.75)   (†)

Median annual earnings for other
    race groups, all education levels
                                                                 
Pacific Islander4 [3]   (†) [3]   (†) $40,000   (4,401) $40,170   (1,576) $42,800   (4,774) $36,990   (3,802) $42,760   (1,951) $36,480   (1,501) $38,820   (3,811) $35,970   (4,129) $36,000   (5,611)
American Indian/Alaska Native4 33,360   (1,816) 37,100   (2,214) 38,480   (1,621) 37,220   (3,801) 32,750   (6,951) 32,330   (2,128) 32,250   (2,298) 38,250   (3,824) 37,020   (3,999) 34,380   (1,304) 36,940   (2,846)
Percent2 for other race groups,
    all education levels
                                                                 
Pacific Islander4 [3]   (†) [3]   (†) 54.8   (6.78) 62.5   (6.79) 77.2   (6.48) 68.4   (5.09) 77.9   (4.63) 68.2   (5.16) 72.6   (5.28) 73.0   (5.40) 79.0   (7.16)
American Indian/Alaska Native4 48.7   (8.11) 60.5   (4.89) 62.4   (3.94) 54.3   (4.24) 60.6   (5.26) 63.8   (3.73) 61.3   (4.62) 62.2   (4.44) 70.4   (4.02) 67.4   (4.67) 70.1   (4.76)
---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 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, Pacific Islanders, and persons of Two or more races were not reported separately. Pacific Islander data are included with Asian data for 1995 and 2000 because these data were collected in a combined "Asian/Pacific Islander" category. Data on persons of Two or more races are unavailable for 1995 and 2000 because each respondent could choose only one race category.
4 For Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives, data by educational attainment are omitted because these data for the most part did not meet reporting standards. All data shown for these two race categories are for persons of all education levels.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities); data include military personnel who live in households with civilians, but exclude those who live in military barracks. Prior to 2004, standard errors were computed using generalized variance function methodology rather than the more precise replicate weight methodology used in later years. Caution should be used when comparing 2019 estimates to those of earlier years due to the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on interviewing and response rates. For additional information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the March CPS data collection, please see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar20.pdf. Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 1996 through 2020. (This table was prepared October 2020.)

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