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| Table 502.40. | Annual earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2019 |
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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 (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) | 223,058 | (479.2) | 7,895 | (163.7) | 12,313 | (203.0) | 61,597 | (415.7) | 33,986 | (325.1) | 23,566 | (275.6) | 83,701 | (463.1) | 52,164 | (389.6) | 23,516 | (275.4) | 3,362 | (107.6) | 4,659 | (126.4) | |||||||||||
| With earnings | 147,858 | (523.9) | 3,582 | (111.1) | 5,889 | (141.9) | 36,527 | (335.5) | 22,027 | (267.2) | 16,711 | (234.8) | 63,123 | (419.6) | 39,232 | (346.0) | 17,620 | (240.7) | 2,631 | (95.3) | 3,640 | (111.9) | |||||||||||
For persons with earnings |
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| 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 | 3.9 | (0.09) | 6.0 | (0.74) | 6.6 | (0.60) | 4.8 | (0.21) | 4.1 | (0.25) | 3.4 | (0.26) | 3.0 | (0.13) | 3.1 | (0.16) | 3.0 | (0.24) | 3.4 | (0.66) | 2.2 | (0.45) | |||||||||||
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 3.3 | (0.09) | 7.1 | (0.80) | 6.6 | (0.60) | 4.2 | (0.20) | 3.6 | (0.23) | 3.2 | (0.25) | 2.2 | (0.11) | 2.3 | (0.14) | 2.4 | (0.21) | 1.1 | ! | (0.37) | 1.4 | (0.37) | ||||||||||
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4.1 | (0.10) | 8.2 | (0.86) | 8.5 | (0.68) | 5.3 | (0.22) | 4.8 | (0.27) | 4.7 | (0.31) | 2.4 | (0.11) | 2.8 | (0.16) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 2.1 | (0.52) | 1.5 | (0.38) | |||||||||||
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4.9 | (0.10) | 12.0 | (1.01) | 9.3 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.25) | 6.0 | (0.30) | 4.8 | (0.31) | 2.5 | (0.12) | 2.9 | (0.16) | 2.1 | (0.20) | 1.1 | ! | (0.38) | 1.8 | (0.41) | ||||||||||
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 6.4 | (0.12) | 14.3 | (1.09) | 12.7 | (0.81) | 9.3 | (0.28) | 7.4 | (0.33) | 6.5 | (0.35) | 3.3 | (0.13) | 3.8 | (0.18) | 2.8 | (0.23) | 1.8 | (0.49) | 1.8 | (0.41) | |||||||||||
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 6.3 | (0.12) | 12.8 | (1.04) | 10.1 | (0.73) | 8.7 | (0.27) | 7.3 | (0.33) | 7.1 | (0.37) | 3.5 | (0.14) | 4.4 | (0.19) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 2.2 | (0.53) | 2.0 | (0.43) | |||||||||||
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6.7 | (0.12) | 10.6 | (0.96) | 8.9 | (0.69) | 9.5 | (0.29) | 8.2 | (0.34) | 7.9 | (0.39) | 3.8 | (0.14) | 4.6 | (0.20) | 2.6 | (0.22) | 1.6 | (0.46) | 1.7 | (0.40) | |||||||||||
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5.7 | (0.11) | 6.8 | (0.78) | 6.9 | (0.62) | 7.4 | (0.26) | 7.2 | (0.33) | 6.4 | (0.35) | 3.9 | (0.14) | 4.5 | (0.20) | 3.4 | (0.25) | 1.3 | ! | (0.41) | 1.3 | (0.36) | ||||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 11.4 | (0.15) | 8.7 | (0.88) | 11.6 | (0.78) | 13.6 | (0.33) | 13.2 | (0.43) | 13.1 | (0.49) | 9.3 | (0.22) | 11.0 | (0.29) | 7.6 | (0.37) | 2.7 | (0.59) | 4.3 | (0.62) | |||||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 21.1 | (0.20) | 9.4 | (0.91) | 12.8 | (0.81) | 18.4 | (0.38) | 21.0 | (0.51) | 23.9 | (0.62) | 23.3 | (0.31) | 24.2 | (0.40) | 24.3 | (0.60) | 13.8 | (1.25) | 16.2 | (1.14) | |||||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10.5 | (0.15) | 2.2 | (0.46) | 3.2 | (0.43) | 6.9 | (0.25) | 8.5 | (0.35) | 10.1 | (0.43) | 14.6 | (0.26) | 14.0 | (0.33) | 16.7 | (0.52) | 12.1 | (1.19) | 13.1 | (1.04) | |||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 15.7 | (0.18) | 2.0 | (0.43) | 2.7 | (0.40) | 5.0 | (0.21) | 8.7 | (0.35) | 8.9 | (0.41) | 28.0 | (0.33) | 22.3 | (0.39) | 31.4 | (0.65) | 56.7 | (1.80) | 52.5 | (1.54) | |||||||||||
Median annual earnings1 |
$46,780 | (183) | $25,600 | (303) | $27,160 | (346) | $35,630 | (221) | $40,560 | (227) | $42,860 | (971) | $65,160 | (595) | $59,130 | (1,050) | $71,630 | (467) | $110,820 | (5,206) | $101,150 | (648) | |||||||||||
Number of males (in thousands) |
107,517 | (497.3) | 3,906 | (115.9) | 6,250 | (146.1) | 31,355 | (313.7) | 16,240 | (231.7) | 10,341 | (186.7) | 39,426 | (346.7) | 24,621 | (281.2) | 10,223 | (185.6) | 1,957 | (82.3) | 2,624 | (95.2) | |||||||||||
| With earnings | 77,901 | (452.3) | 2,346 | (90.1) | 3,628 | (111.8) | 21,446 | (263.9) | 11,513 | (196.6) | 7,923 | (164.0) | 31,045 | (312.3) | 19,624 | (253.2) | 7,894 | (163.7) | 1,529 | (72.8) | 1,998 | (83.2) | |||||||||||
For males with earnings |
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| 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 | 2.9 | (0.11) | 4.0 | (0.75) | 5.2 | (0.69) | 3.6 | (0.24) | 2.4 | (0.27) | 2.0 | (0.29) | 2.4 | (0.16) | 2.2 | (0.19) | 2.7 | (0.34) | 3.3 | (0.86) | 1.8 | ! | (0.56) | ||||||||||
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 2.2 | (0.10) | 4.0 | (0.76) | 3.8 | (0.59) | 2.8 | (0.21) | 2.1 | (0.25) | 2.1 | (0.30) | 1.4 | (0.13) | 1.4 | (0.16) | 1.8 | (0.28) | ‡ | (†) | 1.5 | ! | (0.50) | ||||||||||
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3.0 | (0.11) | 6.5 | (0.95) | 7.4 | (0.81) | 3.5 | (0.24) | 3.7 | (0.33) | 2.9 | (0.35) | 1.7 | (0.14) | 1.9 | (0.18) | 1.3 | (0.24) | 1.0 | ! | (0.49) | 1.2 | ! | (0.45) | |||||||||
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4.0 | (0.13) | 10.6 | (1.19) | 7.7 | (0.82) | 5.4 | (0.29) | 4.6 | (0.36) | 3.6 | (0.39) | 2.1 | (0.15) | 2.3 | (0.20) | 1.8 | (0.28) | 1.1 | ! | (0.50) | 1.6 | ! | (0.52) | |||||||||
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5.1 | (0.15) | 11.8 | (1.24) | 9.9 | (0.93) | 6.9 | (0.32) | 5.8 | (0.40) | 4.7 | (0.44) | 2.7 | (0.17) | 2.9 | (0.22) | 2.6 | (0.34) | 0.9 | ! | (0.45) | 1.7 | ! | (0.54) | |||||||||
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5.6 | (0.15) | 13.6 | (1.32) | 8.7 | (0.87) | 7.7 | (0.34) | 6.1 | (0.42) | 5.4 | (0.47) | 2.9 | (0.18) | 3.6 | (0.25) | 1.8 | (0.28) | 1.2 | ! | (0.53) | 2.1 | (0.59) | ||||||||||
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6.2 | (0.16) | 12.4 | (1.27) | 10.2 | (0.94) | 8.5 | (0.36) | 7.1 | (0.45) | 5.6 | (0.48) | 3.5 | (0.19) | 4.0 | (0.26) | 2.8 | (0.34) | 1.2 | ! | (0.53) | 2.1 | (0.60) | ||||||||||
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5.1 | (0.15) | 7.6 | (1.02) | 8.3 | (0.86) | 7.0 | (0.32) | 5.5 | (0.40) | 5.1 | (0.46) | 3.0 | (0.18) | 3.5 | (0.25) | 2.6 | (0.34) | ‡ | (†) | 1.6 | ! | (0.52) | ||||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 11.3 | (0.21) | 12.0 | (1.25) | 13.5 | (1.06) | 15.3 | (0.46) | 13.1 | (0.59) | 12.5 | (0.69) | 7.2 | (0.27) | 9.0 | (0.38) | 4.7 | (0.44) | 1.9 | ! | (0.65) | 3.3 | (0.74) | ||||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 21.6 | (0.28) | 11.7 | (1.24) | 17.2 | (1.17) | 22.7 | (0.53) | 24.6 | (0.75) | 27.1 | (0.93) | 19.7 | (0.42) | 21.9 | (0.55) | 17.3 | (0.79) | 12.6 | (1.58) | 13.1 | (1.41) | |||||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.4 | (0.22) | 3.0 | (0.66) | 4.4 | (0.63) | 9.4 | (0.37) | 12.5 | (0.57) | 14.8 | (0.74) | 15.5 | (0.38) | 16.1 | (0.49) | 16.1 | (0.77) | 9.2 | (1.38) | 11.4 | (1.32) | |||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 20.7 | (0.27) | 2.6 | (0.62) | 3.7 | (0.59) | 7.1 | (0.33) | 12.7 | (0.58) | 14.3 | (0.73) | 38.0 | (0.51) | 31.1 | (0.62) | 44.4 | (1.04) | 66.1 | (2.26) | 58.9 | (2.05) | |||||||||||
Median annual earnings1 |
$52,300 | (184) | $29,410 | (1,391) | $32,110 | (600) | $41,580 | (222) | $49,680 | (1,110) | $53,080 | (1,381) | $78,160 | (1,503) | $70,970 | (454) | $89,920 | (2,364) | $135,970 | (7,870) | $112,310 | (6,319) | |||||||||||
Number of females (in thousands) |
115,540 | (505.6) | 3,988 | (117.1) | 6,063 | (143.9) | 30,243 | (308.7) | 17,746 | (241.5) | 13,225 | (210.1) | 44,275 | (364.2) | 27,542 | (295.9) | 13,293 | (210.6) | 1,405 | (69.8) | 2,034 | (83.9) | |||||||||||
| With earnings | 69,957 | (435.7) | 1,237 | (65.5) | 2,261 | (88.4) | 15,080 | (223.7) | 10,513 | (188.2) | 8,788 | (172.5) | 32,078 | (316.9) | 19,608 | (253.1) | 9,726 | (181.2) | 1,101 | (61.8) | 1,643 | (75.5) | |||||||||||
For females with earnings |
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| 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 | 5.0 | (0.15) | 9.9 | (1.59) | 8.7 | (1.11) | 6.5 | (0.37) | 6.0 | (0.43) | 4.6 | (0.42) | 3.7 | (0.20) | 4.1 | (0.26) | 3.1 | (0.33) | 3.4 | ! | (1.01) | 2.6 | (0.74) | ||||||||||
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 4.6 | (0.15) | 13.0 | (1.79) | 11.0 | (1.23) | 6.2 | (0.37) | 5.3 | (0.41) | 4.2 | (0.40) | 3.0 | (0.18) | 3.2 | (0.24) | 2.9 | (0.32) | 1.7 | ! | (0.73) | 1.3 | ! | (0.53) | |||||||||
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5.4 | (0.16) | 11.4 | (1.69) | 10.3 | (1.20) | 7.8 | (0.41) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 6.4 | (0.49) | 3.2 | (0.18) | 3.8 | (0.25) | 2.1 | (0.27) | 3.5 | (1.03) | 2.0 | ! | (0.65) | ||||||||||
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5.8 | (0.17) | 14.6 | (1.87) | 12.0 | (1.28) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 7.5 | (0.48) | 5.9 | (0.47) | 3.0 | (0.18) | 3.5 | (0.25) | 2.3 | (0.29) | ‡ | (†) | 2.1 | ! | (0.66) | ||||||||||
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7.8 | (0.19) | 19.0 | (2.08) | 17.2 | (1.48) | 12.6 | (0.51) | 9.1 | (0.52) | 8.1 | (0.54) | 3.9 | (0.20) | 4.6 | (0.28) | 3.0 | (0.32) | 3.1 | ! | (0.97) | 2.0 | ! | (0.65) | |||||||||
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 7.0 | (0.18) | 11.1 | (1.67) | 12.3 | (1.29) | 10.0 | (0.46) | 8.7 | (0.51) | 8.6 | (0.56) | 4.1 | (0.21) | 5.3 | (0.30) | 2.1 | (0.27) | 3.5 | (1.04) | 1.9 | ! | (0.64) | ||||||||||
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7.3 | (0.18) | 7.0 | (1.36) | 6.9 | (0.99) | 11.0 | (0.48) | 9.4 | (0.53) | 10.0 | (0.60) | 4.1 | (0.21) | 5.2 | (0.30) | 2.4 | (0.29) | 2.2 | ! | (0.82) | 1.3 | ! | (0.52) | |||||||||
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6.5 | (0.17) | 5.3 | (1.18) | 4.7 | (0.83) | 8.1 | (0.42) | 9.1 | (0.52) | 7.6 | (0.53) | 4.7 | (0.22) | 5.5 | (0.30) | 4.0 | (0.37) | 2.0 | ! | (0.79) | 1.1 | ! | (0.48) | |||||||||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 11.6 | (0.23) | 2.3 | ! | (0.80) | 8.7 | (1.10) | 11.2 | (0.48) | 13.4 | (0.62) | 13.6 | (0.68) | 11.3 | (0.33) | 12.9 | (0.45) | 10.0 | (0.57) | 4.1 | (1.11) | 5.4 | (1.04) | ||||||||||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 20.4 | (0.28) | 4.9 | (1.15) | 5.7 | (0.91) | 12.4 | (0.50) | 17.0 | (0.68) | 21.1 | (0.81) | 26.8 | (0.46) | 26.5 | (0.59) | 29.9 | (0.87) | 15.3 | (2.02) | 20.1 | (1.85) | |||||||||||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 8.5 | (0.20) | ‡ | (†) | 1.2 | ! | (0.43) | 3.3 | (0.27) | 4.1 | (0.36) | 5.9 | (0.47) | 13.8 | (0.36) | 11.9 | (0.43) | 17.2 | (0.71) | 16.2 | (2.07) | 15.2 | (1.65) | ||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 10.1 | (0.21) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | ! | (0.41) | 2.0 | (0.22) | 4.3 | (0.37) | 4.1 | (0.39) | 18.3 | (0.40) | 13.4 | (0.45) | 20.9 | (0.77) | 43.9 | (2.79) | 44.8 | (2.29) | ||||||||||
Median annual earnings1 |
$40,290 | (151) | $20,250 | (490) | $21,850 | (373) | $28,170 | (670) | $32,680 | (691) | $35,970 | (406) | $56,050 | (329) | $50,690 | (230) | $61,860 | (333) | $88,300 | (6,876) | $87,390 | (4,123) | |||||||||||
| †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: 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of data that do not meet National Center for Education Statistics reporting standards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2019; retrieved June 16, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/cps-pinc/pinc-03.html. (This table was prepared June 2021.) |
