Table 502.40.

Annual earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2021

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex and earnings	Total			Elementary/secondary									College
				Less than 9th grade			Some high school, no completion			High school completion1			Some college, no degree			Associate's degree			Bachelor's or higher degree
																			Total			Bachelor's degree			Master's degree			Professional degree			Doctor's degree
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12
Number of persons (in thousands)	226,274		(57.8)	7,935		(185.5)	11,998		(237.0)	64,465		(433.4)	32,986		(355.4)	23,673		(266.0)	85,218		(483.8)	53,045		(377.9)	23,881		(303.5)	3,444		(119.5)	4,848		(132.4)
With earnings	146,243		(359.8)	3,571		(120.3)	5,374		(134.4)	36,866		(341.4)	20,758		(251.8)	16,092		(225.8)	63,581		(424.3)	39,252		(346.4)	17,902		(263.0)	2,646		(106.1)	3,782		(116.4)
For persons with earnings
Percentage distribution,      by total annual earnings2	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 less3	3.5		(0.09)	5.7		(0.79)	6.4		(0.67)	4.1		(0.21)	4.4		(0.25)	3.4		(0.25)	2.4		(0.11)	2.6		(0.13)	2.4		(0.20)	1.6		(0.44)	1.7		(0.43)
$5,000 to $9,999	3.1		(0.08)	7.5		(0.68)	7.3		(0.54)	3.9		(0.19)	3.3		(0.21)	3.1		(0.21)	2.0		(0.09)	2.3		(0.12)	1.5		(0.15)	1.2	!	(0.50)	1.1		(0.30)
$10,000 to $14,999	3.6		(0.09)	7.4		(0.84)	6.9		(0.64)	4.9		(0.20)	4.2		(0.25)	3.5		(0.24)	2.2		(0.09)	2.5		(0.12)	1.6		(0.18)	1.8		(0.46)	1.5		(0.32)
$15,000 to $19,999	4.1		(0.09)	8.9		(0.79)	9.6		(0.70)	5.3		(0.20)	4.9		(0.25)	4.3		(0.30)	2.3		(0.10)	2.7		(0.15)	2.0		(0.16)	1.4	!	(0.44)	0.9		(0.23)
$20,000 to $24,999	5.4		(0.10)	11.0		(0.91)	10.4		(0.63)	8.0		(0.25)	6.6		(0.31)	5.4		(0.31)	2.9		(0.12)	3.4		(0.18)	2.1		(0.18)	1.7		(0.47)	2.2		(0.47)
$25,000 to $29,999	5.5		(0.10)	10.4		(0.81)	9.8		(0.67)	8.1		(0.24)	6.9		(0.31)	6.1		(0.33)	2.8		(0.11)	3.1		(0.15)	2.1		(0.20)	3.0		(0.62)	1.8		(0.41)
$30,000 to $34,999	6.5		(0.10)	13.2		(0.91)	10.8		(0.64)	9.6		(0.28)	7.3		(0.32)	7.6		(0.31)	3.5		(0.12)	4.3		(0.18)	2.5		(0.19)	1.4		(0.41)	1.1		(0.30)
$35,000 to $39,999	5.6		(0.10)	7.6		(0.71)	7.7		(0.57)	7.7		(0.24)	7.0		(0.32)	6.9		(0.36)	3.4		(0.13)	4.0		(0.18)	2.4		(0.23)	2.3		(0.54)	2.2		(0.41)
$40,000 to $49,999	11.4		(0.15)	11.2		(0.94)	11.8		(0.71)	14.5		(0.34)	13.5		(0.42)	13.5		(0.43)	8.4		(0.21)	9.8		(0.28)	7.2		(0.33)	3.4		(0.59)	3.1		(0.55)
$50,000 to $74,999	22.1		(0.18)	11.3		(0.93)	13.5		(0.75)	21.0		(0.39)	23.3		(0.49)	24.9		(0.63)	23.0		(0.30)	23.9		(0.40)	23.7		(0.62)	14.4		(1.30)	16.8		(1.05)
$75,000 to $99,999	11.1		(0.15)	3.4		(0.44)	2.8		(0.41)	6.6		(0.22)	9.3		(0.35)	11.3		(0.39)	15.3		(0.27)	14.7		(0.32)	17.6		(0.53)	11.6		(1.04)	13.9		(0.90)
$100,000 or more	18.0		(0.19)	2.2		(0.40)	2.8		(0.37)	6.2		(0.21)	9.5		(0.33)	10.0		(0.37)	31.9		(0.38)	26.8		(0.41)	34.9		(0.63)	56.3		(1.96)	53.5		(1.41)
Median annual earnings2	$50,575		(119)	$28,653		(1,633)	$29,538		(938)	$38,024		(627)	$42,402		(527)	$46,485		(461)	$71,044		(260)	$63,525		(1,071)	$77,230		(845)	$105,810		(4,187)	$101,782		(883)
Number of males (in thousands)	109,979		(53.7)	4,041		(117.6)	6,303		(159.4)	33,081		(300.1)	16,085		(214.4)	10,616		(185.3)	39,853		(290.2)	25,192		(247.2)	10,156		(184.2)	1,860		(81.9)	2,644		(92.1)
With earnings	77,774		(250.1)	2,389		(89.8)	3,339		(100.7)	21,985		(249.1)	11,234		(180.7)	7,790		(161.8)	31,038		(262.8)	19,823		(230.0)	7,785		(163.5)	1,434		(67.2)	1,995		(76.6)
For males with earnings
Percentage distribution,      by total annual earnings2	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 less3	2.7		(0.11)	4.1		(0.83)	5.2		(0.80)	3.3		(0.23)	3.4		(0.32)	2.4		(0.33)	1.8		(0.13)	1.7		(0.16)	2.1		(0.29)	1.6	!	(0.57)	1.6	!	(0.64)
$5,000 to $9,999	2.3		(0.10)	4.2		(0.61)	5.5		(0.66)	2.9		(0.23)	2.6		(0.28)	2.0		(0.27)	1.4		(0.12)	1.5		(0.15)	1.6		(0.26)	‡		(†)	1.0	!	(0.38)
$10,000 to $14,999	2.6		(0.11)	6.0		(0.82)	4.7		(0.60)	3.5		(0.21)	3.0		(0.33)	2.5		(0.29)	1.5		(0.12)	1.6		(0.16)	1.3		(0.25)	1.6	!	(0.58)	1.4	!	(0.51)
$15,000 to $19,999	3.2		(0.10)	7.0		(0.97)	6.8		(0.74)	4.0		(0.20)	3.2		(0.28)	3.1		(0.36)	1.9		(0.14)	2.2		(0.18)	1.6		(0.25)	1.2	!	(0.54)	0.6	!	(0.24)
$20,000 to $24,999	4.3		(0.13)	10.4		(1.16)	7.9		(0.75)	5.9		(0.28)	4.7		(0.34)	3.7		(0.41)	2.3		(0.18)	2.8		(0.26)	1.5		(0.25)	0.8	!	(0.41)	1.6	!	(0.58)
$25,000 to $29,999	4.8		(0.12)	10.4		(1.02)	10.0		(0.89)	7.1		(0.29)	6.1		(0.38)	4.3		(0.44)	1.8		(0.13)	1.9		(0.17)	1.4		(0.28)	3.4		(0.95)	1.4	!	(0.57)
$30,000 to $34,999	5.7		(0.13)	13.2		(1.14)	11.6		(0.81)	8.5		(0.34)	5.4		(0.38)	5.7		(0.42)	2.6		(0.14)	3.3		(0.21)	1.8		(0.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
$35,000 to $39,999	5.1		(0.13)	8.5		(0.92)	8.6		(0.81)	7.1		(0.31)	5.8		(0.42)	5.5		(0.45)	2.6		(0.17)	2.9		(0.21)	2.0		(0.29)	3.1		(0.86)	1.4	!	(0.49)
$40,000 to $49,999	11.4		(0.20)	13.8		(1.28)	13.9		(0.98)	15.6		(0.44)	13.8		(0.59)	13.8		(0.66)	6.6		(0.26)	7.8		(0.35)	5.2		(0.42)	2.7		(0.75)	2.3		(0.55)
$50,000 to $74,999	22.9		(0.26)	15.3		(1.26)	18.4		(1.10)	24.7		(0.53)	26.1		(0.73)	27.7		(0.97)	20.2		(0.41)	22.6		(0.54)	17.0		(0.71)	11.6		(1.48)	15.5		(1.32)
$75,000 to $99,999	12.3		(0.20)	4.5		(0.58)	3.8		(0.62)	9.0		(0.33)	12.4		(0.55)	14.4		(0.63)	15.7		(0.38)	16.0		(0.47)	17.1		(0.80)	9.0		(1.38)	11.1		(1.13)
$100,000 or more	22.7		(0.27)	2.8		(0.50)	3.7		(0.52)	8.5		(0.31)	13.5		(0.55)	15.1		(0.69)	41.7		(0.51)	35.9		(0.62)	47.3		(0.96)	63.2		(2.37)	61.7		(1.89)
Median annual earnings2	$56,062		(290)	$31,674		(343)	$32,462		(1,566)	$42,729		(822)	$50,701		(291)	$54,279		(1,701)	$85,050		(1,582)	$76,817		(669)	$94,262		(2,712)	$122,156		(7,093)	$122,400		(4,005)
Number of females (in thousands)	116,296		(14.3)	3,895		(105.6)	5,695		(138.8)	31,383		(256.0)	16,900		(228.0)	13,057		(175.4)	45,365		(294.4)	27,853		(266.2)	13,725		(197.0)	1,584		(70.1)	2,203		(80.1)
With earnings	68,469		(226.9)	1,183		(59.2)	2,036		(71.9)	14,881		(190.4)	9,524		(166.4)	8,302		(144.0)	32,544		(254.1)	19,428		(229.8)	10,117		(170.6)	1,211		(65.2)	1,787		(71.3)
For females with earnings
Percentage distribution,      by total annual earnings2	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 less3	4.3		(0.13)	9.1		(1.40)	8.4		(1.08)	5.4		(0.33)	5.6		(0.41)	4.3		(0.38)	3.0		(0.16)	3.4		(0.21)	2.7		(0.27)	1.5	!	(0.67)	1.8	!	(0.57)
$5,000 to $9,999	4.0		(0.12)	14.1		(1.64)	10.3		(0.99)	5.5		(0.30)	4.0		(0.33)	4.1		(0.34)	2.5		(0.14)	3.2		(0.21)	1.5		(0.20)	1.3	!	(0.48)	1.3	!	(0.52)
$10,000 to $14,999	4.7		(0.13)	10.4		(1.50)	10.6		(1.08)	7.0		(0.35)	5.7		(0.41)	4.5		(0.40)	2.8		(0.16)	3.5		(0.21)	1.9		(0.24)	2.1	!	(0.70)	1.6	!	(0.53)
$15,000 to $19,999	5.1		(0.15)	12.8		(1.47)	14.1		(1.31)	7.2		(0.38)	6.9		(0.42)	5.4		(0.44)	2.7		(0.15)	3.2		(0.20)	2.2		(0.24)	1.6	!	(0.68)	1.3	!	(0.44)
$20,000 to $24,999	6.7		(0.16)	12.3		(1.42)	14.4		(1.23)	10.9		(0.45)	8.7		(0.47)	7.0		(0.48)	3.4		(0.16)	4.0		(0.23)	2.5		(0.25)	2.7	!	(0.85)	2.9		(0.69)
$25,000 to $29,999	6.3		(0.15)	10.5		(1.26)	9.6		(1.09)	9.6		(0.41)	7.8		(0.46)	7.9		(0.51)	3.7		(0.17)	4.5		(0.25)	2.5		(0.26)	2.6		(0.74)	2.2		(0.62)
$30,000 to $34,999	7.4		(0.17)	13.3		(1.60)	9.6		(1.08)	11.2		(0.50)	9.4		(0.50)	9.3		(0.50)	4.3		(0.18)	5.3		(0.28)	3.1		(0.31)	2.6	!	(0.84)	1.9		(0.56)
$35,000 to $39,999	6.3		(0.16)	6.0		(1.18)	6.3		(0.79)	8.7		(0.37)	8.3		(0.48)	8.2		(0.53)	4.1		(0.20)	5.1		(0.28)	2.7		(0.31)	1.3	!	(0.58)	3.1		(0.65)
$40,000 to $49,999	11.4		(0.20)	6.1		(1.17)	8.5		(0.98)	12.8		(0.49)	13.2		(0.55)	13.2		(0.55)	10.2		(0.30)	11.9		(0.40)	8.7		(0.52)	4.1		(0.92)	4.0		(0.89)
$50,000 to $74,999	21.3		(0.27)	3.2		(0.86)	5.5		(0.80)	15.5		(0.53)	19.9		(0.67)	22.4		(0.82)	25.7		(0.42)	25.3		(0.59)	28.8		(0.87)	17.7		(1.95)	18.3		(1.51)
$75,000 to $99,999	9.7		(0.21)	1.1	!	(0.49)	1.3	!	(0.51)	3.1		(0.25)	5.6		(0.41)	8.3		(0.51)	15.0		(0.35)	13.3		(0.42)	17.9		(0.69)	14.6		(1.61)	17.1		(1.40)
$100,000 or more	12.7		(0.23)	1.2	!	(0.50)	1.5		(0.43)	3.0		(0.27)	4.8		(0.37)	5.3		(0.41)	22.6		(0.45)	17.5		(0.53)	25.4		(0.79)	48.1		(2.54)	44.4		(2.23)
Median annual earnings2	$42,443		(367)	$21,215		(804)	$21,603		(364)	$31,269		(216)	$35,831		(388)	$39,306		(847)	$61,079		(218)	$54,161		(1,521)	$67,288		(942)	$96,604		(3,505)	$90,882		(2,356)

†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.

1Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED.

2Excludes persons without earnings.

3A 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. Caution should be used when comparing 2021 estimates to those of prior 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 Current Population Survey data collection, please see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar22.pdf. 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, 2022. (This table was prepared May 2023.)