Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and
salary workers 25 years of age and over by educational attainment
and sex, 2010 annual averages
Total employed
(in thousands)
Educational attainment and sex
Median weekly
earnings
Total, both sexes
Total……………….……………………………… 90,979
Less than a high school diploma …………...… 7,153
High school graduate or more………….
83,826
High school graduates, no college…………. 25,200
24,896
Some college or associate's degree…………………
Some college, no degree…………….……… 15,186
Associate's degree………………….………… 9,709
Occupational program…………...…………. 4,508
Academic program…………….…………… 5,202
33,731
College graduates, total…………………..…………
Bachelor's degree……………….…………. 21,593
8,924
Master's degree…………………...……….
1,575
Professional degree…..……………..……..
1,639
Doctoral degree…………...……………….
$782
444
827
626
734
712
767
752
780
1,144
1,038
1,272
1,610
1,550
Women
Total……………………………..………………… 40,691
Less than a high school diploma…………...… 2,321
High school graduate or more………….
38,369
High school graduates, no college…………. 10,449
Some college or associate's degree…………………
12,018
Some college, no degree…………….……… 7,005
Associate's degree………………….………… 5,013
Occupational program…………...…………. 2,218
Academic program…………….…………… 2,795
College graduates, total…………………..…………
15,903
Bachelor's degree……………...………….
10,164
Master's degree………………...………….
4,572
Professional degree……………….………..
580
Doctoral degree……………………..……….
587
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704
388
730
543
638
616
677
653
697
986
909
1,127
1,362
1,352
Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and
salary workers 25 years of age and over by educational attainment
and sex, 2010 annual averages—Continued
Total employed
(in thousands)
Educational attainment and sex
Median weekly
earnings
Men
Total……………………….……………………… 50,289
Less than a high school diploma…………..…
4,832
High school graduate or more………….
45,457
High school graduates, no college…………. 14,751
Some college or associate's degree…………………
12,878
Some college, no degree…………….……… 8,181
Associate's degree………………….………… 4,697
Occupational program…………...…………. 2,290
Academic program…………….…………… 2,407
College graduates, total…………………..…………
17,828
Bachelor's degree………………….………. 11,428
Master's degree……………...…………….
4,352
Professional degree…………...…………..
996
Doctoral degree………………….………….
1,052
$874
486
929
710
845
820
886
865
909
1,330
1,188
1,488
1,881
1,686
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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