Table 15. Median usual weekly earnings of full‐time wage and salary workers by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

Table 15. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total	White	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 25 years and over	$761	$784	$611	$895	$568
Less than a high school diploma	453	466	408	419	422
High school graduates, no college (1)	618	643	515	568	553
Some college, no degree	699	723	600	689	640
Associate degree	757	782	623	706	704
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)	1,115	1,133	912	1,167	945

Men, 25 years and over	857	883	654	999	591
Less than a high school diploma	497	502	449	485	472
High school graduates, no college (1)	709	738	581	600	603
Some college, no degree	803	836	663	725	696
Associate degree	883	914	668	770	795
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)	1,285	1,329	966	1,349	1,059

Women, 25 years and over	670	688	582	771	518
Less than a high school diploma	378	378	382	383	360
High school graduates, no college (1)	520	535	480	521	479
Some college, no degree	611	621	567	640	585
Associate degree	661	678	592	651	628
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)	955	961	862	996	852
Footnotes: (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009