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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years of age and over by educational attainment and sex, 2009 annual averages
Educational attainment and sexTotal employed (in thousands)Median weekly earnings
Total, both sexes

Total

90,863$774

Less than a high school diploma

7,289454

High school graduate or more

83,574816

High school graduates, no college

25,377626

Some college or associate's degree

25,117726

Some college, no degree

15,468699

Associate's degree

9,648761

Occupational program

4,340750

Academic program

5,308768

College graduates, total

33,0801,137

Bachelor's degree

21,2711,025

Master's degree

8,6541,257

Professional degree

1,6771,529

Doctoral degree

1,4781,532
Women

Total

40,769687

Less than a high school diploma

2,370382

High school graduate or more

38,399716

High school graduates, no college

10,619542

Some college or associate's degree

12,181630

Some college, no degree

7,287608

Associate's degree

4,894674

Occupational program

2,084652

Academic program

2,810693

College graduates, total

15,599970

Bachelor's degree

10,017891

Master's degree

4,3621,126

Professional degree

6671,269

Doctoral degree

5541,243
Men

Total

50,094873

Less than a high school diploma

4,919500

High school graduate or more

45,175926

High school graduates, no college

14,758716

Some college or associate's degree

12,936835

Some college, no degree

8,181810

Associate's degree

4,754878

Occupational program

2,256860

Academic program

2,498898

College graduates, total

17,4811,327

Bachelor's degree

11,2551,200

Master's degree

4,2931,458

Professional degree

1,0111,772

Doctoral degree

9231,754

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011