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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment and sex, 2008 annual averages
Educational attainment and sexTotal employed (in thousands)Median weekly earnings
Total, both sexes

Total

96,027$761

Less than a high school diploma

8,120453

High school graduate or more (1)

87,907800

High school graduates, no college (1)

27,392618

Some college or associate degree

26,526722

Some college, no degree

16,522699

Associate degree

10,004757

Occupational program

4,541750

Academic program

5,463762

College graduates, total

33,9901,115

Bachelor's degree

22,0331,012

Master's degree

8,8811,233

Professional degree

1,6201,531

Doctoral degree

1,4551,561
Women

Total

42,584670

Less than a high school diploma

2,566378

High school graduate or more (1)

40,018697

High school graduates, no college (1)

11,451520

Some college or associate degree

12,756628

Some college, no degree

7,713611

Associate degree

5,043661

Occupational program

2,121639

Academic program

2,922676

College graduates, total

15,812955

Bachelor's degree

10,202878

Master's degree

4,4761,074

Professional degree

6291,258

Doctoral degree

5041,352
Men

Total

53,444$857

Less than a high school diploma

5,554497

High school graduate or more (1)

47,889913

High school graduates, no college (1)

15,941709

Some college or associate degree

13,770830

Some college, no degree

8,809803

Associate degree

4,961883

Occupational program

2,420871

Academic program

2,541896

College graduates, total

18,1781,285

Bachelor's degree

11,8311,172

Master's degree

4,4051,442

Professional degree

9911,758

Doctoral degree

9511,736

Footnotes:
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent

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