(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)
Total Worked year-round full-time in 1999
Employed Relative
Perc. Median earnings
Number dist. Number Percent Number Percent earnings (US Med=100)
21 to 64 years 2,803,785 100.0 1,993,435 71.1 1,451,405 51.8 $31,558 96.5
Not a high school graduate 392,600 14.0 200,310 51.0 126,635 32.3 $19,611 59.9
High school graduate 649,665 23.2 438,345 67.5 318,460 49.0 $26,430 80.8
Some college 994,570 35.5 750,775 75.5 548,765 55.2 $31,408 96.0
Bachelor degree 439,935 15.7 357,100 81.2 272,090 61.8 $41,749 127.6
Advanced degree 219,975 7.8 182,455 82.9 141,070 64.1 $51,418 157.2
21 to 24 years 274,190 100.0 191,695 69.9 100,290 36.6 $20,109 61.5
Not a high school graduate 51,335 18.7 27,895 54.3 14,935 29.1 $15,875 48.5
High school graduate 70,855 25.8 49,845 70.4 29,635 41.8 $19,409 59.3
Some college 110,140 40.2 82,375 74.8 41,200 37.4 $21,152 64.7
Bachelor degree 26,095 9.5 21,575 82.7 9,150 35.1 $25,333 77.4
Advanced degree 1,760 0.6 1,195 67.8 430 24.4 $25,699 78.5
25 to 34 years 713,765 100.0 528,090 74.0 380,775 53.3 $28,752 87.9
Not a high school graduate 111,960 15.7 60,795 54.3 37,630 33.6 $18,884 57.7
High school graduate 160,755 22.5 113,440 70.6 82,555 51.4 $25,085 76.7
Some college 241,180 33.8 191,100 79.2 138,400 57.4 $28,953 88.5
Bachelor degree 127,140 17.8 108,015 85.0 83,460 65.6 $36,165 110.5
Advanced degree 39,965 5.6 34,805 87.1 24,975 62.5 $41,358 126.4
35 to 44 years 761,710 100.0 582,920 76.5 443,345 58.2 $34,876 106.6
Not a high school graduate 101,435 13.3 56,405 55.6 37,090 36.6 $20,865 63.8
High school graduate 176,340 23.2 130,485 74.0 97,965 55.6 $28,872 88.2
Some college 271,825 35.7 219,330 80.7 168,960 62.2 $34,377 105.1
Bachelor degree 124,085 16.3 105,575 85.1 83,640 67.4 $48,472 148.2
Advanced degree 59,625 7.8 52,705 88.4 42,330 71.0 $54,746 167.3
45 to 54 years 618,550 100.0 466,425 75.4 364,245 58.9 $36,511 111.6
Not a high school graduate 67,270 10.9 34,575 51.4 23,300 34.6 $20,715 63.3
High school graduate 129,870 21.0 91,160 70.2 70,520 54.3 $28,756 87.9
Some college 229,065 37.0 179,955 78.6 141,440 61.7 $35,410 108.2
Bachelor degree 103,510 16.7 86,885 83.9 69,985 67.6 $46,974 143.6
Advanced degree 70,970 11.5 62,700 88.3 50,870 71.7 $52,268 159.8
55 to 64 years 435,575 100.0 224,300 51.5 162,745 37.4 $35,039 107.1
Not a high school graduate 60,605 13.9 20,640 34.1 13,680 22.6 $21,327 65.2
High school graduate 111,845 25.7 53,415 47.8 37,785 33.8 $28,488 87.1
Some college 142,355 32.7 78,020 54.8 58,760 41.3 $33,802 103.3
Bachelor degree 59,105 13.6 35,055 59.3 25,855 43.7 $45,998 140.6
Advanced degree 47,655 10.9 31,055 65.2 22,460 47.1 $54,574 166.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 362,025 100.0 57,530 15.9 22,030 6.1 $25,573 78.2
Not a high school graduate 67,545 18.7 7,250 10.7 2,450 3.6 $16,453 50.3
High school graduate 103,515 28.6 14,410 13.9 5,085 4.9 $20,275 62.0
Some college 101,620 28.1 17,625 17.3 6,930 6.8 $26,652 81.5
Bachelor degree 44,010 12.2 8,755 19.9 3,695 8.4 $32,444 99.2
Advanced degree 31,270 8.6 7,620 24.4 3,310 10.6 $50,455 154.2