(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 1,611,940 100.0 1,166,270 72.4 830,845 51.5 $32,755 100.1
Not a high school graduate 130,670 8.1 59,305 45.4 36,505 27.9 $19,792 60.5
High school graduate 419,675 26.0 280,850 66.9 203,330 48.4 $26,062 79.7
Some college 489,865 30.4 373,855 76.3 265,710 54.2 $31,698 96.9
Bachelor degree 321,440 19.9 255,645 79.5 181,125 56.3 $40,580 124.0
Advanced degree 200,955 12.5 168,805 84.0 124,835 62.1 $51,227 156.6
21 to 24 years 121,420 100.0 86,755 71.4 43,815 36.1 $21,385 65.4
Not a high school graduate 8,955 7.4 4,235 47.3 1,930 21.6 $14,568 44.5
High school graduate 30,445 25.1 20,480 67.3 12,635 41.5 $19,032 58.2
Some college 50,280 41.4 36,635 72.9 17,190 34.2 $21,131 64.6
Bachelor degree 25,580 21.1 21,455 83.9 10,195 39.9 $26,863 82.1
Advanced degree 2,140 1.8 1,670 78.1 750 35.1 $26,845 82.1
25 to 34 years 381,240 100.0 286,065 75.0 208,360 54.7 $30,790 94.1
Not a high school graduate 25,470 6.7 11,965 47.0 7,035 27.6 $18,547 56.7
High school graduate 88,680 23.3 60,910 68.7 43,695 49.3 $24,300 74.3
Some college 116,055 30.4 90,695 78.2 65,700 56.6 $29,060 88.8
Bachelor degree 95,375 25.0 78,290 82.1 60,410 63.3 $35,738 109.2
Advanced degree 44,575 11.7 37,975 85.2 26,980 60.5 $39,761 121.5
35 to 44 years 474,900 100.0 359,285 75.7 260,070 54.8 $35,549 108.7
Not a high school graduate 30,460 6.4 15,800 51.9 9,985 32.8 $19,824 60.6
High school graduate 119,930 25.3 86,405 72.0 63,785 53.2 $26,665 81.5
Some college 150,650 31.7 119,530 79.3 87,450 58.0 $33,866 103.5
Bachelor degree 100,140 21.1 78,735 78.6 55,360 55.3 $45,875 140.2
Advanced degree 60,155 12.7 50,720 84.3 37,815 62.9 $52,881 161.6
45 to 54 years 390,780 100.0 300,725 77.0 226,290 57.9 $37,876 115.8
Not a high school graduate 29,335 7.5 14,050 47.9 9,160 31.2 $20,725 63.3
High school graduate 104,485 26.7 74,700 71.5 56,875 54.4 $28,269 86.4
Some college 113,540 29.1 91,390 80.5 70,410 62.0 $36,209 110.7
Bachelor degree 69,165 17.7 57,790 83.6 42,105 60.9 $47,293 144.6
Advanced degree 63,300 16.2 55,790 88.1 42,675 67.4 $55,100 168.4
55 to 64 years 243,600 100.0 133,440 54.8 92,305 37.9 $34,083 104.2
Not a high school graduate 36,455 15.0 13,255 36.4 8,390 23.0 $20,529 62.7
High school graduate 76,135 31.3 38,355 50.4 26,340 34.6 $27,450 83.9
Some college 59,335 24.4 35,600 60.0 24,965 42.1 $34,589 105.7
Bachelor degree 31,180 12.8 19,375 62.1 13,055 41.9 $44,768 136.8
Advanced degree 30,785 12.6 22,650 73.6 16,615 54.0 $53,802 164.4
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 175,565 100.0 29,185 16.6 10,655 6.1 $29,314 89.6
Not a high school graduate 45,375 25.8 4,995 11.0 1,450 3.2 $18,926 57.8
High school graduate 59,630 34.0 9,045 15.2 3,130 5.2 $26,250 80.2
Some college 33,205 18.9 6,600 19.9 2,635 7.9 $30,228 92.4
Bachelor degree 16,910 9.6 3,600 21.3 1,355 8.0 $37,266 113.9
Advanced degree 12,485 7.1 3,770 30.2 1,715 13.7 $50,405 154.1