(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 5,646,495 100.0 3,643,100 64.5 2,364,370 41.9 $31,584 96.5
Not a high school graduate 661,885 11.7 240,145 36.3 131,025 19.8 $18,151 55.5
High school graduate 1,480,175 26.2 874,465 59.1 557,370 37.7 $25,328 77.4
Some college 1,605,095 28.4 1,121,445 69.9 721,990 45.0 $29,965 91.6
Bachelor degree 994,895 17.6 751,655 75.6 505,310 50.8 $40,528 123.9
Advanced degree 670,690 11.9 549,335 81.9 383,530 57.2 $50,362 153.9
21 to 24 years 485,765 100.0 299,920 61.7 128,155 26.4 $21,399 65.4
Not a high school graduate 49,995 10.3 18,855 37.7 7,280 14.6 $13,976 42.7
High school graduate 106,560 21.9 61,350 57.6 30,605 28.7 $17,571 53.7
Some college 191,755 39.5 121,110 63.2 47,460 24.8 $20,476 62.6
Bachelor degree 107,165 22.1 82,635 77.1 35,980 33.6 $29,448 90.0
Advanced degree 10,535 2.2 7,110 67.5 3,025 28.7 $29,527 90.2
25 to 34 years 1,375,200 100.0 917,090 66.7 615,285 44.7 $30,955 94.6
Not a high school graduate 133,830 9.7 48,230 36.0 24,470 18.3 $16,701 51.0
High school graduate 299,495 21.8 172,980 57.8 109,045 36.4 $22,705 69.4
Some college 398,635 29.0 281,030 70.5 187,680 47.1 $27,167 83.0
Bachelor degree 322,045 23.4 253,515 78.7 184,360 57.2 $37,464 114.5
Advanced degree 168,965 12.3 139,410 82.5 96,400 57.1 $41,563 127.0
35 to 44 years 1,576,520 100.0 1,068,510 67.8 695,860 44.1 $32,386 99.0
Not a high school graduate 159,350 10.1 63,970 40.1 35,160 22.1 $17,212 52.6
High school graduate 409,605 26.0 260,775 63.7 164,950 40.3 $25,322 77.4
Some college 478,615 30.4 348,335 72.8 229,155 47.9 $31,120 95.1
Bachelor degree 278,745 17.7 209,485 75.2 140,490 50.4 $45,167 138.1
Advanced degree 187,275 11.9 155,500 83.0 107,155 57.2 $50,428 154.1
45 to 54 years 1,316,835 100.0 916,405 69.6 632,715 48.0 $34,395 105.1
Not a high school graduate 155,685 11.8 62,085 39.9 36,335 23.3 $19,081 58.3
High school graduate 366,220 27.8 237,930 65.0 160,975 44.0 $26,878 82.2
Some college 351,695 26.7 264,745 75.3 184,385 52.4 $32,123 98.2
Bachelor degree 189,900 14.4 149,630 78.8 105,670 55.6 $44,586 136.3
Advanced degree 199,945 15.2 174,580 87.3 127,190 63.6 $55,163 168.6
55 to 64 years 892,175 100.0 441,175 49.4 292,360 32.8 $32,040 97.9
Not a high school graduate 163,030 18.3 47,000 28.8 27,785 17.0 $20,971 64.1
High school graduate 298,295 33.4 141,430 47.4 91,790 30.8 $27,288 83.4
Some college 184,395 20.7 106,225 57.6 73,310 39.8 $32,870 100.5
Bachelor degree 97,045 10.9 56,385 58.1 38,810 40.0 $44,194 135.1
Advanced degree 103,975 11.7 72,735 70.0 49,755 47.9 $56,467 172.6
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 709,055 100.0 104,680 14.8 40,990 5.8 $30,153 92.2
Not a high school graduate 179,440 25.3 14,030 7.8 4,830 2.7 $21,066 64.4
High school graduate 263,410 37.1 35,830 13.6 13,565 5.1 $26,628 81.4
Some college 114,180 16.1 22,480 19.7 8,880 7.8 $31,346 95.8
Bachelor degree 56,080 7.9 12,235 21.8 5,255 9.4 $39,175 119.7
Advanced degree 52,225 7.4 15,265 29.2 6,580 12.6 $50,676 154.9