(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 965,870 100.0 628,810 65.1 419,430 43.4 $23,433 71.6
Not a high school graduate 107,520 11.1 43,740 40.7 23,650 22.0 $15,383 47.0
High school graduate 305,620 31.6 184,700 60.4 121,605 39.8 $19,225 58.8
Some college 323,480 33.5 228,855 70.7 151,265 46.8 $23,216 71.0
Bachelor degree 140,855 14.6 108,735 77.2 77,985 55.4 $29,312 89.6
Advanced degree 58,100 6.0 47,080 81.0 35,150 60.5 $33,668 102.9
21 to 24 years 92,705 100.0 59,185 63.8 26,255 28.3 $15,925 48.7
Not a high school graduate 10,755 11.6 4,540 42.2 1,690 15.7 $12,491 38.2
High school graduate 26,980 29.1 16,315 60.5 8,745 32.4 $15,368 47.0
Some college 40,950 44.2 28,075 68.6 11,430 27.9 $15,831 48.4
Bachelor degree 10,285 11.1 8,110 78.8 3,440 33.5 $21,568 65.9
Advanced degree 650 0.7 405 62.4 200 31.0 $21,500 65.7
25 to 34 years 217,145 100.0 144,495 66.5 93,385 43.0 $21,878 66.9
Not a high school graduate 21,960 10.1 9,225 42.0 4,540 20.7 $14,561 44.5
High school graduate 62,095 28.6 37,635 60.6 23,015 37.1 $17,247 52.7
Some college 75,470 34.8 53,545 71.0 34,390 45.6 $21,117 64.5
Bachelor degree 40,295 18.6 31,895 79.2 23,320 57.9 $26,882 82.2
Advanced degree 10,525 4.8 8,805 83.7 6,185 58.8 $30,429 93.0
35 to 44 years 264,795 100.0 187,575 70.8 130,610 49.3 $24,692 75.5
Not a high school graduate 25,915 9.8 12,215 47.1 7,110 27.4 $15,343 46.9
High school graduate 83,290 31.5 56,875 68.3 38,435 46.1 $19,833 60.6
Some college 89,250 33.7 67,145 75.2 47,025 52.7 $24,978 76.3
Bachelor degree 42,685 16.1 33,430 78.3 24,945 58.4 $30,537 93.3
Advanced degree 15,820 6.0 13,395 84.7 10,030 63.4 $33,458 102.3
45 to 54 years 228,295 100.0 160,260 70.2 117,615 51.5 $26,207 80.1
Not a high school graduate 22,275 9.8 9,745 43.8 5,805 26.1 $16,104 49.2
High school graduate 71,580 31.4 46,225 64.6 32,900 46.0 $20,679 63.2
Some college 73,920 32.4 55,700 75.4 41,580 56.3 $26,114 79.8
Bachelor degree 33,665 14.7 27,300 81.1 21,015 62.4 $31,207 95.4
Advanced degree 20,335 8.9 17,625 86.7 13,820 67.9 $35,383 108.1
55 to 64 years 162,930 100.0 77,290 47.4 51,565 31.6 $23,749 72.6
Not a high school graduate 26,615 16.3 8,015 30.1 4,505 16.9 $16,501 50.4
High school graduate 61,675 37.9 27,655 44.8 18,510 30.0 $20,687 63.2
Some college 43,890 26.9 24,385 55.6 16,840 38.4 $25,856 79.0
Bachelor degree 13,920 8.5 8,005 57.5 5,265 37.8 $31,095 95.0
Advanced degree 10,770 6.6 6,850 63.6 4,915 45.6 $34,513 105.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 130,500 100.0 19,430 14.9 7,330 5.6 $19,602 59.9
Not a high school graduate 32,360 24.8 2,930 9.1 935 2.9 $14,973 45.8
High school graduate 49,975 38.3 7,335 14.7 2,690 5.4 $18,297 55.9
Some college 27,905 21.4 5,240 18.8 2,175 7.8 $22,165 67.7
Bachelor degree 8,600 6.6 1,840 21.4 780 9.1 $25,170 76.9
Advanced degree 5,645 4.3 1,205 21.4 425 7.5 $35,625 108.9