(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 590,310 100.0 506,235 85.8 387,615 65.7 $37,965 116.0
Not a high school graduate 47,850 8.1 33,690 70.4 22,520 47.1 $24,041 73.5
High school graduate 131,745 22.3 110,240 83.7 85,425 64.8 $31,623 96.7
Some college 232,795 39.4 202,265 86.9 148,150 63.6 $36,436 111.4
Bachelor degree 102,980 17.4 93,855 91.1 77,875 75.6 $49,149 150.2
Advanced degree 55,055 9.3 50,985 92.6 42,680 77.5 $60,870 186.0
21 to 24 years 92,425 100.0 75,320 81.5 35,440 38.3 $21,671 66.2
Not a high school graduate 8,250 8.9 6,205 75.2 3,535 42.8 $18,305 55.9
High school graduate 25,345 27.4 21,010 82.9 13,040 51.5 $21,875 66.9
Some college 50,765 54.9 41,645 82.0 15,770 31.1 $22,035 67.3
Bachelor degree 3,805 4.1 3,240 85.2 1,190 31.3 $24,269 74.2
Advanced degree 445 0.5 330 73.8 125 27.7 $27,885 85.2
25 to 34 years 163,615 100.0 144,800 88.5 110,045 67.3 $31,886 97.5
Not a high school graduate 14,920 9.1 11,055 74.1 7,425 49.8 $22,203 67.9
High school graduate 35,695 21.8 30,930 86.7 23,975 67.2 $29,718 90.8
Some college 63,725 38.9 57,925 90.9 44,295 69.5 $31,637 96.7
Bachelor degree 32,920 20.1 30,375 92.3 23,805 72.3 $38,793 118.6
Advanced degree 9,695 5.9 9,190 94.8 6,915 71.3 $46,054 140.8
35 to 44 years 149,485 100.0 133,865 89.6 113,190 75.7 $42,085 128.6
Not a high school graduate 13,170 8.8 9,445 71.7 6,525 49.5 $27,622 84.4
High school graduate 34,750 23.2 30,670 88.3 25,525 73.4 $36,599 111.9
Some college 51,260 34.3 46,570 90.9 40,070 78.2 $41,218 126.0
Bachelor degree 28,965 19.4 27,645 95.4 24,340 84.0 $53,239 162.7
Advanced degree 16,190 10.8 15,490 95.7 13,605 84.0 $61,739 188.7
45 to 54 years 116,425 100.0 103,405 88.8 89,045 76.5 $46,682 142.7
Not a high school graduate 5,815 5.0 3,970 68.3 2,765 47.5 $27,859 85.2
High school graduate 21,525 18.5 18,060 83.9 15,200 70.6 $37,325 114.1
Some college 44,520 38.2 39,805 89.4 34,760 78.1 $42,665 130.4
Bachelor degree 24,770 21.3 23,200 93.7 20,645 83.4 $55,313 169.1
Advanced degree 17,300 14.9 16,540 95.6 14,180 82.0 $66,259 202.5
55 to 64 years 68,360 100.0 48,845 71.5 39,900 58.4 $43,986 134.4
Not a high school graduate 5,690 8.3 3,015 53.0 2,275 40.0 $28,966 88.5
High school graduate 14,430 21.1 9,575 66.4 7,685 53.3 $36,577 111.8
Some college 22,525 33.0 16,320 72.4 13,250 58.8 $41,053 125.5
Bachelor degree 12,520 18.3 9,390 75.0 7,895 63.0 $52,728 161.2
Advanced degree 11,425 16.7 9,440 82.6 7,855 68.8 $61,996 189.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 47,980 100.0 13,250 27.6 5,725 11.9 $34,262 104.7
Not a high school graduate 6,275 13.1 955 15.2 340 5.4 $21,008 64.2
High school graduate 11,475 23.9 2,825 24.6 1,215 10.6 $27,107 82.9
Some college 13,990 29.2 4,130 29.5 1,780 12.7 $30,588 93.5
Bachelor degree 7,875 16.4 2,385 30.3 1,045 13.3 $41,121 125.7
Advanced degree 6,630 13.8 2,490 37.6 1,145 17.2 $60,292 184.3