Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Wisconsin: Both Sexes

(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                 3,013,860     100.0    2,413,450      80.1   1,803,895      59.9   $32,247          98.6
 Not a high school graduate      222,440       7.4      127,450      57.3      86,635      38.9   $24,308          74.3
 High school graduate            998,375      33.1      775,330      77.7     592,450      59.3   $28,652          87.6
 Some college                    984,760      32.7      821,305      83.4     598,935      60.8   $31,593          96.6
 Bachelor degree                 510,210      16.9      443,300      86.9     336,905      66.0   $40,408         123.5
 Advanced degree                 215,005       7.1      189,940      88.3     147,840      68.8   $51,206         156.5

21 to 24 years                   274,285     100.0      216,105      78.8     109,605      40.0   $21,433          65.5
 Not a high school graduate       23,120       8.4       13,925      60.2       6,890      29.8   $18,685          57.1
 High school graduate             77,225      28.2       61,695      79.9      39,475      51.1   $21,220          64.9
 Some college                    126,575      46.1      101,600      80.3      45,900      36.3   $21,353          65.3
 Bachelor degree                  36,110      13.2       30,955      85.7      13,120      36.3   $25,314          77.4
 Advanced degree                   1,895       0.7        1,425      75.2         480      25.3   $21,250          65.0
25 to 34 years                   689,565     100.0      571,695      82.9     435,790      63.2   $30,267          92.5
 Not a high school graduate       47,860       6.9       28,235      59.0      18,690      39.1   $22,178          67.8
 High school graduate            189,355      27.5      151,275      79.9     116,525      61.5   $26,668          81.5
 Some college                    237,910      34.5      203,640      85.6     154,215      64.8   $29,380          89.8
 Bachelor degree                 154,690      22.4      138,915      89.8     110,560      71.5   $34,891         106.6
 Advanced degree                  40,210       5.8       35,695      88.8      25,975      64.6   $39,510         120.8
35 to 44 years                   871,185     100.0      734,560      84.3     571,850      65.6   $35,003         107.0
 Not a high school graduate       56,320       6.5       35,425      62.9      25,475      45.2   $24,861          76.0
 High school graduate            297,060      34.1      248,060      83.5     195,850      65.9   $30,372          92.8
 Some college                    287,720      33.0      249,670      86.8     193,400      67.2   $34,276         104.8
 Bachelor degree                 145,960      16.8      128,875      88.3      99,970      68.5   $45,086         137.8
 Advanced degree                  60,390       6.9       55,525      91.9      44,040      72.9   $51,820         158.4
45 to 54 years                   724,645     100.0      609,020      84.0     482,870      66.6   $36,852         112.6
 Not a high school graduate       41,395       5.7       25,005      60.4      18,240      44.1   $26,000          79.5
 High school graduate            243,005      33.5      198,110      81.5     157,130      64.7   $30,657          93.7
 Some college                    228,745      31.6      196,890      86.1     155,485      68.0   $35,900         109.7
 Bachelor degree                 122,125      16.9      109,735      89.9      87,765      71.9   $45,562         139.3
 Advanced degree                  72,710      10.0       67,660      93.1      55,030      75.7   $54,064         165.2
55 to 64 years                   454,185     100.0      282,070      62.1     203,780      44.9   $34,342         105.0
 Not a high school graduate       53,745      11.8       24,865      46.3      17,345      32.3   $27,004          82.5
 High school graduate            191,730      42.2      116,185      60.6      83,465      43.5   $30,061          91.9
 Some college                    103,810      22.9       69,505      67.0      49,935      48.1   $35,016         107.0
 Bachelor degree                  51,325      11.3       34,820      67.8      25,495      49.7   $45,480         139.0
 Advanced degree                  39,800       8.8       29,635      74.5      22,315      56.1   $55,128         168.5

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   351,290     100.0       72,190      20.6      22,740       6.5   $24,548          75.0
 Not a high school graduate       80,535      22.9       13,360      16.6       3,775       4.7   $17,672          54.0
 High school graduate            149,795      42.6       28,880      19.3       8,180       5.5   $21,032          64.3
 Some college                     59,550      17.0       13,830      23.2       4,680       7.9   $25,997          79.5
 Bachelor degree                  30,620       8.7        7,735      25.3       2,850       9.3   $35,742         109.2
 Advanced degree                  19,775       5.6        6,460      32.7       2,725      13.8   $51,087         156.1