TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(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)
CALIFORNIA: MALES
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 9,455,420 100.0 7,300,840 77.2 5,386,995 57.0 $41,403 126.5
Not a high school graduate 1,668,470 17.6 1,045,450 62.7 638,825 38.3 $21,168 64.7
High school graduate 1,806,445 19.1 1,332,360 73.8 971,560 53.8 $32,343 98.9
Some college 2,873,300 30.4 2,298,190 80.0 1,722,670 60.0 $41,417 126.6
Bachelor degree 1,657,165 17.5 1,439,650 86.9 1,143,045 69.0 $56,808 173.6
Advanced degree 972,225 10.3 866,955 89.2 698,265 71.8 $75,581 231.0
21 to 24 years 904,630 100.0 636,075 70.3 302,215 33.4 $20,471 62.6
Not a high school graduate 186,355 20.6 125,050 67.1 61,015 32.7 $15,191 46.4
High school graduate 229,885 25.4 165,840 72.1 93,655 40.7 $20,292 62.0
Some college 331,180 36.6 232,285 70.1 97,330 29.4 $22,270 68.1
Bachelor degree 84,200 9.3 64,705 76.9 25,870 30.7 $32,725 100.0
Advanced degree 7,795 0.9 5,565 71.4 2,150 27.6 $36,106 110.4
25 to 34 years 2,517,920 100.0 1,992,865 79.1 1,412,560 56.1 $34,023 104.0
Not a high school graduate 513,385 20.4 341,585 66.5 205,805 40.1 $19,147 58.5
High school graduate 508,520 20.2 388,395 76.4 278,295 54.7 $28,869 88.2
Some college 694,015 27.6 578,935 83.4 423,060 61.0 $35,353 108.1
Bachelor degree 464,865 18.5 413,700 89.0 315,320 67.8 $47,510 145.2
Advanced degree 182,290 7.2 162,485 89.1 120,205 65.9 $60,757 185.7
35 to 44 years 2,729,975 100.0 2,214,540 81.1 1,734,320 63.5 $45,666 139.6
Not a high school graduate 480,360 17.6 307,785 64.1 198,065 41.2 $23,385 71.5
High school graduate 531,335 19.5 413,240 77.8 315,390 59.4 $37,001 113.1
Some college 810,585 29.7 691,145 85.3 558,785 68.9 $45,234 138.3
Bachelor degree 485,100 17.8 443,405 91.4 372,965 76.9 $62,399 190.7
Advanced degree 282,445 10.3 262,500 92.9 221,100 78.3 $78,066 238.6
45 to 54 years 2,077,740 100.0 1,670,735 80.4 1,333,880 64.2 $50,509 154.4
Not a high school graduate 295,310 14.2 181,055 61.3 116,520 39.5 $24,436 74.7
High school graduate 323,130 15.6 240,860 74.5 186,945 57.9 $38,658 118.2
Some college 673,815 32.4 557,600 82.8 456,310 67.7 $47,488 145.1
Bachelor degree 409,840 19.7 363,960 88.8 306,170 74.7 $61,720 188.6
Advanced degree 303,155 14.6 279,490 92.2 232,750 76.8 $80,766 246.9
55 to 64 years 1,225,150 100.0 786,625 64.2 604,020 49.3 $50,472 154.3
Not a high school graduate 193,060 15.8 89,980 46.6 57,420 29.7 $25,747 78.7
High school graduate 213,575 17.4 124,025 58.1 97,275 45.5 $39,803 121.7
Some college 363,710 29.7 238,220 65.5 187,180 51.5 $47,661 145.7
Bachelor degree 213,160 17.4 153,880 72.2 122,725 57.6 $61,261 187.2
Advanced degree 196,540 16.0 156,920 79.8 122,055 62.1 $77,956 238.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 843,605 100.0 205,895 24.4 98,900 11.7 $40,353 123.3
Not a high school graduate 178,765 21.2 26,545 14.8 11,170 6.2 $21,305 65.1
High school graduate 166,805 19.8 33,030 19.8 16,575 9.9 $31,348 95.8
Some college 214,765 25.5 53,575 24.9 25,780 12.0 $37,547 114.8
Bachelor degree 134,700 16.0 41,355 30.7 21,185 15.7 $50,628 154.7
Advanced degree 110,455 13.1 44,230 40.0 20,875 18.9 $68,237 208.6
