Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years of age and over by educational attainment and sex, 2009 annual averages

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years of age and over by educational attainment and sex, 2009 annual averages
Educational attainment and sex	Total employed (in thousands)	Median weekly earnings
Total, both sexes
Total	90,863	$774
Less than a high school diploma	7,289	454
High school graduate or more	83,574	816
High school graduates, no college	25,377	626
Some college or associate's degree	25,117	726
Some college, no degree	15,468	699
Associate's degree	9,648	761
Occupational program	4,340	750
Academic program	5,308	768
College graduates, total	33,080	1,137
Bachelor's degree	21,271	1,025
Master's degree	8,654	1,257
Professional degree	1,677	1,529
Doctoral degree	1,478	1,532
Women
Total	40,769	687
Less than a high school diploma	2,370	382
High school graduate or more	38,399	716
High school graduates, no college	10,619	542
Some college or associate's degree	12,181	630
Some college, no degree	7,287	608
Associate's degree	4,894	674
Occupational program	2,084	652
Academic program	2,810	693
College graduates, total	15,599	970
Bachelor's degree	10,017	891
Master's degree	4,362	1,126
Professional degree	667	1,269
Doctoral degree	554	1,243
Men
Total	50,094	873
Less than a high school diploma	4,919	500
High school graduate or more	45,175	926
High school graduates, no college	14,758	716
Some college or associate's degree	12,936	835
Some college, no degree	8,181	810
Associate's degree	4,754	878
Occupational program	2,256	860
Academic program	2,498	898
College graduates, total	17,481	1,327
Bachelor's degree	11,255	1,200
Master's degree	4,293	1,458
Professional degree	1,011	1,772
Doctoral degree	923	1,754
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011