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Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings by educational attainment

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Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment, 3rd quarter 2024 averages, not seasonally adjusted
Educational attainment First decile First quartile Median Third quartile Ninth decile

Less than a high school diploma

$465 $601 $734 $920 $1,257

High school graduates, no college

580 710 946 1,331 1,891

Some college or associate degree

615 780 1,053 1,537 2,096

Bachelor's degree and higher

832 1,149 1,697 2,556 3,844