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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and over by sex and educational attainment
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| Educational attainment and sex | Number of workers (in thousands) | Median weekly earnings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Total, 25 years and over | 109,236 | 110,845 | $1,221 | $1,268 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 6,100 | 6,012 | 738 | 770 |
| High school graduates, no college(1) | 26,132 | 26,126 | 930 | 966 |
| Some college or associate degree | 26,005 | 26,223 | 1,056 | 1,097 |
| Some college, no degree | 13,937 | 13,968 | 1,020 | 1,062 |
| Associate degree | 12,068 | 12,255 | 1,099 | 1,135 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher(2) | 50,999 | 52,484 | 1,692 | 1,740 |
| Bachelor's degree only | 31,088 | 31,797 | 1,543 | 1,578 |
| Advanced degree | 19,911 | 20,687 | 1,901 | 1,918 |
| Master's degree | 15,019 | 15,329 | 1,840 | 1,876 |
| Professional degree | 1,720 | 2,003 | 2,363 | 2,294 |
| Doctoral degree | 3,172 | 3,356 | 2,278 | 2,307 |
| Men, 25 years and over | 59,887 | 61,084 | 1,346 | 1,395 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 4,214 | 4,106 | 788 | 813 |
| High school graduates, no college(1) | 16,177 | 16,417 | 1,033 | 1,078 |
| Some college or associate degree | 14,039 | 14,211 | 1,209 | 1,240 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,785 | 7,825 | 1,170 | 1,193 |
| Associate degree | 6,254 | 6,385 | 1,255 | 1,301 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher(2) | 25,457 | 26,351 | 1,907 | 1,924 |
| Bachelor's degree only | 15,952 | 16,459 | 1,770 | 1,833 |
| Advanced degree | 9,505 | 9,892 | 2,261 | 2,298 |
| Master's degree | 6,889 | 7,002 | 2,133 | 2,245 |
| Professional degree | 869 | 1,077 | 2,707 | 2,579 |
| Doctoral degree | 1,747 | 1,813 | 2,485 | 2,520 |
| Women, 25 years and over | 49,349 | 49,761 | 1,103 | 1,143 |
| Less than a high school diploma | 1,885 | 1,906 | 663 | 675 |
| High school graduates, no college(1) | 9,955 | 9,708 | 805 | 824 |
| Some college or associate degree | 11,965 | 12,012 | 921 | 962 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,151 | 6,142 | 898 | 933 |
| Associate degree | 5,814 | 5,870 | 950 | 991 |
| Bachelor's degree and higher(2) | 25,542 | 26,134 | 1,479 | 1,526 |
| Bachelor's degree only | 15,137 | 15,339 | 1,344 | 1,393 |
| Advanced degree | 10,406 | 10,795 | 1,703 | 1,737 |
| Master's degree | 8,129 | 8,326 | 1,604 | 1,633 |
| Professional degree | 851 | 927 | 2,129 | 1,930 |
| Doctoral degree | 1,425 | 1,542 | 2,040 | 2,126 |
| Footnotes | ||||
| NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years. | ||||
Last Modified Date: February 20, 2026