United States Median Weekly Earnings By Educational Level of Full-Time Wage And Salary Workers Aged 25 years and Over (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Updated on May 14, 2022.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the fourth quarter of 2021, the following were the usual median weekly earnings by educational level of full-time wage and salary workers, who were at least 25 years old in the United States. For people who do not have a high school diploma, their median weekly earnings was $651; people with a high school diploma alone, however, had a median weekly earnings of $831; and for those who have had some college education or an associate degree, their median weekly earnings was $931. Comparatively, the median weekly earnings of people with at least a bachelors degree was $1,467.

The chart and table below shows the historical usual median weekly earnings by educational level for full-time wage and salary workers aged 25 years and over in the United States (not seasonally adjusted) from 2002 Q1 to 2021 Q4.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Educational Level of Full-Time Wage And Salary Workers Aged 25yrs+, Not Seas. Adj. ($)

No High School Diploma

High School Diploma

Some College or AA

Bachelors and above

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Educational Level of Full-Time Wage And Salary Workers Aged 25yrs+, Not Seas. Adj. ($)

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Year Quarter	No High School Diploma ($)	High School Diploma ($)	Some College or AA ($)	Bachelors and Higher ($)
2,002 Q1	389	533	630	940
2,002 Q2	390	532	634	939
2,002 Q3	386	532	622	941
2,002 Q4	388	542	631	943
2,003 Q1	397	549	635	961
2,003 Q2	394	547	638	969
2,003 Q3	397	563	634	958
2,003 Q4	397	556	648	967
2,004 Q1	396	562	649	996
2,004 Q2	404	576	664	973
2,004 Q3	399	574	661	984
2,004 Q4	404	581	667	996
2,005 Q1	404	579	667	1,013
2,005 Q2	412	584	661	996
2,005 Q3	413	583	678	1,014
2,005 Q4	407	585	674	1,029
2,006 Q1	420	592	691	1,019
2,006 Q2	420	591	676	1,047
2,006 Q3	420	602	701	1,047
2,006 Q4	415	597	700	1,046
2,007 Q1	429	602	710	1,030
2,007 Q2	440	597	704	1,092
2,007 Q3	422	610	707	1,088
2,007 Q4	424	610	697	1,086
2,008 Q1	435	615	715	1,108
2,008 Q2	449	620	727	1,105
2,008 Q3	471	618	725	1,131
2,008 Q4	459	619	719	1,115
2,009 Q1	450	620	726	1,138
2,009 Q2	465	630	719	1,140
2,009 Q3	448	621	720	1,145
2,009 Q4	449	638	735	1,121
2,010 Q1	448	624	738	1,140
2,010 Q2	440	629	737	1,138
2,010 Q3	449	622	732	1,158
2,010 Q4	438	633	727	1,139
2,011 Q1	444	633	736	1,150
2,011 Q2	458	643	743	1,141
2,011 Q3	459	636	731	1,152
2,011 Q4	444	641	744	1,158
2,012 Q1	450	653	754	1,158
2,012 Q2	483	659	754	1,164
2,012 Q3	464	648	736	1,170
2,012 Q4	478	647	752	1,168
2,013 Q1	457	651	741	1,189
2,013 Q2	477	647	751	1,193
2,013 Q3	479	659	747	1,174
2,013 Q4	468	648	752	1,219
2,014 Q1	480	660	756	1,199
2,014 Q2	492	666	757	1,187
2,014 Q3	488	681	762	1,170
2,014 Q4	491	664	771	1,224
2,015 Q1	478	669	758	1,227
2,015 Q2	499	678	757	1,210
2,015 Q3	492	672	773	1,234
2,015 Q4	502	690	757	1,245
2,016 Q1	494	679	782	1,250
2,016 Q2	499	690	767	1,249
2,016 Q3	504	700	779	1,266
2,016 Q4	519	698	790	1,270
2,017 Q1	512	702	791	1,280
2,017 Q2	515	718	799	1,290
2,017 Q3	522	714	801	1,271
2,017 Q4	531	714	800	1,278
2,018 Q1	563	713	808	1,286
2,018 Q2	554	726	825	1,310
2,018 Q3	556	736	826	1,338
2,018 Q4	543	746	853	1,340
2,019 Q1	578	739	835	1,350
2,019 Q2	588	751	848	1,357
2,019 Q3	606	749	874	1,383
2,019 Q4	596	747	870	1,382
2,020 Q1	609	768	879	1,386
2,020 Q2	630	788	904	1,416
2,020 Q3	642	793	914	1,457
2,020 Q4	608	781	917	1,421
2,021 Q1	613	792	912	1,426
2,021 Q2	620	793	915	1,438
2,021 Q3	633	817	942	1,474
2,021 Q4	651	831	931	1,467

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