According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the fourth quarter of 2022, 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 $675; people with a high school diploma alone, however, had a median weekly earnings of $875; and for those who have had some college education or an associate degree, their median weekly earnings was $983. Comparatively, the median weekly earnings of people with at least a bachelors degree was $1,547.
The chart and table below shows the historical usual median weekly earnings by educational level for full-time wage and salary workers aged 25 years and over in the United States (not seasonally adjusted) from 2002 Q1 to 2022 Q4.
Year Quarter | No High School Diploma ($) | High School Diploma ($) | Some College or AA ($) | Bachelors and Higher ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2002 Q1 | 389 | 533 | 630 | 940 |
2002 Q2 | 390 | 532 | 634 | 939 |
2002 Q3 | 386 | 532 | 622 | 941 |
2002 Q4 | 388 | 542 | 631 | 943 |
2003 Q1 | 397 | 549 | 635 | 961 |
2003 Q2 | 394 | 547 | 638 | 969 |
2003 Q3 | 397 | 563 | 634 | 958 |
2003 Q4 | 397 | 556 | 648 | 967 |
2004 Q1 | 396 | 562 | 649 | 996 |
2004 Q2 | 404 | 576 | 664 | 973 |
2004 Q3 | 399 | 574 | 661 | 984 |
2004 Q4 | 404 | 581 | 667 | 996 |
2005 Q1 | 404 | 579 | 667 | 1013 |
2005 Q2 | 412 | 584 | 661 | 996 |
2005 Q3 | 413 | 583 | 678 | 1014 |
2005 Q4 | 407 | 585 | 674 | 1029 |
2006 Q1 | 420 | 592 | 691 | 1019 |
2006 Q2 | 420 | 591 | 676 | 1047 |
2006 Q3 | 420 | 602 | 701 | 1047 |
2006 Q4 | 415 | 597 | 700 | 1046 |
2007 Q1 | 429 | 602 | 710 | 1030 |
2007 Q2 | 440 | 597 | 704 | 1092 |
2007 Q3 | 422 | 610 | 707 | 1088 |
2007 Q4 | 424 | 610 | 697 | 1086 |
2008 Q1 | 435 | 615 | 715 | 1108 |
2008 Q2 | 449 | 620 | 727 | 1105 |
2008 Q3 | 471 | 618 | 725 | 1131 |
2008 Q4 | 459 | 619 | 719 | 1115 |
2009 Q1 | 450 | 620 | 726 | 1138 |
2009 Q2 | 465 | 630 | 719 | 1140 |
2009 Q3 | 448 | 621 | 720 | 1145 |
2009 Q4 | 449 | 638 | 735 | 1121 |
2010 Q1 | 448 | 624 | 738 | 1140 |
2010 Q2 | 440 | 629 | 737 | 1138 |
2010 Q3 | 449 | 622 | 732 | 1158 |
2010 Q4 | 438 | 633 | 727 | 1139 |
2011 Q1 | 444 | 633 | 736 | 1150 |
2011 Q2 | 458 | 643 | 743 | 1141 |
2011 Q3 | 459 | 636 | 731 | 1152 |
2011 Q4 | 444 | 641 | 744 | 1158 |
2012 Q1 | 450 | 653 | 754 | 1158 |
2012 Q2 | 483 | 659 | 754 | 1164 |
2012 Q3 | 464 | 648 | 736 | 1170 |
2012 Q4 | 478 | 647 | 752 | 1168 |
2013 Q1 | 457 | 651 | 741 | 1189 |
2013 Q2 | 477 | 647 | 751 | 1193 |
2013 Q3 | 479 | 659 | 747 | 1174 |
2013 Q4 | 468 | 648 | 752 | 1219 |
2014 Q1 | 480 | 660 | 756 | 1199 |
2014 Q2 | 492 | 666 | 757 | 1187 |
2014 Q3 | 488 | 681 | 762 | 1170 |
2014 Q4 | 491 | 664 | 771 | 1224 |
2015 Q1 | 478 | 669 | 758 | 1227 |
2015 Q2 | 499 | 678 | 757 | 1210 |
2015 Q3 | 492 | 672 | 773 | 1234 |
2015 Q4 | 502 | 690 | 757 | 1245 |
2016 Q1 | 494 | 679 | 782 | 1250 |
2016 Q2 | 499 | 690 | 767 | 1249 |
2016 Q3 | 504 | 700 | 779 | 1266 |
2016 Q4 | 519 | 698 | 790 | 1270 |
2017 Q1 | 512 | 702 | 791 | 1280 |
2017 Q2 | 515 | 718 | 799 | 1290 |
2017 Q3 | 522 | 714 | 801 | 1271 |
2017 Q4 | 531 | 714 | 800 | 1278 |
2018 Q1 | 563 | 713 | 808 | 1286 |
2018 Q2 | 554 | 726 | 825 | 1310 |
2018 Q3 | 556 | 736 | 826 | 1338 |
2018 Q4 | 543 | 746 | 853 | 1340 |
2019 Q1 | 578 | 739 | 835 | 1350 |
2019 Q2 | 588 | 751 | 848 | 1357 |
2019 Q3 | 606 | 749 | 874 | 1383 |
2019 Q4 | 596 | 747 | 870 | 1382 |
2020 Q1 | 609 | 768 | 879 | 1386 |
2020 Q2 | 630 | 788 | 904 | 1416 |
2020 Q3 | 642 | 793 | 914 | 1457 |
2020 Q4 | 608 | 781 | 917 | 1421 |
2021 Q1 | 613 | 792 | 912 | 1426 |
2021 Q2 | 620 | 793 | 915 | 1438 |
2021 Q3 | 633 | 817 | 942 | 1474 |
2021 Q4 | 651 | 831 | 931 | 1467 |
2022 Q1 | 670 | 827 | 938 | 1525 |
2022 Q2 | 689 | 838 | 961 | 1547 |
2022 Q3 | 692 | 866 | 993 | 1556 |
2022 Q4 | 675 | 875 | 983 | 1547 |