Median Annual Income, by Level of Education, 1990–2010
| Sex & Year | Elementary/Secondary | College | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 9th grade |
9th to 12th grade, no completion1 |
High school completion (includes equivalency)2 |
Some college, no degree3 |
Associate degree4 |
Bachelor's Degree5 |
Master's Degree4 |
Professional Degree4 |
Doctorate4 | |
| Men | |||||||||
| 1990 | $17,394 | $20,902 | $26,653 | $31,734 | — | $39,328 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 17,623 | 21,402 | 26,779 | 31,663 | $33,817 | 40,906 | $49,734 | $73,996 | $57,187 |
| 1992 | 17,294 | 21,274 | 27,280 | 32,103 | $33,433 | 41,355 | $49,973 | $76,220 | $57,418 |
| 1993 | 16,863 | 21,752 | 27,370 | 32,077 | 33,690 | 42,757 | 51,867 | 80,549 | 63,149 |
| 1994 | 17,532 | 22,048 | 28,037 | 32,279 | 35,794 | 43,663 | 53,500 | 75,009 | 61,921 |
| 1995 | 18,354 | 22,185 | 29,510 | 33,883 | 35,201 | 45,266 | 55,216 | 79,667 | 65,336 |
| 1996 | 17,962 | 22,717 | 30,709 | 34,845 | 37,131 | 45,846 | 60,508 | 85,963 | 71,227 |
| 1997 | 19,291 | 24,726 | 31,215 | 35,945 | 38,022 | 48,616 | 61,690 | 85,011 | 76,234 |
| 1998 | 19,380 | 23,958 | 31,477 | 36,934 | 40,274 | 51,405 | 62,244 | 94,737 | 75,078 |
| 1999 | 20,429 | 25,035 | 33,184 | 39,221 | 41,638 | 52,985 | 66,243 | 100,000 | 81,687 |
| 2000 | 20,789 | 25,095 | 34,303 | 40,337 | 41,952 | 56,334 | 68,322 | 99,411 | 80,250 |
| 2001 | 21,361 | 26,209 | 34,723 | 41,045 | 42,776 | 55,929 | 70,899 | 100,000 | 86,965 |
| 2002 | 20,919 | 25,903 | 33,206 | 40,851 | 42,856 | 56,077 | 67,281 | 100,000 | 83,305 |
| 2003 | 21,217 | 26,468 | 35,412 | 41,348 | 42,871 | 56,502 | 70,640 | 100,000 | 87,131 |
| 2004 | 21,659 | 26,277 | 35,725 | 41,895 | 44,404 | 57,220 | 71,530 | 100,000 | 82,401 |
| 2006 | 22,710 | 27,650 | 37,030 | 43,830 | 47,070 | 60,910 | 75,430 | 100,000* | 100,000* |
| 2008 | 27,964 | 33,435 | 43,165 | 50,359 | 54,861 | 82,197 | 99,516 | 166,065 | 129,773 |
| 2009 | 23,000 | — | 32,900 | 39,000 | 42,000 | 51,000 | 70,000 | — | — |
| 2010 | 24,000 | 29,000 | 40,000 | 46,000 | 50,000 | 64,000 | 81,000 | 115,000 | 101,000 |
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