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Table 502.40.Annual earnings of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2022
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex and earningsTotalElementary/secondaryCollege
Less than 9th gradeSome high school, no completionHigh school completion1Some college, no degreeAssociate's degreeBachelor's or higher degree
TotalBachelor's degreeMaster's degreeProfessional degreeDoctor's degree
123456789101112
Number of persons (in thousands)227,674(57.7)8,039(218.7)11,487(231.8)64,107(457.1)33,255(367.6)23,473(279.9)87,312(559.7)53,611(444.6)25,262(287.1)3,558(123.7)4,882(126.8)
  With earnings147,902(428.7)3,705(132.9)5,462(160.5)36,830(332.0)20,808(304.2)15,950(217.9)65,147(461.6)39,884(362.7)18,808(258.5)2,646(101.1)3,809(116.0)
 
For persons with earnings
  Percentage distribution, by 
     total annual earnings2

100.0

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100.0


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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0


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100.0


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    $1 to $4,999 or less32.8(0.08)4.6(0.56)4.8(0.52)3.1(0.17)3.4(0.22)3.5(0.27)2.0(0.09)2.1(0.12)2.0(0.17)2.1(0.54)1.3(0.34)
    $5,000 to $9,9992.5(0.08)5.5(0.68)5.5(0.53)3.2(0.18)3.0(0.22)2.3(0.21)1.5(0.08)1.7(0.11)1.2(0.16)1.8(0.47)1.2(0.28)
    $10,000 to $14,9993.4(0.08)8.1(0.90)6.8(0.59)4.4(0.18)3.8(0.26)3.1(0.22)2.1(0.10)2.4(0.13)1.8(0.18)1.6(0.42)1.7(0.36)
    $15,000 to $19,9993.8(0.09)10.6(0.87)6.9(0.57)5.7(0.20)4.1(0.25)3.7(0.29)2.0(0.11)2.2(0.14)1.9(0.18)1.9(0.49)0.4!(0.15)
    $20,000 to $24,9995.2(0.10)11.3(1.06)11.6(0.73)7.7(0.25)6.1(0.26)4.5(0.28)2.9(0.13)3.1(0.17)2.8(0.23)1.6(0.46)1.7(0.36)
    $25,000 to $29,9994.8(0.10)9.4(0.83)9.1(0.68)7.2(0.23)5.9(0.27)5.7(0.35)2.3(0.10)2.7(0.15)2.0(0.18)0.7!(0.28)1.3(0.35)
    $30,000 to $34,9996.3(0.11)12.6(0.94)10.5(0.70)9.3(0.27)7.8(0.35)7.7(0.36)3.0(0.12)3.7(0.18)2.2(0.22)2.0(0.58)1.0!(0.33)
    $35,000 to $39,9995.6(0.11)7.8(0.73)8.4(0.64)8.0(0.25)7.0(0.31)6.7(0.35)3.1(0.12)3.8(0.18)2.3(0.20)1.5(0.41)1.4(0.36)
    $40,000 to $49,99911.1(0.16)11.6(0.89)12.0(0.81)14.2(0.34)13.3(0.40)12.9(0.45)8.2(0.20)9.7(0.28)6.4(0.37)3.9(0.72)3.8(0.47)
    $50,000 to $74,99922.7(0.22)13.0(0.93)16.3(0.88)23.0(0.44)24.1(0.47)26.2(0.66)22.4(0.33)24.2(0.40)21.0(0.53)14.6(1.22)17.0(1.13)
    $75,000 to $99,99911.7(0.16)2.4(0.42)4.6(0.55)7.4(0.24)9.7(0.41)11.9(0.41)15.9(0.26)15.3(0.34)18.1(0.45)12.9(1.11)13.6(0.88)
    $100,000 or more20.0(0.21)3.1(0.55)3.7(0.41)6.8(0.24)11.7(0.41)11.8(0.45)34.4(0.38)29.2(0.48)38.2(0.67)55.3(1.85)55.5(1.43)
 
  Median annual earnings2$52,100(132)$30,130(632)$31,650(365)$40,500(176)$45,830(370)$49,860(671)$75,260(403)$67,260(695)$81,250(453)$105,150(6,716)$102,250(1,577)
 
Number of males (in thousands)110,938(50.4)4,013(129.6)6,083(151.0)33,081(292.9)16,339(226.2)10,445(165.0)40,976(311.3)25,508(267.3)10,870(182.3)1,859(90.8)2,739(81.2)
  With earnings78,656(274.3)2,459(99.9)3,475(117.4)21,892(240.7)11,276(195.6)7,571(139.9)31,983(273.4)20,211(237.2)8,305(163.8)1,371(68.5)2,096(71.9)
 
For males with earnings
  Percentage distribution, by 
     total annual earnings2

100.0

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100.0


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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

(†)

100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0


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100.0


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    $1 to $4,999 or less32.2(0.10)3.2(0.58)3.4(0.57)2.3(0.19)2.4(0.28)2.6(0.31)1.7(0.14)1.6(0.15)1.8(0.28)2.9!(0.90)0.9!(0.38)
    $5,000 to $9,9992.0(0.10)4.1(0.75)4.7(0.66)2.5(0.20)2.3(0.27)1.2(0.21)1.3(0.12)1.1(0.14)1.4(0.24)1.8!(0.67)1.3!(0.41)
    $10,000 to $14,9992.3(0.09)6.7(1.08)4.2(0.58)3.0(0.20)2.4(0.30)1.7(0.25)1.4(0.12)1.5(0.14)1.3(0.25)1.2!(0.49)1.0!(0.41)
    $15,000 to $19,9993.0(0.12)8.6(1.12)4.9(0.66)4.8(0.26)2.8(0.31)2.7(0.36)1.4(0.13)1.5(0.17)1.4(0.25)1.4!(0.64)(†)
    $20,000 to $24,9994.3(0.15)10.4(1.38)9.0(0.96)5.9(0.31)4.9(0.35)3.2(0.36)2.3(0.19)2.4(0.21)2.4(0.36)1.3!(0.56)1.5!(0.52)
    $25,000 to $29,9994.0(0.12)8.4(1.07)8.4(0.87)6.1(0.29)4.0(0.36)3.4(0.33)1.8(0.14)2.0(0.19)1.5(0.23)(†)1.4!(0.44)
    $30,000 to $34,9995.5(0.15)14.3(1.29)10.6(0.97)7.7(0.33)6.2(0.48)5.9(0.52)2.3(0.16)2.8(0.22)1.5(0.26)2.0!(0.76)1.1!(0.50)
    $35,000 to $39,9995.1(0.14)8.3(0.87)8.3(0.78)7.4(0.32)6.3(0.39)5.6(0.48)2.3(0.15)2.7(0.21)1.8(0.29)(†)1.1!(0.41)
    $40,000 to $49,99910.4(0.21)13.9(1.17)14.4(1.06)13.7(0.42)12.6(0.64)11.6(0.71)6.3(0.24)7.5(0.33)4.6(0.44)3.8(1.07)3.2(0.71)
    $50,000 to $74,99923.6(0.29)15.8(1.21)21.1(1.15)27.7(0.56)26.7(0.71)28.3(0.92)19.5(0.44)21.8(0.57)16.1(0.80)12.4(1.44)16.1(1.44)
    $75,000 to $99,99912.5(0.22)2.7(0.54)6.1(0.75)9.5(0.38)12.8(0.62)16.3(0.71)15.0(0.37)15.5(0.49)15.2(0.71)11.6(1.48)11.9(1.25)
    $100,000 or more25.2(0.30)3.6(0.64)4.9(0.61)9.3(0.36)16.7(0.62)17.5(0.76)44.8(0.51)39.6(0.69)50.9(0.94)60.6(2.39)60.0(1.70)
 
  Median annual earnings2$60,290(179)$31,830(381)$37,050(733)$46,410(333)$52,350(639)$58,990(1,694)$90,100(1,130)$81,190(495)$100,460(572)$125,910(8,775)$115,920(5,675)
 
Number of females (in thousands)116,736(17.9)4,027(125.9)5,404(133.4)31,026(285.6)16,916(236.8)13,028(202.4)46,336(339.9)28,102(279.3)14,392(198.3)1,699(71.9)2,143(83.6)
  With earnings69,245(264.4)1,245(61.3)1,988(76.4)14,938(199.5)9,532(189.5)8,379(160.6)33,164(290.4)19,673(225.6)10,502(180.1)1,275(62.8)1,713(77.7)
 
For females with earnings
  Percentage distribution, by 
     total annual earnings2

100.0

(†)

100.0


(†)

100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

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100.0

(†)

100.0

(†)

100.0


(†)

100.0


(†)
    $1 to $4,999 or less33.5(0.12)7.3(1.23)7.1(0.97)4.2(0.30)4.7(0.33)4.3(0.39)2.4(0.13)2.6(0.18)2.2(0.22)1.3!(0.48)1.8!(0.62)
    $5,000 to $9,9993.1(0.11)8.1(1.21)6.8(0.93)4.4(0.29)3.9(0.34)3.4(0.35)1.8(0.12)2.2(0.19)1.1(0.19)1.6!(0.62)1.1!(0.43)
    $10,000 to $14,9994.5(0.13)11.0(1.43)11.3(1.23)6.3(0.35)5.5(0.42)4.4(0.36)2.9(0.16)3.3(0.22)2.2(0.24)2.1!(0.69)2.6(0.67)
    $15,000 to $19,9994.7(0.15)14.3(1.65)10.4(1.06)7.1(0.35)5.5(0.38)4.5(0.42)2.7(0.18)3.0(0.24)2.4(0.28)2.3!(0.76)(†)
    $20,000 to $24,9996.3(0.15)13.2(1.63)15.9(1.25)10.4(0.41)7.6(0.38)5.6(0.41)3.4(0.20)3.8(0.27)3.1(0.34)2.0!(0.74)2.0(0.50)
    $25,000 to $29,9995.8(0.14)11.5(1.37)10.5(1.16)8.7(0.30)8.2(0.44)7.8(0.53)2.9(0.15)3.4(0.24)2.3(0.25)(†)1.1!(0.56)
    $30,000 to $34,9997.2(0.17)9.2(1.27)10.4(1.12)11.6(0.45)9.7(0.47)9.2(0.54)3.7(0.20)4.6(0.27)2.8(0.32)2.1!(0.85)0.8!(0.34)
    $35,000 to $39,9996.2(0.16)6.9(1.12)8.5(1.06)8.9(0.39)8.0(0.49)7.7(0.48)3.9(0.20)4.8(0.30)2.7(0.28)2.7!(0.84)1.9!(0.66)
    $40,000 to $49,99912.0(0.22)7.0(1.12)7.7(0.96)14.9(0.48)14.2(0.59)14.1(0.68)9.9(0.27)11.9(0.39)7.8(0.48)4.1(0.91)4.6(0.80)
    $50,000 to $74,99921.7(0.27)7.5(1.31)7.8(1.10)16.1(0.57)21.0(0.71)24.2(0.85)25.2(0.42)26.6(0.51)24.9(0.68)16.9(1.89)18.1(1.70)
    $75,000 to $99,99910.8(0.19)1.8!(0.57)1.9(0.56)4.2(0.29)5.9(0.46)8.0(0.50)16.8(0.33)15.1(0.45)20.5(0.67)14.4(1.82)15.6(1.34)
    $100,000 or more14.0(0.24)2.1!(0.74)1.6(0.46)3.2(0.27)5.8(0.46)6.6(0.48)24.4(0.46)18.5(0.56)28.0(0.80)49.7(2.36)50.0(2.01)
 
  Median annual earnings2$46,480(236)$22,220(707)$23,930(1,257)$32,450(384)$37,280(499)$41,340(371)$64,340(1,124)$57,420(860)$72,110(627)$98,910(3,785)$100,000(4,157)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED.
2Excludes persons without earnings.
3A negative amount (a net loss) may be reported by self-employed persons.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities); data include military personnel who live in households with civilians but exclude those who live in military barracks. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2023. (This table was prepared October 2023.)

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