TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified
as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group
divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)
WISCONSIN: MALES
Total Worked year-round full-time in 1999
Employed Relative
Perc. Median earnings
Number dist. Number Percent Number Percent earnings (US Med=100)
21 to 64 years 1,501,490 100.0 1,263,260 84.1 1,059,555 70.6 $37,649 115.1
Not a high school graduate 121,325 8.1 78,180 64.4 57,945 47.8 $27,449 83.9
High school graduate 506,085 33.7 417,255 82.4 355,210 70.2 $33,437 102.2
Some college 469,475 31.3 407,045 86.7 338,440 72.1 $37,578 114.9
Bachelor degree 242,460 16.1 221,585 91.4 191,760 79.1 $46,916 143.4
Advanced degree 115,605 7.7 104,875 90.7 89,050 77.0 $58,728 179.5
21 to 24 years 138,465 100.0 110,255 79.6 61,245 44.2 $23,559 72.0
Not a high school graduate 12,655 9.1 8,720 68.9 4,810 38.0 $20,325 62.1
High school graduate 44,130 31.9 36,500 82.7 25,000 56.7 $22,889 70.0
Some college 60,270 43.5 47,670 79.1 23,270 38.6 $24,598 75.2
Bachelor degree 15,170 11.0 12,810 84.5 5,495 36.2 $27,149 83.0
Advanced degree 770 0.6 495 64.2 185 24.3 $26,761 81.8
25 to 34 years 344,755 100.0 301,485 87.4 253,900 73.6 $32,917 100.6
Not a high school graduate 26,590 7.7 18,105 68.1 13,020 49.0 $25,042 76.5
High school graduate 103,925 30.1 88,890 85.5 75,100 72.3 $30,246 92.4
Some college 112,905 32.7 101,760 90.1 87,050 77.1 $33,417 102.1
Bachelor degree 70,625 20.5 66,365 94.0 58,105 82.3 $39,224 119.9
Advanced degree 18,900 5.5 17,210 91.1 13,745 72.7 $42,454 129.8
35 to 44 years 433,835 100.0 384,825 88.7 340,915 78.6 $40,109 122.6
Not a high school graduate 31,505 7.3 21,880 69.4 16,900 53.6 $28,233 86.3
High school graduate 154,765 35.7 135,020 87.2 119,215 77.0 $35,344 108.0
Some college 134,560 31.0 122,540 91.1 110,060 81.8 $40,446 123.6
Bachelor degree 67,740 15.6 64,650 95.4 59,245 87.5 $51,900 158.6
Advanced degree 31,445 7.2 30,125 95.8 26,660 84.8 $60,808 185.9
45 to 54 years 363,005 100.0 318,015 87.6 281,550 77.6 $42,571 130.1
Not a high school graduate 22,205 6.1 14,580 65.6 11,565 52.1 $30,595 93.5
High school graduate 116,555 32.1 99,855 85.7 88,375 75.8 $37,194 113.7
Some college 112,375 31.0 100,135 89.1 89,305 79.5 $42,198 129.0
Bachelor degree 63,170 17.4 58,800 93.1 53,150 84.1 $51,998 158.9
Advanced degree 39,905 11.0 38,005 95.2 33,400 83.7 $61,724 188.7
55 to 64 years 221,435 100.0 148,685 67.1 121,945 55.1 $41,163 125.8
Not a high school graduate 28,365 12.8 14,890 52.5 11,645 41.1 $31,533 96.4
High school graduate 86,710 39.2 56,990 65.7 47,520 54.8 $37,160 113.6
Some college 49,365 22.3 34,945 70.8 28,755 58.3 $42,188 128.9
Bachelor degree 25,755 11.6 18,960 73.6 15,765 61.2 $55,047 168.3
Advanced degree 24,580 11.1 19,040 77.5 15,060 61.3 $62,127 189.9
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 162,955 100.0 40,975 25.1 14,685 9.0 $28,209 86.2
Not a high school graduate 42,455 26.1 8,720 20.5 2,800 6.6 $18,651 57.0
High school graduate 59,575 36.6 14,125 23.7 4,565 7.7 $22,444 68.6
Some college 27,605 16.9 7,315 26.5 2,830 10.3 $29,149 89.1
Bachelor degree 15,660 9.6 5,060 32.3 2,040 13.0 $41,766 127.7
Advanced degree 12,760 7.8 4,835 37.9 2,160 16.9 $60,125 183.8
