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)
MASSACHUSETTS: BOTH SEXES
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 3,689,665 100.0 2,846,070 77.1 2,085,985 56.5 $39,105 119.5
Not a high school graduate 308,830 8.4 162,275 52.5 113,070 36.6 $25,273 77.2
High school graduate 923,460 25.0 678,195 73.4 503,425 54.5 $31,276 95.6
Some college 1,006,640 27.3 790,355 78.5 556,025 55.2 $36,442 111.4
Bachelor degree 828,195 22.4 694,705 83.9 516,980 62.4 $46,926 143.4
Advanced degree 518,280 14.0 454,910 87.8 347,770 67.1 $58,625 179.2
21 to 24 years 314,520 100.0 227,095 72.2 110,125 35.0 $23,946 73.2
Not a high school graduate 22,160 7.0 12,360 55.8 6,245 28.2 $19,625 60.0
High school graduate 77,060 24.5 56,030 72.7 34,690 45.0 $21,583 66.0
Some college 121,535 38.6 84,575 69.6 34,445 28.3 $22,677 69.3
Bachelor degree 79,035 25.1 64,105 81.1 29,660 37.5 $29,512 90.2
Advanced degree 5,700 1.8 4,320 75.8 1,920 33.7 $29,334 89.7
25 to 34 years 906,950 100.0 725,520 80.0 547,745 60.4 $35,406 108.2
Not a high school graduate 60,850 6.7 34,810 57.2 22,990 37.8 $22,673 69.3
High school graduate 209,540 23.1 159,915 76.3 121,205 57.8 $29,863 91.3
Some college 231,820 25.6 187,485 80.9 138,720 59.8 $31,873 97.4
Bachelor degree 261,255 28.8 224,705 86.0 177,045 67.8 $41,326 126.3
Advanced degree 118,790 13.1 102,430 86.2 75,755 63.8 $45,283 138.4
35 to 44 years 1,063,355 100.0 851,400 80.1 640,245 60.2 $41,827 127.8
Not a high school graduate 75,885 7.1 42,610 56.2 30,815 40.6 $25,558 78.1
High school graduate 272,725 25.6 211,735 77.6 160,310 58.8 $33,374 102.0
Some college 294,190 27.7 240,740 81.8 175,880 59.8 $39,712 121.4
Bachelor degree 241,770 22.7 203,715 84.3 154,895 64.1 $55,373 169.2
Advanced degree 149,100 14.0 132,835 89.1 102,965 69.1 $65,203 199.3
45 to 54 years 865,770 100.0 701,575 81.0 538,265 62.2 $43,278 132.3
Not a high school graduate 72,920 8.4 39,945 54.8 29,345 40.2 $26,284 80.3
High school graduate 202,845 23.4 155,250 76.5 118,440 58.4 $33,631 102.8
Some college 234,685 27.1 194,665 82.9 146,860 62.6 $40,510 123.8
Bachelor degree 172,275 19.9 149,795 87.0 116,420 67.6 $51,875 158.6
Advanced degree 160,850 18.6 147,445 91.7 115,995 72.1 $61,481 187.9
55 to 64 years 539,065 100.0 340,480 63.2 249,605 46.3 $40,754 124.6
Not a high school graduate 77,015 14.3 32,550 42.3 23,675 30.7 $27,251 83.3
High school graduate 161,290 29.9 95,260 59.1 68,775 42.6 $32,374 99.0
Some college 124,405 23.1 82,890 66.6 60,120 48.3 $39,738 121.5
Bachelor degree 73,855 13.7 52,385 70.9 38,965 52.8 $51,591 157.7
Advanced degree 83,840 15.6 67,880 81.0 51,135 61.0 $61,387 187.6
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 421,980 100.0 90,660 21.5 34,125 8.1 $36,060 110.2
Not a high school graduate 89,840 21.3 11,410 12.7 3,790 4.2 $25,380 77.6
High school graduate 147,415 34.9 27,385 18.6 9,075 6.2 $29,440 90.0
Some college 78,000 18.5 18,800 24.1 6,795 8.7 $33,890 103.6
Bachelor degree 47,170 11.2 13,975 29.6 5,795 12.3 $48,668 148.8
Advanced degree 41,645 9.9 16,190 38.9 7,640 18.3 $61,828 189.0
