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: FEMALES
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 1,904,825 100.0 1,372,765 72.1 862,590 45.3 $32,477 99.3
Not a high school graduate 149,815 7.9 67,660 45.2 40,740 27.2 $20,827 63.7
High school graduate 456,875 24.0 304,155 66.6 189,015 41.4 $26,164 80.0
Some college 559,105 29.4 417,390 74.7 253,045 45.3 $31,065 94.9
Bachelor degree 435,310 22.9 342,310 78.6 218,840 50.3 $40,020 122.3
Advanced degree 254,265 13.3 213,530 84.0 143,040 56.3 $48,868 149.4
21 to 24 years 162,790 100.0 116,665 71.7 51,740 31.8 $22,969 70.2
Not a high school graduate 9,695 6.0 4,660 48.0 1,890 19.5 $17,700 54.1
High school graduate 35,430 21.8 23,760 67.1 12,825 36.2 $20,109 61.5
Some college 65,070 40.0 46,425 71.3 17,540 27.0 $21,767 66.5
Bachelor degree 45,340 27.9 37,110 81.9 17,260 38.1 $27,739 84.8
Advanced degree 3,145 1.9 2,335 74.2 1,060 33.7 $28,391 86.8
25 to 34 years 466,115 100.0 347,445 74.5 234,690 50.3 $31,711 96.9
Not a high school graduate 28,155 6.0 13,325 47.3 7,295 25.9 $19,600 59.9
High school graduate 93,955 20.2 62,800 66.8 39,605 42.2 $24,868 76.0
Some college 129,820 27.9 97,660 75.2 64,225 49.5 $28,933 88.4
Bachelor degree 139,460 29.9 114,135 81.8 82,455 59.1 $37,329 114.1
Advanced degree 63,765 13.7 53,370 83.7 36,970 58.0 $40,171 122.8
35 to 44 years 545,335 100.0 402,220 73.8 246,380 45.2 $35,523 108.6
Not a high school graduate 35,900 6.6 17,745 49.4 10,905 30.4 $20,738 63.4
High school graduate 127,580 23.4 90,520 71.0 55,305 43.3 $26,727 81.7
Some college 166,620 30.6 127,465 76.5 76,490 45.9 $32,451 99.2
Bachelor degree 128,475 23.6 97,375 75.8 59,100 46.0 $45,228 138.2
Advanced degree 73,720 13.5 61,445 83.4 39,635 53.8 $51,345 156.9
45 to 54 years 447,280 100.0 343,935 76.9 227,320 50.8 $35,973 110.0
Not a high school graduate 36,890 8.2 18,210 49.4 12,155 32.9 $21,535 65.8
High school graduate 106,500 23.8 76,615 71.9 49,930 46.9 $27,624 84.4
Some college 128,275 28.7 102,310 79.8 66,930 52.2 $33,858 103.5
Bachelor degree 86,075 19.2 70,725 82.2 45,920 53.4 $42,385 129.5
Advanced degree 78,265 17.5 69,190 88.4 47,570 60.8 $51,224 156.6
55 to 64 years 283,305 100.0 162,495 57.4 102,465 36.2 $32,360 98.9
Not a high school graduate 39,170 13.8 13,715 35.0 8,500 21.7 $21,335 65.2
High school graduate 93,410 33.0 50,460 54.0 31,350 33.6 $27,363 83.6
Some college 69,320 24.5 43,530 62.8 27,855 40.2 $33,569 102.6
Bachelor degree 35,965 12.7 22,965 63.9 14,100 39.2 $41,817 127.8
Advanced degree 35,375 12.5 27,190 76.9 17,805 50.3 $51,093 156.2
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 234,130 100.0 39,975 17.1 12,460 5.3 $28,821 88.1
Not a high school graduate 48,045 20.5 4,415 9.2 1,045 2.2 $21,608 66.0
High school graduate 94,490 40.4 15,085 16.0 4,415 4.7 $26,368 80.6
Some college 44,320 18.9 9,505 21.4 3,235 7.3 $30,133 92.1
Bachelor degree 20,805 8.9 4,690 22.5 1,450 7.0 $32,418 99.1
Advanced degree 16,345 7.0 4,910 30.0 1,925 11.8 $47,376 144.8
