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)
MAINE: 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 732,230 100.0 560,495 76.5 403,695 55.1 $29,813 91.1
Not a high school graduate 58,315 8.0 29,265 50.2 18,930 32.5 $22,244 68.0
High school graduate 263,790 36.0 194,645 73.8 140,950 53.4 $25,417 77.7
Some college 217,895 29.8 174,985 80.3 124,840 57.3 $29,299 89.6
Bachelor degree 118,985 16.2 101,180 85.0 74,530 62.6 $36,449 111.4
Advanced degree 57,090 7.8 49,630 86.9 36,895 64.6 $44,913 137.3
21 to 24 years 53,185 100.0 39,935 75.1 20,725 39.0 $19,081 58.3
Not a high school graduate 3,430 6.4 2,095 61.1 1,080 31.5 $16,756 51.2
High school graduate 19,455 36.6 14,545 74.8 8,980 46.2 $18,143 55.5
Some college 22,155 41.7 16,655 75.2 7,490 33.8 $19,342 59.1
Bachelor degree 6,345 11.9 5,305 83.6 2,415 38.1 $22,065 67.4
Advanced degree 310 0.6 235 76.6 145 46.4 $24,115 73.7
25 to 34 years 153,975 100.0 124,405 80.8 89,845 58.3 $26,339 80.5
Not a high school graduate 9,425 6.1 5,580 59.2 3,245 34.4 $22,007 67.3
High school graduate 56,170 36.5 43,730 77.9 31,350 55.8 $23,218 71.0
Some college 49,260 32.0 40,955 83.1 29,765 60.4 $26,341 80.5
Bachelor degree 28,300 18.4 25,070 88.6 19,095 67.5 $30,797 94.1
Advanced degree 7,185 4.7 6,460 89.9 4,600 64.0 $36,424 111.3
35 to 44 years 210,995 100.0 172,995 82.0 128,860 61.1 $31,232 95.5
Not a high school graduate 12,785 6.1 7,255 56.7 4,805 37.6 $23,235 71.0
High school graduate 79,260 37.6 63,315 79.9 46,990 59.3 $26,919 82.3
Some college 63,545 30.1 54,135 85.2 40,500 63.7 $31,009 94.8
Bachelor degree 35,725 16.9 31,280 87.6 23,775 66.5 $39,844 121.8
Advanced degree 15,110 7.2 13,720 90.8 10,320 68.3 $46,058 140.8
45 to 54 years 191,580 100.0 152,745 79.7 115,710 60.4 $32,723 100.0
Not a high school graduate 13,340 7.0 6,745 50.5 4,895 36.7 $22,027 67.3
High school graduate 62,630 32.7 47,250 75.4 35,615 56.9 $26,940 82.3
Some college 56,560 29.5 46,830 82.8 35,605 62.9 $31,924 97.6
Bachelor degree 33,905 17.7 29,675 87.5 22,690 66.9 $39,575 121.0
Advanced degree 21,780 11.4 20,005 91.9 15,290 70.2 $46,419 141.9
55 to 64 years 122,495 100.0 70,420 57.5 48,550 39.6 $30,956 94.6
Not a high school graduate 19,335 15.8 7,595 39.3 4,905 25.4 $23,615 72.2
High school graduate 46,270 37.8 25,805 55.8 18,020 38.9 $26,824 82.0
Some college 26,375 21.5 16,410 62.2 11,475 43.5 $31,315 95.7
Bachelor degree 14,710 12.0 9,850 67.0 6,555 44.6 $38,344 117.2
Advanced degree 12,715 10.4 9,210 72.5 6,545 51.5 $46,540 142.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 95,595 100.0 17,845 18.7 5,725 6.0 $25,668 78.5
Not a high school graduate 23,760 24.9 2,800 11.8 775 3.3 $19,167 58.6
High school graduate 36,030 37.7 6,295 17.5 1,875 5.2 $21,783 66.6
Some college 16,695 17.5 3,875 23.2 1,240 7.4 $25,286 77.3
Bachelor degree 9,155 9.6 2,110 23.0 700 7.7 $36,061 110.2
Advanced degree 6,915 7.2 2,290 33.2 975 14.1 $40,869 124.9
