TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population 2
(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: 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 357,420 100.0 291,095 81.4 235,830 66.0 $33,046 101.0
Not a high school graduate 33,010 9.2 19,230 58.3 13,440 40.7 $25,269 77.2
High school graduate 132,210 37.0 105,875 80.1 86,650 65.5 $29,759 91.0
Some college 100,190 28.0 84,920 84.8 69,490 69.4 $33,864 103.5
Bachelor degree 54,765 15.3 48,945 89.4 40,400 73.8 $41,821 127.8
Advanced degree 28,600 8.0 25,715 89.9 20,970 73.3 $52,354 160.0
21 to 24 years 25,950 100.0 19,925 76.8 11,800 45.5 $20,480 62.6
Not a high school graduate 1,980 7.6 1,450 73.1 830 41.9 $17,361 53.1
High school graduate 10,510 40.5 8,350 79.5 5,815 55.3 $19,703 60.2
Some college 10,055 38.7 7,420 73.8 3,805 37.8 $21,580 66.0
Bachelor degree 2,450 9.4 1,935 79.1 895 36.5 $23,504 71.8
Advanced degree 110 0.4 85 78.2 50 43.6 $21,389 65.4
25 to 34 years 74,420 100.0 64,790 87.1 52,125 70.0 $29,212 89.3
Not a high school graduate 5,645 7.6 3,960 70.1 2,510 44.4 $23,957 73.2
High school graduate 28,935 38.9 24,765 85.6 19,880 68.7 $26,523 81.1
Some college 22,560 30.3 20,225 89.6 16,890 74.9 $30,061 91.9
Bachelor degree 12,320 16.6 11,495 93.3 9,415 76.4 $35,365 108.1
Advanced degree 2,955 4.0 2,740 92.6 2,200 74.3 $42,252 129.1
35 to 44 years 102,340 100.0 88,735 86.7 75,375 73.7 $35,532 108.6
Not a high school graduate 7,830 7.7 4,945 63.2 3,580 45.8 $25,292 77.3
High school graduate 41,160 40.2 34,870 84.7 29,500 71.7 $31,266 95.6
Some college 28,135 27.5 25,535 90.8 22,095 78.5 $36,401 111.3
Bachelor degree 15,490 15.1 14,615 94.3 12,875 83.1 $46,271 141.4
Advanced degree 7,000 6.8 6,700 95.7 5,620 80.3 $55,865 170.8
45 to 54 years 94,980 100.0 79,655 83.9 67,035 70.6 $38,315 117.1
Not a high school graduate 7,375 7.8 4,165 56.4 3,135 42.5 $25,838 79.0
High school graduate 30,510 32.1 24,590 80.6 20,640 67.6 $32,093 98.1
Some college 27,385 28.8 23,740 86.7 20,295 74.1 $37,906 115.9
Bachelor degree 16,815 17.7 15,320 91.1 13,150 78.2 $45,279 138.4
Advanced degree 11,185 11.8 10,590 94.7 8,845 79.1 $55,860 170.7
55 to 64 years 59,725 100.0 37,990 63.6 29,490 49.4 $35,856 109.6
Not a high school graduate 10,180 17.0 4,715 46.3 3,385 33.2 $26,929 82.3
High school graduate 21,095 35.3 13,300 63.1 10,815 51.3 $31,511 96.3
Some college 12,055 20.2 8,005 66.4 6,405 53.1 $37,413 114.4
Bachelor degree 7,685 12.9 5,575 72.6 4,060 52.8 $45,594 139.4
Advanced degree 7,350 12.3 5,600 76.2 4,260 57.9 $52,350 160.0
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 44,190 100.0 9,900 22.4 3,590 8.1 $29,039 88.8
Not a high school graduate 12,035 27.2 1,785 14.8 550 4.6 $21,314 65.1
High school graduate 14,515 32.8 3,100 21.4 1,130 7.8 $25,769 78.8
Some college 7,260 16.4 1,910 26.3 635 8.7 $28,833 88.1
Bachelor degree 4,730 10.7 1,235 26.1 480 10.2 $42,305 129.3
Advanced degree 4,305 9.7 1,625 37.7 725 16.9 $46,154 141.1
