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)
MISSOURI: 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 1,512,900 100.0 1,236,315 81.7 1,016,285 67.2 $35,258 107.8
Not a high school graduate 168,205 11.1 103,710 61.7 74,615 44.4 $24,159 73.8
High school graduate 493,260 32.6 396,495 80.4 327,110 66.3 $30,221 92.4
Some college 439,650 29.1 373,300 84.9 304,190 69.2 $35,406 108.2
Bachelor degree 239,035 15.8 215,855 90.3 186,910 78.2 $46,083 140.9
Advanced degree 122,380 8.1 111,440 91.1 96,060 78.5 $57,987 177.2
21 to 24 years 138,430 100.0 107,455 77.6 60,840 44.0 $20,991 64.2
Not a high school graduate 17,045 12.3 11,715 68.7 6,410 37.6 $17,768 54.3
High school graduate 45,045 32.5 36,325 80.6 24,950 55.4 $20,588 62.9
Some college 54,730 39.5 42,405 77.5 21,440 39.2 $21,374 65.3
Bachelor degree 15,385 11.1 12,490 81.2 5,545 36.0 $26,876 82.1
Advanced degree 960 0.7 670 70.1 305 31.6 $30,417 93.0
25 to 34 years 350,310 100.0 302,870 86.5 247,505 70.7 $30,858 94.3
Not a high school graduate 34,825 9.9 24,275 69.7 16,590 47.6 $21,631 66.1
High school graduate 107,450 30.7 91,150 84.8 74,275 69.1 $26,787 81.9
Some college 105,340 30.1 94,595 89.8 78,230 74.3 $31,043 94.9
Bachelor degree 68,675 19.6 63,655 92.7 55,245 80.4 $38,137 116.6
Advanced degree 21,790 6.2 20,080 92.1 16,210 74.4 $43,192 132.0
35 to 44 years 430,005 100.0 374,140 87.0 323,280 75.2 $37,209 113.7
Not a high school graduate 43,875 10.2 29,885 68.1 22,425 51.1 $25,503 78.0
High school graduate 150,675 35.0 129,055 85.7 109,825 72.9 $31,447 96.1
Some college 119,615 27.8 107,850 90.2 94,340 78.9 $37,954 116.0
Bachelor degree 67,145 15.6 63,635 94.8 58,545 87.2 $51,264 156.7
Advanced degree 33,745 7.8 32,390 96.0 29,085 86.2 $60,365 184.5
45 to 54 years 354,680 100.0 298,765 84.2 260,125 73.3 $40,871 124.9
Not a high school graduate 32,090 9.0 19,335 60.3 15,195 47.3 $26,046 79.6
High school graduate 107,125 30.2 88,220 82.4 75,720 70.7 $34,374 105.1
Some college 104,615 29.5 90,645 86.6 79,065 75.6 $40,587 124.1
Bachelor degree 60,175 17.0 55,575 92.4 50,390 83.7 $51,819 158.4
Advanced degree 40,480 11.4 38,185 94.3 33,900 83.7 $62,334 190.5
55 to 64 years 239,480 100.0 153,080 63.9 124,535 52.0 $39,564 120.9
Not a high school graduate 40,370 16.9 18,505 45.8 14,000 34.7 $27,864 85.2
High school graduate 82,970 34.6 51,745 62.4 42,340 51.0 $33,645 102.8
Some college 55,350 23.1 37,810 68.3 31,110 56.2 $41,378 126.5
Bachelor degree 27,660 11.6 20,500 74.1 17,185 62.1 $54,300 166.0
Advanced degree 25,405 10.6 20,115 79.2 16,570 65.2 $62,771 191.9
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 177,010 100.0 44,360 25.1 18,660 10.5 $27,390 83.7
Not a high school graduate 48,995 27.7 8,780 17.9 3,065 6.3 $18,968 58.0
High school graduate 57,665 32.6 13,790 23.9 5,720 9.9 $21,580 66.0
Some college 33,260 18.8 8,885 26.7 3,615 10.9 $26,998 82.5
Bachelor degree 17,095 9.7 5,920 34.6 2,845 16.6 $39,911 122.0
Advanced degree 13,850 7.8 5,625 40.6 2,860 20.7 $57,136 174.6
