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)
NEW YORK: 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 5,203,165 100.0 3,996,425 76.8 3,178,865 61.1 $40,694 124.4
Not a high school graduate 663,390 12.7 374,915 56.5 263,930 39.8 $24,584 75.1
High school graduate 1,368,235 26.3 1,018,225 74.4 820,365 60.0 $32,861 100.4
Some college 1,377,475 26.5 1,091,840 79.3 871,995 63.3 $40,150 122.7
Bachelor degree 929,975 17.9 802,825 86.3 654,045 70.3 $52,064 159.1
Advanced degree 622,045 12.0 552,705 88.9 452,845 72.8 $69,598 212.7
21 to 24 years 463,255 100.0 303,575 65.5 152,780 33.0 $21,818 66.7
Not a high school graduate 59,595 12.9 34,120 57.3 18,020 30.2 $16,802 51.4
High school graduate 122,180 26.4 82,910 67.9 50,135 41.0 $20,394 62.3
Some college 175,460 37.9 111,170 63.4 50,090 28.5 $22,268 68.1
Bachelor degree 76,265 16.5 57,165 75.0 25,120 32.9 $32,547 99.5
Advanced degree 6,605 1.4 4,335 65.6 1,940 29.4 $31,955 97.7
25 to 34 years 1,282,430 100.0 1,031,335 80.4 803,670 62.7 $35,284 107.8
Not a high school graduate 147,020 11.5 90,895 61.8 61,525 41.8 $20,618 63.0
High school graduate 323,415 25.2 251,260 77.7 197,835 61.2 $28,921 88.4
Some college 339,085 26.4 282,855 83.4 226,090 66.7 $33,558 102.6
Bachelor degree 280,485 21.9 248,210 88.5 200,070 71.3 $45,652 139.5
Advanced degree 133,425 10.4 118,985 89.2 90,345 67.7 $52,061 159.1
35 to 44 years 1,484,745 100.0 1,218,985 82.1 1,019,965 68.7 $42,288 129.3
Not a high school graduate 169,380 11.4 102,220 60.3 73,430 43.4 $24,927 76.2
High school graduate 411,995 27.7 329,485 80.0 274,210 66.6 $35,495 108.5
Some college 396,480 26.7 338,540 85.4 290,485 73.3 $42,224 129.1
Bachelor degree 260,890 17.6 237,190 90.9 205,425 78.7 $57,893 176.9
Advanced degree 177,250 11.9 164,880 93.0 140,470 79.2 $70,942 216.8
45 to 54 years 1,204,195 100.0 969,620 80.5 819,950 68.1 $47,052 143.8
Not a high school graduate 145,795 12.1 84,810 58.2 62,650 43.0 $27,292 83.4
High school graduate 298,710 24.8 230,750 77.2 196,015 65.6 $38,061 116.3
Some college 309,275 25.7 257,280 83.2 221,590 71.6 $45,651 139.5
Bachelor degree 211,405 17.6 188,580 89.2 163,980 77.6 $59,713 182.5
Advanced degree 187,515 15.6 173,865 92.7 148,595 79.2 $75,088 229.5
55 to 64 years 768,530 100.0 472,910 61.5 382,500 49.8 $45,740 139.8
Not a high school graduate 141,595 18.4 62,865 44.4 48,305 34.1 $30,217 92.4
High school graduate 211,940 27.6 123,815 58.4 102,170 48.2 $38,569 117.9
Some college 157,175 20.5 101,995 64.9 83,745 53.3 $46,696 142.7
Bachelor degree 100,930 13.1 71,675 71.0 59,450 58.9 $60,839 186.0
Advanced degree 117,255 15.3 90,635 77.3 71,495 61.0 $76,378 233.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 554,245 100.0 129,555 23.4 66,705 12.0 $41,140 125.7
Not a high school graduate 138,290 25.0 18,585 13.4 9,110 6.6 $24,801 75.8
High school graduate 158,280 28.6 30,445 19.2 14,980 9.5 $32,216 98.5
Some college 93,485 16.9 23,790 25.4 11,845 12.7 $39,138 119.6
Bachelor degree 64,040 11.6 21,045 32.9 11,700 18.3 $58,773 179.6
Advanced degree 67,965 12.3 29,615 43.6 16,105 23.7 $76,759 234.6
