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)
WASHINGTON: 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 1,678,835 100.0 1,364,380 81.3 1,046,585 62.3 $41,471 126.8
Not a high school graduate 144,875 8.6 92,130 63.6 54,635 37.7 $25,783 78.8
High school graduate 401,705 23.9 313,370 78.0 239,470 59.6 $35,385 108.2
Some college 588,865 35.1 483,655 82.1 374,500 63.6 $40,392 123.5
Bachelor degree 324,390 19.3 287,980 88.8 232,395 71.6 $51,557 157.6
Advanced degree 166,545 9.9 149,080 89.5 119,200 71.6 $61,450 187.8
21 to 24 years 142,410 100.0 107,350 75.4 54,900 38.5 $22,252 68.0
Not a high school graduate 18,835 13.2 13,075 69.4 6,400 34.0 $19,009 58.1
High school graduate 42,580 29.9 33,405 78.5 20,480 48.1 $21,765 66.5
Some college 59,170 41.5 43,165 73.0 20,270 34.3 $23,268 71.1
Bachelor degree 14,280 10.0 11,975 83.9 4,775 33.4 $30,378 92.9
Advanced degree 940 0.7 715 76.2 290 31.0 $31,631 96.7
25 to 34 years 403,285 100.0 341,950 84.8 255,140 63.3 $35,425 108.3
Not a high school graduate 41,035 10.2 28,215 68.8 16,275 39.7 $22,892 70.0
High school graduate 99,620 24.7 81,700 82.0 61,190 61.4 $31,002 94.8
Some college 134,030 33.2 115,990 86.5 88,255 65.8 $34,451 105.3
Bachelor degree 86,980 21.6 80,110 92.1 63,190 72.6 $42,666 130.4
Advanced degree 26,780 6.6 24,540 91.6 18,415 68.8 $47,479 145.1
35 to 44 years 477,290 100.0 409,990 85.9 330,145 69.2 $44,445 135.8
Not a high school graduate 39,965 8.4 26,805 67.1 16,530 41.4 $28,181 86.1
High school graduate 121,560 25.5 100,870 83.0 79,555 65.4 $37,719 115.3
Some college 162,515 34.0 142,115 87.4 116,755 71.8 $42,294 129.3
Bachelor degree 92,515 19.4 85,940 92.9 73,500 79.4 $56,091 171.4
Advanced degree 44,880 9.4 42,340 94.3 35,295 78.6 $62,310 190.5
45 to 54 years 413,090 100.0 349,535 84.6 286,780 69.4 $48,124 147.1
Not a high school graduate 23,115 5.6 14,145 61.2 8,850 38.3 $29,743 90.9
High school graduate 80,140 19.4 63,435 79.2 51,200 63.9 $40,233 123.0
Some college 155,905 37.7 132,040 84.7 109,640 70.3 $44,359 135.6
Bachelor degree 87,275 21.1 79,490 91.1 67,320 77.1 $56,474 172.6
Advanced degree 57,755 14.0 53,880 93.3 44,860 77.7 $66,198 202.3
55 to 64 years 242,760 100.0 155,555 64.1 119,620 49.3 $46,761 142.9
Not a high school graduate 21,925 9.0 9,890 45.1 6,580 30.0 $33,013 100.9
High school graduate 57,805 23.8 33,960 58.7 27,040 46.8 $39,493 120.7
Some college 77,245 31.8 50,345 65.2 39,580 51.2 $43,944 134.3
Bachelor degree 43,345 17.9 30,465 70.3 23,610 54.5 $57,250 175.0
Advanced degree 36,195 14.9 27,605 76.3 20,335 56.2 $62,494 191.0
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 154,975 100.0 32,005 20.7 13,445 8.7 $36,290 110.9
Not a high school graduate 24,960 16.1 3,390 13.6 1,265 5.1 $21,020 64.2
High school graduate 40,605 26.2 7,205 17.7 3,170 7.8 $31,588 96.5
Some college 38,680 25.0 8,425 21.8 3,630 9.4 $34,336 104.9
Bachelor degree 25,675 16.6 6,275 24.4 2,675 10.4 $42,569 130.1
Advanced degree 19,505 12.6 5,870 30.1 2,435 12.5 $52,409 160.2
