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)
WISCONSIN: FEMALES
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 1,512,370 100.0 1,150,185 76.1 744,340 49.2 $26,521 81.1
Not a high school graduate 101,115 6.7 49,275 48.7 28,690 28.4 $19,394 59.3
High school graduate 492,290 32.6 358,075 72.7 237,240 48.2 $22,689 69.3
Some college 515,285 34.1 414,260 80.4 260,495 50.6 $25,813 78.9
Bachelor degree 267,750 17.7 221,715 82.8 145,145 54.2 $33,905 103.6
Advanced degree 99,400 6.6 85,065 85.6 58,790 59.1 $44,832 137.0
21 to 24 years 135,820 100.0 105,855 77.9 48,360 35.6 $19,388 59.3
Not a high school graduate 10,465 7.7 5,205 49.7 2,080 19.9 $16,075 49.1
High school graduate 33,095 24.4 25,195 76.1 14,475 43.7 $18,516 56.6
Some college 66,305 48.8 53,930 81.3 22,635 34.1 $19,211 58.7
Bachelor degree 20,940 15.4 18,145 86.6 7,625 36.4 $23,934 73.2
Advanced degree 1,125 0.8 930 82.7 295 26.1 $19,150 58.5
25 to 34 years 344,815 100.0 270,205 78.4 181,890 52.8 $26,041 79.6
Not a high school graduate 21,270 6.2 10,130 47.6 5,670 26.7 $18,106 55.3
High school graduate 85,430 24.8 62,385 73.0 41,425 48.5 $21,801 66.6
Some college 125,005 36.3 101,880 81.5 67,165 53.7 $24,426 74.7
Bachelor degree 84,065 24.4 72,550 86.3 52,455 62.4 $31,252 95.5
Advanced degree 21,310 6.2 18,490 86.8 12,230 57.4 $36,697 112.2
35 to 44 years 437,350 100.0 349,740 80.0 230,935 52.8 $27,574 84.3
Not a high school graduate 24,815 5.7 13,540 54.6 8,570 34.5 $20,051 61.3
High school graduate 142,295 32.5 113,040 79.4 76,635 53.9 $23,625 72.2
Some college 153,160 35.0 127,130 83.0 83,340 54.4 $27,204 83.1
Bachelor degree 78,220 17.9 64,230 82.1 40,720 52.1 $37,467 114.5
Advanced degree 28,945 6.6 25,395 87.7 17,380 60.1 $45,243 138.3
45 to 54 years 361,640 100.0 291,000 80.5 201,320 55.7 $28,722 87.8
Not a high school graduate 19,190 5.3 10,425 54.3 6,670 34.8 $19,766 60.4
High school graduate 126,450 35.0 98,260 77.7 68,760 54.4 $24,039 73.5
Some college 116,370 32.2 96,760 83.1 66,180 56.9 $27,833 85.1
Bachelor degree 58,955 16.3 50,935 86.4 34,615 58.7 $38,297 117.1
Advanced degree 32,800 9.1 29,655 90.4 21,630 65.9 $48,906 149.5
55 to 64 years 232,750 100.0 133,385 57.3 81,830 35.2 $25,862 79.0
Not a high school graduate 25,380 10.9 9,970 39.3 5,700 22.5 $20,723 63.3
High school graduate 105,025 45.1 59,200 56.4 35,945 34.2 $22,838 69.8
Some college 54,445 23.4 34,560 63.5 21,180 38.9 $26,998 82.5
Bachelor degree 25,570 11.0 15,860 62.0 9,730 38.0 $36,682 112.1
Advanced degree 15,220 6.5 10,595 69.6 7,255 47.7 $46,243 141.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 188,330 100.0 31,215 16.6 8,055 4.3 $21,545 65.9
Not a high school graduate 38,080 20.2 4,640 12.2 975 2.6 $16,623 50.8
High school graduate 90,215 47.9 14,755 16.4 3,615 4.0 $19,963 61.0
Some college 31,945 17.0 6,515 20.4 1,850 5.8 $23,789 72.7
Bachelor degree 14,960 7.9 2,675 17.9 810 5.4 $28,287 86.5
Advanced degree 7,015 3.7 1,625 23.1 565 8.0 $37,722 115.3
