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Table 2.10b. | Median earnings of full-time, full-year workers age 25 and over adjusted for geographic cost differences, by locale, sex, and educational attainment: 2004 |
Sex and educational attainment | Total | City | Suburban | Town | Rural |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | $42,900 | $39,600 | $46,900 | $42,200 | $44,800 |
Less than high school diploma or equivalent | 26,300 | 22,700 | 26,700 | 28,800 | 31,500 |
High school diploma or equivalent or higher | 46,100 | 42,700 | 48,600 | 45,300 | 46,000 |
High school diploma or equivalent | 35,600 | 31,000 | 36,700 | 36,700 | 39,400 |
Bachelor's degree or higher | 65,300 | 59,600 | 67,400 | 59,700 | 67,200 |
Female | $32,300 | $31,600 | $34,400 | $30,500 | $31,500 |
Less than high school diploma or equivalent | 19,600 | 17,700 | 20,000 | 19,700 | 22,200 |
High school diploma or equivalent or higher | 33,800 | 33,800 | 35,300 | 31,700 | 32,600 |
High school diploma or equivalent | 25,900 | 24,900 | 27,400 | 25,700 | 26,300 |
Bachelor's degree or higher | 46,900 | 45,600 | 47,800 | 44,200 | 46,200 |
NOTE: NCES's Comparable Wage Index (CWI) was used to adjust for geographic cost differences. For more details on the CWI, see A Comparable Wage Approach to Geographic Cost Adjustment (NCES 2006-321). SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2004, previously unpublished data. |