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1 Institutions with main campuses located in a 

U.S. Territory or the Freely Associated States do not 

receive a calculation of the EP measure for their 

educational programs. Therefore, this table only 

includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 

a national earnings threshold. 

2These earnings thresholds are derived from the 

2022 American Community Survey 5-Year 

Estimates Public Use Microdata Sample from the 

U.S. Census Bureau. 

participation from previous nonresponders. The survey was developed 

based on preliminary 2019–2021 MCS 

survey response data and the Hispanic 

Community Health Study Participant 

Feedback survey (OMB Control Number 

0925–0584). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Variable; participants 

asked to complete the survey every 3 to 

5 years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald 

Lucas. 

Dated: December 26, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31397 Filed 12–30–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Financial Value Transparency and 

Gainful Employment: Earnings 

Thresholds for Calculation Year 2024 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

annual earnings thresholds used to 

calculate the earnings premium (EP) 

measure as part of the Financial Value 

Transparency and Gainful Employment 

(FVT/GE) regulations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 10, 2023, the U.S. Department 

of Education (Department) published 

final regulations on Financial Value 

Transparency (FVT) and Gainful 

Employment (GE), which became 

effective July 1, 2024 (88 FR 70004). 

These regulations, in part, establish an 

annually-calculated EP measure, which 

compares the median annual earnings of 

students completing an educational 

program at an eligible institution to a 

specified earnings threshold. 

This earnings threshold, as defined in 

34 CFR 668.2, is based on data from the 

U.S. Census Bureau and is calculated as 

the median earnings for working adults 

aged 25–34 who either worked during 

the year or indicated they were 

unemployed when interviewed, with 

only a high school diploma (or 

recognized equivalent) in (1) the State in 

which the institution is located or (2) 

nationally, if fewer than 50 percent of 

the students in the program are from the 

State where the institution is located, or 

if the institution is a foreign institution. 

Under 34 CFR 668.404(a), the Secretary 

uses the appropriate earnings threshold 

under the definition to determine if an 

educational program passes the EP 

measure. A program passes the EP 

measure by demonstrating that the 

median earnings for program graduates 

exceed the appropriate State or national 

earnings threshold.1

As required by 34 CFR 668.404(b)(3), 

the following table lists the earnings 

thresholds for each State and the 

District of Columbia, as well as the 

national threshold. The earnings 

thresholds published in this notice 

apply to EP measure results for 

calculation year 2024: 2

State 

Median 

earnings 

(whole dollars) 

Alabama ................................ 27,836 

Alaska ................................... 35,457 

Arizona .................................. 32,284 

Arkansas ............................... 28,502 

California ............................... 32,476 

Colorado ............................... 35,571 

Connecticut ........................... 33,286 

Delaware ............................... 31,316 

District of Columbia .............. 32,592 

Florida ................................... 29,609 

Georgia ................................. 29,609 

Hawaii ................................... 34,203 

Idaho ..................................... 33,397 

Illinois .................................... 30,793 

Indiana .................................. 31,316 

Iowa ...................................... 34,203 

Kansas .................................. 30,782 

Kentucky ............................... 28,996 

Louisiana .............................. 28,996 

Maine .................................... 32,311 

Maryland ............................... 33,397 

Massachusetts ...................... 35,438 

Michigan ............................... 28,996 

Minnesota ............................. 34,795 

Mississippi ............................ 27,362 

Missouri ................................ 30,156 

Montana ................................ 30,058 

Nebraska .............................. 31,316 

Nevada ................................. 33,172 

New Hampshire .................... 37,850 

New Jersey ........................... 32,832 

New Mexico .......................... 27,836 

New York .............................. 30,793 

State 

Median 

earnings 

(whole dollars) 

North Carolina ...................... 29,344 

North Dakota ........................ 34,203 

Ohio ...................................... 30,793 

Oklahoma ............................. 29,810 

Oregon .................................. 31,695 

Pennsylvania ........................ 31,727 

Rhode Island ........................ 34,203 

South Carolina ...................... 30,156 

South Dakota ........................ 31,385 

Tennessee ............................ 29,609 

Texas .................................... 31,171 

Utah ...................................... 34,795 

Vermont ................................ 33,397 

Virginia .................................. 33,043 

Washington ........................... 35,027 

West Virginia ........................ 28,996 

Wisconsin ............................. 33,397 

Wyoming ............................... 36,480 

United States (national earnings threshold) .................. 31,269 

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Program Authority: 34 CFR 668.2 and 

34 CFR part 668 subpart Q. 

Nasser Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

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