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 Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted


Quarter
	Less than a high school diploma
	High school graduates, no college
	Some college or associate degree
	Bachelor's degree and higherQ1 2000
	365
	503
	590
	886Q2 2000
	368
	506
	592
	887Q3 2000
	356
	506
	600
	896Q4 2000
	357
	506
	600
	894Q1 2001
	377
	512
	607
	916Q2 2001
	387
	519
	614
	912Q3 2001
	386
	522
	621
	928Q4 2001
	380
	531
	628
	927Q1 2002
	389
	533
	630
	940Q2 2002
	390
	532
	634
	939Q3 2002
	386
	532
	622
	941Q4 2002
	388
	542
	631
	943Q1 2003
	397
	549
	635
	961Q2 2003
	394
	547
	638
	969Q3 2003
	397
	563
	634
	958Q4 2003
	397
	556
	648
	967Q1 2004
	396
	562
	649
	996Q2 2004
	404
	576
	664
	973Q3 2004
	399
	574
	661
	984Q4 2004
	404
	581
	667
	996Q1 2005
	404
	579
	667
	1,013Q2 2005
	412
	584
	661
	996Q3 2005
	413
	583
	678
	1,014Q4 2005
	407
	585
	674
	1,029Q1 2006
	420
	592
	691
	1,019Q2 2006
	420
	591
	676
	1,047Q3 2006
	420
	602
	701
	1,047Q4 2006
	415
	597
	700
	1,046Q1 2007
	429
	602
	710
	1,030Q2 2007
	440
	597
	704
	1,092Q3 2007
	422
	610
	707
	1,088Q4 2007
	424
	610
	697
	1,086Q1 2008
	435
	615
	715
	1,108Q2 2008
	449
	620
	727
	1,105Q3 2008
	471
	618
	725
	1,131Q4 2008
	459
	619
	719
	1,115Q1 2009
	450
	620
	726
	1,138Q2 2009
	465
	630
	719
	1,140Q3 2009
	448
	621
	720
	1,145Q4 2009
	449
	638
	735
	1,121Q1 2010
	448
	624
	738
	1,140Q2 2010
	440
	629
	737
	1,138Q3 2010
	449
	622
	732
	1,158Q4 2010
	438
	633
	727
	1,139Q1 2011
	444
	633
	736
	1,150Q2 2011
	458
	643
	743
	1,141Q3 2011
	459
	636
	731
	1,152Q4 2011
	444
	641
	744
	1,158Q1 2012
	450
	653
	754
	1,158Q2 2012
	483
	659
	754
	1,164Q3 2012
	464
	648
	736
	1,170Q4 2012
	478
	647
	752
	1,168Q1 2013
	457
	651
	741
	1,189Q2 2013
	477
	647
	751
	1,193Q3 2013
	479
	659
	747
	1,174Q4 2013
	468
	648
	752
	1,219Q1 2014
	480
	660
	756
	1,199Q2 2014
	492
	666
	757
	1,187Q3 2014
	488
	681
	762
	1,170Q4 2014
	491
	664
	771
	1,224Q1 2015
	478
	669
	758
	1,227Q2 2015
	499
	678
	757
	1,210Q3 2015
	492
	672
	773
	1,234Q4 2015
	502
	690
	757
	1,245Q1 2016
	494
	679
	782
	1,250Q2 2016
	499
	690
	767
	1,249Q3 2016
	504
	700
	779
	1,266Q4 2016
	519
	698
	790
	1,270Q1 2017
	512
	702
	791
	1,280Q2 2017
	515
	718
	799
	1,290Q3 2017
	522
	714
	801
	1,271Q4 2017
	531
	714
	800
	1,278Q1 2018
	563
	713
	808
	1,286Q2 2018
	554
	726
	825
	1,310Q3 2018
	556
	736
	826
	1,338Q4 2018
	543
	746
	853
	1,340Q1 2019
	578
	739
	835
	1,350Q2 2019
	588
	751
	848
	1,357Q3 2019
	606
	749
	874
	1,383Q4 2019
	596
	747
	870
	1,382Q1 2020
	609
	768
	879
	1,386Q2 2020
	630
	788
	904
	1,416Q3 2020
	642
	793
	914
	1,457Q4 2020
	608
	781
	917
	1,421Q1 2021
	613
	792
	912
	1,426Q2 2021
	620
	793
	915
	1,438Q3 2021
	633
	817
	942
	1,474Q4 2021
	651
	831
	931
	1,467Q1 2022
	670
	827
	938
	1,525Q2 2022
	689
	838
	961
	1,547Q3 2022
	692
	866
	993
	1,556Q4 2022
	675
	875
	983
	1,547Q1 2023
	682
	884
	995
	1,621Q2 2023
	713
	889
	1,010
	1,588Q3 2023
	721
	905
	1,012
	1,620Q4 2023
	713
	917
	1,058
	1,608Q1 2024
	718
	901
	1,027
	1,680
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