54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and 

selected characteristics, 2015 annual averages

Median weekly earnings

With a certification or license1

Total

With a 

certification, 

but no license

With a 

license2

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over 109,080 $809 $1,004 $1,052 $998 $747

 16 to 24 years 9,790 487 549 590 539 480

 25 to 54 years 77,105 845 1,002 1,064 995 780

 25 to 34 years 26,611 735 881 912 877 690

 35 to 44 years 24,917 900 1,069 1,172 1,055 831

 45 to 54 years 25,577 923 1,111 1,162 1,100 862

 55 years and over 22,186 916 1,155 1,201 1,150 836

 55 to 64 years 18,108 927 1,161 1,224 1,155 847

 65 years and over 4,078 873 1,134 1,127 1,135 785

Men, 16 years and over 60,746 895 1,122 1,176 1,108 829

 16 to 24 years 5,476 510 603 656 596 503

 25 to 54 years 43,192 921 1,111 1,182 1,093 866

 55 years and over 12,078 1,054 1,269 1,336 1,258 985

Women, 16 years and over 48,334 726 923 886 926 659

 16 to 24 years 4,314 450 500 488 501 436

 25 to 54 years 33,912 757 928 902 931 693

 55 years and over 10,108 774 1,035 999 1,040 704

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over 85,443 835 1,026 1,071 1,020 765

 Men 48,746 920 1,143 1,199 1,136 855

 Women 36,698 743 943 910 945 669

Black or African American, 16 years and over 13,587 641 768 744 771 614

 Men 6,445 680 830 826 830 643

 Women 7,142 615 724 652 734 589

Asian, 16 years and over 6,638 993 1,238 1,400 1,185 926

 Men 3,684 1,129 1,375 1,497 1,350 1,077

 Women 2,954 877 1,136 1,336 1,125 774

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over 18,311 604 822 823 822 580

 Men 11,142 631 898 913 890 605

 Women 7,168 566 751 655 765 528

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over 99,291 860 1,030 1,096 1,022 793

 Less than a high school diploma 7,289 493 596 627 593 488

 High school graduates, no college3

25,221 678 772 851 761 662

 Some college or associate degree 26,801 762 825 836 823 742

 Some college, no degree 15,894 738 787 804 783 725

 Associate degree 10,908 798 855 880 853 770

 Bachelor's degree and higher 39,979 1,230 1,256 1,459 1,236 1,205

 Bachelor's degree only 25,043 1,137 1,142 1,369 1,121 1,135

 Advanced degree4

14,937 1,403 1,387 1,573 1,369 1,422

Men, 25 years and over 55,270 947 1,145 1,223 1,136 890

 Less than a high school diploma 5,035 520 702 793 687 513

 High school graduates, no college3

15,316 759 882 915 872 735

 Some college or associate degree 14,109 883 957 990 949 857

 Some college, no degree 8,741 850 923 926 923 823

 Associate degree 5,368 931 996 1,076 983 907

 Bachelor's degree and higher 20,811 1,420 1,490 1,628 1,460 1,391

 Bachelor's degree only 13,295 1,304 1,342 1,544 1,285 1,288

 Advanced degree4

7,516 1,637 1,631 1,827 1,609 1,642

Characteristic

Full-time 

wage and 

salary 

workers (in 

thousands)

Total

Without a 

certification 

or license
54. Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by certification and licensing status and 

selected characteristics, 2015 annual averages

Median weekly earnings

With a certification or license1

Total

With a 

certification, 

but no license

With a 

license2

Characteristic

Full-time 

wage and 

salary 

workers (in 

thousands)

Total

Without a 

certification 

or license

Women, 25 years and over 44,020 761 947 917 949 696

 Less than a high school diploma 2,255 418 439 – 427 417

 High school graduates, no college3

9,905 586 595 634 591 585

 Some college or associate degree 12,692 664 715 689 720 647

 Some college, no degree 7,153 637 653 666 651 632

 Associate degree 5,539 703 766 706 773 668

 Bachelor's degree and higher 19,169 1,064 1,138 1,233 1,133 1,003

 Bachelor's degree only 11,748 975 1,016 1,158 1,005 954

 Advanced degree4

7,420 1,204 1,239 1,338 1,235 1,151

1 A person may have more than one certification or license.

2 Persons with a license may also have a certification.

3 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

4 Includes persons with master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or 

skill to perform a specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an 

occupation. Data are for wage and salary workers; all self-employed workers are excluded, both those with incorporated 

businesses and those with unincorporated businesses. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, 

and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic 

or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base 

is less than 50,000).