HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

selected characteristics, 2019 annual averages

Characteristic

Full-time

wage and

salary

workers (in

thousands)

Median weekly earnings

Total

With a certification or license1

Without a

certification

or

license

Total

With a

certification,

but no

license

With a

license2

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over.............................................. 117,584 $917 $1,135 $1,226 $1,129 $852

16 to 24 years....................................................... 10,766 581 679 693 677 567

25 to 54 years....................................................... 81,748 958 1,144 1,263 1,136 895

25 to 34 years.................................................... 29,576 846 994 1,030 992 799

35 to 44 years.................................................... 26,783 1,035 1,232 1,411 1,213 968

45 to 54 years.................................................... 25,390 1,033 1,247 1,365 1,238 963

55 years and over................................................... 25,070 1,001 1,237 1,301 1,233 935

55 to 64 years.................................................... 20,065 1,017 1,243 1,394 1,236 953

65 years and over................................................ 5,004 936 1,173 1,030 1,203 858

Men, 16 years and over.............................................. 65,007 1,007 1,254 1,374 1,243 945

16 to 24 years....................................................... 5,936 607 716 759 709 599

25 to 54 years....................................................... 45,347 1,045 1,262 1,433 1,244 987

55 years and over................................................... 13,724 1,150 1,384 1,387 1,383 1,083

Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 52,577 821 1,029 1,016 1,029 749

16 to 24 years....................................................... 4,830 540 644 622 647 520

25 to 54 years....................................................... 36,401 864 1,049 1,031 1,050 783

55 years and over................................................... 11,346 868 1,113 1,202 1,105 794

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over............................................. 90,194 945 1,156 1,232 1,151 877

Men................................................................... 51,110 1,036 1,290 1,389 1,274 974

Women............................................................... 39,084 840 1,047 1,013 1,050 759

Black or African American, 16 years and over..................... 15,460 735 903 971 896 701

Men................................................................... 7,378 769 982 1,048 968 739

Women............................................................... 8,081 704 866 895 862 667

Asian, 16 years and over............................................. 7,898 1,174 1,430 1,713 1,396 1,131

Men................................................................... 4,334 1,336 1,548 1,868 1,469 1,272

Women............................................................... 3,563 1,025 1,361 1,399 1,357 938

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over................... 21,227 706 960 950 960 678

Men................................................................... 12,611 747 1,054 1,107 1,048 718

Women............................................................... 8,616 642 859 768 872 610

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 106,818 969 1,160 1,267 1,152 904

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 7,011 592 712 751 709 585

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 26,756 746 853 898 846 733

Some college or associate degree................................ 27,279 856 927 977 921 830

Some college, no degree........................................ 15,581 833 904 972 894 815

Associate degree................................................. 11,698 887 950 983 947 858

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 45,772 1,367 1,393 1,663 1,370 1,354

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 28,313 1,248 1,253 1,565 1,228 1,246

Advanced degree4

................................................ 17,460 1,567 1,539 1,854 1,520 1,595

Men, 25 years and over.............................................. 59,070 1,070 1,289 1,418 1,270 1,004

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 4,749 644 802 832 801 632

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 16,428 844 1,004 997 1,006 818

Some college or associate degree................................ 14,648 991 1,092 1,183 1,083 961

Some college, no degree........................................ 8,698 967 1,080 1,203 1,062 939

Associate degree................................................. 5,950 1,023 1,102 1,149 1,098 996

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 23,246 1,573 1,651 1,890 1,610 1,551

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 14,731 1,442 1,461 1,767 1,422 1,435

Advanced degree4

................................................ 8,515 1,878 1,885 2,024 1,874 1,871

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

selected characteristics, 2019 annual averages — Continued

Characteristic

Full-time

wage and

salary

workers (in

thousands)

Median weekly earnings

Total

With a certification or license1

Without a

certification

or

license

Total

With a

certification,

but no

license

With a

license2

Women, 25 years and over.......................................... 47,747 865 1,060 1,073 1,059 786

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 2,262 494 519 – 515 493

High school graduates, no college3............................... 10,328 633 664 689 661 629

Some college or associate degree................................ 12,631 737 786 807 784 722

Some college, no degree........................................ 6,883 717 731 742 731 714

Associate degree................................................. 5,748 763 829 849 828 734

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 22,526 1,195 1,256 1,401 1,249 1,153

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 13,582 1,100 1,145 1,364 1,135 1,066

Advanced degree4

................................................ 8,944 1,365 1,369 1,525 1,366 1,360

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. Full time is 35 hours or more per

week. 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). Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.

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