HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

selected characteristics, 2021 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.............................................. 114,316 $998 $1,229 $1,288 $1,223 $931

16 to 24 years....................................................... 10,392 623 734 740 733 615

25 to 54 years....................................................... 79,463 1,045 1,239 1,309 1,233 979

25 to 34 years.................................................... 28,697 931 1,065 1,083 1,064 892

35 to 44 years.................................................... 26,449 1,131 1,339 1,407 1,331 1,040

45 to 54 years.................................................... 24,317 1,154 1,374 1,490 1,364 1,066

55 years and over................................................... 24,461 1,102 1,346 1,407 1,340 1,012

55 to 64 years.................................................... 19,292 1,132 1,363 1,419 1,358 1,037

65 years and over................................................ 5,169 994 1,248 1,338 1,241 938

Men, 16 years and over.............................................. 62,928 1,097 1,357 1,400 1,352 1,017

16 to 24 years....................................................... 5,737 650 787 772 792 636

25 to 54 years....................................................... 43,792 1,144 1,372 1,452 1,363 1,076

55 years and over................................................... 13,399 1,226 1,453 1,465 1,452 1,157

Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 51,388 912 1,135 1,150 1,134 829

16 to 24 years....................................................... 4,655 605 698 – 701 593

25 to 54 years....................................................... 35,671 954 1,147 1,152 1,146 877

55 years and over................................................... 11,062 956 1,235 1,315 1,230 873

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over............................................. 87,738 1,018 1,250 1,297 1,246 949

Men................................................................... 49,382 1,125 1,378 1,398 1,377 1,043

Women............................................................... 38,356 925 1,154 1,179 1,153 835

Black or African American, 16 years and over..................... 14,740 801 1,009 1,075 1,003 764

Men................................................................... 7,099 825 1,140 1,281 1,132 784

Women............................................................... 7,641 776 937 819 941 743

Asian, 16 years and over............................................. 7,780 1,328 1,483 1,736 1,470 1,253

Men................................................................... 4,259 1,453 1,743 1,924 1,668 1,409

Women............................................................... 3,520 1,141 1,347 1,342 1,348 1,079

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over................... 20,841 777 1,040 1,017 1,045 742

Men................................................................... 12,469 820 1,147 1,126 1,148 785

Women............................................................... 8,372 718 937 852 942 688

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 103,924 1,057 1,257 1,332 1,251 987

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 6,033 626 765 756 768 621

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 24,860 809 937 995 928 796

Some college or associate degree................................ 25,824 925 1,002 1,018 999 900

Some college, no degree........................................ 14,597 899 975 1,027 966 882

Associate degree................................................. 11,227 963 1,023 1,012 1,024 928

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 47,207 1,452 1,488 1,674 1,472 1,433

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 28,930 1,334 1,342 1,564 1,321 1,331

Advanced degree4

................................................ 18,277 1,658 1,628 1,872 1,611 1,702

Men, 25 years and over.............................................. 57,191 1,160 1,391 1,455 1,384 1,099

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 4,123 684 870 – 877 677

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 15,496 904 1,069 1,092 1,066 882

Some college or associate degree................................ 13,775 1,047 1,155 1,197 1,150 1,015

Some college, no degree........................................ 8,110 1,010 1,142 1,233 1,130 986

Associate degree................................................. 5,665 1,103 1,163 1,144 1,165 1,070

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 23,798 1,661 1,744 1,887 1,733 1,636

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 15,069 1,512 1,540 1,735 1,519 1,500

Advanced degree4

................................................ 8,729 1,910 1,910 2,093 1,903 1,910

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, 2021 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.......................................... 46,733 954 1,159 1,178 1,158 876

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 1,910 550 610 – 610 548

High school graduates, no college3............................... 9,364 698 706 764 700 697

Some college or associate degree................................ 12,049 803 870 848 872 783

Some college, no degree........................................ 6,487 779 793 808 790 776

Associate degree................................................. 5,562 836 920 904 921 794

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 23,409 1,272 1,352 1,468 1,346 1,233

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 13,861 1,165 1,221 1,380 1,206 1,149

Advanced degree4

................................................ 9,548 1,460 1,470 1,542 1,465 1,448

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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