HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

selected characteristics, 2017 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.............................................. 113,272 $860 $1,061 $1,145 $1,054 $793

16 to 24 years....................................................... 10,281 519 614 613 614 510

25 to 54 years....................................................... 79,507 892 1,068 1,154 1,060 828

25 to 34 years.................................................... 28,196 773 924 956 920 732

35 to 44 years.................................................... 25,662 964 1,147 1,346 1,135 892

45 to 54 years.................................................... 25,650 977 1,160 1,210 1,156 911

55 years and over................................................... 23,483 962 1,176 1,274 1,169 894

55 to 64 years.................................................... 19,157 974 1,191 1,303 1,175 905

65 years and over................................................ 4,327 909 1,145 1,139 1,145 833

Men, 16 years and over.............................................. 62,980 941 1,168 1,239 1,161 882

16 to 24 years....................................................... 5,791 547 656 677 653 531

25 to 54 years....................................................... 44,344 977 1,177 1,260 1,167 917

55 years and over................................................... 12,845 1,084 1,302 1,356 1,293 1,013

Women, 16 years and over.......................................... 50,291 770 974 965 975 706

16 to 24 years....................................................... 4,490 499 590 – 594 486

25 to 54 years....................................................... 35,163 801 977 955 979 733

55 years and over................................................... 10,638 843 1,103 1,167 1,099 767

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over............................................. 87,730 890 1,092 1,150 1,087 818

Men................................................................... 50,003 971 1,192 1,230 1,186 908

Women............................................................... 37,727 795 999 983 1,000 721

Black or African American, 16 years and over..................... 14,521 682 829 983 821 648

Men................................................................... 6,928 710 913 1,151 887 678

Women............................................................... 7,593 657 776 768 777 622

Asian, 16 years and over............................................. 7,320 1,043 1,240 1,414 1,208 997

Men................................................................... 4,014 1,207 1,389 1,472 1,354 1,163

Women............................................................... 3,306 903 1,106 1,280 1,100 846

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over................... 19,615 655 872 927 866 621

Men................................................................... 11,896 690 935 1,023 920 664

Women............................................................... 7,719 603 815 772 821 569

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over.............................................. 102,991 907 1,096 1,175 1,087 843

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 7,038 520 654 – 656 514

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 26,011 712 812 892 804 699

Some college or associate degree................................ 27,387 798 875 943 867 773

Some college, no degree........................................ 16,008 774 847 929 837 758

Associate degree................................................. 11,379 836 900 958 894 805

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 42,555 1,279 1,327 1,530 1,302 1,261

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 26,456 1,173 1,192 1,405 1,169 1,168

Advanced degree4

................................................ 16,099 1,470 1,447 1,737 1,431 1,498

Men, 25 years and over.............................................. 57,190 996 1,204 1,274 1,192 938

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 4,781 584 741 – 757 575

High school graduates, no college3

............................... 15,980 797 945 961 942 775

Some college or associate degree................................ 14,541 917 1,015 1,121 1,006 889

Some college, no degree........................................ 8,832 886 988 1,105 977 856

Associate degree................................................. 5,709 978 1,062 1,138 1,053 944

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 21,887 1,481 1,547 1,698 1,528 1,456

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 13,908 1,378 1,417 1,565 1,390 1,367

Advanced degree4

................................................ 7,980 1,737 1,748 1,885 1,734 1,731

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, 2017 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.......................................... 45,801 810 1,000 987 1,001 741

Less than a high school diploma.................................. 2,257 447 479 – 476 445

High school graduates, no college3............................... 10,031 610 621 708 615 609

Some college or associate degree................................ 12,846 700 746 753 745 686

Some college, no degree........................................ 7,176 680 695 763 686 677

Associate degree................................................. 5,670 727 787 744 793 701

Bachelor’s degree and higher..................................... 20,668 1,131 1,185 1,306 1,176 1,058

Bachelor’s degree only.......................................... 12,548 1,013 1,083 1,206 1,075 982

Advanced degree4

................................................ 8,119 1,291 1,314 1,481 1,304 1,266

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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