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Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of employed full-time wage and 

salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment and sex,

2005 annual averages

Total, both sexes

Total....................................................... 92,453 $696

 Less than a high school diploma.................. 8,861 409

 Less than 1 year of high school................ 3,331 388

 1-3 years of high school......................... 4,508 421

 4 years of high school, no diploma........... 1,022 446

 High school graduate or more................... 83,592 735

 High school graduates, no college............. 27,514 583

 Some college, no degree......................... 16,062 653

 Associate degree.................................. 9,409 699

 Occupational program........................... 5,023 692

 Academic program............................... 4,386 708

 College graduates................................ 30,607 1,013

 Bachelor's degree............................... 19,843 937

 Master's degree.................................. 7,784 1,129

 Professional degree............................. 1,549 1,370

 Doctoral degree.................................. 1,431 1,421

Women

Total..................................................... 40,443 612

 Less than a high school diploma.................. 2,878 341

 Less than 1 year of high school................ 932 321

 1-3 years of high school........................... 1,594 347

 4 years of high school, no diploma........... 352 382

 High school graduate or more................... 37,565 636

 High school graduates, no college............ 11,517 493

 Some college, no degree......................... 7,448 570

 Associate degree.................................. 4,656 614

 Occupational program......................... 2,372 596

 Academic program............................... 2,284 636

 College graduates.................................. 13,944 883

 Bachelor's degree............................... 9,057 813

 Master's degree.................................. 3,871 983

 Professional degree............................ 568 1,131

 Doctoral degree................................... 448 1,214

 Educational attainment and sex Total employed 

(in thousands)

Median weekly 

earnings
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Table 17. Median usual weekly earnings of employed full-time wage and 

salary workers 25 years and over by educational attainment and sex, 

2005 annual averages—Continued

Men

Total....................................................... 52,010 $771

 Less than a high school diploma................. 5,983 455

 Less than 1 year of high school................ 2,399 413

 1-3 years of high school......................... 2,914 486

 4 years of high school, no diploma............ 671 492

 High school graduate or more.................... 46,027 826

 High school graduates, no college........... 15,997 652

 Some college, no degree......................... 8,615 753

 Associate degree.................................. 4,753 791

 Occupational program......................... 2,651 784

 Academic program............................... 2,102 802

 College graduates.................................. 16,662 1,167

 Bachelor's degree............................... 10,786 1,071

 Master's degree.................................. 3,913 1,333

 Professional degree............................. 980 1,558

 Doctoral degree.................................. 983 1,536

Educational attainment and sex Total employed 

(in thousands)

Median weekly 

earnings

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics