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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,

2004 annual averages

Total, both sexes

Total....................................................... 90,348 $683

 Less than a high school diploma.................. 8,533 401

 Less than 1 year of high school................ 3,249 371

 1-3 years of high school......................... 4,327 416

 4 years of high school, no diploma........... 957 456

 High school graduate or more................... 81,815 722

 High school graduates, no college............. 27,141 574

 Some college, no degree......................... 15,953 642

 Associate degree.................................. 8,893 694

 Occupational program........................... 4,845 677

 Academic program............................... 4,048 714

 College graduates................................ 29,828 986

 Bachelor's degree............................... 19,474 916

 Master's degree.................................. 7,475 1,102

 Professional degree............................. 1,512 1,377

 Doctoral degree.................................. 1,367 1,398

Women

Total..................................................... 39,590 599

 Less than a high school diploma.................. 2,785 334

 Less than 1 year of high school................ 927 314

 1-3 years of high school........................... 1,523 344

 4 years of high school, no diploma........... 336 367

 High school graduate or more................... 36,805 620

 High school graduates, no college............ 11,628 488

 Some college, no degree......................... 7,405 553

 Associate degree.................................. 4,442 608

 Occupational program......................... 2,319 589

 Academic program............................... 2,124 632

 College graduates.................................. 13,329 860

 Bachelor's degree............................... 8,707 792

 Master's degree.................................. 3,638 957

 Professional degree............................ 540 1,055

 Doctoral degree................................... 444 1,188

 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, 

2004 annual averages—Continued

Men

Total....................................................... 50,758 $762

 Less than a high school diploma................. 5,748 446

 Less than 1 year of high school................ 2,322 399

 1-3 years of high school......................... 2,804 483

 4 years of high school, no diploma............ 622 500

 High school graduate or more.................... 45,010 818

 High school graduates, no college........... 15,513 645

 Some college, no degree......................... 8,548 749

 Associate degree.................................. 4,450 788

 Occupational program......................... 2,526 775

 Academic program............................... 1,924 807

 College graduates.................................. 16,499 1,143

 Bachelor's degree............................... 10,767 1,044

 Master's degree.................................. 3,837 1,287

 Professional degree............................. 972 1,628

 Doctoral degree.................................. 923 1,544

Educational attainment and sex Total employed 

(in thousands)

Median weekly 

earnings