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Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND SEX, not seasonally adjusted:
Annual

   
    1979    
 
 
    2018
Dollars
Name 2018 Preceding
Period 		Year Ago
from Period
Upper limits of FIRST DECILE
Total, 25 years and over 		458 434 434
Less than a high school diploma 		350 329 329
High school graduates, no college 		410 396 396
Some college or associate degree 		451 430 430
Bachelor's degree and higher 		620 608 608
Bachelor's degree only 		589 577 577
Advanced degree 		728 715 715
Men, 25 years and over 		492 471 471
Less than a high school diploma 		385 361 361
High school graduates, no college 		455 432 432
Some college or associate degree 		501 478 478
Bachelor's degree and higher 		678 648 648
Bachelor's degree only 		632 608 608
Advanced degree 		822 757 757
Women, 25 years and over 		420 407 407
Less than a high school diploma 		307 294 294
High school graduates, no college 		379 361 361
Some college or associate degree 		411 403 403
Bachelor's degree and higher 		589 584 584
Bachelor's degree only 		551 532 532
Advanced degree 		679 680 680
Upper limits of FIRST QUARTILE
Total, 25 years and over 		619 604 604
Less than a high school diploma 		430 405 405
High school graduates, no college 		527 516 516
Some college or associate degree 		596 580 580
Bachelor's degree and higher 		882 865 865
Bachelor's degree only 		809 790 790
Advanced degree 		1,015 1,001 1,001
Men, 25 years and over 		679 648 648
Less than a high school diploma 		477 435 435
High school graduates, no college 		592 580 580
Some college or associate degree 		672 637 637
Bachelor's degree and higher 		990 972 972
Bachelor's degree only 		914 901 901
Advanced degree 		1,170 1,138 1,138
Women, 25 years and over 		576 560 560
Less than a high school diploma 		384 368 368
High school graduates, no college 		477 463 463
Some college or associate degree 		536 520 520
Bachelor's degree and higher 		798 785 785
Bachelor's degree only 		741 728 728
Advanced degree 		927 928 928
Upper limits of SECOND QUARTILE (MEDIAN)
Total, 25 years and over 		932 907 907
Less than a high school diploma 		553 520 520
High school graduates, no college 		730 712 712
Some college or associate degree 		826 798 798
Bachelor's degree and higher 		1,324 1,279 1,279
Bachelor's degree only 		1,198 1,173 1,173
Advanced degree 		1,521 1,470 1,470
Men, 25 years and over 		1,026 996 996
Less than a high school diploma 		607 584 584
High school graduates, no college 		819 797 797
Some college or associate degree 		951 917 917
Bachelor's degree and higher 		1,524 1,481 1,481
Bachelor's degree only 		1,384 1,378 1,378
Advanced degree 		1,774 1,737 1,737
Women, 25 years and over 		830 810 810
Less than a high school diploma 		469 447 447
High school graduates, no college 		616 610 610
Some college or associate degree 		717 700 700
Bachelor's degree and higher 		1,145 1,131 1,131
Bachelor's degree only 		1,041 1,013 1,013
Advanced degree 		1,323 1,291 1,291
Upper limits of THIRD QUARTILE
Total, 25 years and over 		1,468 1,425 1,425
Less than a high school diploma 		737 723 723
High school graduates, no college 		1,056 1,020 1,020
Some college or associate degree 		1,207 1,159 1,159
Bachelor's degree and higher 		1,975 1,911 1,911
Bachelor's degree only 		1,845 1,817 1,817
Advanced degree 		2,291 2,186 2,186
Men, 25 years and over 		1,625 1,573 1,573
Less than a high school diploma 		809 799 799
High school graduates, no college 		1,181 1,150 1,150
Some college or associate degree 		1,377 1,333 1,333
Bachelor's degree and higher 		2,297 2,257 2,257
Bachelor's degree only 		2,072 2,019 2,019
Advanced degree 		2,697 2,497 2,497
Women, 25 years and over 		1,266 1,232 1,232
Less than a high school diploma 		581 577 577
High school graduates, no college 		844 833 833
Some college or associate degree 		1,007 978 978
Bachelor's degree and higher 		1,708 1,655 1,655
Bachelor's degree only 		1,533 1,490 1,490
Advanced degree 		1,903 1,879 1,879
Upper limits of NINTH DECILE
Total, 25 years and over 		2,265 2,139 2,139
Less than a high school diploma 		1,020 1,013 1,013
High school graduates, no college 		1,508 1,471 1,471
Some college or associate degree 		1,703 1,629 1,629
Bachelor's degree and higher 		2,913 2,887 2,887
Bachelor's degree only 		2,690 2,604 2,604
Advanced degree 		3,395 3,154 3,154
Men, 25 years and over 		2,489 2,384 2,384
Less than a high school diploma 		1,152 1,149 1,149
High school graduates, no college 		1,650 1,628 1,628
Some college or associate degree 		1,901 1,878 1,878
Bachelor's degree and higher 		3,367 3,221 3,221
Bachelor's degree only 		2,982 2,913 2,913
Advanced degree 		3,906 3,734 3,734
Women, 25 years and over 		1,901 1,869 1,869
Less than a high school diploma 		751 757 757
High school graduates, no college 		1,169 1,143 1,143
Some college or associate degree 		1,381 1,346 1,346
Bachelor's degree and higher 		2,384 2,313 2,313
Bachelor's degree only 		2,145 2,100 2,100
Advanced degree 		2,792 2,690 2,690
   

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