TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified
as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group
divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)
SOUTH CAROLINA: BOTH SEXES
Total Worked year-round full-time in 1999
Employed Relative
Perc. Median earnings
Number dist. Number Percent Number Percent earnings (US Med=100)
21 to 64 years 2,263,520 100.0 1,640,405 72.5 1,257,025 55.5 $28,798 88.0
Not a high school graduate 339,790 15.0 179,395 52.8 125,160 36.8 $21,183 64.7
High school graduate 696,325 30.8 493,560 70.9 385,480 55.4 $25,093 76.7
Some college 659,690 29.1 512,900 77.7 389,060 59.0 $29,060 88.8
Bachelor degree 323,620 14.3 267,290 82.6 210,385 65.0 $37,763 115.4
Advanced degree 152,010 6.7 130,580 85.9 104,665 68.9 $45,505 139.1
21 to 24 years 204,495 100.0 142,070 69.5 77,850 38.1 $19,432 59.4
Not a high school graduate 29,570 14.5 16,910 57.2 9,550 32.3 $16,500 50.4
High school graduate 60,520 29.6 42,410 70.1 28,295 46.8 $18,699 57.2
Some college 78,125 38.2 55,305 70.8 27,080 34.7 $19,895 60.8
Bachelor degree 24,985 12.2 20,230 81.0 8,845 35.4 $24,054 73.5
Advanced degree 1,565 0.8 1,175 74.9 520 33.3 $24,516 74.9
25 to 34 years 529,805 100.0 413,030 78.0 319,305 60.3 $26,442 80.8
Not a high school graduate 62,545 11.8 38,515 61.6 25,945 41.5 $20,485 62.6
High school graduate 159,480 30.1 120,795 75.7 94,770 59.4 $23,156 70.8
Some college 161,470 30.5 131,925 81.7 102,170 63.3 $26,320 80.4
Bachelor degree 92,485 17.5 79,770 86.2 64,505 69.7 $31,725 97.0
Advanced degree 29,840 5.6 26,510 88.8 20,295 68.0 $36,004 110.0
35 to 44 years 620,090 100.0 483,890 78.0 385,630 62.2 $30,429 93.0
Not a high school graduate 77,250 12.5 46,635 60.4 33,340 43.2 $21,775 66.6
High school graduate 198,290 32.0 151,270 76.3 122,335 61.7 $26,000 79.5
Some college 186,030 30.0 153,580 82.6 122,225 65.7 $30,675 93.8
Bachelor degree 91,865 14.8 78,655 85.6 64,315 70.0 $41,307 126.3
Advanced degree 41,135 6.6 36,910 89.7 30,245 73.5 $44,406 135.7
45 to 54 years 540,250 100.0 405,540 75.1 328,315 60.8 $32,318 98.8
Not a high school graduate 82,240 15.2 43,880 53.4 32,505 39.5 $21,843 66.8
High school graduate 162,285 30.0 117,615 72.5 94,485 58.2 $27,073 82.7
Some college 151,125 28.0 122,125 80.8 99,825 66.1 $32,452 99.2
Bachelor degree 74,320 13.8 63,930 86.0 53,935 72.6 $44,567 136.2
Advanced degree 50,805 9.4 45,820 90.2 38,205 75.2 $48,085 147.0
55 to 64 years 368,880 100.0 195,870 53.1 145,925 39.6 $31,024 94.8
Not a high school graduate 88,185 23.9 33,460 37.9 23,815 27.0 $22,008 67.3
High school graduate 115,745 31.4 61,470 53.1 45,595 39.4 $26,799 81.9
Some college 82,945 22.5 49,960 60.2 37,760 45.5 $32,415 99.1
Bachelor degree 39,960 10.8 24,705 61.8 18,790 47.0 $46,533 142.2
Advanced degree 28,660 7.8 20,165 70.4 15,395 53.7 $51,942 158.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 269,415 100.0 49,075 18.2 18,550 6.9 $22,999 70.3
Not a high school graduate 93,035 34.5 12,190 13.1 4,100 4.4 $16,655 50.9
High school graduate 75,470 28.0 13,780 18.3 5,050 6.7 $20,850 63.7
Some college 47,555 17.7 10,540 22.2 4,170 8.8 $25,869 79.1
Bachelor degree 28,335 10.5 6,370 22.5 2,635 9.3 $38,125 116.5
Advanced degree 16,315 6.1 4,755 29.1 2,015 12.4 $50,206 153.5
