TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population 2
(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)
MARYLAND: MALES
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 1,454,795 100.0 1,206,130 82.9 1,016,955 69.9 $42,189 129.0
Not a high school graduate 146,380 10.1 91,910 62.8 70,550 48.2 $27,716 84.7
High school graduate 386,550 26.6 309,200 80.0 262,615 67.9 $34,876 106.6
Some college 382,925 26.3 325,180 84.9 271,010 70.8 $40,824 124.8
Bachelor degree 278,945 19.2 252,210 90.4 216,570 77.6 $55,204 168.7
Advanced degree 210,505 14.5 193,340 91.8 168,895 80.2 $71,443 218.4
21 to 24 years 113,240 100.0 84,820 74.9 48,385 42.7 $22,811 69.7
Not a high school graduate 12,725 11.2 8,230 64.7 5,150 40.5 $19,674 60.1
High school graduate 34,020 30.0 26,420 77.7 18,405 54.1 $21,957 67.1
Some college 42,845 37.8 31,570 73.7 15,520 36.2 $23,418 71.6
Bachelor degree 16,875 14.9 13,875 82.2 6,560 38.9 $30,466 93.1
Advanced degree 1,545 1.4 1,230 79.7 525 33.9 $32,219 98.5
25 to 34 years 336,440 100.0 290,530 86.4 241,720 71.8 $35,671 109.0
Not a high school graduate 31,190 9.3 21,840 70.0 16,045 51.4 $25,603 78.3
High school graduate 91,670 27.2 76,565 83.5 64,210 70.0 $30,580 93.5
Some college 90,475 26.9 80,895 89.4 68,190 75.4 $35,106 107.3
Bachelor degree 75,485 22.4 69,895 92.6 59,890 79.3 $42,660 130.4
Advanced degree 34,780 10.3 32,085 92.3 26,170 75.3 $50,407 154.1
35 to 44 years 430,420 100.0 374,170 86.9 330,240 76.7 $45,378 138.7
Not a high school graduate 37,670 8.8 24,645 65.4 19,315 51.3 $28,732 87.8
High school graduate 120,875 28.1 101,755 84.2 89,800 74.3 $36,597 111.9
Some college 112,750 26.2 100,355 89.0 89,075 79.0 $42,776 130.7
Bachelor degree 83,275 19.3 78,470 94.2 70,980 85.2 $61,658 188.5
Advanced degree 61,315 14.2 58,335 95.1 52,200 85.1 $71,254 217.8
45 to 54 years 353,450 100.0 304,155 86.1 268,680 76.0 $51,024 156.0
Not a high school graduate 30,460 8.6 19,605 64.4 15,755 51.7 $30,324 92.7
High school graduate 83,830 23.7 68,310 81.5 59,595 71.1 $39,614 121.1
Some college 92,385 26.1 80,990 87.7 71,595 77.5 $46,720 142.8
Bachelor degree 68,675 19.4 63,565 92.6 57,150 83.2 $63,672 194.6
Advanced degree 68,700 19.4 65,185 94.9 59,215 86.2 $78,062 238.6
55 to 64 years 221,250 100.0 152,455 68.9 127,930 57.8 $50,762 155.2
Not a high school graduate 34,340 15.5 17,590 51.2 14,280 41.6 $31,136 95.2
High school graduate 56,160 25.4 36,150 64.4 30,600 54.5 $39,118 119.6
Some college 44,470 20.1 31,370 70.5 26,630 59.9 $48,660 148.7
Bachelor degree 34,630 15.7 26,405 76.3 21,995 63.5 $66,732 204.0
Advanced degree 44,170 20.0 36,505 82.6 30,790 69.7 $81,906 250.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 142,320 100.0 38,780 27.2 18,635 13.1 $42,303 129.3
Not a high school graduate 36,845 25.9 6,300 17.1 2,705 7.3 $25,022 76.5
High school graduate 34,670 24.4 8,025 23.1 3,495 10.1 $31,441 96.1
Some college 23,230 16.3 6,730 29.0 3,275 14.1 $40,690 124.4
Bachelor degree 20,930 14.7 6,825 32.6 3,290 15.7 $61,339 187.5
Advanced degree 21,540 15.1 9,780 45.4 5,375 24.9 $77,479 236.8
