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)
MISSOURI: 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 3,114,690 100.0 2,356,160 75.6 1,780,615 57.2 $30,316 92.7
Not a high school graduate 331,035 10.6 175,875 53.1 116,195 35.1 $21,043 64.3
High school graduate 1,000,810 32.1 731,775 73.1 556,850 55.6 $25,647 78.4
Some college 956,810 30.7 759,645 79.4 565,860 59.1 $30,048 91.8
Bachelor degree 491,880 15.8 418,125 85.0 329,025 66.9 $38,452 117.5
Advanced degree 240,050 7.7 211,440 88.1 169,680 70.7 $47,560 145.4
21 to 24 years 283,690 100.0 208,725 73.6 108,235 38.2 $19,518 59.7
Not a high school graduate 32,780 11.6 18,790 57.3 9,460 28.9 $16,456 50.3
High school graduate 83,725 29.5 62,180 74.3 39,550 47.2 $18,524 56.6
Some college 116,765 41.2 87,835 75.2 41,120 35.2 $19,607 59.9
Bachelor degree 38,140 13.4 31,475 82.5 13,830 36.3 $24,422 74.6
Advanced degree 2,610 0.9 2,025 77.6 745 28.5 $25,453 77.8
25 to 34 years 717,735 100.0 569,960 79.4 432,370 60.2 $27,566 84.3
Not a high school graduate 66,650 9.3 38,930 58.4 24,355 36.5 $19,585 59.9
High school graduate 205,365 28.6 157,220 76.6 117,960 57.4 $23,347 71.4
Some college 228,540 31.8 188,090 82.3 143,075 62.6 $27,000 82.5
Bachelor degree 147,955 20.6 129,120 87.3 104,415 70.6 $32,942 100.7
Advanced degree 47,640 6.6 42,420 89.0 32,565 68.4 $37,271 113.9
35 to 44 years 879,910 100.0 711,485 80.9 561,260 63.8 $31,768 97.1
Not a high school graduate 81,425 9.3 49,825 61.2 34,510 42.4 $21,746 66.5
High school graduate 292,410 33.2 231,995 79.3 182,740 62.5 $26,873 82.1
Some college 270,275 30.7 226,040 83.6 177,755 65.8 $31,735 97.0
Bachelor degree 142,460 16.2 124,145 87.1 101,940 71.6 $42,759 130.7
Advanced degree 66,460 7.6 61,020 91.8 50,285 75.7 $50,198 153.4
45 to 54 years 732,035 100.0 578,660 79.0 465,565 63.6 $34,085 104.2
Not a high school graduate 66,025 9.0 35,005 53.0 25,355 38.4 $21,916 67.0
High school graduate 230,130 31.4 175,585 76.3 139,765 60.7 $27,766 84.9
Some college 222,660 30.4 183,250 82.3 147,370 66.2 $33,409 102.1
Bachelor degree 113,890 15.6 99,485 87.4 82,510 72.4 $43,021 131.5
Advanced degree 79,535 10.9 73,000 91.8 60,685 76.3 $50,958 155.8
55 to 64 years 501,320 100.0 287,340 57.3 213,190 42.5 $31,538 96.4
Not a high school graduate 84,160 16.8 33,325 39.6 22,515 26.8 $22,538 68.9
High school graduate 189,180 37.7 104,795 55.4 76,835 40.6 $26,819 82.0
Some college 118,565 23.7 74,430 62.8 56,540 47.7 $32,822 100.3
Bachelor degree 49,435 9.9 33,895 68.6 26,335 53.3 $44,518 136.1
Advanced degree 43,805 8.7 32,975 75.3 25,405 58.0 $51,853 158.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 389,430 100.0 78,685 20.2 29,435 7.6 $23,462 71.7
Not a high school graduate 104,390 26.8 15,120 14.5 4,780 4.6 $17,172 52.5
High school graduate 144,650 37.1 27,385 18.9 9,955 6.9 $19,693 60.2
Some college 73,710 18.9 17,075 23.2 6,165 8.4 $24,928 76.2
Bachelor degree 29,170 7.5 8,520 29.2 3,760 12.9 $35,000 107.0
Advanced degree 22,745 5.8 7,925 34.8 3,820 16.8 $50,315 153.8
