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)
WASHINGTON: 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 3,391,405 100.0 2,532,290 74.7 1,735,245 51.2 $36,662 112.1
Not a high school graduate 278,530 8.2 149,300 53.6 81,375 29.2 $22,852 69.8
High school graduate 803,325 23.7 563,420 70.1 385,465 48.0 $30,628 93.6
Some college 1,253,685 37.0 955,255 76.2 649,380 51.8 $34,918 106.7
Bachelor degree 652,845 19.2 537,230 82.3 384,725 58.9 $45,367 138.7
Advanced degree 307,405 9.1 265,255 86.3 194,560 63.3 $52,188 159.5
21 to 24 years 290,115 100.0 208,580 71.9 96,230 33.2 $21,364 65.3
Not a high school graduate 33,980 11.7 19,625 57.8 8,675 25.5 $17,729 54.2
High school graduate 80,320 27.7 57,930 72.1 32,690 40.7 $20,743 63.4
Some college 126,890 43.7 91,960 72.5 39,245 30.9 $21,403 65.4
Bachelor degree 35,265 12.2 29,645 84.1 11,245 31.9 $26,691 81.6
Advanced degree 2,310 0.8 1,785 77.2 660 28.5 $30,162 92.2
25 to 34 years 809,400 100.0 625,200 77.2 423,030 52.3 $31,844 97.3
Not a high school graduate 75,660 9.3 43,505 57.5 22,515 29.8 $21,338 65.2
High school graduate 186,505 23.0 136,895 73.4 92,385 49.5 $27,903 85.3
Some college 283,520 35.0 222,900 78.6 150,435 53.1 $30,783 94.1
Bachelor degree 182,965 22.6 155,855 85.2 112,980 61.7 $38,560 117.9
Advanced degree 55,845 6.9 49,045 87.8 34,055 61.0 $41,301 126.2
35 to 44 years 966,115 100.0 760,885 78.8 536,985 55.6 $39,494 120.7
Not a high school graduate 73,580 7.6 43,550 59.2 24,735 33.6 $25,068 76.6
High school graduate 235,575 24.4 178,700 75.9 124,910 53.0 $32,459 99.2
Some college 354,995 36.7 285,380 80.4 201,350 56.7 $37,146 113.5
Bachelor degree 188,660 19.5 157,980 83.7 116,900 62.0 $50,241 153.6
Advanced degree 85,475 8.8 76,090 89.0 56,290 65.9 $54,666 167.1
45 to 54 years 835,590 100.0 659,135 78.9 485,010 58.0 $41,434 126.6
Not a high school graduate 47,855 5.7 25,160 52.6 14,945 31.2 $24,641 75.3
High school graduate 172,005 20.6 124,960 72.6 90,220 52.5 $33,880 103.6
Some college 325,290 38.9 258,755 79.5 190,805 58.7 $38,460 117.6
Bachelor degree 167,000 20.0 142,865 85.5 107,535 64.4 $49,916 152.6
Advanced degree 105,825 12.7 95,760 90.5 73,350 69.3 $55,527 169.7
55 to 64 years 490,185 100.0 278,495 56.8 193,995 39.6 $40,211 122.9
Not a high school graduate 47,455 9.7 17,455 36.8 10,505 22.1 $28,106 85.9
High school graduate 128,920 26.3 64,935 50.4 45,260 35.1 $32,411 99.1
Some college 162,990 33.3 96,260 59.1 67,545 41.4 $37,596 114.9
Bachelor degree 78,950 16.1 50,890 64.5 36,070 45.7 $49,489 151.3
Advanced degree 57,945 11.8 42,575 73.5 30,205 52.1 $54,532 166.7
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 334,015 100.0 55,210 16.5 20,885 6.3 $30,799 94.1
Not a high school graduate 54,270 16.2 5,760 10.6 2,080 3.8 $19,611 59.9
High school graduate 102,025 30.5 14,130 13.8 5,015 4.9 $27,779 84.9
Some college 89,720 26.9 16,215 18.1 6,250 7.0 $29,265 89.4
Bachelor degree 45,670 13.7 9,645 21.1 3,900 8.5 $39,104 119.5
Advanced degree 29,005 8.7 7,865 27.1 3,090 10.6 $47,247 144.4
