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)
MICHIGAN: 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 5,614,240 100.0 4,149,890 73.9 3,020,960 53.8 $36,598 111.9
Not a high school graduate 517,075 9.2 254,045 49.1 162,915 31.5 $25,547 78.1
High school graduate 1,686,300 30.0 1,171,680 69.5 843,905 50.0 $30,291 92.6
Some college 1,940,745 34.6 1,523,300 78.5 1,099,815 56.7 $35,452 108.4
Bachelor degree 850,850 15.2 710,865 83.5 542,000 63.7 $46,647 142.6
Advanced degree 451,815 8.0 391,500 86.7 304,515 67.4 $60,072 183.6
21 to 24 years 493,905 100.0 361,900 73.3 178,700 36.2 $21,594 66.0
Not a high school graduate 54,170 11.0 29,905 55.2 14,195 26.2 $17,883 54.7
High school graduate 134,935 27.3 98,980 73.4 59,040 43.8 $21,121 64.6
Some college 222,715 45.1 170,140 76.4 78,305 35.2 $21,547 65.9
Bachelor degree 60,615 12.3 48,920 80.7 20,155 33.3 $27,928 85.4
Advanced degree 4,150 0.8 2,920 70.4 1,260 30.4 $26,383 80.6
25 to 34 years 1,328,270 100.0 1,033,705 77.8 755,060 56.8 $32,043 97.9
Not a high school graduate 110,710 8.3 61,235 55.3 36,615 33.1 $22,437 68.6
High school graduate 358,190 27.0 264,325 73.8 187,190 52.3 $27,287 83.4
Some college 466,535 35.1 379,160 81.3 278,155 59.6 $30,865 94.3
Bachelor degree 262,890 19.8 225,400 85.7 177,940 67.7 $40,053 122.4
Advanced degree 89,345 6.7 78,485 87.8 58,380 65.3 $47,148 144.1
35 to 44 years 1,585,490 100.0 1,255,080 79.2 944,370 59.6 $38,803 118.6
Not a high school graduate 124,000 7.8 69,605 56.1 46,540 37.5 $26,198 80.1
High school graduate 492,315 31.1 376,845 76.5 278,515 56.6 $31,532 96.4
Some college 557,665 35.2 461,255 82.7 347,895 62.4 $37,695 115.2
Bachelor degree 241,255 15.2 206,370 85.5 162,070 67.2 $51,505 157.4
Advanced degree 123,800 7.8 111,535 90.1 88,335 71.4 $62,072 189.7
45 to 54 years 1,351,520 100.0 1,048,175 77.6 815,760 60.4 $42,231 129.1
Not a high school graduate 106,190 7.9 52,150 49.1 36,715 34.6 $29,337 89.7
High school graduate 402,430 29.8 289,095 71.8 218,825 54.4 $33,282 101.7
Some college 461,895 34.2 376,850 81.6 294,960 63.9 $40,816 124.8
Bachelor degree 197,120 14.6 172,585 87.6 138,770 70.4 $51,870 158.5
Advanced degree 148,555 11.0 136,120 91.6 110,410 74.3 $61,730 188.7
55 to 64 years 855,055 100.0 451,025 52.7 327,065 38.3 $41,178 125.9
Not a high school graduate 122,005 14.3 41,150 33.7 28,850 23.6 $29,865 91.3
High school graduate 298,425 34.9 142,435 47.7 100,340 33.6 $32,180 98.4
Some college 231,940 27.1 135,890 58.6 100,495 43.3 $40,868 124.9
Bachelor degree 88,970 10.4 57,590 64.7 43,065 48.4 $53,659 164.0
Advanced degree 85,970 10.1 62,445 72.6 46,130 53.7 $62,802 192.0
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 638,295 100.0 102,660 16.1 36,485 5.7 $31,527 96.4
Not a high school graduate 161,645 25.3 16,470 10.2 5,015 3.1 $21,705 66.3
High school graduate 234,735 36.8 33,420 14.2 10,370 4.4 $25,508 78.0
Some college 122,455 19.2 25,080 20.5 9,235 7.5 $30,255 92.5
Bachelor degree 50,080 7.8 11,505 23.0 4,920 9.8 $48,622 148.6
Advanced degree 41,910 6.6 12,570 30.0 5,710 13.6 $66,157 202.2
