What does the graph measure?
Median Annual Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Ages 25-34, by Educational Attainment: 2014
Dollars
$70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
$40,000
Total¹
$25,000
Less than
high school
completion
$30,000
$35,000
High school Associate's
completion² degree
$52,000
$49,900
$59,100
Total Bachelor's Master's or
degree higher degree
Bachelor's or higher degree
Educational attainment
¹ Represents median annual eamings of all full-time, year-round workers ages 25-34.
2 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED credential.
>Represents median annual eamings of all full-time, year-round workers ages 25-34 with a bachelor's or higher degree.

Average wage of higher school students

Income levels based on education

National salary levels in a specific year

Number of people who have a college degree