Weekly Earnings by Education
Usual weekly earnings for full-time workers 25 and over
(1998 Dollars)

 1979

• Less than a high school diploma: $462
• High school graduates, no college: $548
• Some college or associate degree: $621
• College graduates, total: $758

1998

• Less than a high school diploma: $337
• High school graduates, no college: $479
• Some college or associate degree: $558
• College graduates, total: $821

Source: U. S. Department of Labor. (1999). Futurework: Trends and challenges for work in the 21^st century. Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office.

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