In 2020 the mean earnings of Bachelor's degree holders in the United States amounted to 73,499 U.S. dollars. People with higher education degrees tended to earn more than those without. For example, high school graduates, including those with a GED, had mean earnings of 39,498 U.S. dollars.
Mean earnings in the United States from 2005 to 2020, by highest educational degree earned
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US Census Bureau. (October 8, 2021). Mean earnings in the United States from 2005 to 2020, by highest educational degree earned [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184242/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment/
US Census Bureau. "Mean earnings in the United States from 2005 to 2020, by highest educational degree earned ." Chart. October 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184242/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Mean earnings in the United States from 2005 to 2020, by highest educational degree earned . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184242/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment/
US Census Bureau. "Mean Earnings in The United States from 2005 to 2020, by Highest Educational Degree Earned ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184242/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment/
US Census Bureau, Mean earnings in the United States from 2005 to 2020, by highest educational degree earned Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184242/mean-earnings-by-educational-attainment/ (last visited May 20, 2022)