This statistic shows the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by educational attainment. In 2018, workers holding a bachelor's degree or higher earned an average of 1,324 U.S. dollars per week.
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by educational attainment
(in current U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (November 20, 2019). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185327/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers-by-educational-attainment/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185327/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers-by-educational-attainment/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185327/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers-by-educational-attainment/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Weekly Earnings of Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States in 2018, by Educational Attainment (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185327/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers-by-educational-attainment/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2018, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185327/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers-by-educational-attainment/ (last visited April 09, 2020)
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