In 2020, workers holding a bachelor's degree or higher in the United States earned an average of 1,421 U.S. dollars per week, the most out of any educational attainment group. In total, full-time wage and salary workers earned 1,029 U.S. dollars per week.
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment
(in current U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 21, 2021). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, 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 2020, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185327/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers-by-educational-attainment/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States in 2020, by educational attainment (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. 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 2020, by Educational Attainment (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, 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 2020, 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 May 26, 2022)
