In 2020, the average annual income of a college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in the United States was 50,000 U.S. dollars. This is an increase from the previous year, when the median income for college grads was around 45,564 U.S. dollars.
Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2020
(in 2020 U.S. dollars)
*Figures for all years are the rate as at the first day of that year. Figures are for full-time workers and exclude those currently enrolled in school.
Annual income figures are expressed in constant 2020 dollars.
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New York Fed. (February 12, 2021). Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. (2021). Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median Annual Earnings of U.S. College Graduates from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed, Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2020 (in 2020 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
