U.S. average wages of college graduates 1990-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023
In 2022, the average annual income of a college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in the United States was 52,000 U.S. dollars. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the median income for college grads was around 56,156 U.S. dollars.

Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)

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Release date

February 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Age group

22-27

Special properties

Bachelors degree

Supplementary notes

*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 2022 dollars.

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