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Average wages of U.S. college graduates, 1990 to 2018
Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates, 1990 to 2018 (in 2018 U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the median annual earnings of college graduates in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, the average annual income of a college graduate was 44,000 U.S. dollars.
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This statistic shows the median annual earnings of college graduates in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, the average annual income of a college graduate was 44,000 U.S. dollars.
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- February 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
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*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 2018 dollars.
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- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
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Annual income figures are expressed in constant 2018 dollars.
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