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<h3>Median weekly earnings $606 for high school dropouts, $1,559 for advanced degree holders</h3>
<p class="date">October 21, 2019</p>
<p>In the third quarter of 2019, full-time workers age 25 and older had median weekly earnings of $975. Those without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $606, compared with $749 for high school graduates (no college), and $874 for workers with some college or an associate degree. Workers with a bachelor's degree (and no additional degree) had median weekly earnings of $1,281. Workers with an advanced degree (master's, professional, and doctoral degrees) had median weekly earnings of $1,559 in the third quarter of 2019.</p>
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<th scope="col">Total, all educational levels</th>
<th scope="col">Less than a high school diploma</th>
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<p>Q1 2000</p>
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<td>$603</td>
<td>$365</td>
<td>$503</td>
<td>$590</td>
<td>$825</td>
<td>$997</td>
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<p>Q2 2000</p>
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<td>606</td>
<td>368</td>
<td>506</td>
<td>592</td>
<td>811</td>
<td>1,044</td>
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<p>Q3 2000</p>
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<td>611</td>
<td>356</td>
<td>506</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>826</td>
<td>1,039</td>
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<p>Q4 2000</p>
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<td>614</td>
<td>357</td>
<td>506</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>840</td>
<td>1,020</td>
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<td>620</td>
<td>377</td>
<td>512</td>
<td>607</td>
<td>854</td>
<td>1,047</td>
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<td>624</td>
<td>387</td>
<td>519</td>