4
$409
$670
$1,013
$583
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
Less than a high
school diploma
High school
graduates, no
college
Some college or
associate degree
Bachelor's degree
and higher
Chart 2-4. Education pays
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 25 years of age and over
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
2005
Chart 2-4. Education pays
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Earnings increase with higher levels of education.
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For example, among workers 25 years old and over, median weekly earnings
of wage and salary workers who usually work full time are nearly two and a
half times more for persons with at least a college degree than for those who
have not completed high school.