This graph shows the average full-time weekly wage for those aged 25 and over, as distinguished by educational attainment level in the United States from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, those with a bachelor's degree or higher earned an average weekly wage of 1,137 U.S. dollars.
Average weekly income for those aged 25 years and over, by educational attainment in the United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 30, 2010). Average weekly income for those aged 25 years and over, by educational attainment in the United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232946/average-weekly-income-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average weekly income for those aged 25 years and over, by educational attainment in the United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2010. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232946/average-weekly-income-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2010). Average weekly income for those aged 25 years and over, by educational attainment in the United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232946/average-weekly-income-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Weekly Income for Those Aged 25 Years and Over, by Educational Attainment in The United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232946/average-weekly-income-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average weekly income for those aged 25 years and over, by educational attainment in the United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232946/average-weekly-income-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Average weekly income for those aged 25 years and over, by educational attainment in the United States from 2005 to 2009 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 30, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/232946/average-weekly-income-by-level-of-education-in-the-us/