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50 State Comparison - Median Income

This chart shows the median income for the population 25 years and older by educational attainment for 2007 for both men, women, and the population as a whole.

Click on the education level to see a graph comparing the median income for that level and gender for all 50 states.

$ 88,000 - United States Total, Average: $ 33,452 United States Total, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 19,405 United States Total, High School Graduate: $ 26,894 United States Total, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 32,874 United States Total, Bachelor Degree: $ 46,805 United States Total, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 61,287 United States Men, Average: $ 40,481 United States Men, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 22,602 United States Men, High School Graduate: $ 32,435 United States Men, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 41,035 United States Men, Bachelor Degree: $ 57,397 United States Male, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 77,219 United States Women, Average: $ 27,276 United States Women, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 14,202 United States Women, High School Graduate: $ 21,219 United States Women, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 27,046 United States Women, Bachelor Degree: $ 38,628 United States Women, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 50,937 California Total, Average: $ 36,384 California Total, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 19,173 California Total, High School Graduate: $ 29,199 California Total, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 36,958 California Total, Bachelor Degree: $ 52,370 California Total, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 71,938 California Men, Average: $ 41,632 California Men, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 22,362 California Men, High School Graduate: $ 33,845 California Men, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 44,605 California Men, Bachelor Degree: $ 62,297 California Male, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 87,246 California Women, Average: $ 30,770 California Women, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 14,160 California Women, High School Graduate: $ 22,897 California Women, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 31,066 California Women, Bachelor Degree: $ 45,382 California Women, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 60,664
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Source of Data: U. S. Census Bureau,
American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en.
Note: Data from non-census years are estimates based on surveys.
Please see the US Census Bureau website for more detailed information.

 

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