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California Context - Median Income

This chart shows the median income for the population 25 years and older by educational attainment for 2006 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.

$ 86,000 - United States Total, Average: $ 32,086 United States Total, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 18,641 United States Total, High School Graduate: $ 26,123 United States Total, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 31,936 United States Total, Bachelor Degree: $ 45,221 United States Total, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 59,804 United States Men, Average: $ 39,041 United States Men, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 22,151 United States Men, High School Graduate: $ 31,715 United States Men, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 40,217 United States Men, Bachelor Degree: $ 55,446 United States Male, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 73,991 United States Women, Average: $ 26,322 United States Women, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 13,255 United States Women, High School Graduate: $ 20,650 United States Women, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 26,300 United States Women, Bachelor Degree: $ 36,875 United States Women, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 49,164 California Total, Average: $ 35,297 California Total, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 18,487 California Total, High School Graduate: $ 27,461 California Total, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 36,015 California Total, Bachelor Degree: $ 50,941 California Total, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 71,060 California Men, Average: $ 40,709 California Men, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 21,718 California Men, High School Graduate: $ 32,010 California Men, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 42,452 California Men, Bachelor Degree: $ 61,205 California Male, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 85,587 California Women, Average: $ 29,559 California Women, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 13,255 California Women, High School Graduate: $ 22,166 California Women, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 30,278 California Women, Bachelor Degree: $ 41,959 California Women, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 58,666
$ 64,500 -
$ 43,000 -
$ 21,500 -
  Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree
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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.