Wages and Earnings:
Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and a Bachelors Degree

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Alabama	25782	2001	40305	391	23307	1068	30938	465	37282	1238	41870	1678	56720	1946	56427	1508	85596	7251	101598	8709
Alaska	16500	4034	50381	711	25782	5633	41251	2130	46250	2733	50381	3093	57751	3426	72189	1773	97971	19784	118870	30691
Arizona	25911	1993	42018	842	24183	704	34032	1069	39623	1228	44703	1737	59943	1682	63939	1857	91438	3552	101598	4179
Arkansas	19272	1957	35559	191	23175	903	30229	427	35559	668	38290	1708	49501	1910	57751	2890	81618	7213	103127	9344
California	32995	826	50381	3	23571	506	37538	731	47645	632	51815	1268	70534	386	85648	662	103127	1969	108710	4715
Colorado	24864	1868	48366	525	25399	1055	36095	519	42671	1244	47358	2142	60959	1794	71119	1393	90686	2478	103785	11068
Connecticut	30938	2177	55879	867	30938	993	43313	1126	50381	524	52396	1458	74252	1862	82502	1764	101598	2875	121917	5544
Delaware	25186	3514	47358	1940	26415	2226	37286	1754	45343	2371	48366	3100	62473	3045	67033	3097	108284	19845	126846	17749
Florida	21084	274	39188	99	22873	655	30479	67	37126	394	40639	938	51564	266	62473	1235	80610	3805	92814	3497
Georgia	29107	714	41313	869	24183	550	31351	594	40305	818	43687	1470	60457	395	65496	988	82294	2738	85648	5379
Hawaii	19202	2764	43687	2369	28213	2124	33629	1607	40639	847	45719	2107	52831	2249	64970	4393	85342	11383	80262	8796
Idaho	19861	2032	38290	816	24183	1014	30938	978	35559	893	40305	1079	50799	1781	58442	2512	74252	12591	103127	12804
Illinois	25782	1327	46754	963	27206	1158	36095	312	43313	1030	47439	1851	61876	1290	73557	1724	92454	2363	113440	6436
Indiana	22352	1274	40639	40	26813	985	33527	792	39197	884	43520	1987	55879	997	61465	1298	81470	7773	103127	14231
Iowa	18814	1700	40305	272	26702	1968	33001	648	36274	554	40639	545	51815	1571	57751	2585	78377	5818	105801	14491
Kansas	23611	1741	41251	38	25191	869	32816	814	36067	1047	40639	758	56427	1538	60457	1817	82502	7618	109726	15984
Kentucky	22925	2003	37987	1019	24751	1060	30479	205	36575	983	42671	1390	53404	1993	56720	1090	80610	7714	81278	7116
Louisiana	18563	1892	40639	658	25191	719	33001	872	39297	1400	44335	2839	51564	1679	56427	1354	71158	5478	105662	7086
Maine	18137	1494	40305	864	28447	3596	32244	1213	37591	1655	40305	1051	50381	872	58927	1931	75572	13184	81278	10012
Maryland	34877	1906	55879	259	30229	479	40305	396	50381	237	55879	1696	75182	1865	86627	1381	106678	3252	127968	6373
Massachusetts	27268	2108	54657	538	30479	672	41251	490	48470	845	50799	1334	68518	2051	80610	1170	104646	4422	113440	6899
Michigan	27997	1075	44703	610	27206	1811	32849	660	41251	453	45545	713	60845	849	73150	1655	90686	4791	116534	13042
Minnesota	25098	1328	46735	874	28213	1145	36778	844	42320	1014	47129	1832	61876	1025	70126	1696	94877	6015	125953	9831
Mississippi	17960	1420	35267	292	21742	857	28447	944	34543	1541	37896	1965	46407	1061	51564	1125	76314	6684	100762	15151
Missouri	21657	1661	40305	131	25191	631	31969	798	37887	842	42773	1566	53626	1456	60959	755	89679	6953	103127	8884
Montana	15928	2334	37126	1327	26415	3062	30479	1271	34032	2818	35559	1556	46407	1958	50381	1521	73150	6906	95724	22280
Nebraska	19551	1316	38879	971	25782	1501	31248	920	35267	770	39499	2289	50799	942	57751	2654	83633	17319	101598	8009
Nevada	19594	3931	40639	1200	27431	718	34032	1332	40639	1263	46735	3080	53626	3698	67511	2031	90686	6001	99566	13420
New Hampshire	23308	2536	49501	1626	33252	2791	38157	1491	44906	2352	50017	2937	61465	2052	68064	2915	89406	15517	102096	14426
New Jersey	30938	677	54657	891	29907	1664	41251	72	50381	56	54412	2002	72189	674	89721	2084	109726	4640	120915	7443
New Mexico	20320	1509	40305	552	20625	1650	30479	824	37126	1567	41251	1556	50799	1264	56720	2645	80610	8387	94877	13786
New York	26415	1319	47751	512	26198	367	36575	428	44703	741	48470	791	62991	1247	77214	1627	93470	5106	116838	5636
North Carolina	21917	722	39623	735	23981	667	30479	119	35559	687	40639	409	52396	712	60959	603	84564	5191	110839	10729
North Dakota	13896	3207	39188	949	27431	6225	32511	1827	35165	1841	40305	1838	46407	2636	54657	4241	72549	20603	77345	11949
Ohio	26425	1002	41655	590	26415	827	34032	472	40305	131	43687	1159	60457	884	68064	2052	84640	3505	105801	7666
Oklahoma	19443	594	38607	650	24183	917	30938	294	36274	781	40639	1293	50381	516	51389	1031	72135	7393	101598	15038
Oregon	22791	1411	42282	752	23368	1599	33929	996	39297	1141	43328	2292	56720	999	61876	568	81618	2786	100033	4742
Pennsylvania	26397	1889	43313	62	27431	1210	34562	812	41313	498	45719	821	60959	1705	72189	1333	92814	3545	126997	7846
Rhode Island	24693	5532	47439	1172	28447	2100	37282	2026	43313	1889	46407	2108	61975	5147	73150	2809	91694	12918	100762	9993
South Carolina	23932	1839	38607	696	24183	1025	30479	533	36095	605	41251	521	54412	1759	57435	1525	73220	5530	101598	6641
South Dakota	13445	2286	35559	577	26923	1857	28876	797	33252	2598	36095	1590	42320	2143	50799	1555	72189	22841	73557	31495
Tennessee	24634	1542	38607	372	24383	655	30229	360	36274	590	44703	1945	54863	1499	56427	1127	79408	7349	101598	3786
Texas	28715	665	42076	774	22453	502	32244	229	40639	311	46407	1649	60959	624	66039	343	90686	4012	108284	5652
Utah	22832	2324	46407	268	25782	1502	36095	1109	41045	1036	45719	2368	58927	2042	64007	2746	92814	7657	111758	12480
Vermont	20846	4867	41655	1349	26415	3318	33001	1556	36577	2636	46407	4723	53847	4612	58442	3539	72135	23001	76198	22653
Virginia	32244	1744	49501	475	25782	736	35267	263	42320	790	47439	2107	67511	1724	90686	2331	102096	2522	124965	5769
Washington	25782	2362	50120	955	25191	473	39188	1126	44345	1081	49501	890	64970	2076	70534	728	87658	6151	103127	6331
West Virginia	19950	1562	38157	963	25782	1388	30479	649	36274	1041	41251	1601	50429	1421	51389	956	80262	6829	96732	13886
Wisconsin	20612	1676	42282	685	26415	1491	35267	540	40305	412	44906	1194	55879	1587	64970	2002	80610	4279	102614	5380
Wyoming	13724	4488	44703	1987	38607	7088	38673	1903	38290	2795	43328	5349	52396	4065	60959	3583	78377	9187	85596	22480
Nation	26700	257	44335	7	25191	100	34259	233	41111	442	45719	388	60959	108	71119	14	92454	1341	107694	1890

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-10 American Community Survey Three-Year Public Use Microdata Sample File.

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Wages and Earnings: Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and a Bachelors Degree

Wages and Earnings:
Difference in Median Earnings Between a High School Diploma and a Bachelors Degree