This statistic shows expected life time earnings of full-time year-round workers at age from 25 to 64 relative to education level. The difference is shown as a ratio of the earnings of someone whose highest level of education is as a high school graduate. On average, a person with a master's degree is expected to earn almost twice as much in their lifetime as someone who has only completed their high school degree.
Lifetime earning rate in the United States according to education level, displayed as a ratio of high school graduates earnings in 2011
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College Board. (September 30, 2013). Lifetime earning rate in the United States according to education level, displayed as a ratio of high school graduates earnings in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234512/us-lifetime-earnings-by-education-level-and-compared-to-high-school-graduates/
College Board. "Lifetime earning rate in the United States according to education level, displayed as a ratio of high school graduates earnings in 2011." Chart. September 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234512/us-lifetime-earnings-by-education-level-and-compared-to-high-school-graduates/
College Board. (2013). Lifetime earning rate in the United States according to education level, displayed as a ratio of high school graduates earnings in 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234512/us-lifetime-earnings-by-education-level-and-compared-to-high-school-graduates/
College Board. "Lifetime Earning Rate in The United States According to Education Level, Displayed as a Ratio of High School Graduates Earnings in 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234512/us-lifetime-earnings-by-education-level-and-compared-to-high-school-graduates/
College Board, Lifetime earning rate in the United States according to education level, displayed as a ratio of high school graduates earnings in 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234512/us-lifetime-earnings-by-education-level-and-compared-to-high-school-graduates/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Lifetime earning rate in the United States according to education level, displayed as a ratio of high school graduates earnings in 2011 [Graph], College Board, September 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234512/us-lifetime-earnings-by-education-level-and-compared-to-high-school-graduates/
