In 2022, the average annual income of a college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in the United States was 52,000 U.S. dollars. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the median income for college grads was around 56,156 U.S. dollars.
Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022
(in 2022 U.S. dollars)
*Figures for all years are the rate as at the first day of that year. Figures are for full-time workers and exclude those currently enrolled in school.
Annual income figures are expressed in constant 2022 dollars.
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New York Fed. (February 10, 2023). Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. (2023). Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median Annual Earnings of U.S. College Graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
New York Fed, Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Median annual earnings of U.S. college graduates from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph], New York Fed, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642041/average-wages-of-us-college-graduates/
