In 2022, the average annual income of a high school graduate in the United States was around 34,320 U.S. dollars. This is an increase from the previous year, when the median income for high school grads was about 32,398 U.S. dollars, but an overall decline from 1990 when the median earnings of a high school graduate was around 38,073 U.S. dollars.
Median annual earnings of high school diploma holders in the United States 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.
Only high school graduates for whom the qualification is their highest level of educational attainment are included. Annual income figures are expressed in constant 2022 dollars.
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New York Fed. (February 10, 2023). Median annual earnings of high school diploma holders in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642042/average-annual-salary-of-us-high-school-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median annual earnings of high school diploma holders in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642042/average-annual-salary-of-us-high-school-graduates/
New York Fed. (2023). Median annual earnings of high school diploma holders in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642042/average-annual-salary-of-us-high-school-graduates/
New York Fed. "Median Annual Earnings of High School Diploma Holders in The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642042/average-annual-salary-of-us-high-school-graduates/
New York Fed, Median annual earnings of high school diploma holders in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642042/average-annual-salary-of-us-high-school-graduates/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Median annual earnings of high school diploma holders in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph], New York Fed, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642042/average-annual-salary-of-us-high-school-graduates/
