Educational attainment | Earnings ratio | Wage gap |
---|---|---|
Total | 0.812 | 0.188 |
Less than a High School diploma | 0.779 | 0.221 |
High School graduates, no college | 0.762 | 0.238 |
Some college or associate degree | 0.759 | 0.241 |
Bachelor's degree only | 0.755 | 0.245 |
Advanced degree | 0.754 | 0.246 |
Notes: Earnings ratios are based on median weekly earnings of full-time, wage and salary workers, 25 years old and over. Advanced degree includes people with master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2020 annual averages.