U.S. citizens with a professional degree had the highest median household income in 2023, at 172,100 U.S. dollars. In comparison, those with less than a 9th grade education made significantly less money, at 35,690 U.S. dollars. Household income The median household income in the United States has fluctuated since 1990, but rose to around 70,000 U.S. dollars in 2021. Maryland had the highest median household income in the United States in 2021. Maryland’s high levels of wealth is due to several reasons, and includes the state's proximity to the nation's capital. Household income and ethnicity The median income of white non-Hispanic households in the United States had been on the rise since 1990, but declining since 2019. While income has also been on the rise, the median income of Hispanic households was much lower than those of white, non-Hispanic private households. However, the median income of Black households is even lower than Hispanic households. Income inequality is a problem without an easy solution in the United States, especially since ethnicity is a contributing factor. Systemic racism contributes to the non-White population suffering from income inequality, which causes the opportunity for growth to stagnate.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Education and Health Services, Private Wage and Salary Workers (LNU03032240) from Jan 2000 to Jun 2025 about health, salaries, workers, 16 years +, education, wages, household survey, services, private, unemployment, and USA.

The age groups available in the dataset are: 15+, 25+, 25-34, 25-54 and 25-64.

Type of work includes full-time and part-time.

The educational levels include: 0-8 yrs., some high school, high school graduate, some post-secondary, post-secondary certificate diploma and university degree.

Wages include average weekly wage rate.

The immigration statuses include: total landed immigrants (very recent immigrants, recent immigrants, established immigrants), non-landed immigrants and born in Canada.

In the United States, women holding a bachelor's degree earned, on average, 1,352 U.S. dollars per week in the second quarter of 2024. This can be compared with male bachelor's degree holders who on average earn 1,757 U.S dollars.

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In 2023, workers holding a bachelor's degree or higher in the United States earned an average of 1,609 U.S. dollars per week, the most out of any educational attainment group. In total, full-time wage and salary workers earned 1,170 U.S. dollars per week.

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Income categorized by education level from 2011 to 2017. Data from ACS.

Average earnings, by age group and highest level of education, from the 2016 Census of Population.

In 2023, the mean income of women with a doctorate degree in the United States stood at 139,100 U.S. dollars. For men with the same degree, mean earnings stood at 175,500 U.S. dollars. On average in 2023, American men earned 91,590 U.S. dollars, while American women earned 65,987 U.S. dollars.

In 2023 the mean earnings of Bachelor's degree holders in the United States amounted to 86,970 U.S. dollars. People with higher education degrees tended to earn more than those without. For example, high school graduates, including those with a GED, had mean earnings of 46,720 U.S. dollars.

United States - Unemployment Level - Education and Health Services, Private Wage and Salary Workers was 750.00000 Thous. of Persons in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Level - Education and Health Services, Private Wage and Salary Workers reached a record high of 2555.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of 293.00000 in December of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Level - Education and Health Services, Private Wage and Salary Workers - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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In 2020, the mean annual wage of a nurse in the United States ranged from ** to *** thousand U.S. dollars, depending on the educational level. Indeed, a nurse with a PhD or a DNP could earn over 100 thousand U.S. dollars annually, whereas a nurse with an associate's degree (ADN) had a mean salary of ** thousand dollars.

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Employment income (in 2019 and 2020) by highest certificate, diploma or degree, for census divisions and municipalities.

In Sweden, people with a tertiary education have the highest average monthly salaries. In 2022, it amounted to 35,700 Swedish kronor, whereas people with a secondary or primary education earned 34,200 and 31,300, respectively. In 2022, almost 24 percent of the population in Sweden had a tertiary education.

The highest average salaries in financial institutions and insurance companies

The industry with the highest average monthly salary in Sweden in 2022 was financial institutions and insurance companies, where it amounted to over 57,000 Swedish kronor. Even within industries the salaries vary , and the occupational group with the highest average salary in Sweden in is banking, finance and insurance managers.

Women have lower salaries than men

Not only does the salary in Sweden differ between occupations, sectors, industries, and the level of education and age of the employee. Furthermore, men have a higher average salary than women. In 2022, women’s average earnings were 95 percent of men's.