Investor Presentaiton
College educated workers earn more than HS educated workers, and
the gap grows through midcareer
Tennessee
60000
Earn $9K more
50000
40000
with a Bachelor's
at age 22 than
30000
20000
10000
60000
50000
with a HS diploma
40000
Earn $41K more
at age 44
30000
20000
10000
United States
0
0
1 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64
18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64
■Sople college, no degree
Associate's
Bachelor's
■ Some college, no degree
Associate's
Bachelor's
Notes: Authors' calculations using the 2011-2021 American Community Survey, limited to 18-64 year-olds working full-time in the previous year.
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