The More You Learn, The More You Earn.

Studies show that more education leads to bigger paychecks. So, the more you learn, the more you earn. Here are the average salaries for American workers based on the level of education they have attained:

Education vs. Income
Education Level
Hourly Rate Annual Salary
Less than high school diploma
 $ 9.47 $18,000
High school diploma
 $12.50 $24,000
Some college, no degree
 $14.61 $28,000
Associate degree
 $15.24 $30,000
Bachelors degree
 $19.28 $38,000
Masters degree
 $24.04 $48,000
Doctoral degree
 $30.00 $60,000
Professional degree
 $34.98 $70,000

Education Level Lifetime Earnings

Lifetime Earnings

If you work for forty years, these additional earnings really add up. Just by staying in school and graduating, workers earn an average of $6,000 more per year, or $240,000 more in their lifetimes. That’s a quarter-million dollars just for finishing high school.

Add a two-year Associate Degree and the lifetime earnings jump to $480,000 more than the high school dropout will earn. Think about it - that’s a cool half-million dollars for finishing high school and going to college for just two years.

A master's degree facilitates entry into the job market, adding value to undergraduate degrees that offer limited job opportunities.
- Professor Borgonovi, Director of SDA Bocconi
FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS THROUGH 2012: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocotjt1.htm

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