More Education, More Money?

More Education, More Money? The college degree debate gets way more complicated when you split the data by women and men. Because yes, more education usually means more money, but that payoff does not look the same for everyone. This salary data comes from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. I annualized the median weekly earnings for full-time workers age 25 and over, split by education. You what different education levels actually do me a favor and comment your education level and salary so we can see how this data compares to real life. For women with less than a high school diploma, the median pay was about $35,000 for men $42,000. With only a high school diploma, women were at $43,000, men $56,000. With some college but no degree, women were about $49,000, men $62,000. With an associate degree, women were at $52,000, men $68,000. Now is where the gap really starts to show. With a bachelor's degree only, women were at $72,000, men $95,000. And with an advanced degree like a master's, professional or doctorate, women were at $90,000, men $119,000.