Description:
Percentage by which the hourly wages of workers without high school diplomas (or equivalent) are less than the wages of otherwise equivalent workers who graduated from high school but did not attend college.
Source:
Economic Policy Institute, The State of Working America Data Library. EPI’s estimates are based on the Current Population Survey.
Methodological Notes:
Wage preiums are estimated with controls for gender, race and ethnicity, education, age, and geographic location.