Description:
Median wages of workers in their first seven years in the labor force, in constant dollars.
Source:
Economic Policy Institute, The State of Working America Data Library. EPI’s estimates are based on the Current Population Survey.
Methodological Notes:
Entry-level wages for high school graduates are the wages earned by workers ages 19 to 25 with a high school degree but no college education. Entry-level wages for college graduates are the wages earned by workers ages 23 to 29 with a bachelor’s degree.
Wages are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers Research Series (CPI-U-RS).