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13-1. South Carolina Average Earnings by Educational Attainment, Race, and Sex: 1990

                                            Total        Male        Female
                Educational                Average      Average      Average
                Attainment                Earnings     Earnings     Earnings

 TOTAL

         Total                              20,485       26,086       14,133
         Less Than 9th Grade                12,687       15,131        8,605
         9th-12 Grade, No Diploma           14,282       17,653       10,286
         HS Graduate, Diploma or GED        17,418       22,398       12,479
         Some College/No Degree             20,448       26,141       14,082
         Associate Degree                   22,211       27,966       16,839
         Bachelors Degree                   29,536       37,708       18,708
         Masters Degree                     31,790       39,751       24,139
         Professional Degree/Doctorate      52,925       60,597       30,036

 WHITE

         Total                              22,629       28,890       14,997
         Less Than 9th Grade                14,240       16,933        9,426
         9th-12 Grade, No Diploma           15,881       19,720       10,874
         HS Graduate, Diploma or GED        18,906       24,604       13,084
         Some College/No Degree             21,802       27,684       14,670
         Associate Degree                   23,165       29,075       17,440
         Bachelors Degree                   30,905       38,863       18,880
         Masters Degree                     32,698       41,147       23,856
         Professional Degree/Doctorate      54,540       62,271       30,535
                                              
 BLACK

         Total                              14,199       16,758       11,838
         Less Than 9th Grade                10,188       12,281        6,996
         9th-12 Grade, No Diploma           11,626       13,870        9,336
         HS Graduate, Diploma or GED        13,635       16,460       11,049
         Some College/No Degree             15,636       19,591       12,417
         Associate Degree                   18,438       23,174       14,717
         Bachelors Degree                   20,877       25,858       18,093
         Masters Degree                     26,097       26,824       25,746
         Professional Degree/Doctorate      28,450       32,460       24,162
                                                               
 OTHER                                                         
                                                               
         Total                              18,828       22,376       14,197
         Less Than 9th Grade                15,645       12,613       19,495
         9th-12 Grade, No Diploma           13,884       14,120       13,690
         HS Graduate, Diploma or GED        15,460       19,750       10,679
         Some College/No Degree             15,741       19,201       10,380
         Associate Degree                   19,767       24,006       14,295
         Bachelors Degree                   23,850       29,468       17,126
         Masters Degree                     23,193       24,209       21,558
         Professional Degree/Doctorate      40,568       41,649       33,696

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Public Use Microdata Sample File.

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