Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America
United States of America: Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper was 82.48 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in 2024. ▲ Rising
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America is 82.48 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America peaked at 90.05 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.62 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent, in 2010.
United States of America ranks 9th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.26 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | — |
| 2010 | 66.62 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 68.74 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 69.73 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 71.13 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 77.01 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 70.28 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 80.43 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 77.55 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 77.08 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.55 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 77.16 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 84.36 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 79.53 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 90.05 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 82.48 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.26 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 72.26 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 72.26 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.71 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 66.62 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 80.43 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.72 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 77.16 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 90.05 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 6 Finland 85.08 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent compare
- 7 Mexico 84.22 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent compare
- 8 Italy 82.83 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent compare
- 10 Czechia 82.3 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent compare
- 11 Chile 82.05 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent compare
- 12 Costa Rica 81.78 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent compare
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America?
- Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper in United States of America was 82.48 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 90.05 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in 2023.
- What is the lowest earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.62 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains data on the relative earnings of workers, by age group, gender, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is the earnings of workers with upper secondary attainment. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time workers with below upper secondary attainment or teritary attainment as a percentage of the earnings of their peers with upper secondary attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by gender, educational attainment level, age group and work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Note that the baseline is the earnings of workers with upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary attainment for Colombia, France, Italy, Peru and Swizterland. Data refer to gross earnings except for Argentina and Türkiye. Data on full-time workers are recommended because of better comparability. Filter the time period to visualise historical data. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.