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Table 6 Hourly earnings by education
Mean | Median | |||||
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1997/1998 | 2006/2007 | Change | 1997/1998 | 2006/2007 | Change | |
2002 $ | % | 2002 $ | % | |||
Men under 35 | ||||||
Less than high school | 12.19 | 12.29 | 0.8 | 10.97 | 10.78 | -1.7 |
High school graduate | 14.10 | 14.47 | 2.7 | 12.92 | 13.33 | 3.1 |
Trades certificate or diploma | 16.84 | 17.93 | 6.5 | 16.11 | 16.68 | 3.5 |
Post-secondary education | 15.93 | 16.54 | 3.8 | 14.66 | 15.12 | 3.2 |
Bachelor degree | 20.55 | 21.58 | 5.0 | 19.49 | 20.22 | 3.8 |
Graduate degree | 24.09 | 24.55 | 1.9 | 23.04 | 23.36 | 1.4 |
Men 35 to 64 | ||||||
Less than high school | 17.23 | 17.13 | -0.6 | 16.56 | 16.10 | -2.8 |
High school graduate | 20.08 | 19.67 | -2.0 | 19.30 | 18.38 | -4.7 |
Trades certificate or diploma | 21.26 | 21.15 | -0.5 | 21.23 | 20.35 | -4.1 |
Post-secondary education | 22.87 | 22.75 | -0.5 | 22.08 | 21.27 | -3.6 |
Bachelor degree | 27.75 | 27.95 | 0.7 | 27.17 | 26.78 | -1.5 |
Graduate degree | 31.46 | 30.78 | -2.2 | 31.18 | 30.05 | -3.6 |
Women under 35 | ||||||
Less than high school | 9.59 | 9.60 | 0.1 | 8.33 | 8.17 | -2.0 |
High school graduate | 11.67 | 11.63 | -0.4 | 10.33 | 10.11 | -2.1 |
Trades certificate or diploma | 12.65 | 13.46 | 6.4 | 11.35 | 12.49 | 10.0 |
Post-secondary education | 13.95 | 14.44 | 3.5 | 12.86 | 13.48 | 4.8 |
Bachelor degree | 18.39 | 19.26 | 4.8 | 17.70 | 18.35 | 3.6 |
Graduate degree | 21.51 | 22.44 | 4.3 | 20.88 | 21.82 | 4.5 |
Women 35 to 64 | ||||||
Less than high school | 11.91 | 12.10 | 1.7 | 11.04 | 10.79 | -2.2 |
High school graduate | 15.05 | 15.29 | 1.6 | 14.35 | 14.14 | -1.5 |
Trades certificate or diploma | 14.89 | 15.51 | 4.2 | 14.12 | 14.32 | 1.5 |
Post-secondary education | 18.05 | 18.58 | 2.9 | 17.06 | 17.11 | 0.3 |
Bachelor degree | 23.41 | 23.78 | 1.6 | 23.28 | 22.75 | -2.3 |
Graduate degree | 27.15 | 27.45 | 1.1 | 27.21 | 27.33 | 0.4 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, January to November. |
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