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Table 6 Hourly earnings by education

  Mean Median
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.