High School Wage Premium

Description: 

Ratio of the average wage of high school graduates who did not attend college to the average wage of otherwise equivalent high school drop-outs.

Source: 

Economic Policy Institute, The State of Working America.  EPI’s estimates are based on the Current Population Survey.

Methodological Notes: 

Wage differentials are estimated with controls for years of work experience, region, marital status, and race/ethnicity.