U.S. lifetime earnings relative to high school graduates in 2011, by education
This statistic shows expected life time earnings of full-time year-round workers at age from 25 to 64 relative to education level. The difference is shown as a ratio of the earnings of someone whose highest level of education is as a high school graduate. On average, a person with a master's degree is expected to earn almost twice as much in their lifetime as someone who has only completed their high school degree.