PART 2: UNITED STATES 177 Table 50: United States, Mean Annual Earn<strong>in</strong>gs of <strong>Teacher</strong>s, Scientists, Eng<strong>in</strong>eers, Mathematicians, <strong>and</strong> Other College-Educated Workers, by Gender, Level of <strong>Education</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Age, 1995, 2000 Females with Bachelor’s Degree, 1995 Males with Bachelor’s Degree, 1995 Age Scientists & K–12 Non- Scientists & K–12 Non- Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists 20–24 25,022 18,670 22,497 25,312 28,547 22,821 25–29 32,419 23,411 27,598 36,414 21,871 32,263 30–34 37,554 25,783 33,505 44,195 29,032 40,781 35–44 39,530 28,428 37,202 51,788 32,604 48,628 45–54 41,657 31,269 36,852 55,076 35,535 52,824 55–64 33,667 32,896 33,101 58,518 47,664 56,306 Females with Bachelor’s Degree, 2000 Males with Bachelor’s Degree, 2000 Age Scientists & K–12 Non- Scientists & K–12 Non- Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists 20–24 31,588 22,831 24,347 30,672 22,556 29,518 25–29 40,877 26,696 33,730 47,978 27,799 40,706 30–34 43,970 28,650 38,731 53,698 30,053 47,799 35–44 49,402 31,271 42,327 61,384 39,279 54,775 45–54 47,503 34,019 42,226 61,198 38,736 57,440 55–64 38,809 41,106 42,555 60,843 42,668 56,489 Females with Master’s Degree, 1995 Males with Master’s Degree, 1995 Age Scientists & K–12 Non- Scientists & K–12 Non- Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists 20–24 24,000 28,122 43,545 41,030 25–29 31,540 28,171 30,480 36,310 30,700 36,139 30–34 36,656 31,477 39,393 49,516 33,552 47,755 35–44 46,000 36,811 43,740 58,133 39,674 58,822 45–54 38,341 39,286 42,876 65,375 45,430 58,311 55–64 48,250 40,495 41,777 61,084 44,591 51,131 Females with Master’s Degree, 2000 Males with Master’s Degree, 2000 Age Scientists & K–12 Non- Scientists & K–12 Non- Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists Eng<strong>in</strong>eers <strong>Teacher</strong>s Scientists 20–24 20,667 28,333 23,315 41,500 59,333 25–29 55,429 31,498 44,580 46,969 35,200 47,909 30–34 45,047 37,474 46,382 58,678 36,248 57,484 35–44 57,426 38,968 55,300 66,862 47,090 66,432 45–54 59,564 42,927 52,500 69,989 47,874 64,081 55–64 59,550 47,244 50,590 67,801 40,868 64,519 Source: Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, 1995, 2000.
178 TEACHER PAY AND STUDENT MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT Figure 74: United States, Median Annual Earn<strong>in</strong>gs of Males with Bachelor’s Degree, 1995 70,000 Annual Earn<strong>in</strong>gs (current US dollars) 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 20–24 <strong>Teacher</strong>s 25–29 30–34 Age Group Eng<strong>in</strong>eers, Mathematicians, Scientists 35–44 45–54 55–64 Other Figure 75: United States, Median Annual Earn<strong>in</strong>gs of Females with Bachelor’s Degree, 1995 40,000 Annual Earn<strong>in</strong>gs (current US dollars) 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 20–24 <strong>Teacher</strong>s 25–29 30–34 Age Group Eng<strong>in</strong>eers, Mathematicians, Scientists 35–44 45–54 55–64 Other