, a place where people can earn their high school diploma online, looked at Census Bureau data to see how earnings between high school graduates and non-high school graduates compare across the US.and reflects the median earnings of people who are at least 25 years old with pay in the past year.
Across the country in California, high school graduates aged 25 and over typically earn $32,560, $7,307 more than those who aren't high school graduates in the state. While Massachusetts has the highest median earnings for high school graduates, New Mexico had the smallest figure at $27,893. Non-high school graduates make even less in the state at $21,428, or a difference of $6,465.