Getting Ahead

A bachelor's degree still pays, but not as much as it used to.

Young women managed to hold steady, but still don't earn as much in real terms as male high school graduates forty years ago.

And yet, somewhat contrasting research suggests that twenty percent of Americans will experience a household income of $100,000 or more for at least a year during their lifetime.

So it may be largely a function of age--a certain number of people will be in a profession that eventually leads to that higher income.