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The typical student earns $63,450 ten years after starting.

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$63.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$63,450

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers