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Earnings Earnings reflect the income derived from work- ing at a job, as opposed to income, which in- cludes monies derived from a broader set of sources. In 2015, median earnings for all work- ers 16 years and over living in Redwood City was $55,657. This is a significant increase over $47,382 in 2014 and helps to explain the dra- matic increase in income discussed above. Me- dian earnings in Redwood City are consider- ably higher than in the County as a whole, the Bay Area, California, and nationwide, with sig- nificantly larger gains since 2007, just before the Great Recession. The median figure masks stark differences in earnings across different levels of educa- tional attainment and gender. The figure be- low provides an indication of how earnings changes with education and between men and women. Table 2. Earnings Geography 2007 2015 % Change Redwood City 42,082 55,657 32.3 San Mateo County 44,137 50,265 13.9 Bay Area 42,329 46,027 8.7 California 33,727 35,482 5.2 United States 31,661 35,059 10.7 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1-year American Community Summary Files. In Redwood City, the upper left hand chart, men with a graduate or professional degree make nearly 5x more than those without a high school diploma. For women, the same figure is just un- der 4x more. Between men and women, the difference ranges from women making slightly more among those with some college or an as- sociate’s degree ($42 thousand for women and $41 thousand for men), so a very significant dif- ference among those with graduate or profes- sional degrees. At this highest category of edu- cation, men make approximately 50% more than do women. This difference is especially pro- nounced in Redwood City, but is still significant in the County, region, and state. 11