Perhaps this is rude....

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I have no issues answering this question. When I was 19 I started working for Time Warner Cable. I was there for 9 years before issues arose and I was let go. I was making around $45,000 a year. This was with NO degree just started young and worked my way up the grade levels. (This position now requires at least a two year degree, a change they made while I was employed) I looked and looked for work and couldn't find anything even close to that pay for a High School Diploma and starting pay. I tried moving from New York to South Carolina and that was even worse. I have now came back to New York and I am actually working for the state as a Tax Information Aide. My current salary is $28,431. With just adding 60 credits to my resume I could see a jump to $36,971 that a pretty decent increase of $8,540. The 60 credits (for most titles) doesn't have to be an Associates degree. Just Credits is fine. With a Bachelor's Degree I am looking at making $55,494. That is an even bigger increase. Almost double my TIA salary. Now there is still State test involved in getting these positions but they are impossible to get without. But I am sure if you compare STARTING salaries a Bachelors degree is going to win out over anything (lower).

The Funny part of all of this is I am actually active on a Grade 27 list for NYS but I will never never never get a job from that list without a degree. Starting pay for this is $88,603 and doesn't "require" a degree to qualify for it. I scored pretty well for it but at 31 and no degree I wasn't even interviewed for it. I was canvassed for three different positions with this title and not even an interview. The list is so small for this title they must have been able to eliminate interviewing 1 or 2 candidates and I was one of them. So in my opinion a Bachelor's degree today does mean a significant amount of money more (when you compare starting pay). My mother is 51 and didn't even finish High School. She makes $87,000 ish not sure how much these days so its situational. I would probably be making more then the average Bachelor's degree holder if I was still at TWC but that is with have 11+ years of experience when a Fresh undergrad can probably expect to bank a minimum of $40,000 out of school. At least for my state in my area. My GF graduated with her Masters in 2014 and she will be making around the $58,000 mark starting next month. Now assuming she gets no further promotions ever she will cap out at the $75,000 mark.