creating a bar graph

import java.text.DecimalFormat;
   import java.util.Scanner;

public class salary
   {
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
      //declare variables
         int years = 1,
            maxValue;
         double salary = 500;
         double averageSalary = 0;
         double totalPay = 0;
      
      //Create decimal formatter
         DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("$0,000.00");
      	
      //create a scanner
         Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
      
      //Receive the number of years to work
         System.out.print("How many years will you work? ");
         maxValue = keyboard.nextInt();
      	
      //Determine is years are correct
         if (years < 1 || years > 60)
         {
            System.out.println("Years must be between 1 and 60");
         }
         else
         {
         //Return Salary table
            System.out.println("Year \t\tSalary Earned");
            System.out.println("--------------------------");
         
            for (years = 1; years <= maxValue; years++)
            {
               System.out.println(years + "\t\t" + (formatter.format(salary *= 2)));
               totalPay += salary;
               averageSalary = totalPay / years;
            }
         
         //display totals
            System.out.println("\nTotal pay: " + (formatter.format(totalPay)));
            System.out.println("Average salary: " + (formatter.format(averageSalary))); 
         }  
      }
   }

this code runs correcty as is, but how do i change it to create instead of a table with a salary a table with ***
for example
current out put would be :

----jGRASP exec: java salary
How many years will you work? 4
Year Salary Earned
--------------------------
1 $1,000.00
2 $2,000.00
3 $4,000.00
4 $8,000.00

Total pay: $15,000.00
Average salary: $3,750.00

----jGRASP: operation complete.

desired output would be

----jGRASP exec: java salary
How many years will you work? 4
Year Salary Earned
--------------------------
1 *
2 **
3 ****
4 ********

Total pay: $15,000.00
Average salary: $3,750.00

----jGRASP: operation complete.

And what have you tried so far?

i thought i could try declaring a String variable named stars that represented *
and then take the salary/1000 and have that = the number of stars but i couldn't figure out the code for that

That sounds like what you need. Hint use a loop.

a while loop?

Personally I would go for a for-loop but you can do it with a while loop.

i'm not sure how to code the for loop, i already have on in there, but how do i alter it so that every $1000 = * ?
because my current for loop is what makes the salary double

import java.text.DecimalFormat;
   import java.util.Scanner;

public class salary
   {
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
      //declare variables
         int years = 1,
            maxValue;
         double salary = 500;
         double averageSalary = 0;
         double totalPay = 0;
			String stars = "*"; 
      
      //Create decimal formatter
         DecimalFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("$0,000.00");
      	
      //create a scanner
         Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
      
      //Receive the number of years to work
         System.out.print("How many years will you work? ");
         maxValue = keyboard.nextInt();
      	
      //Determine is years are correct
         if (years < 1 || years > 60)
         {
            System.out.println("Years must be between 1 and 60");
         }
         else
         {
         //Return Salary table
            System.out.println("Year \t\tSalary Earned");
            System.out.println("--------------------------");
         
            for (years = 1; years <= maxValue; years++)
            {
               System.out.println(years + "\t\t" + (stars = ((salary *= 2) / 1000)));
               totalPay += salary;
               averageSalary = totalPay / years;
            }
         
         //display totals
            System.out.println("\nTotal pay: " + (formatter.format(totalPay)));
            System.out.println("Average salary: " + (formatter.format(averageSalary))); 
         }  
      }
   }

i know this isn't compiling right, but i don't know how to fix it so it runs right
i need to add a way to make the string "*" show up for each $1000

That is almost the same code as you posted earlier. Hint: number of stars = salary / 1000. Combine that with my previous hint and you'll be able to solve it.