What is the gender pay gap in the US?
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Women made about 82 cents for every dollar men made as of the second quarter of 2025. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 22% more than women in full-time jobs. This ratio compares the median weekly pay of full-time workers—people who usually work 35 hours or more each week.
$0.82
Women’s earnings per $1 earned by men, full-time workers only (Q2 2025)
22%
Men’s median earnings advantage over women (Q2 2025)
The pay gap was at its narrowest in the second quarter of 2023 when women made 85 cents for every dollar made by men. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has tracked such earnings every quarter since the first quarter of 1979, when women made 62 cents for every dollar men made.
In Q2 2025, women earned $0.82 for every dollar men made in a typical week.
Median weekly earnings of full-time working women per $1 earned by men
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As of the second quarter of 2025, men working full time had median weekly earnings of $1,333, compared with $1,094 for women — a difference of $239.
After adjusting for inflation, the gender pay gap was narrowest in the second quarter of 2023, when men earned $192 more per week than women.
In Q2 2025, women earned $1,100 in a typical week compared with $1,300 for men.
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex (adjusted for inflation)
Part of the reason for the pay gap lies in the types of jobs men and women tend to hold. Within occupations, full-time working men earned more than women across all 15 categories tracked in 2024.
In 2024, the gender pay gap was largest among legal occupations.
Median weekly earnings of full-time workers, by gender and occupation
The gender pay gap also varies by state. In 2024, women in Maryland earned 99 cents for every dollar earned by men — the smallest gap in the nation. At the other end of the spectrum, women in Utah earned 73 cents on the dollar, the widest gap of any state.
Maryland had the smallest gender pay gap in 2024 — Utah the largest.
Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2024)
Comparing the pay of full-time workers only helps isolate differences among men and women working similar hours in the same period. But when all workers are considered — including part-time and part-year employees — the gender pay gap is wider. In 2024, women earned just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.
In 2024, the gender pay gap is widest when all workers — both full-time and part-time — are included.
Median weekly earnings of full-time working women per $1 earned by men
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USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.
The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.
