What is the gender pay gap in the ?

Refreshed quarterly
Women made about 82 cents for every dollar men made as of the second quarter of 2026. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 21% 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 2026)

21%

Men’s median earnings advantage over women (Q2 2026)
The pay gap was at its narrowest in the second quarter of 2023 when women made 85 cents for every dollar made by men.

In Q2 2026, 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, Q1 1979–Q2 2026

How much less do women earn per week than men?

As of the second quarter of 2026, men working full time had median weekly earnings of $1,380, compared with $1,136 for women — a difference of $244.

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After adjusting for inflation, the gender pay gap was narrowest in the second quarter of 2023, when men earned $198 more per week than women.

In Q2 2026, women earned $1,136 in a typical week compared with $1,380 for men.

Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex (adjusted for inflation)

Which industries have the biggest and smallest gender pay gap?

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 total categories tracked in the first quarter of 2025.

In 2025, the gender pay gap was largest among legal occupations.

Median weekly earnings of full-time workers, by gender and occupation

How does the gender pay gap differ by state?

The gender pay gap also varies by state. In 2025, women in Vermont earned 93 cents for every dollar earned by men — the smallest gap in the nation. At the other end of the spectrum, women in Oklahoma earned 76 cents on the dollar, the widest gap of any state.

Vermont had the smallest gender pay gap in 2025 — Oklahoma the largest.

Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2025)

What is the gender pay gap among all workers, including part-time?

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 2025, women earned just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.

In 2025, 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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