What is the current gender pay gap in ?

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In 2024, women in Washington state made about 79 cents for every dollar men made. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 27% 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.

$0.79

Women’s earnings per $1 earned by men, full-time workers only (2024)

27%

Men’s median earnings advantage over women (2024)
The gender pay gap was at its narrowest in 2012, the first year the Bureau of Labor Statistics has tracked such earnings, when women made 87 cents for every dollar men made in a typical week.

In 2024, women in Arizona earned $0.79 for every dollar men made in a typical week.

Median weekly earnings of full-time working women per $1 earned by men

In 2024, the usual weekly earnings of men was $1,247 compared with $982 of women, a difference of $265. Adjusting for inflation, the income gap was its narrowest in 2012, when men usually made $139.36 more a week than women.

In 2024, women in Arizona earned $982 in a typical week compared with $1,247 for men.

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

In 2024, Arizona had the twelfth-largest gender pay gap among states. Other states that had a pay gap similar to the 79 cents women earned for every dollar men made were Mississippi at 78 cents and Wisconsin at 79 cents.

In 2024, Arizona had the twelfth-largest gender pay gap among states.

Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2024)

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