What is the current gender pay gap in ?

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In 2024, women in Washington state made about 77 cents for every dollar men made. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 31% 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.

$0.77

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

31%

Men’s median earnings advantage over women (2024)
The gender pay gap was at its narrowest in 2023 when women made 89 cents for every dollar men made in a typical week. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has tracked such earnings every quarter since 2012, when women made 77 cents for every dollar men made.

In 2024, women in Kentucky earned $0.77 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 $1,168 compared with $895 of women, a difference of $273. Adjusting for inflation, the income gap was its narrowest in 2023, when men usually made $119.42 more a week than women.

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In 2024, women in Kentucky earned $895 in a typical week compared with $1,168 for men.

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


In 2024, Kentucky had the sixth-largest gender pay gap among states. Other states that had a pay gap similar to the 77 cents women earned for every dollar men made were Idaho at 76 cents and Alabama at 77 cents.

In 2024, Kentucky had the sixth-largest gender pay gap among states.

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


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