What is the current gender pay gap in Montana?
Updated annually
In 2024, women in Washington state made about 83 cents for every dollar men made. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 20% 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.
$0.83
Women’s earnings per $1 earned by men, full-time workers only (2024)
20%
Men’s median earnings advantage over women (2024)
The gender pay gap was at its narrowest in 2023 when women made 84 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 in the state made 77 cents for every dollar men made.
In 2024, women in Montana earned $0.83 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 $1,217 compared with $1,010 of women, a difference of $207. Adjusting for inflation, the income gap was its narrowest in 2015, when men usually made $177.35 more a week than women.
In 2024, women in Montana earned $1,010 in a typical week compared with $1,217 for men.
Usual median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex (adjusted for inflation)
In 2024, Montana had the twenty-second-narrowest gender pay gap among states. Other states that had a pay gap similar to the 83 cents women earned for every dollar men made were Rhode Island at 83 cents and Kansas at 83 cents.
In 2024, Montana had the twenty-second-narrowest gender pay gap among states.
Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2024)
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