What is the current gender pay gap in Texas?
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In 2024, women in the United States made about 80 cents for every dollar men made. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 25% 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.
$0.8
Women’s earnings per $1 earned by men, full-time workers only (2024)
25%
Men’s median earnings advantage over women (2024)
The gender pay gap was at its narrowest in 2020 when women made 87 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 80 cents for every dollar men made.
In 2024, women in Texas earned $0.8 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 $1,204 compared with $962 of women, a difference of $242. Adjusting for inflation, the income gap was its narrowest in 2020, when men usually made $158.78 more a week than women.
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In 2024, women in Texas earned $962 in a typical week compared with $1,204 for men.
Usual median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex (adjusted for inflation)
In 2024, Texas had the seventeenth-largest gender pay gap among states. Other states that had a pay gap similar to the 80 cents women earned for every dollar men made were Delaware at 80 cents and Wyoming at 80 cents.
In 2024, Texas had the seventeenth-largest gender pay gap among states.
Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2024)
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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.
