U.S. women's median earnings as a share of men's earnings 1982-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 9, 2024
Women's earnings as a share of men's have increased since 1982 across all age groups. While 25-35 year old women's median hourly earnings were 92 percent of their male counterparts, the pay gap becomes more extreme as women age.

Median hourly earnings of women as a share of the median hourly earnings of men in the United States from 1982 to 2022, by age

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March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1982 to 2022

Age group

25-64 years

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