In 1979, full-time female workers made an average of 182 U.S. dollars per week, compared with male workers who could expect to make around 292 U.S. dollars in the same week. In 2022, numbers for both genders had increased considerably, yet female workers made an average of 958 U.S. dollars compared to 1,154 compared to male workers.
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender
(in current U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Female full-time earnings
Male full-time earnings
2022
958
1,154
2021
912
1,097
2020
891
1,082
2019
821
1,007
2018
789
973
2017
770
941
2016
749
915
2015
726
895
2014
719
871
2013
706
860
2012
691
854
2011
684
832
2010
669
824
2009
657
819
2008
638
798
2007
614
766
2006
600
743
2005
585
722
2004
573
713
2003
552
695
2002
529
679
2001
512
670
2000
493
641
1999
473
618
1998
456
598
1997
431
579
1996
418
557
1995
406
538
1994
399
522
1993
393
510
1992
380
501
1991
366
493
1990
346
481
1989
328
468
1988
315
449
1987
303
434
1986
291
419
1985
277
407
1984
265
392
1983
252
379
1982
239
364
1981
219
340
1980
201
313
1979
182
292
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The term "current U.S. dollars" refers to the value of the currency at the recorded time, and is not adjusted for inflation. In the case of 1979, 241 current U.S. dollars refers to the value of 241 U.S. dollars in 1979.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377873/median-weekly-earnings-gender-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377873/median-weekly-earnings-gender-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377873/median-weekly-earnings-gender-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Weekly Earnings of Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022, by Gender (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377873/median-weekly-earnings-gender-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377873/median-weekly-earnings-gender-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377873/median-weekly-earnings-gender-us/