In 2022, the median usual weekly earnings of employed women in the United States was 958 U.S. dollars. Dollar value is based on 2022 U.S. dollars. In 1979, the median weekly earnings of women in full-time employment was 687 constant 2022 U.S. dollars. Median weekly earnings for women unadjusted for inflation can be found here.
Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022
(in constant 2022 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Wage in constant 2022 U.S. dollars
2022
958
2021
986
2020
1,009
2019
943
2018
923
2017
922
2016
916
2015
900
2014
892
2013
890
2012
885
2011
894
2010
903
2009
901
2008
872
2007
871
2006
876
2005
881
2004
893
2003
883
2002
866
2001
850
2000
843
1999
836
1998
823
1997
788
1996
781
1995
779
1994
784
1993
788
1992
782
1991
771
1990
755
1989
752
1988
754
1987
752
1986
746
1985
721
1984
714
1983
708
1982
699
1981
680
1980
681
1979
687
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The term constant dollars refers to a metric for valuing the price of something over time, without that metric changing due to inflation or deflation. The term specifically refers to dollars whose present value is linked to a given year.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185256/median-weekly-earnings-of-female-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185256/median-weekly-earnings-of-female-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185256/median-weekly-earnings-of-female-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Inflation Adjusted Weekly Earnings of Female Full-time Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022 (in Constant 2022 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185256/median-weekly-earnings-of-female-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185256/median-weekly-earnings-of-female-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of female full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185256/median-weekly-earnings-of-female-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/
