In 2022, the usual median hourly rate of a female worker's wage in the United States was 17.18 U.S. dollars. Dollar value is based on 2022 U.S. dollars. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when women's median hourly wage was 17.32 constant 2022 U.S. dollars. The median hourly earnings of women in the U.S. not adjusted for inflation can be accessed here.
Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of female wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021
(in constant 2022U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
2022
17.18
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2021
17.32
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2020
17.24
-
2019
17.14
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2018
16.69
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2017
16.61
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2016
16.14
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2015
15.89
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2014
15.36
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2013
15.4
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2012
15.47
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2011
15.75
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2010
16.03
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2009
16.23
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2008
15.98
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2007
15.69
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2006
15.72
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2005
15.81
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2004
15.9
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2003
16.18
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2002
16.27
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2001
16.16
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2000
15.54
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1999
15.42
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1998
15.04
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1997
14.63
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1996
14.56
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1995
14.47
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1994
14.42
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1993
14.35
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1992
14.38
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1991
14.23
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1990
14.1
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1989
14.06
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1988
14.02
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1987
13.95
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1986
13.72
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1985
13.39
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1984
13.42
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1983
13.51
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1982
13.48
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1981
13.29
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1980
13.42
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1979
13.66
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of female wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021 (in constant 2022U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185374/median-hourly-earnings-of-female-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of female wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021 (in constant 2022U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185374/median-hourly-earnings-of-female-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of female wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021 (in constant 2022U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185374/median-hourly-earnings-of-female-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Inflation Adjusted Hourly Earnings of Female Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2021 (in Constant 2022u.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185374/median-hourly-earnings-of-female-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of female wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021 (in constant 2022U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185374/median-hourly-earnings-of-female-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of female wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2021 (in constant 2022U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185374/median-hourly-earnings-of-female-wage-and-salary-workers/
