In 2021, female employee earnings were outpaced by male earnings across nearly all industries, with sharp disparities in the professional and technical services industry, as well as the finance and insurance industry. In that year, there were no industries in which women earned more than men.
Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings
(in U.S. dollars)
Occupation
Women's earnings
Men's earnings
Total
912
1,097
Professional and technical services
1,257
1,736
Finance and insurance
1,074
1,657
Information
1,142
1,539
Utilities
1,137
1,351
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
1,299
1,327
Public administration
1,058
1,311
Educational services
1,063
1,248
Health care and social assistance
900
1,201
Durable goods manufacturing
890
1,132
Nondurable goods manufacturing
856
1,089
Wholesale trade
907
1,048
Real estate and rental and leasing
990
1,011
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2OccupationMedian weekly earnings in U.S. dollars1,0971,0971,7361,7361,6571,6571,5391,5391,3511,3511,3271,3271,3111,3111,2481,2481,2011,2011,1321,1321,0891,0891,0481,0481,0111,0119809809739739589588928928248247817817027026656659129121,2571,2571,0741,0741,1421,1421,1371,1371,2991,2991,0581,0581,0631,063900900890890856856907907990990807807947947783783756756673673707707623623588588Women's earningsMen's earningsTotalProfessional and technical servicesFinance and insuranceInformationUtilitiesMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionPublic administrationEducational servicesHealth care and social assistanceDurable goods manufacturingNondurable goods manufacturingWholesale tradeReal estate and rental and leasingTransportation and warehousingConstructionOther services, except private householdsArts, entertainment, and recreationRetail tradeManagement, administrative, and waste servicesAgriculture and related industriesAccommodation and food services
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 12, 2023). Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244202/us-gender-wage-gap-by-industry/
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