Mexico vs United States of America: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational over time
- Mexico
- United States of America
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 81.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 80.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers in United States of America, a difference of 1.32 Percentage of earnings of men workers.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 17th of 27 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.73 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 76.2 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 2.53 Percentage of earnings of men workers | Mexico |
| 2020s | 79.5 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 80.51 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1.01 Percentage of earnings of men workers | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational, Mexico or United States of America?
- Mexico, at 81.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 80.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational between Mexico and United States of America?
- 1.32 Percentage of earnings of men workers, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Mexico ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 17th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.