Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in United States
United States: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was 19.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in United States, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 19.2% for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in United States peaked at 19.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2022.
That places United States 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 19.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 11.2% | 19.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for United States
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in United States?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in United States was 19.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- United States ranks 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.