Gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male … female, male in United States
United States: Gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male … female, male was 19.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force in United States, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force in United States stood at 19.2. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force in United States peaked at 19.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.19, 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.
Gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male … female, male in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.88 | — |
| 2004 | 17.7 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.04 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 18.12 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 16.77 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 17.53 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.4 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 12.6 | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 14.76 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 16.77 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 14.37 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 14.03 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.36 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 12.66 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 13.78 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 13.96 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.77 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.76 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.19 | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 13.5 | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 15.32 | +13.5% |
| 2025 | 19.2 | +25.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 19.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.88, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.63 | 16.4 | 19.04 | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.08 | 12.6 | 16.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.46 | 11.19 | 19.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force in United States?
- Gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force in United States was 19.2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.19 in 2022.
- How does United States rank for gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force?
- United States ranks 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in hourly wages vs ratio of female to male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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