Gender wage gap in United States
United States: Gender wage gap was 19.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap in United States, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States recorded 19.2 for gender wage gap in 2025. 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 wage gap 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 wage gap 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% |
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in United States?
- Gender wage gap in United States was 19.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.19 in 2022.
- How does United States rank for gender wage gap?
- United States ranks 10th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap 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, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is calculated as the difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men. This indicator provides a measure of the relative difference between the earnings of men and those of women. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.