Gender wage gap in United States of America
United States of America: Gender wage gap was 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in United States of America, 1973β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage gap in United States of America is 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in United States of America peaked at 34.17 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 1973 and was at its lowest, 8.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 10th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.34 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 23.97 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 34.17 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7 |
| 1980s | 23.01 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 18.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 27.27 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.35 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.72 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 7 Austria 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 8 Japan 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 9 Israel 12.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 12 Chile 11.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 13 Germany 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (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)
- 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) 56.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in United States of America?
- Gender wage gap in United States of America was 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 34.17 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 1973.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for gender wage gap?
- United States of America ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.