Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) in United States
United States: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) was 0.437 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in United States, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.437 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in United States peaked at 0.437 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.357, in 2022.
That places United States 18th out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.379 | — |
| 1995 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.376 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.384 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.383 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.382 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.384 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.386 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.387 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.385 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.392 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.393 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.396 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.395 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.393 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.392 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.391 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.386 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.382 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.378 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.37 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.364 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.357 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.388 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.43 | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 0.437 | +1.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.437 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.38 | 0.376 | 0.384 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3853 | 0.382 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3899 | 0.378 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.391 | 0.357 | 0.437 | 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 gini index of monthly earnings of employees in United States?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in United States was 0.437 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.437 in 2025.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.357 in 2022.
- How does United States rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- United States ranks 18th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). 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 Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.