Equal Wage Gap
82.2¢
is the amount a woman earns for every dollar a man would earn in the same job. Lowering the disparity in wages between men and women is a critical component to poverty reduction, as more women are entering the workforce and are now primary or co-breadwinners of their households.
Download the Equal Wage Gap factsheet for more information.
| State | Equal Wage Gap | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| Alaska | 74.0¢ | 44th | |
| Arizona | 82.0¢ | 10th | |
| Arkansas | 85.0¢ | 4th | |
| California | 85.0¢ | 4th | |
| Colorado | 79.0¢ | 18th | |
| Connecticut | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| Delaware | 90.0¢ | 1st | |
| District of Columbia | 80.0¢ | 14th | |
| Florida | 83.0¢ | 9th | |
| Georgia | 81.0¢ | 13th | |
| Hawaii | 82.0¢ | 10th | |
| Idaho | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| Illinois | 75.0¢ | 41st | |
| Indiana | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| Iowa | 75.0¢ | 41st | |
| Kansas | 76.0¢ | 38th | |
| Kentucky | 79.0¢ | 18th | |
| Louisiana | 69.0¢ | 49th | |
| Maine | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| Maryland | 86.0¢ | 3rd | |
| Massachusetts | 79.0¢ | 18th | |
| Michigan | 74.0¢ | 44th | |
| Minnesota | 80.0¢ | 14th | |
| Mississippi | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| Missouri | 73.0¢ | 46th | |
| Montana | 75.0¢ | 41st | |
| Nebraska | 80.0¢ | 14th | |
| Nevada | 73.0¢ | 46th | |
| New Hampshire | 79.0¢ | 18th | |
| New Jersey | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| New Mexico | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| New York | 79.0¢ | 18th | |
| North Carolina | 85.0¢ | 4th | |
| North Dakota | 84.0¢ | 8th | |
| Ohio | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| Oklahoma | 76.0¢ | 38th | |
| Oregon | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| Pennsylvania | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| Rhode Island | 85.0¢ | 4th | |
| South Carolina | 76.0¢ | 38th | |
| South Dakota | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| Tennessee | 80.0¢ | 14th | |
| Texas | 82.0¢ | 10th | |
| Utah | 69.0¢ | 49th | |
| Vermont | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| Virginia | 87.0¢ | 2nd | |
| Washington | 77.0¢ | 30th | |
| West Virginia | 78.0¢ | 23rd | |
| Wisconsin | 70.0¢ | 48th | |
| Wyoming | 67.0¢ | 51st | |