Half in Ten: Restoring Shared Prosperity

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.
StateEqual Wage GapRank
Alabama77.0¢
30th
Alaska74.0¢
44th
Arizona82.0¢
10th
Arkansas85.0¢
4th
California85.0¢
4th
Colorado79.0¢
18th
Connecticut78.0¢
23rd
Delaware90.0¢
1st
District of Columbia80.0¢
14th
Florida83.0¢
9th
Georgia81.0¢
13th
Hawaii82.0¢
10th
Idaho77.0¢
30th
Illinois75.0¢
41st
Indiana77.0¢
30th
Iowa75.0¢
41st
Kansas76.0¢
38th
Kentucky79.0¢
18th
Louisiana69.0¢
49th
Maine77.0¢
30th
Maryland86.0¢
3rd
Massachusetts79.0¢
18th
Michigan74.0¢
44th
Minnesota80.0¢
14th
Mississippi78.0¢
23rd
Missouri73.0¢
46th
Montana75.0¢
41st
Nebraska80.0¢
14th
Nevada73.0¢
46th
New Hampshire79.0¢
18th
New Jersey77.0¢
30th
New Mexico78.0¢
23rd
New York79.0¢
18th
North Carolina85.0¢
4th
North Dakota84.0¢
8th
Ohio77.0¢
30th
Oklahoma76.0¢
38th
Oregon78.0¢
23rd
Pennsylvania77.0¢
30th
Rhode Island85.0¢
4th
South Carolina76.0¢
38th
South Dakota78.0¢
23rd
Tennessee80.0¢
14th
Texas82.0¢
10th
Utah69.0¢
49th
Vermont78.0¢
23rd
Virginia87.0¢
2nd
Washington77.0¢
30th
West Virginia78.0¢
23rd
Wisconsin70.0¢
48th
Wyoming67.0¢
51st