Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's, 1951–2013
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table shows how much women working full-time, year-round in the United States make compared to men. For example, in 1951, women made about 64 cents for every dollar earned by men. The wage gap has narrowed over time, with today's women (age 15 and over) earning 78 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2013 (for year-round, full-time work).
Year | Percent | Year | Percent | Year | Percent | Year | Percent |
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1951 | 63.9% | 1970 | 59.4% | 1989 | 68.7% | 2008 | 77.1% |
1952 | 63.9 | 1971 | 59.5 | 1990 | 71.6 | 2009 | 77.0 |
1953 | 63.9 | 1972 | 57.9 | 1991 | 69.9 | 2010 | 77.4 |
1954 | 63.9 | 1973 | 56.6 | 1992 | 70.8 | 2011 | 77.0 |
1955 | 63.9 | 1974 | 58.8 | 1993 | 71.5 | 2012 | 76.5 |
1956 | 63.3 | 1975 | 58.8 | 1994 | 72.0 | 2013 | 78.3 |
1957 | 63.8 | 1976 | 60.2 | 1995 | 71.4 | 2014 | n.a. |
1958 | 63.0 | 1977 | 58.9 | 1996 | 73.8 | 2015 | n.a. |
1959 | 61.3 | 1978 | 59.4 | 1997 | 74.2 | 2016 | n.a. |
1960 | 60.7 | 1979 | 59.7 | 1998 | 73.2 | 2017 | n.a. |
1961 | 59.2 | 1980 | 60.2 | 1999 | 72.2 | 2018 | n.a. |
1962 | 59.3 | 1981 | 59.2 | 2000 | 73.3 | 2019 | n.a. |
1963 | 58.9 | 1982 | 61.7 | 2001 | 76.3 | 2020 | n.a. |
1964 | 59.1 | 1983 | 63.6 | 2002 | 76.6 | 2021 | n.a. |
1965 | 59.9 | 1984 | 63.7 | 2003 | 75.5 | 2022 | n.a. |
1966 | 57.6 | 1985 | 64.6 | 2004 | 76.6 | 2023 | n.a. |
1967 | 57.8 | 1986 | 64.3 | 2005 | 77.0 | 2024 | n.a. |
1968 | 58.2 | 1987 | 65.2 | 2006 | 76.9 | 2025 | n.a. |
1969 | 58.9 | 1988 | 66.0 | 2007 | 77.8 | 2026 | n.a. |
Source: U.S. Women's Bureau and the National Committee on Pay Equity. Reproduced by permission of the National Committee on Pay Equity.
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