Table B2.5
| Median Annual Earnings and the Gender Earnings Ratio for Women and Men with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Aged 25 and Older) by State, 2013 | ||||||
Women’s Earnings |
Men’s Earnings |
Earnings Ratio |
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State |
Dollars |
Rank |
Dollars |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Alabama |
$49,000 |
34 |
$70,000 |
24 |
70.0% |
39 |
Alaska |
$56,000 |
14 |
$78,000 |
13 |
71.8% |
34 |
Arizona |
$50,000 |
27 |
$75,000 |
15 |
66.7% |
47 |
Arkansas |
$48,000 |
37 |
$65,000 |
34 |
73.8% |
21 |
California |
$65,000 |
4 |
$90,000 |
3 |
72.2% |
32 |
Colorado |
$53,000 |
18 |
$76,000 |
14 |
69.7% |
41 |
Connecticut |
$65,000 |
4 |
$93,000 |
2 |
69.9% |
40 |
Delaware |
$58,000 |
12 |
$72,000 |
20 |
80.6% |
8 |
District of Columbia |
$74,000 |
1 |
$86,000 |
7 |
86.0% |
1 |
Florida |
$48,000 |
37 |
$65,000 |
34 |
73.8% |
21 |
Georgia |
$52,000 |
21 |
$72,000 |
20 |
72.2% |
32 |
Hawaii |
$50,000 |
27 |
$67,000 |
31 |
74.6% |
19 |
Idaho |
$45,000 |
46 |
$62,000 |
45 |
72.6% |
29 |
Illinois |
$59,000 |
11 |
$80,000 |
9 |
73.8% |
24 |
Indiana |
$49,300 |
33 |
$70,000 |
24 |
70.4% |
38 |
Iowa |
$50,000 |
27 |
$65,000 |
34 |
76.9% |
12 |
Kansas |
$47,000 |
42 |
$65,000 |
34 |
72.3% |
30 |
Kentucky |
$50,000 |
27 |
$65,000 |
34 |
76.9% |
12 |
Louisiana |
$48,000 |
37 |
$70,000 |
24 |
68.6% |
43 |
Maine |
$50,000 |
27 |
$60,000 |
47 |
83.3% |
4 |
Maryland |
$67,500 |
2 |
$90,000 |
3 |
75.0% |
16 |
Massachusetts |
$64,000 |
7 |
$88,000 |
6 |
72.7% |
28 |
Michigan |
$56,000 |
14 |
$75,000 |
15 |
74.7% |
17 |
Minnesota |
$56,000 |
14 |
$75,000 |
15 |
74.7% |
17 |
Mississippi |
$43,000 |
49 |
$60,000 |
47 |
71.7% |
35 |
Missouri |
$49,000 |
34 |
$65,000 |
34 |
75.4% |
15 |
Montana |
$45,000 |
46 |
$59,300 |
49 |
75.9% |
14 |
Nebraska |
$48,500 |
36 |
$65,000 |
34 |
74.6% |
20 |
Nevada |
$53,000 |
18 |
$65,000 |
34 |
81.5% |
6 |
New Hampshire |
$52,000 |
21 |
$80,000 |
9 |
65.0% |
50 |
New Jersey |
$67,000 |
3 |
$95,000 |
1 |
70.5% |
37 |
New Mexico |
$51,000 |
26 |
$66,000 |
32 |
77.3% |
11 |
New York |
$65,000 |
4 |
$80,000 |
9 |
81.3% |
7 |
North Carolina |
$50,000 |
27 |
$70,000 |
24 |
71.4% |
36 |
North Dakota |
$47,000 |
42 |
$55,000 |
50 |
85.5% |
2 |
Ohio |
$53,000 |
18 |
$72,000 |
20 |
73.6% |
25 |
Oklahoma |
$42,000 |
50 |
$62,000 |
45 |
67.7% |
44 |
Oregon |
$58,000 |
12 |
$70,000 |
24 |
82.9% |
5 |
Pennsylvania |
$55,000 |
17 |
$75,000 |
15 |
73.3% |
26 |
Rhode Island |
$62,000 |
8 |
$73,000 |
19 |
84.9% |
3 |
South Carolina |
$45,000 |
46 |
$68,000 |
29 |
66.2% |
49 |
South Dakota |
$38,000 |
51 |
$55,000 |
50 |
69.1% |
42 |
Tennessee |
$47,000 |
42 |
$65,000 |
34 |
72.3% |
30 |
Texas |
$52,000 |
21 |
$80,000 |
9 |
65.0% |
50 |
Utah |
$48,000 |
37 |
$71,000 |
23 |
67.6% |
46 |
Vermont |
$48,000 |
37 |
$65,000 |
34 |
73.8% |
21 |
Virginia |
$60,000 |
9 |
$90,000 |
3 |
66.7% |
47 |
Washington |
$60,000 |
9 |
$82,000 |
8 |
73.2% |
27 |
West Virginia |
$46,000 |
45 |
$68,000 |
29 |
67.6% |
45 |
Wisconsin |
$52,000 |
21 |
$66,000 |
32 |
78.8% |
10 |
Wyoming |
$52,000 |
21 |
$65,000 |
34 |
80.0% |
9 |
United States |
$55,000 |
$76,000 |
72.4% |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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