Economic Impact of Equal Pay for All Working Women

Impact on Poverty Impact on Earnings

Current Poverty Rate

Poverty Rate After Pay Adjustment

Amount the poverty rate would be reduced

Current Annual Earnings

Earnings After Pay Adjustment

Average Increase

Percent Increase*

Earnings Increase Added Up for All Working Women (in billions)

Earnings as a Percent of the State’s GDP in 2014**

United States

8.2%

4.0%

-50.9%

$37,358

$43,909

$6,551

17.5%

$482.2

2.8%

Alabama

8.9%

4.1%

-53.9%

$33,038

$39,379

$6,341

19.2%

$6.7

3.3%

Alaska

6.9%

3.9%

-43.4%

$37,803

$45,176

$7,373

19.5%

$1.2

2.2%

Arizona

10.4%

5.8%

-44.4%

$36,239

$41,892

$5,653

15.6%

$8.0

2.8%

Arkansas

11.8%

6.1%

-47.9%

$34,221

$39,920

$5,699

16.7%

$3.6

2.9%

California

8.1%

3.9%

-51.4%

$40,243

$46,348

$6,105

15.2%

$51.8

2.2%

Colorado

7.1%

3.8%

-45.9%

$39,762

$46,535

$6,773

17.0%

$8.7

2.8%

Connecticut

5.5%

2.4%

-56.2%

$44,265

$51,803

$7,538

17.0%

$6.9

2.7%

Delaware

7.5%

3.4%

-55.2%

$38,072

$44,501

$6,429

16.9%

$1.4

2.3%

District of Columbia

6.3%

3.2%

-48.8%

$59,927

$67,605

$7,677

12.8%

$1.4

1.3%

Florida

8.2%

3.5%

-56.6%

$36,209

$41,906

$5,697

15.7%

$25.4

3.0%

Georgia

9.3%

4.8%

-48.2%

$36,682

$43,109

$6,427

17.5%

$14.4

3.0%

Hawaii

6.3%

3.0%

-52.6%

$37,483

$42,865

$5,382

14.4%

$1.7

2.2%

Idaho

9.1%

5.1%

-44.2%

$30,017

$36,636

$6,620

22.1%

$2.5

3.9%

Illinois

8.4%

4.1%

-51.1%

$38,208

$44,948

$6,740

17.6%

$21.0

2.8%

Indiana

7.7%

4.6%

-40.1%

$32,497

$39,367

$6,869

21.1%

$10.5

3.3%

Iowa

7.1%

3.1%

-55.6%

$34,034

$39,949

$5,915

17.4%

$4.9

2.8%

Kansas

7.1%

4.2%

-41.7%

$31,289

$38,471

$7,182

23.0%

$5.2

3.5%

Kentucky

11.0%

6.1%

-44.5%

$32,221

$37,526

$5,304

16.5%

$5.3

2.8%

Louisiana

12.1%

5.3%

-56.2%

$32,220

$39,755

$7,535

23.4%

$7.7

3.1%

Maine

7.6%

4.0%

-47.4%

$33,592

$38,555

$4,963

14.8%

$1.7

3.1%

Maryland

4.6%

2.0%

-57.6%

$44,879

$52,620

$7,740

17.2%

$11.8

3.4%

Massachusetts

7.2%

3.2%

-56.3%

$42,006

$50,037

$8,031

19.1%

$13.8

3.0%

Michigan

9.2%

4.4%

-52.6%

$34,245

$40,780

$6,535

19.1%

$15.3

3.4%

Minnesota

6.9%

3.4%

-50.9%

$38,268

$45,419

$7,152

18.7%

$10.3

3.3%

Mississippi

12.5%

7.7%

-38.2%

$32,392

$38,452

$6,060

18.7%

$3.5

3.4%

Missouri

8.8%

4.0%

-54.6%

$36,314

$42,392

$6,078

16.7%

$8.8

3.1%

Montana

7.6%

4.4%

-42.6%

$31,096

$35,897

$4,801

15.4%

$1.2

2.7%

Nebraska

7.6%

3.8%

-50.1%

$33,579

$38,886

$5,307

15.8%

$2.6

2.3%

Nevada

8.7%

4.8%

-45.0%

$36,180

$41,346

$5,166

14.3%

$3.2

2.4%

New Hampshire

4.4%

1.8%

-60.0%

$40,274

$47,896

$7,621

18.9%

$2.7

3.8%

New Jersey

4.4%

2.1%

-51.7%

$42,394

$50,294

$7,899

18.6%

$16.6

3.0%

New Mexico

13.0%

6.1%

-53.0%

$37,916

$43,949

$6,032

15.9%

$2.6

2.8%

New York

7.1%

3.2%

-55.0%

$42,846

$49,522

$6,676

15.6%

$30.4

2.2%

North Carolina

10.3%

5.6%

-45.8%

$32,349

$38,067

$5,717

17.7%

$12.9

2.7%

North Dakota

5.9%

2.5%

-57.4%

$35,570

$42,221

$6,651

18.7%

$1.3

2.4%

Ohio

9.1%

4.7%

-48.0%

$33,249

$39,493

$6,244

18.8%

$16.9

2.9%

Oklahoma

9.0%

4.7%

-47.4%

$33,875

$40,280

$6,405

18.9%

$5.4

3.0%

Oregon

7.7%

3.7%

-52.6%

$35,747

$42,657

$6,910

19.3%

$6.2

2.9%

Pennsylvania

7.4%

3.8%

-49.0%

$36,556

$43,276

$6,720

18.4%

$20.6

3.1%

Rhode Island

5.4%

3.0%

-44.8%

$43,319

$49,385

$6,066

14.0%

$1.6

2.9%

South Carolina

8.9%

4.3%

-51.8%

$34,069

$40,641

$6,572

19.3%

$7.1

3.7%

South Dakota

8.1%

3.9%

-51.2%

$31,870

$38,001

$6,131

19.2%

$1.4

3.0%

Tennessee

10.1%

5.7%

-44.0%

$32,857

$38,771

$5,914

18.0%

$8.7

2.9%

Texas

10.5%

4.8%

-54.7%

$36,183

$42,881

$6,698

18.5%

$39.5

2.4%

Utah

6.8%

3.4%

-49.4%

$32,398

$38,971

$6,573

20.3%

$4.1

2.9%

Vermont

4.7%

2.0%

-57.0%

$36,870

$42,435

$5,565

15.1%

$1.0

3.3%

Virginia

5.3%

2.3%

-56.1%

$44,407

$52,584

$8,177

18.4%

$16.8

3.6%

Washington

6.9%

3.0%

-56.7%

$39,507

$47,389

$7,882

20.0%

$13.3

3.1%

West Virginia

8.1%

4.9%

-39.1%

$32,101

$38,347

$6,246

19.5%

$2.4

3.2%

Wisconsin

7.4%

4.3%

-42.5%

$34,018

$40,029

$6,011

17.7%

$8.8

3.0%

Wyoming

7.9%

3.3%

-58.5%

$32,111

$40,901

$8,791

27.4%

$1.3

2.9%

*Percent earnings increase compared to earnings before the adjustment due to equal pay. Includes zeros for women who currently earn more than if they were paid the same as men. The analysis compares working women with comparable men (men who are of the same age, have the same level of education, work the same number of hours, and have the same urban/rural status).

**GDP data are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Source: IWPR calculations based on the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic supplements based on Flood et al., 2013–2015 (for calendar years 2012–2014), Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 4.0.