Economic Impact of Equal Pay for Married 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 Married Women (in billions) |
|
United States |
2.3% |
1.1% |
-53.5% |
$42,482 |
$49,280 |
$6,798 |
16.0% |
$246.3 |
Alabama |
2.5% |
1.1% |
-56.2% |
$37,909 |
$44,308 |
$6,399 |
16.9% |
$3.7 |
Alaska |
1.3% |
0.6% |
-54.5% |
$42,644 |
$49,738 |
$7,094 |
16.6% |
$0.6 |
Arizona |
2.6% |
1.4% |
-46.9% |
$42,411 |
$47,895 |
$5,483 |
12.9% |
$3.7 |
Arkansas |
3.4% |
1.8% |
-46.1% |
$38,215 |
$44,061 |
$5,845 |
15.3% |
$2.0 |
California |
2.9% |
1.3% |
-53.5% |
$47,377 |
$53,503 |
$6,126 |
12.9% |
$23.9 |
Colorado |
2.6% |
1.6% |
-37.2% |
$45,333 |
$52,330 |
$6,997 |
15.4% |
$4.8 |
Connecticut |
1.3% |
0.4% |
-68.2% |
$52,344 |
$60,721 |
$8,377 |
16.0% |
$3.9 |
Delaware |
1.8% |
0.7% |
-62.6% |
$44,317 |
$50,895 |
$6,577 |
14.8% |
$0.7 |
District of Columbia |
1.1% |
0.4% |
-65.6% |
$79,453 |
$88,593 |
$9,141 |
11.5% |
$0.5 |
Florida |
3.1% |
1.3% |
-58.4% |
$39,813 |
$45,592 |
$5,779 |
14.5% |
$12.0 |
Georgia |
2.7% |
1.1% |
-58.3% |
$41,182 |
$47,799 |
$6,617 |
16.1% |
$7.0 |
Hawaii |
2.3% |
1.4% |
-39.7% |
$42,433 |
$47,943 |
$5,510 |
13.0% |
$0.8 |
Idaho |
3.2% |
1.8% |
-44.1% |
$31,887 |
$39,287 |
$7,400 |
23.2% |
$1.6 |
Illinois |
1.9% |
0.7% |
-62.8% |
$44,708 |
$51,750 |
$7,042 |
15.8% |
$10.6 |
Indiana |
1.5% |
0.6% |
-62.5% |
$36,642 |
$44,357 |
$7,715 |
21.1% |
$6.2 |
Iowa |
0.7% |
0.2% |
-72.0% |
$39,216 |
$45,372 |
$6,156 |
15.7% |
$2.8 |
Kansas |
1.8% |
0.7% |
-61.5% |
$35,439 |
$42,990 |
$7,551 |
21.3% |
$3.0 |
Kentucky |
4.1% |
2.3% |
-43.2% |
$35,976 |
$41,275 |
$5,299 |
14.7% |
$2.8 |
Louisiana |
2.5% |
1.5% |
-42.3% |
$39,184 |
$46,625 |
$7,441 |
19.0% |
$3.3 |
Maine |
1.7% |
0.9% |
-44.9% |
$39,063 |
$43,590 |
$4,527 |
11.6% |
$0.8 |
Maryland |
1.7% |
0.4% |
-74.0% |
$51,047 |
$59,074 |
$8,027 |
15.7% |
$5.9 |
Massachusetts |
1.6% |
0.6% |
-63.6% |
$50,498 |
$59,223 |
$8,725 |
17.3% |
$7.1 |
Michigan |
1.7% |
0.9% |
-44.5% |
$39,901 |
$46,539 |
$6,638 |
16.6% |
$7.8 |
Minnesota |
2.6% |
1.3% |
-48.9% |
$44,870 |
$52,271 |
$7,401 |
16.5% |
$5.9 |
Mississippi |
3.0% |
2.4% |
-19.6% |
$38,123 |
$44,244 |
$6,121 |
16.1% |
$1.8 |
Missouri |
2.1% |
0.9% |
-58.9% |
$39,756 |
$46,240 |
$6,484 |
16.3% |
$4.9 |
Montana |
2.8% |
1.5% |
-43.8% |
$34,019 |
$39,179 |
$5,160 |
15.2% |
$0.7 |
Nebraska |
1.8% |
1.0% |
-47.0% |
$37,980 |
$43,737 |
$5,757 |
15.2% |
$1.6 |
Nevada |
2.8% |
1.6% |
-43.4% |
$38,575 |
$43,846 |
$5,271 |
13.7% |
$1.4 |
New Hampshire |
1.0% |
0.1% |
-85.7% |
$47,674 |
$55,821 |
$8,146 |
17.1% |
$1.6 |
New Jersey |
1.0% |
0.4% |
-56.4% |
$47,705 |
$56,041 |
$8,336 |
17.5% |
$8.9 |
New Mexico |
3.5% |
1.5% |
-58.2% |
$43,068 |
$49,670 |
$6,602 |
15.3% |
$1.4 |
New York |
2.5% |
1.2% |
-49.8% |
$47,952 |
$54,950 |
$6,998 |
14.6% |
$14.1 |
North Carolina |
2.9% |
1.8% |
-37.4% |
$37,204 |
$43,080 |
$5,876 |
15.8% |
$6.8 |
North Dakota |
1.5% |
0.4% |
-74.5% |
$39,371 |
$46,114 |
$6,743 |
17.1% |
$0.7 |
Ohio |
2.6% |
0.9% |
-65.4% |
$38,158 |
$44,710 |
$6,551 |
17.2% |
$8.7 |
Oklahoma |
2.5% |
1.2% |
-51.6% |
$38,048 |
$44,667 |
$6,619 |
17.4% |
$2.8 |
Oregon |
2.2% |
1.0% |
-55.3% |
$39,827 |
$46,944 |
$7,117 |
17.9% |
$3.5 |
Pennsylvania |
1.4% |
0.8% |
-40.5% |
$42,232 |
$49,438 |
$7,206 |
17.1% |
$11.1 |
Rhode Island |
0.9% |
0.3% |
-67.0% |
$50,256 |
$56,198 |
$5,942 |
11.8% |
$0.7 |
South Carolina |
2.1% |
0.6% |
-72.6% |
$37,144 |
$44,310 |
$7,165 |
19.3% |
$3.6 |
South Dakota |
1.7% |
0.6% |
-65.6% |
$35,536 |
$41,577 |
$6,041 |
17.0% |
$0.8 |
Tennessee |
1.7% |
0.7% |
-59.3% |
$38,063 |
$44,127 |
$6,064 |
15.9% |
$4.5 |
Texas |
2.7% |
1.2% |
-55.7% |
$40,827 |
$47,656 |
$6,830 |
16.7% |
$19.3 |
Utah |
2.3% |
1.3% |
-43.6% |
$34,462 |
$41,576 |
$7,114 |
20.6% |
$2.5 |
Vermont |
1.0% |
0.6% |
-43.8% |
$38,961 |
$44,648 |
$5,687 |
14.6% |
$0.5 |
Virginia |
0.9% |
0.3% |
-70.3% |
$50,259 |
$58,941 |
$8,681 |
17.3% |
$9.1 |
Washington |
2.4% |
0.9% |
-60.6% |
$42,862 |
$50,825 |
$7,963 |
18.6% |
$6.7 |
West Virginia |
2.4% |
1.4% |
-43.1% |
$36,030 |
$42,401 |
$6,372 |
17.7% |
$1.3 |
Wisconsin |
1.5% |
0.8% |
-49.1% |
$38,540 |
$44,920 |
$6,380 |
16.6% |
$5.1 |
Wyoming |
1.6% |
1.0% |
-37.4% |
$36,147 |
$44,849 |
$8,703 |
24.1% |
$0.7 |