What Women Earn by Race/Ethnicity
 
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Native American
Other Race or Two or More Races
All
State
Women
Ratio to White Men
Women
Ratio to White Men
Women
Ratio to White Men
Women
Ratio to White Men
Women
Ratio to White Men
Women
Ratio to White Men
Women
Ratio to All Men
Alabama
$35,212
70.8%
$22,627
45.5%
$28,410
57.2%
$37,283
75.0%
N/A
N/A
$36,248
72.9%
$33,000
76.0%
Alaska
$46,000
72.0%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,000
46.9%
$37,697
59.0%
$41,426
64.8%
$43,000
76.8%
Arizona
$40,586
78.4%
$28,000
54.1%
$35,513
68.6%
$40,586
78.4%
$31,000
59.9%
$37,283
72.0%
$36,000
81.8%
Arkansas
$32,000
78.0%
$22,322
54.4%
$28,895
70.5%
$30,000
73.2%
N/A
N/A
$27,700
67.6%
$30,000
75.0%
California
$51,782
76.2%
$30,000
44.1%
$43,630
64.2%
$49,718
73.1%
$39,000
57.4%
$46,572
68.5%
$42,000
84.0%
Colorado
$43,000
77.1%
$30,000
53.8%
$36,527
65.5%
$39,355
70.5%
$31,069
55.7%
$38,000
68.1%
$40,000
80.0%
Connecticut
$50,747
75.4%
$30,500
45.3%
$39,355
58.5%
$51,782
76.9%
N/A
N/A
$38,319
56.9%
$46,000
76.7%
Delaware
$43,497
83.6%
$31,069
59.7%
$37,440
72.0%
$53,776
103.4%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$41,000
82.2%
District of Columbia
$70,424
80.0%
$42,615
48.4%
$48,703
55.3%
$64,210
73.0%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$60,000
87.0%
Florida
$38,000
79.2%
$28,410
59.2%
$30,000
62.5%
$36,000
75.0%
$31,069
64.7%
$35,000
72.9%
$34,000
85.0%
Georgia
$39,400
77.7%
$24,855
49.0%
$32,000
63.1%
$35,000
69.0%
N/A
N/A
$34,498
68.0%
$35,000
82.4%
Hawaii
$45,659
90.0%
$35,212
69.4%
N/A
N/A
$37,542
74.0%
N/A
N/A
$36,527
72.0%
$40,000
83.3%
Idaho
$32,105
71.9%
$22,784
51.0%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,000
75.0%
Illinois
$41,601
71.7%
$26,990
46.5%
$36,527
63.0%
$49,711
85.7%
N/A
N/A
$40,586
70.0%
$40,000
80.0%
Indiana
$34,694
73.2%
$25,891
54.6%
$32,000
67.5%
$36,527
77.1%
N/A
N/A
$31,069
65.5%
$34,000
75.6%
Iowa
$35,513
77.8%
$25,891
56.7%
$28,600
62.6%
$32,053
70.2%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$35,000
77.8%
Kansas
$36,000
75.0%
$24,855
51.8%
$31,069
64.7%
$34,487
71.8%
N/A
N/A
$30,439
63.4%
$35,000
77.8%
Kentucky
$33,483
75.2%
$25,891
58.1%
$28,998
65.1%
$36,248
81.4%
N/A
N/A
$36,300
81.5%
$33,200
77.6%
Louisiana
$36,000
68.2%
$28,000
53.1%
$25,891
49.1%
$34,694
65.8%
N/A
N/A
$30,034
56.9%
$32,000
66.7%
Maine
$36,000
82.5%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$36,000
83.7%
Maryland
$51,782
76.9%
$31,069
46.2%
$46,000
68.3%
$55,806
82.9%
N/A
N/A
$50,000
74.3%
$49,800
87.4%
Massachusetts
$50,000
78.1%
$31,657
49.5%
$39,355
61.5%
$50,732
79.3%
N/A
N/A
$36,248
56.6%
$48,500
80.8%
Michigan
$38,000
74.9%
$29,222
57.6%
$34,176
67.4%
$47,000
92.6%
$31,353
61.8%
$35,000
69.0%
$37,000
77.1%
Minnesota
$41,426
80.0%
$28,410
54.9%
$32,976
63.7%
$37,000
71.5%
$32,726
63.2%
$34,498
66.6%
$40,000
80.0%
Mississippi
$33,141
73.6%
$27,395
60.9%
$25,000
55.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,000
75.0%
Missouri
$35,000
76.9%
$25,891
56.9%
$31,069
68.3%
$33,000
72.5%
N/A
N/A
$32,312
71.0%
$34,000
79.1%
Montana
$32,105
76.4%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,000
71.4%
N/A
N/A
$31,600
75.2%
Nebraska
$35,000
75.3%
$25,000
53.8%
$27,500
59.1%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$32,900
73.1%
Nevada
$41,426
80.0%
$28,000
54.1%
$33,762
65.2%
$36,000
69.5%
$32,000
61.8%
$35,000
67.6%
$35,000
82.7%
New Hampshire
$41,426
75.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$37,542
68.5%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$40,000
76.9%
New Jersey
$51,782
72.9%
$31,069
43.7%
$42,000
59.1%
$60,879
85.7%
N/A
N/A
$43,497
61.2%
$48,000
80.0%
New Mexico
$42,250
81.6%
$30,000
57.9%
N/A
N/A
$35,000
67.6%
$26,800
51.8%
N/A
N/A
$35,000
82.7%
New York
$48,000
80.0%
$33,141
55.2%
$40,000
66.7%
$48,675
81.1%
$36,248
60.4%
$40,586
67.6%
$43,800
87.6%
North Carolina
$37,283
77.7%
$22,800
47.5%
$30,034
62.6%
$34,000
70.8%
$28,000
58.3%
$32,000
66.7%
$35,000
83.3%
North Dakota
$34,600
72.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,439
63.8%
N/A
N/A
$35,000
75.8%
Ohio
$36,527
75.0%
$30,439
62.5%
$31,454
64.6%
$40,000
82.1%
N/A
N/A
$35,000
71.9%
$36,000
76.8%
Oklahoma
$33,141
71.3%
$23,400
50.3%
$30,000
64.5%
$31,069
66.8%
$30,439
65.5%
$30,000
64.5%
$32,000
80.0%
Oregon
$39,355
78.7%
$25,366
50.7%
$35,513
71.0%
$37,180
74.4%
$32,976
66.0%
$35,000
70.0%
$38,000
82.6%
Pennsylvania
$39,000
76.9%
$27,400
54.0%
$35,513
70.0%
$41,426
81.7%
N/A
N/A
$34,000
67.0%
$38,000
76.0%
Rhode Island
$44,000
81.5%
$27,962
51.8%
$32,164
59.6%
$40,390
74.8%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$43,000
82.7%
South Carolina
$36,000
77.2%
$25,891
55.6%
$26,600
57.1%
$31,069
66.7%
N/A
N/A
$29,000
62.2%
$32,000
80.0%
South Dakota
$31,069
76.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,000
73.9%
N/A
N/A
$30,000
76.9%
Tennessee
$35,000
78.4%
$21,334
47.8%
$30,439
68.2%
$36,527
81.8%
N/A
N/A
$30,439
68.2%
$33,500
83.8%
Texas
$42,000
71.4%
$25,891
44.0%
$34,498
58.6%
$45,568
77.4%
$41,000
69.7%
$38,008
64.6%
$35,000
77.8%
Utah
$35,513
69.0%
$24,000
46.6%
N/A
N/A
$36,248
70.4%
$28,000
54.4%
$30,000
58.3%
$35,000
70.0%
Vermont
$39,355
87.5%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$38,900
86.4%
Virginia
$44,015
73.4%
$30,439
50.7%
$35,212
58.7%
$50,732
84.6%
N/A
N/A
$41,000
68.3%
$41,000
78.8%
Washington
$43,186
73.2%
$27,000
45.8%
$36,527
61.9%
$40,586
68.8%
$37,136
62.9%
$40,586
68.8%
$41,300
77.9%
West Virginia
$30,439
67.6%
N/A
N/A
$27,395
60.9%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$30,300
67.3%
Wisconsin
$37,387
76.3%
$25,366
51.8%
$30,439
62.1%
$32,469
66.3%
$29,930
61.1%
$31,069
63.4%
$36,000
78.3%
Wyoming
$35,513
67.0%
$31,069
58.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$36,000
67.9%
United States
$40,586
78.1%
$28,410
54.6%
$33,555
64.5%
$45,000
86.5%
$32,000
61.5%
$37,283
71.7%
$38,000
79.2%
Note: Median annual earnings and ratios are for workers aged 16 and older employed full-time, year-round. Data by race and ethnicity are three-year (2011–2013) averages; data for all women and men are for 2013. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.  N/A=insufficient sample size.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey data (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).