Table 2.1 State-by-State Rankings on the Employment and Earnings Composite and Its Components, 2013 |
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Composite Index |
Median Annual Earnings for Women Employed Full-Time, Year-Round |
Earnings Ratio Between Women and Men Employed Full-Time, Year-Round |
Percent of Women in the Labor Force |
Percent of Employed Women, Managerial or Professional Occupations |
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State |
Score |
Rank |
Grade |
Dollars |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Alabama |
3.69 |
46 |
D- |
$33,000 |
41 |
76.0% |
39 |
52.6% |
50 |
38.5% |
29 |
Alaska |
4.32 |
7 |
B |
$43,000 |
7 |
76.8% |
36 |
68.3% |
1 |
42.0% |
12 |
Arizona |
3.86 |
34 |
C- |
$36,000 |
22 |
81.8% |
17 |
54.3% |
48 |
37.9% |
37 |
Arkansas |
3.58 |
47 |
F |
$30,000 |
48 |
75.0% |
44 |
53.6% |
49 |
37.1% |
40 |
California |
4.13 |
15 |
B- |
$42,000 |
9 |
84.0% |
6 |
57.2% |
38 |
39.6% |
22 |
Colorado |
4.20 |
12 |
B |
$40,000 |
13 |
80.0% |
19 |
62.7% |
11 |
42.6% |
10 |
Connecticut |
4.35 |
5 |
B |
$46,000 |
5 |
76.7% |
38 |
62.6% |
14 |
43.9% |
6 |
Delaware |
4.20 |
12 |
B |
$41,000 |
11 |
82.2% |
16 |
58.9% |
27 |
43.0% |
8 |
District of Columbia |
5.33 |
1 |
A |
$60,000 |
1 |
87.0% |
3 |
64.4% |
7 |
61.9% |
1 |
Florida |
3.82 |
37 |
D+ |
$34,000 |
36 |
85.0% |
5 |
54.4% |
45 |
36.9% |
43 |
Georgia |
3.94 |
26 |
C |
$35,000 |
27 |
82.4% |
15 |
58.1% |
33 |
39.4% |
23 |
Hawaii |
4.05 |
18 |
C+ |
$40,000 |
13 |
83.3% |
9 |
59.4% |
23 |
37.0% |
42 |
Idaho |
3.54 |
50 |
F |
$30,000 |
48 |
75.0% |
44 |
56.4% |
40 |
33.6% |
50 |
Illinois |
4.11 |
16 |
B- |
$40,000 |
13 |
80.0% |
19 |
61.2% |
19 |
40.1% |
19 |
Indiana |
3.76 |
39 |
D |
$34,000 |
36 |
75.6% |
42 |
58.6% |
31 |
36.5% |
45 |
Iowa |
3.93 |
27 |
C |
$35,000 |
27 |
77.8% |
29 |
62.7% |
11 |
38.1% |
34 |
Kansas |
3.99 |
21 |
C+ |
$35,000 |
27 |
77.8% |
29 |
61.3% |
17 |
41.7% |
13 |
Kentucky |
3.73 |
43 |
D |
$33,200 |
40 |
77.6% |
32 |
54.4% |
45 |
37.7% |
38 |
Louisiana |
3.56 |
49 |
F |
$32,000 |
43 |
66.7% |
51 |
55.7% |
43 |
37.1% |
40 |
Maine |
4.03 |
19 |
C+ |
$36,000 |
22 |
83.7% |
8 |
60.4% |
21 |
39.7% |
21 |
Maryland |
4.72 |
2 |
B+ |
$49,800 |
2 |
87.4% |
2 |
65.0% |
6 |
47.8% |
2 |
Massachusetts |
4.57 |
3 |
B+ |
$48,500 |
3 |
80.8% |
18 |
63.3% |
9 |
47.5% |
3 |
Michigan |
3.85 |
36 |
C- |
$37,000 |
21 |
77.1% |
33 |
57.6% |
37 |
36.7% |
44 |
Minnesota |
4.24 |
10 |
B |
$40,000 |
13 |
80.0% |
19 |
66.4% |
2 |
41.5% |
14 |
Mississippi |
3.57 |
48 |
F |
$30,000 |
48 |
75.0% |
44 |
54.4% |
45 |
36.0% |
48 |
Missouri |
3.88 |
30 |
C- |
$34,000 |
36 |
79.1% |
25 |
59.9% |
22 |
38.3% |
32 |
Montana |
3.70 |
45 |
D- |
$31,600 |
46 |
75.2% |
43 |
59.0% |
26 |
36.2% |
47 |
Nebraska |
3.87 |
31 |
C- |
$32,900 |
42 |
73.1% |
47 |
65.2% |
5 |
38.7% |
28 |
Nevada |
3.75 |
41 |
D |
$35,000 |
27 |
82.7% |
11 |
59.2% |
24 |
31.0% |
51 |
New Hampshire |
4.20 |
12 |
B |
$40,000 |
13 |
76.9% |
34 |
62.7% |
11 |
44.2% |
5 |
New Jersey |
4.39 |
4 |
B |
$48,000 |
4 |
80.0% |
19 |
60.5% |
20 |
43.2% |
7 |
New Mexico |
3.87 |
31 |
C- |
$35,000 |
27 |
82.7% |
11 |
54.5% |
44 |
39.0% |
24 |
New York |
4.34 |
6 |
B |
$43,800 |
6 |
87.6% |
1 |
58.9% |
27 |
42.8% |
9 |
North Carolina |
3.97 |
23 |
C+ |
$35,000 |
27 |
83.3% |
9 |
58.1% |
33 |
40.3% |
18 |
North Dakota |
3.95 |
25 |
C |
$35,000 |
27 |
75.8% |
41 |
65.3% |
4 |
38.4% |
30 |
Ohio |
3.89 |
29 |
C |
$36,000 |
22 |
76.8% |
36 |
59.1% |
25 |
38.4% |
30 |
Oklahoma |
3.78 |
38 |
D+ |
$32,000 |
43 |
80.0% |
19 |
55.8% |
42 |
38.8% |
26 |
Oregon |
4.00 |
20 |
C+ |
$38,000 |
19 |
82.6% |
14 |
57.7% |
36 |
38.8% |
26 |
Pennsylvania |
3.97 |
23 |
C+ |
$38,000 |
19 |
76.0% |
39 |
58.6% |
31 |
40.5% |
17 |
Rhode Island |
4.24 |
10 |
B |
$43,000 |
7 |
82.7% |
11 |
62.3% |
16 |
40.1% |
19 |
South Carolina |
3.73 |
43 |
D |
$32,000 |
43 |
80.0% |
19 |
56.8% |
39 |
36.4% |
46 |
South Dakota |
3.74 |
42 |
D |
$30,000 |
48 |
76.9% |
34 |
65.5% |
3 |
34.2% |
49 |
Tennessee |
3.86 |
34 |
C- |
$33,500 |
39 |
83.8% |
7 |
56.3% |
41 |
38.1% |
34 |
Texas |
3.87 |
31 |
C- |
$35,000 |
27 |
77.8% |
29 |
58.1% |
33 |
38.9% |
25 |
Utah |
3.76 |
39 |
D |
$35,000 |
27 |
70.0% |
48 |
58.7% |
29 |
38.0% |
36 |
Vermont |
4.25 |
8 |
B |
$38,900 |
18 |
86.4% |
4 |
62.5% |
15 |
42.6% |
10 |
Virginia |
4.25 |
8 |
B |
$41,000 |
11 |
78.8% |
26 |
61.3% |
17 |
45.1% |
4 |
Washington |
4.09 |
17 |
B- |
$41,300 |
10 |
77.9% |
28 |
58.7% |
29 |
40.6% |
16 |
West Virginia |
3.43 |
51 |
F |
$30,300 |
47 |
67.3% |
50 |
49.3% |
51 |
37.4% |
39 |
Wisconsin |
3.98 |
22 |
C+ |
$36,000 |
22 |
78.3% |
27 |
63.4% |
8 |
38.2% |
33 |
Wyoming |
3.91 |
28 |
C |
$36,000 |
22 |
67.9% |
49 |
62.8% |
10 |
41.3% |
15 |
United States |
$38,000 |
79.2% |
58.6% |
39.9% |
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| Note: Aged 16 and older. | |||||||||||
| Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). | |||||||||||