Table 2.1 State-by-State Rankings on the Employment and Earnings Composite and Its Components, 2013

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

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%

Note: Aged 16 and older.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).