The National Partnership for Women and Families recently released an updated state-by-state analysis of the pay gap women workers face. According to Census Bureau data released last week, overall women workers were typically paid just 78 cents for every dollar paid to a man, adding up to a difference of $11,450 over the course of the year. The National Partnership found that while the gender wage gap varies, it hits every corner of the country — the wage gap is highest in Utah where women are paid just 40 cents for every dollar paid to men.
Last week, the National Partnership also released analysis on the state of the wage gap for women of color. Latina women workers are paid 52 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men workers are; Native American women are typically paid just 55 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men; Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women are typically paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to a white, non-Hispanic man; and Black women workers are paid 66 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men workers are.
White women workers are paid 74 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men workers are.
The gender pay gap cost women $1.6 trillion in 2022, and it persists regardless of industry.
