U.S. worker earnings - female to male ratio from 1990 to 2017
Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
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The statistic shows the female to male earnings ratio in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017, based on earnings in 2017 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars. The ratio in 1990 was at 71.6 percent, which indicates that a regular female worker earns about 72 percent of the amount a male employee in the same position would receive.
Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
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| Year | Earnings ratio in percent |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.6% |
| 1991 | 69.9% |
| 1992 | 70.8% |
| 1993 | 71.5% |
| 1994 | 72% |
| 1995 | 71.4% |
| 1996 | 73.8% |
| 1997 | 74.2% |
| 1998 | 73.2% |
| 1999 | 72.3% |
| 2000 | 73.7% |
| 2001 | 76.3% |
| 2002 | 76.6% |
| 2003 | 75.5% |
| 2004 | 76.6% |
| 2005 | 77% |
| 2006 | 76.9% |
| 2007 | 77.8% |
| 2008 | 77.1% |
| 2009 | 77% |
| 2010 | 76.9% |
| 2011 | 77% |
| 2012 | 76.5% |
| 2013 | 78.3% |
| 2014 | 78.6% |
| 2015 | 79.6% |
| 2016 | 80.5% |
| 2017 | 80.5% |
| Year | Earnings ratio in percent |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.6% |
| 1991 | 69.9% |
| 1992 | 70.8% |
| 1993 | 71.5% |
| 1994 | 72% |
| 1995 | 71.4% |
| 1996 | 73.8% |
| 1997 | 74.2% |
| 1998 | 73.2% |
| 1999 | 72.3% |
| 2000 | 73.7% |
| 2001 | 76.3% |
| 2002 | 76.6% |
| 2003 | 75.5% |
| 2004 | 76.6% |
| 2005 | 77% |
| 2006 | 76.9% |
| 2007 | 77.8% |
| 2008 | 77.1% |
| 2009 | 77% |
| 2010 | 76.9% |
| 2011 | 77% |
| 2012 | 76.5% |
| 2013 | 78.3% |
| 2014 | 78.6% |
| 2015 | 79.6% |
| 2016 | 80.5% |
| 2017 | 80.5% |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
The statistic shows the female to male earnings ratio in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017, based on earnings in 2017 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars. The ratio in 1990 was at 71.6 percent, which indicates that a regular female worker earns about 72 percent of the amount a male employee in the same position would receive.
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