In 2021, the female to male earnings ration was at 83.7 percent. The ratio indicates that a regular female worker earns about 83 percent of the amount a male employee in the same position would receive. The female to male earnings ratio in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021 are based on earnings in 2021 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars.
Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2021
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US Census Bureau. (September 13, 2022). Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203459/female-to-male-earnings-ratio-of-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2021." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203459/female-to-male-earnings-ratio-of-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203459/female-to-male-earnings-ratio-of-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Female to Male Earnings Ratio of Workers in The United States from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203459/female-to-male-earnings-ratio-of-workers-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203459/female-to-male-earnings-ratio-of-workers-in-the-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203459/female-to-male-earnings-ratio-of-workers-in-the-us/