U.S. gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men 2018
Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2018, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)
The statistic shows the gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2018, by median weekly earnings. In 2018, U.S. female software developers (applications and system software) earned on average 1,644 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 1,894 U.S. dollars.
Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2018, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)
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| Occupation | Men's earnings | Women's earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 829 | 559 |
| Managers, all other | 1,628 | 1,341 |
| Construction laborers * | 717 | - |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers | 911 | 672 |
| Software developers, applications and systems software | 1,894 | 1,644 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 620 | 541 |
| Janitors and building cleaners | 607 | 491 |
| Retail salespersons | 764 | 543 |
| Carpenters * | 759 | - |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing | 1,239 | 1,009 |
| Cooks | 518 | 437 |
| Grounds maintenance workers * | 576 | - |
| Chief executives | 2,488 | 1,736 |
| Electricians * | 966 | - |
| Production workers, all other | 725 | 566 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics* | 802 | - |
| Customer service representatives | 689 | 680 |
| General and operations managers | 1,427 | 1,139 |
| Accountants and auditors | 1,404 | 1,108 |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | 1,050 | 745 |
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