The statistic shows the gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2020, by median weekly earnings. In 2020, U.S. female software developers (applications and system software) earned on average 1,728 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 2,004 U.S. dollars.
Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2020, by median weekly earnings
(in U.S. dollars)
Occupation
Men's earnings
Women's earnings
Chief executives
2,712
2,051
Software developers, applications and systems software
2,004
1,728
General and operations managers
1,541
1,241
Accountants and auditors
1,520
1,186
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
1,378
1,065
Elementary and middle school teachers
1,258
1,085
First-line supervisors of office and admin support workers
1,145
925
Electricians*
1,035
-
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
981
733
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
916
666
Carpenters*
889
-
Police officers
1,074
1,188
Retail salespersons
779
603
Production workers, all other
798
637
Customer service representatives
771
698
Construction laborers*
788
-
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
The data is based on full-time workers only.
Earnings data are published only for occupations with an estimated minimum of 50,000 workers.
*Women's median weekly earning data not available
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 21, 2021). Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2020, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2020, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2020, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender Wage Gap for The 20 Most Common Occupations for Men in The U.S. in 2020, by Median Weekly Earnings (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2020, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
