The statistic shows the gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2019, by median weekly earnings. In 2019, U.S. female software developers (applications and system software) earned on average 1,718 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 1,920 U.S. dollars.
Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2019, by median weekly earnings
(in U.S. dollars)
Occupation
Men's earnings
Women's earnings
Chief executives
2,509
2,019
Software developers, applications and systems software
1,920
1,718
General and operations managers
1,476
1,153
Accountants and auditors
1,419
1,141
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
1,262
1,067
Elementary and middle school teachers
1,161
1,042
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
1,050
745
Electricians
*
1,015
-
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
955
708
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
861
660
Carpenters
*
826
-
Automotive service technicians and mechanics*
811
-
Retail salespersons
806
578
Production workers, all other
767
566
Customer service representatives
736
673
Construction laborers
*
724
-
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 24, 2020). Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2019, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2020, 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 2019, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2019, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2020. 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 2019, by Median Weekly Earnings (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2020, 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 2019, 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, 2020)
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