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)
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
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. (April 2, 2019). 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) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 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 2018, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). 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). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 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 2018, by Median Weekly Earnings (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2019, 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 2018, 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 February 21, 2020)
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