Gender wage gap U.S. by industry 2021 | Statista

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In 2021, female employee earnings were outpaced by male earnings across nearly all industries, with sharp disparities in the professional and technical services industry, as well as the finance and insurance industry. Female earnings were slightly higher than male earnings in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry.

Gender wage gap by industry in the United States in 2021, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)

Occupation	Women's earnings	Men's earnings
Total	891	1,082
Health care and social assistance	881	1,189
Retail trade	566	786
Educational services	1,027	1,207
Durable goods manufacturing	875	1,111
Professional and technical services	1,196	1,729
Construction	926	970
Public administration	1,014	1,302
Finance and insurance	1,022	1,652
Accommodation and food services	559	619
Transportation and warehousing	776	977
Nondurable goods manufacturing	804	1,019
Management, administrative, and waste services	702	748
Other services, except private households	738	899
Wholesale trade	867	1,046
Information	1,087	1,449
Real estate and rental and leasing	977	1,022
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	797	903
Utilities	1,168	1,374
Agriculture and related industries	582	670
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	1,462	1,440

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

The data is based on full-time workers only.
Earnings data are published only for occupations with an estimated minimum of 500,000 workers.

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