Regardless of experience, teacher wage gap expanded for female teachers: Wage gap between female public school teachers and similar female workers, by age cohort, 1996–2015
| Year | Young (25 to 34) | Middle (35 to 44) | Senior (45 to 54) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -9.35% | -9.15% | 7.69% |
| 1997 | -2.72% | -9.85% | 5.99% |
| 1998 | -8.04% | -9.77% | 1.65% |
| 1999 | -10.64% | -11.53% | 0.85% |
| 2000 | -11.78% | -14.31% | -0.01% |
| 2001 | -12.32% | -17.70% | -1.20% |
| 2002 | -12.33% | -16.83% | -6.56% |
| 2003 | -12.34% | -16.87% | -2.35% |
| 2004 | -8.46% | -15.88% | -5.01% |
| 2005 | -8.63% | -14.52% | -8.23% |
| 2006 | -7.98% | -19.75% | -10.34% |
| 2007 | -7.93% | -12.45% | -11.77% |
| 2008 | -7.99% | -15.93% | -11.94% |
| 2009 | -7.33% | -17.18% | -8.02% |
| 2010 | -5.27% | -13.95% | -8.88% |
| 2011 | -6.05% | -12.87% | -10.01% |
| 2012 | -8.39% | -15.03% | -11.79% |
| 2013 | -7.69% | -14.89% | -12.61% |
| 2014 | -11.22% | -14.99% | -13.53% |
| 2015 | -14.00% | -19.10% | -13.6% |
Note: Figure compares weekly wages. Regression-adjusted estimates include controls for age (quartic), education, race/ethnicity, geographical region, marital status, and gender for the pooled sample. Data are for workers age 18–64 with positive wages (excluding self-employed workers).
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group data
