Even after controlling for education and other factors known to affect earnings, women—particularly Black and Hispanic women—are paid far less than white men: Regression-adjusted hourly wage gaps for women relative to non-Hispanic white men, by race and ethnicity, 2024
| Wage share | Wage gap | |
|---|---|---|
| White women | 80.1% | 19.9% |
| Black women | 75.3% | 24.7% |
| Hispanic women | 72.6% | 27.4% |
| AAPI women | 78.5% | 21.5% |
Notes: The hourly wage gap is how much less women make than comparable non-Hispanic white men with the same level of education and experience and in the same geographic location). AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Notes: The hourly wage gap is how much less women make than comparable non-Hispanic white men with the same level of education and experience and in the same geographic location). AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race). The regression-based gap is based on average wages and controls for gender, race and ethnicity, education, age, marital status, and geographic division. The log of the hourly wage is the dependent variable.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from EPI Microdata Extracts, Version 2025.9.11 (2025); https://microdata.epi.org.
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