Black and Hispanic women experience the largest pay gaps: Women's hourly wages as a share of white men's and their per hour wage penalties, by race and ethnicity, 2023
| Gender Wage Gap as Compared to White Men | Median | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic women | 64.6% | 35.4% |
| Black women | 69.8% | 30.2% |
| White women | 83.1% | 16.9% |
| AAPI women | 90.3% | 9.7% |
Notes: Hourly wages for each group are represented by the average wage of the middle 20% of their respective wage distributions, that is, the average of the 40th–60th percentiles for each group. See Gould and deCourcy (2023) for more details on that specification.
Hourly wages for each group are represented by the average wage of the middle 20% of their respective wage distributions, that is, the average of the 40th–60th percentiles for each group. See Gould and deCourcy (2023) for more details on that specification. White men are represented by 100% in each column, and the percent shown is the share of white male wages that are received by white, Black, Hispanic, and AAPI women, respectively. 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).
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata. For more information on the data sample see EPI's State of Working America Data Library.