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Equal Pay Day: March 12, 2024

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Equal Pay Day: March 12, 2024

Press Release Number: CB24-SFS.30

According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, “The next Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

“This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.

“Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages. (It was originally called ‘National Pay Inequity Awareness Day’ and changed to Equal Pay Day in 1998.)

“Since Census statistics showing the latest wage figures will not be available until late August or September, NCPE leadership decided years ago to select a Tuesday in April [now March] as Equal Pay Day. (Tuesday was selected to represent how far into the next work week women must work to earn what men earned the previous week.) The date also is selected to avoid religious holidays and other significant events.

“Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.”

Key Stats

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).

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xls Table A-7. Number and Real Median Earnings of Total Workers and Full-Time, Year-Round Workers by Sex and Female-to-Male Earnings Ratio: 1960 to 2022
web Table PINC-11. Income Distribution to $250,000 or More for Males and Females (2000-2022)
xls PINC-11. Income Distribution to $250,000 or More for Males and Females: 2022, Income of Females
pdf Full Presentation: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance: 2022 (September 12, 2023), slide page 25 shown below [<1.0 MB]

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Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates

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aff Table S2002, Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) of Workers by Sex and Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's Earnings by Selected Characteristics
aff Table S2402, Occupation by Sex for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over
aff Table S2412, Occupation by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, table below

Note: The table above was created by clicking the link for the table and then downloading the Excel. The columns for margin of error are hidden. The occupations are sorted by the “Women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s earnings” column. Click on the image for the full table. Table S2002 also provides these stats.

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web America Counts Story: Is the Gender Wage Gap the Same at Different Education Levels? (February 2024)
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web Working Paper: Is The Gender Pay Gap Largest At The Top? (December 2023)
pdf Current Population Report: Income in the United States: 2022 (September 2023) [<1.0 MB]
web Working Paper: The Gender Pay Gap and its Determinants across the Human Capital Distribution (June 2023)
web America Counts Story: What Is the Gender Wage Gap in Your State? (March 2022)
web Interactive Visualization: Gender Pay Gap (March 2022)

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web American Association of University Women, Equal Pay Day Calendar
web American Business Women's Association
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web National Education Association, Fair Pay & Benefits
web U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Search: Equal Pay Day
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