An unprecedented analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today by the National Partnership for Women and Families shows that the gender-based wage gap affects women in nearly every corner of the country. In 97 percent of congressional districts — 423 out of 435 districts — the median yearly pay for women is less than the median yearly pay for men. This is the first-ever analysis of these data by congressional district, providing a unique opportunity for women, families and lawmakers to consider the local impact of disparities in pay.
In California, the median pay for a woman working full time, year round is $41,817 per year, while the median yearly pay for a man is $49,281. This means that women are paid 85 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to a yearly gap of $7,464 between full-time working men and women in the state.1
Nationally, women working full time, year round are paid just 77 cents for every dollar paid to all men. Women of color experience even greater disparities. African American women are paid 64 cents and Latinas are paid just 55 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.2
By Congressional District
District |
Percent of Men's Median Pay |
Amount Lost per Year |
3 |
District 1 |
85 % |
$7,483 |
|
District 2 |
81 % |
$8,214 |
|
District 3 |
83 % |
$9,712 |
|
District 4 |
72 % |
$16,988 |
|
District 5 |
96 % |
$1,858 |
|
District 6 |
93 % |
$4,037 |
|
District 7 |
89 % |
$5,686 |
|
District 8 |
85 % |
$9,795 |
|
District 9 |
93 % |
$4,155 |
|
District 10 |
73 % |
$19,929 |
|
District 11 |
75 % |
$16,323 |
|
District 12 |
87 % |
$8,182 |
|
District 13 |
90 % |
$5,602 |
|
District 14 |
74 % |
$24,029 |
|
District 15 |
73 % |
$20,898 |
|
District 16 |
97 % |
$1,360 |
|
District 17 |
97 % |
$1,239 |
|
District 18 |
83 % |
$6,419 |
|
District 19 |
87 % |
$5,366 |
|
District 20 |
93 % |
$2,074 |
|
District 21 |
89 % |
$4,216 |
|
District 22 |
74 % |
$13,470 |
|
District 23 |
92 % |
$3,093 |
|
District 24 |
77 % |
$14,830 |
|
District 25 |
78 % |
$11,045 |
|
District 26 |
77 % |
$13,695 |
|
District 27 |
97 % |
$1,255 |
|
District 28 * |
100 % |
-$38 |
|
District 29 |
95 % |
$2,279 |
|
District 30 |
76 % |
$18,459 |
|
District 31 * |
106 % |
-$1,396 |
|
District 32 |
98 % |
$820 |
|
District 33 * |
103 % |
-$897 |
|
District 34 |
96 % |
$1,208 |
|
District 35 * |
101 % |
-$242 |
|
District 36 |
81 % |
$11,304 |
|
District 37 |
99 % |
$363 |
|
District 38 |
95 % |
$1,687 |
|
District 39 |
96 % |
$1,412 |
|
District 40 |
81 % |
$10,010 |
|
District 41 |
83 % |
$8,444 |
|
District 42 |
78 % |
$14,272 |
|
District 43 |
88 % |
$4,454 |
|
District 44 |
78 % |
$11,653 |
|
District 45 |
87 % |
$5,692 |
|
District 46 |
82 % |
$11,318 |
|
District 47 |
92 % |
$2,621 |
|
District 48 |
69 % |
$25,295 |
|
District 49 |
85 % |
$6,419 |
|
District 50 |
82 % |
$10,886 |
|
District 51 |
85 % |
$6,145 |
|
District 52 |
81 % |
$10,818 |
|
District 53 |
87 % |
$6,082 |
* One of just twelve congressional districts out of 435 where the median pay for a woman working full time is greater than or equal to the median pay for a man working full time.
1 U.S. Census Bureau. (2012). 2011 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimates, Geographies: All States within United States and All Congressional Districts within the United States in the 112 Congress, Table B20017: Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2011 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) by Sex by Work Experience in the Past 12 Months for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings in the Past 12 Months. Retrieved 20 September 2012, from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_1YR_B20017&prodType=table. Unpublished calculation.
2 U.S. Census Bureau. (2012). 2011 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement: Table PINC-05. Work Experience in 2011 -- People 15 Years Old and Over by Total Money Earnings in 2011, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex. Retrieved 18 September 2012, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032012/perinc/pinc05_000.htm. Unpublished calculation.
3 See note 1.
Source: http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageNavigator/issues_work_wagegap_map_ca.html