Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's, 1951–2011

The following table shows how much women working full-time, year-round in the United States make compared to men. For example, in 1951, women made about 64 cents for every dollar earned by men. The wage gap has narrowed over time, with today's women (age 15 and over) earning 77 cents for every dollar earned by men.

(for year-round, full-time work)

Year	Percent	Year	Percent	Year	Percent	Year	Percent
1951	63.9%	1970	59.4%	1989	68.7%	2008	77.1%
1952	63.9	1971	59.5	1990	71.6	2009	77.0
1953	63.9	1972	57.9	1991	69.9	2010	77.4
1954	63.9	1973	56.6%	1992	70.8	2011	77.0
1955	63.9	1974	58.8	1993	71.5	2012	n.a.
1956	63.3	1975	58.8	1994	72.0	2013	n.a.
1957	63.8	1976	60.2	1995	71.4%	2014	n.a.
1958	63.0	1977	58.9	1996	73.8	2015	n.a.
1959	61.3	1978	59.4	1997	74.2	2016	n.a.
1960	60.7	1979	59.7	1998	73.2	2017	n.a.
1961	59.2	1980	60.2	1999	72.2	2018	n.a.
1962	59.3%	1981	59.2	2000	73.3	2019	n.a.
1963	58.9	1982	61.7	2001	76.3	2020	n.a.
1964	59.1	1983	63.6	2002	76.6	2021	n.a.
1965	59.9	1984	63.7%	2003	75.5	2022	n.a.
1966	57.6	1985	64.6	2004	76.6	2023	n.a.
1967	57.8	1986	64.3	2005	77.0	2024	n.a.
1968	58.2	1987	65.2	2006	76.9	2025	n.a.
1969	58.9	1988	66.0	2007	77.8	2026	n.a.

n.a.= not yet available

Source: U.S. Women's Bureau and the National Committee on Pay Equity. Reproduced by permission of the National Committee on Pay Equity.

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