In 2023, U.S. female software developers (applications and system software) earned on average 2,020 U.S. dollars per week, while their male counterparts earned 2,296 U.S. dollars. Male chief executives took home an average of 2,983 U.S. dollars per week, while a female in the same role could expect to take home 2,520 U.S. dollars a week.
Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2023, by median weekly earnings
(in U.S. dollars)
Occupation
Men's earnings
Women's earnings
Ratio of earnings
Engineers, all other
1,953
1,904
97.49
Security guards and gambling surveillance officers
717
699
97.49
Accountants and auditors
1,644
1,504
91.48
Cooks
682
608
89.15
Elementary and middle school teachers
1,370
1,220
89.05
Software developers
2,296
2,020
87.98
Computer occupations, all other
1,631
1,430
87.68
Customer service representatives
918
799
87.04
Chief executives
2,983
2,520
84.48
Janitors and building cleaners
745
626
84.03
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
1,094
904
82.63
Construction managers
1,747
1,431
81.91
Managers, all other
1,887
1,536
81.4
General and operations managers
1,689
1,347
79.75
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
1,535
1,215
79.15
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
The data is based on full-time workers only.
Earnings data are published only for occupations with an estimated minimum of 50,000 workers.
*Women's median weekly earning data not available
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 26, 2024). Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2023, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/?session=93c7ca1bfb746cbcdf0e274d9c9e856f
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2023, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/?session=93c7ca1bfb746cbcdf0e274d9c9e856f
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the United States in 2023, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/?session=93c7ca1bfb746cbcdf0e274d9c9e856f
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Gender Wage Gap for The 20 Most Common Occupations for Men in The United States in 2023, by Median Weekly Earnings (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244192/us-gender-wage-gap-for-the-20-most-common-occupations-for-men/?session=93c7ca1bfb746cbcdf0e274d9c9e856f
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