Women's pay as a percentage of men's: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Women's pay as a percentage of men's (%). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Women's pay versus men's by occupation group by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 74.9 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 63.2 to 73
- Group 2: 73 to 74.9
- Group 3: 74.9 to 76.7
- Group 4: 76.7 to 80
- Highest: 80 to 93.8
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Covers all workers with earnings, full-time or part-time; differences in hours worked account for part of the gap.
| 1 | District of Columbia | 93.8 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vermont | 86.6 |
| 3 | Delaware | 82.9 |
| 4 | Nevada | 82.8 |
| 5 | New York | 82 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 81.9 |
| 7 | Florida | 80.6 |
| 8 | California | 80.4 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 80.3 |
| 10 | Alaska | 80.2 |
| 11 | Arizona | 80 |
| 12 | Maryland | 79.2 |
| 13 | Oregon | 78.4 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 77.8 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 77.7 |
| 16 | Colorado | 77.4 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 77.1 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 77 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 76.9 |
| 20 | Missouri | 76.8 |
| 21 | Georgia | 76.7 |
| 22 | Virginia | 76.4 |
| 23 | Illinois | 75.4 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 75.4 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 75.4 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 75.3 |
| 26 | South Dakota | 75.3 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 75.3 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 75.2 |
| 30 | Mississippi | 75.1 |
| 31 | Maine | 74.9 |
| 32 | New Jersey | 74.7 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 74.5 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | 74.3 |
| 35 | Iowa | 74.2 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 74.1 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 73.9 |
| 38 | Texas | 73.6 |
| 39 | Kansas | 73.3 |
| 40 | Ohio | 73.1 |
| 41 | Indiana | 73 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 72.1 |
| 43 | North Dakota | 71.9 |
| 44 | Washington | 71.7 |
| 45 | Alabama | 71.6 |
| 46 | Montana | 71.5 |
| 47 | Michigan | 71.4 |
| 48 | Idaho | 68.6 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 67.9 |
| 50 | Utah | 63.2 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 63.2 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2411: Occupation by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2025 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by women's pay as a percentage of men's (%) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2411; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-womens-pay-as-a-percentage-of-mens/