Many Americans feel that in order to get by these days, a six-figure salary is necessary — at the very least. However, there’s still a considerable discrepancy between male and female workers. Namely, according to a recent study, as much as 72% of six-figure earners are male.
The gender gap is especially wide in the highest-earning categories. For instance:
- 78% of people who make at least $200,000 per year are men, whereas merely 22% of women earn the same.
- 73% of people who make at least $150,000 per year are men, whereas this is true for only 27% of women.
- 72% of people who make a minimum of $100,000 per year are men, and the same could be said for merely 28% of women.
Now, when it comes to different states, Utah has the highest disparity — 85% of six-figure earners are men whereas only 15% are women — followed by Wyoming (83% vs. 17%), North Dakota (82% vs. 18%), Idaho (81% vs. 19%), and Louisiana (80% vs. 20%).
In contrast, the District of Columbia has the lowest disparity with 57% of male and 43% of female six-figure earners, followed by Maryland (65% vs. 35%), New York (66% vs. 34%), Vermont (68% vs. 32%), and Hawaii (68% vs. 32%).
When it comes to people making less than $25,000 per year, the gender gap is narrower. I.e., 51% are men, and 49% are women.
What’s more, Louisiana has the biggest disparity among lower-earning workers — (60.4% of women and 39.8% of men), followed by Indiana, Wyoming, and Maine.
Conversely, Alaska has the lowest disparity; women make up 54%, and men make up 46% of low-earning workers in The Last Frontier. California, Arizona, Nevada, and Florida follow suit.