How much pay do women in the United States lose because of the gender pay gap?

Bar graph showing what an average woman in each U.S. state typically loses in pay over a 40-year career, based on today’s wage gap. The graph is ordered from least to greatest losses.

• A woman in Florida typically loses $220,600 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in California typically loses $228,160 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in New York typically loses $269,400 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Vermont typically loses $277,920 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Arizona typically loses $280,240 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in New Mexico typically loses $286,680 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in North Carolina typically loses $300,200 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Nevada typically loses $302,360 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Delaware typically loses $304,200 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Georgia typically loses $326,240 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Washington, D.C., typically loses $327,920 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Tennessee typically loses $328,800 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Maine typically loses $354,320 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Maryland typically loses $355,280 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Rhode Island typically loses $361,480 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Arkansas typically loses $364,480 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Texas typically loses $367,120 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Oregon typically loses $375,720 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Montana typically loses $386,080 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Kentucky typically loses $392,080 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Mississippi typically loses $393,840 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Hawaii typically loses $397,200 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Minnesota typically loses $400,560 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Missouri typically loses $403,880 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Colorado typically loses $405,440 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• The average woman across the United States typically loses $406,760 over a 40-year career compared to men overall.
• A woman in Pennsylvania typically loses $407,280 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in South Carolina typically loses $413,400 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Wisconsin typically loses $416,640 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Alaska typically loses $418,840 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in North Dakota typically loses $423,960 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Oklahoma typically loses $425,040 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Iowa typically loses $425,480 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in South Dakota typically loses $429,840 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Connecticut typically loses $434,240 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Ohio typically loses $449,040 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Massachusetts typically loses $451,720 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Michigan typically loses $451,840 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Kansas typically loses $453,440 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Nebraska typically loses $462,680 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Idaho typically loses $463,040 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Wyoming typically loses $469,920 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in New Hampshire typically loses $476,880 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Virginia typically loses $479,920 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in West Virginia typically loses $493,880 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Illinois typically loses $497,440 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Alabama typically loses $511,400 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in New Jersey typically loses $518,360 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Washington typically loses $528,480 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Indiana typically loses $544,600 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Utah typically loses $599,880 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
• A woman in Louisiana typically loses $629,480 over a 40-year career compared to a man.

Bar graph showing what women of different ethnicities typically lose over a 40-year career versus white (non-Hispanic) men

•  An Asian woman typically loses $360,400 over a 40-year career versus a white (non-Hispanic) man.
• A white (non-Hispanic) woman typically loses $555,000 over a 40-year career versus a white (non-Hispanic) man.
• A Black woman typically loses $946,120 over a 40-year career versus a white (non-Hispanic) man.
• A Native American woman typically loses $977,720 over a 40-year career versus a white (non-Hispanic) man.
• A Latina woman typically loses $1,135,440 over a 40-year career versus a white (non-Hispanic) man.

Source: National Women’s Law Center