The latest BLS News Release showing women’s earnings in Oregon is now available online at www.bls.gov/ro9/orwomen.pdf.
This data is from the Current Population Survey, which provides a wide range of information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. Items of note include:
- In 2010, Oregon women had median weekly earnings of $659, or 79.6 percent of the $828 median weekly earnings of men
- Nationwide, women earned $669/week, or 81.2 percent of the $824 median for men
- At 79.6 percent, women’s earnings as a percent of men’s in Oregon ranked 26th in the nation out of 50 states and the District of Columbia
- Women’s weekly earnings in Oregon ranked 22nd, and men’s 21st, nationwide
To view national data showing women’s pay in detailed occupations visit http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.pdf. Items of note include:
- Office and administrative support occupations had the highest women’s earning as a percent of men’s at 93.3 percent among major occupational groups
- The percent was lowest in legal occupations with women’s earnings at 58.2 percent of men’s.
Supplemental data:
Women’s median weekly earnings |
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Men’s median weekly earnings |
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Women’s earnings as a percent of men’s |
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United States |
$ 669 |
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United States |
$ 824 |
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United States |
81.2 percent |
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1 |
District of Columbia |
$ 965 |
1 |
District of Columbia |
$ 1,103 |
1 |
Delaware |
91.3 percent |
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2 |
Connecticut |
$ 835 |
2 |
Connecticut |
$ 1,101 |
2 |
California |
88.9 percent |
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3 |
Massachusetts |
$ 832 |
3 |
Massachusetts |
$ 1,033 |
3 |
District of Columbia |
87.5 percent |
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4 |
New Jersey |
$ 824 |
4 |
Washington |
$ 978 |
4 |
Arizona |
87.0 percent |
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5 |
Maryland |
$ 798 |
5 |
New Jersey |
$ 972 |
5 |
New York |
86.8 percent |
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6 |
Minnesota |
$ 749 |
6 |
New Hampshire |
$ 966 |
6 |
Vermont |
86.2 percent |
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7 |
Washington |
$ 748 |
7 |
Virginia |
$ 956 |
7 |
Maryland |
85.6 percent |
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8 |
California |
$ 747 |
8 |
Alaska |
$ 948 |
8 |
Texas |
85.6 percent |
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9 |
New York |
$ 747 |
9 |
Maryland |
$ 932 |
9 |
North Carolina |
85.4 percent |
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10 |
New Hampshire |
$ 745 |
10 |
Rhode Island |
$ 930 |
10 |
New Jersey |
84.8 percent |
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11 |
Delaware |
$ 735 |
11 |
Colorado |
$ 925 |
11 |
Alabama |
84.2 percent |
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12 |
Colorado |
$ 719 |
12 |
Minnesota |
$ 903 |
12 |
Florida |
83.7 percent |
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13 |
Virginia |
$ 719 |
13 |
Wyoming |
$ 891 |
13 |
South Dakota |
83.5 percent |
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14 |
Alaska |
$ 705 |
14 |
Illinois |
$ 872 |
14 |
Nebraska |
83.0 percent |
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15 |
Rhode Island |
$ 700 |
15 |
New York |
$ 861 |
15 |
Minnesota |
82.9 percent |
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16 |
Vermont |
$ 696 |
16 |
Michigan |
$ 857 |
16 |
Arkansas |
82.8 percent |
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17 |
Michigan |
$ 684 |
17 |
Utah |
$ 841 |
17 |
Wisconsin |
82.8 percent |
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18 |
Wisconsin |
$ 684 |
18 |
California |
$ 840 |
18 |
Hawaii |
82.6 percent |
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19 |
Illinois |
$ 678 |
19 |
Louisiana |
$ 834 |
19 |
Tennessee |
82.4 percent |
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20 |
Arizona |
$ 667 |
20 |
West Virginia |
$ 832 |
20 |
Nevada |
81.8 percent |
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21 |
Pennsylvania |
$ 664 |
21 |
Oregon |
$ 828 |
21 |
Mississippi |
81.4 percent |
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22 |
Oregon |
$ 659 |
22 |
Wisconsin |
$ 826 |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
80.8 percent |
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23 |
Hawaii |
$ 658 |
23 |
Georgia |
$ 822 |
23 |
Massachusetts |
80.5 percent |
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24 |
Florida |
$ 647 |
24 |
Pennsylvania |
$ 822 |
24 |
Kansas |
80.1 percent |
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25 |
Ohio |
$ 645 |
25 |
Missouri |
$ 819 |
25 |
Michigan |
79.8 percent |
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26 |
Georgia |
$ 637 |
26 |
Ohio |
$ 817 |
26 |
Oregon |
79.6 percent |
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27 |
Maine |
$ 637 |
27 |
Maine |
$ 810 |
27 |
Iowa |
79.1 percent |
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28 |
Iowa |
$ 622 |
28 |
Vermont |
$ 807 |
28 |
Ohio |
78.9 percent |
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29 |
North Carolina |
$ 622 |
29 |
Delaware |
$ 805 |
29 |
North Dakota |
78.9 percent |
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30 |
Nebraska |
$ 621 |
30 |
Hawaii |
$ 797 |
30 |
Maine |
78.6 percent |
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31 |
Utah |
$ 620 |
31 |
Iowa |
$ 786 |
31 |
Kentucky |
78.2 percent |
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32 |
Missouri |
$ 616 |
32 |
New Mexico |
$ 780 |
32 |
South Carolina |
77.9 percent |
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33 |
Wyoming |
$ 616 |
33 |
Florida |
$ 773 |
33 |
Illinois |
77.8 percent |
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34 |
Nevada |
$ 614 |
34 |
Indiana |
$ 772 |
34 |
Colorado |
77.7 percent |
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35 |
Kansas |
$ 611 |
35 |
Arizona |
$ 767 |
35 |
Oklahoma |
77.6 percent |
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36 |
Texas |
$ 611 |
36 |
North Dakota |
$ 764 |
36 |
Idaho |
77.6 percent |
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37 |
New Mexico |
$ 605 |
37 |
Kansas |
$ 763 |
37 |
New Mexico |
77.6 percent |
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38 |
North Dakota |
$ 603 |
38 |
Idaho |
$ 754 |
38 |
Georgia |
77.5 percent |
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39 |
Indiana |
$ 598 |
39 |
South Carolina |
$ 752 |
39 |
Indiana |
77.5 percent |
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40 |
South Dakota |
$ 598 |
40 |
Nevada |
$ 751 |
40 |
New Hampshire |
77.1 percent |
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41 |
Alabama |
$ 597 |
41 |
Nebraska |
$ 748 |
41 |
Washington |
76.5 percent |
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42 |
Tennessee |
$ 589 |
42 |
Oklahoma |
$ 746 |
42 |
Connecticut |
75.8 percent |
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43 |
South Carolina |
$ 586 |
43 |
Kentucky |
$ 743 |
43 |
Montana |
75.8 percent |
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44 |
Idaho |
$ 585 |
44 |
Montana |
$ 730 |
44 |
Rhode Island |
75.3 percent |
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45 |
Louisiana |
$ 582 |
45 |
North Carolina |
$ 728 |
45 |
Missouri |
75.2 percent |
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46 |
Kentucky |
$ 581 |
46 |
South Dakota |
$ 716 |
46 |
Virginia |
75.2 percent |
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47 |
Oklahoma |
$ 579 |
47 |
Tennessee |
$ 715 |
47 |
Alaska |
74.4 percent |
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48 |
West Virginia |
$ 572 |
48 |
Texas |
$ 714 |
48 |
Utah |
73.7 percent |
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49 |
Mississippi |
$ 564 |
49 |
Alabama |
$ 709 |
49 |
Louisiana |
69.8 percent |
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50 |
Montana |
$ 553 |
50 |
Mississippi |
$ 693 |
50 |
Wyoming |
69.1 percent |
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51 |
Arkansas |
$ 530 |
51 |
Arkansas |
$ 640 |
51 |
West Virginia |
68.8 percent |
Additional data related to women in the labor force is available online at: http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2011.htm
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