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U.S. gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men 2017

Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2017 by median weekly earnings (in USD)

The data displays the gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2017, by median weekly earnings. In 2017, U.S. female software developers (applications and system software) earned on average 1,543 USD per week, while their male counterparts earned 1,863 USD.

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 807 589
Managers, all other 1629 1251
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers 981 639
Construction laborers 667
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 595 500
Janitors and building cleaners 574 481
Retail salespersons 704 523
Software developers, applications and systems software 1863 1543
Cooks 481 436
Grounds maintenance workers 526 0
Chief executives 2415 1920
Carpenters 789 0
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1222 956
Automotive service technicians and mechanics 764 0
Customer service representatives 712 637
Electricians 974 0
Stock clerks and order fillers 571 538
Production workers, all other 716 570
Accountants and auditors 1389 1065
Elementary and middle school teachers 1139 987