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U.S. worker earnings - female to male ratio from 1990 to 2016

Female to male earnings ratio of workers in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016

The data displays the female to male earnings ratio in the United States from 1990 to 2016, based on earnings in 2016 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars. The ratio in 1990 was at 71.6 percent, which indicates that a regular female worker earns about 72% of the amount a male employee in the same position would receive.

2016 80.5
2015 79.6
2014 78.6
2013 78.3
2012 76.5
2011 77
2010 76.9
2009 77
2008 77.1
2007 77.8
2006 76.9
2005 77
2004 76.6
2003 75.5
2002 76.6
2001 76.3
2000 73.7
1999 72.3
1998 73.2
1997 74.2
1996 73.8
1995 71.4
1994 72
1993 71.5
1992 70.8
1991 69.9
1990 71.6