OLYMPIA, Wash. – Women working fulltime in Washington state still earn less than men, and the wage disparity between the sexes is slightly wider here than the national average.
The National Labor Relations board released a broad look at earning statistics that shows women here had weekly median earnings of $1,024 in 2021.
That was almost 83% of male workers’ $1,237, putting Washington at 27th among the 50 states for pay disparity between men and women.
Washington had its widest wage gap back in 2000. when women earned just 72% of what men made.
By comparison, the wage gap was narrowest in Nevada in 2021 and the widest in Alaska.
The bureau stresses that these statistics do not consider many factors that can affect earnings such as job skills and responsibilities, work experience, and specialization.
