Apr 1, 2025 - News
Mapped: Ohio's gender pay gap
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Ohio's gender pay gap was nearly $14,000 as of 2023, according to data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
- Men made a median of $50,400 while women made $36,600.
Why it matters: Gender pay differences reflect in part "a lack of workplace policies that support family caregiving, which is still most often performed by women," writes the National Partnership for Women and Families.
- Women continue to be overrepresented in lower-paying professions, and "family caregiving responsibilities bring different pressures for working women and men," according to the Pew Research Center.
- Black, Indigenous and other women of color face significantly larger wage gaps.
Zoom out: Utah had the highest overall gender wage gap in 2023 ($21,400), while Vermont had the lowest (about $8,500), according to census data.