The gender pay gap continues to affect thousands of female workers in the United States. In 2021, women’s average annual salary was $49,263 while men’s was $60,428, a difference of 18.5%. The number has remained constant in recent years, which is why several studies on working conditions in North American territory have addressed this problem.
If we consider that many workers have to balance their roles as professionals and as those responsible for caring for the family, it is very likely that many have wondered where they could earn a better salary.
That’s why the “Smartest Dollar” portal set out to find out in which cities in the USA women are paid the best. This is according to data from the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis.
To do this, they had to calculate the average annual salary of full-time working women, adjusted for the cost of living. Pay attention! In this note we share the results with you.
RANKING THE CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE WOMEN HAVE THE BEST SALARIES
10. New York Metropolitan Area (New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island)
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $55,977
- Average annual salary for full-time women (real): $64,138
- Proportion of women working full-time: 43.6%
9. Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $56,391
- Average annual salary for full-time women (actual): $58,411
- Proportion of women working full-time: 48.9%
8. Greater Hartford
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $57,493
- Median annual salary for full-time women (real): $58,477
- Proportion of women working full-time: 46.2%
7. Seattle metropolitan area
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $57,595
- Median annual salary for full-time women (actual): $65,985
- Proportion of women working full-time: 44.9%
6. Baltimore Metropolitan Area
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $57,626
- Average annual salary for full-time women (real): $60,514
- Proportion of women working full-time: 50.7%
5. Delaware Valley (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area)
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $58,167
- Median annual salary for full-time women (actual): $57,707
- Proportion of women working full-time: 46.7%
4. Greater Boston (Boston-Cambridge-Quincy Metropolitan Statistical Area)
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $63,918
- Average annual salary for full-time women (real): $70,111
- Proportion of full-time employed women: 47.0%
3. Washington DC metropolitan area
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $66,796
- Median annual salary for full-time women (real): $74,370
- Proportion of full-time employed women: 51.0%
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley and California
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $67,175
- Median annual salary for full-time women (actual): $80,497
- Proportion of women working full-time: 45.3%
1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metropolitan area in California
At the top of the list is the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as it is officially called by the Office of Management and Budget. This includes San Benito and Santa Clara counties in California.
It also tops the list of American cities where immigrants seek a better life, according to a study by the George W. Bush Institute.
- Median annual salary for full-time women (adjusted): $74,714
- Median annual salary for full-time women (real): $83,414
- Proportion of women working full-time: 45.2%
