These 10 Cities Have the Largest Gender Pay Gaps in the U.S. — and One State Dominates Half the List In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men did.
By Amanda Breen Edited by Jessica Thomas
It's Equal Pay Day — the annual reminder of the persistent gender pay gap in the U.S.
Educational attainment, occupational segregation and work experience are several measurable factors that contribute to the gender pay gap, per the National Bureau of Economic Research, and women's earnings gains over time can be attributed to progress in those areas.
But the journey's been a slow one.
In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men did, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers. Little has changed since 2002 — when women earned 80% as much as men.
Chamber of Commerce's recent study analyzed the largest gender pay gaps in cities and states across the country, examining earnings for full-time, year-round workers within the most populated 170 cities in the U.S.
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These are the top 10 cities with the largest gender pay gaps based on median earnings:
1. Sunnyvale, California
Pay gap: $40,584
2. Frisco, Texas
Pay gap: $39,859
3. Cary, North Carolina
Pay gap: $39,491
4. Scottsdale, Arizona
Pay gap: $31,842
5. McKinney, Texas
Pay gap: $29,015
6. Huntington Beach, California
Pay gap: $28,525
7. Fremont, California
Pay gap: $27,854
8. Jersey City, New Jersey
Pay gap: $24,571
9. Irvine, California
Pay gap: $23,258
10. San Francisco, California
Pay gap: $22,626
