Women’s Earnings in Louisiana – 2022

In 2022, Louisiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $822, or 77.3 percent of the $1,064 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the 2022 women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio of 77.3 percent compared to 78.1 percent in 2021. Nationwide, women earned $958 per week, or 83.0 percent of men’s earnings ($1,154). (See chart 1 and table 1.) The earnings comparisons in this release are on a broad level and do not control for many factors that can be important in explaining earnings differences, such as job skills and responsibilities, work experience, and specialization.

In Louisiana, the women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio has ranged from a low of 65.0 percent in 2009 to a high of 78.1 percent in 2021. (Data for the states began in 1997.)

Chart 1. Women’s earnings as a percentage of men, full-time wage and salary workers, the United States and Louisiana, 2012–22 annual averages

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Chart 1. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's, full-time wage and salary workers, the United States and Louisiana, 2012–22 annual averages
Year	United States	Louisiana
2012	80.9	72.0
2013	82.1	73.1
2014	82.5	77.5
2015	81.1	76.1
2016	81.9	76.4
2017	81.8	77.4
2018	81.1	76.0
2019	81.5	73.6
2020	82.3	74.2
2021	83.1	78.1
2022	83.0	77.3

Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, median weekly earnings of women in full-time wage and salary positions in 2022 ranged from $751 in Mississippi to $1,626 in the District of Columbia. Women’s earnings in 12 states and the District of Columbia exceeded $1,050 per week. (See map 1.)

Map 1. Women's median usual weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary workers by state, 2022 annual averages

(U.S. average = $958)

Median weekly earnings for men were lowest in Mississippi at $906 and highest in the District of Columbia at $1,876. Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia had weekly wages above $1,050 for full-time male workers.

Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Rhode Island had the highest women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio, 99.6 percent. Utah had the lowest earnings ratio, 73.1 percent. (See map 2.) The differences among the states reflect, in part, variation in the occupations and industries found in each state and differences in the demographic composition of each state’s labor force. In addition, sampling error for state estimates is considerably larger than it is for the national estimates. Consequently, earnings comparisons between states should be made with caution.

Map 2. Women's earnings as a percentage of men's for full-time wage and salary workers by state, 2022 annual averages

(U.S. average = 83.0%)

Technical Note

The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau using a scientifically selected national sample of about 60,000 eligible households representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey data on earnings are based on one-fourth of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wage and salary workers. All self-employed workers, both incorporated and unincorporated, are excluded from the data presented in this release.

Readers should be aware that, because of sampling error, apparent differences between estimates for two or more groups or categories may not be statistically significant, and therefore not meaningfully different from one another. Standard errors are shown with many of the median earnings estimates in this report to help readers evaluate differences in earnings estimates.

For more information on the median weekly earnings of women and men, see Bureau of Labor Statistics Report 1108, Highlights of women’s earnings in 2022 and Technical Notes.

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Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by state, 2022 annual averages
State	Total			Women			Men			Women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s
State	Number of workers (in thou- sands)	Median weekly earnings ($)	Standard error of median ($)	Number of workers (in thou- sands)	Median weekly earnings ($)	Standard error of median ($)	Number of workers (in thou- sands)	Median weekly earnings ($)	Standard error of median ($)	Women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s
United States	118,869	1,059	3	53,315	958	3	65,554	1,154	3	83.0
Alabama	1,808	935	16	808	837	20	1,000	1,049	32	79.8
Alaska	251	1,131	20	106	1,007	32	145	1,217	23	82.7
Arizona	2,582	1,071	18	1,113	938	24	1,470	1,173	23	80.0
Arkansas	1,036	889	13	485	822	19	551	954	29	86.2
California	13,562	1,159	9	5,803	1,062	18	7,758	1,223	14	86.8
Colorado	2,226	1,240	16	960	1,142	19	1,265	1,312	26	87.0
Connecticut	1,360	1,260	44	617	1,130	41	743	1,399	30	80.8
Delaware	367	996	12	178	972	21	189	1,018	20	95.5
District of Columbia	300	1,740	18	155	1,626	52	145	1,876	32	86.7
Florida	7,938	952	9	3,695	861	9	4,243	1,022	12	84.2
Georgia	3,924	986	12	1,816	891	20	2,109	1,087	27	82.0
Hawaii	473	1,038	25	209	963	20	265	1,136	33	84.8
Idaho	664	975	15	277	851	17	387	1,085	27	78.4
Illinois	4,660	1,136	13	2,164	1,014	14	2,496	1,262	26	80.3
Indiana	2,549	996	17	1,121	861	16	1,427	1,109	25	77.6
Iowa	1,228	972	20	546	883	18	681	1,066	25	82.8
Kansas	1,095	1,007	13	480	920	20	614	1,079	33	85.3
Kentucky	1,495	945	14	668	860	19	827	1,018	27	84.5
Louisiana	1,552	926	18	743	822	21	809	1,064	37	77.3
Maine	427	1,019	17	206	936	23	222	1,093	39	85.6
Maryland	2,429	1,240	19	1,123	1,165	19	1,306	1,345	70	86.6
Massachusetts	2,590	1,353	26	1,186	1,247	24	1,403	1,454	25	85.8
Michigan	3,391	1,109	16	1,450	987	17	1,941	1,197	25	82.5
Minnesota	2,159	1,156	15	964	1,101	39	1,195	1,210	37	91.0
Mississippi	969	818	17	479	751	16	491	906	18	82.9
Missouri	2,235	986	24	996	882	22	1,238	1,110	39	79.5
Montana	364	979	15	163	884	17	201	1,082	23	81.7
Nebraska	771	1,006	15	350	937	22	422	1,068	27	87.7
Nevada	1,085	903	12	481	811	13	604	1,013	18	80.1
New Hampshire	559	1,207	29	246	1,019	23	313	1,351	24	75.4
New Jersey	3,511	1,187	19	1,546	1,072	30	1,964	1,284	39	83.5
New Mexico	669	951	15	296	855	27	373	1,023	35	83.6
New York	6,761	1,151	8	3,114	1,072	19	3,647	1,239	17	86.5
North Carolina	3,762	976	13	1,760	902	15	2,002	1,053	32	85.7
North Dakota	311	1,005	13	138	900	12	174	1,140	21	78.9
Ohio	4,008	1,005	11	1,796	902	11	2,212	1,103	16	81.8
Oklahoma	1,364	863	18	641	769	14	723	952	24	80.8
Oregon	1,494	1,143	16	663	1,074	30	831	1,204	33	89.2
Pennsylvania	4,701	1,095	14	2,157	981	16	2,545	1,195	20	82.1
Rhode Island	412	1,140	24	186	1,138	30	225	1,142	36	99.6
South Carolina	1,729	929	18	822	841	22	907	1,016	27	82.8
South Dakota	338	990	15	153	886	22	185	1,076	26	82.3
Tennessee	2,510	956	16	1,128	859	20	1,382	1,047	34	82.0
Texas	10,690	1,014	9	4,665	916	10	6,025	1,103	14	83.0
Utah	1,227	1,054	16	470	884	15	757	1,210	25	73.1
Vermont	225	1,129	20	107	1,007	31	117	1,214	33	82.9
Virginia	3,356	1,159	16	1,599	1,054	30	1,757	1,324	48	79.6
Washington	2,870	1,197	23	1,201	1,097	34	1,669	1,279	33	85.8
West Virginia	596	937	15	270	828	19	325	1,065	40	77.7
Wisconsin	2,088	1,077	21	930	940	24	1,158	1,169	24	80.4
Wyoming	199	1,023	17	83	869	24	116	1,150	24	75.6
Note: In general, the sampling error for the state estimates is considerably larger than it is for the national estimates; thus, comparisons of state estimates should be made with caution. Data shown are based on workers' state of residence; workers' reported earnings, however, may or may not be from a job located in the same state. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: Monday, February 05, 2024

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Women’s Earnings in Louisiana – 2022

(U.S. average = $958)

(U.S. average = 83.0%)