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Here’s how much less women earn than men in 25 industries

By Jeanne Sahadi and Tal Yellin

No industry offers equal pay for equal work, a new study finds. But the gender pay gap is worse in some industries than others when it comes to underpaying women relative to their male peers. Women in health care jobs on average earn about 93 cents for every dollar their male colleagues make. They do much better in aerospace and agriculture, earning about 98 cents.

  • Healthcare

    92.8 cents

    for every dollar a man makes

  • Insurance

    92.8 cents

  • Mining & Metals

    93.2 cents

  • Transportation & Logistics

    93.3 cents

  • Media

    93.4 cents

  • Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

    93.4 cents

  • Finance

    93.6 cents

  • Retail

    94.1 cents

  • Construction, Repair & Maintenance

    94.1 cents

  • Information technology

    94.1 cents

  • Real estate

    94.2 cents

  • Non-profit

    94.3 cents

  • Oil, Gas, Energy & Utilities

    94.4 cents

  • Business services

    94.5 cents

  • Government

    95.3 cents

  • Telecommunications

    95.4 cents

  • Consumer services

    95.5 cents

  • Accounting & Legal

    95.5 cents

  • Manufacturing

    96 cents

  • Education

    96.7 cents

  • Restaurants, Bars & Food Service

    96.8 cents

  • Travel & Tourism

    97 cents

  • Biotech & Pharmaceuticals

    97 cents

  • Agriculture & Forestry

    97.5 cents

  • Aerospace & Defense

    97.5 cents

    • Source: Glassdoor Economic Research; Published March 23, 2016
    By Jeanne Sahadi and Tal Yellin
    Footnote: Jobs site Glassdoor analyzed more than 500,000 salary reports from its users across 31,300 job titles and more than 68,000 companies in 25 industries. They compared the pay of women and men of similar education and experience, who had the same job title and worked at similar companies in the same state.

    Gender pay gap

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