The gender wage gap indicator compares the median earnings between male and female workers in Champaign County.

Two worker populations are analyzed: all workers, including part-time and seasonal workers and those that were not employed for the full survey year; and full-time, year-round workers. The gender wage gap is included because it blends economics and equity, and illustrates that a major economic talking point on the national level is just as relevant at the local scale.

For all four populations (male full-time, year-round workers; female full-time, year-round workers; all male workers; and all female workers), the estimated median earnings were higher in 2023 than in 2005. The greatest increase in a population’s estimated median earnings between 2005 and 2023 was for female full-time, year-round workers; the smallest increase between 2005 and 2023 was for all female workers. In both categories (all and full-time, year-round), the estimated median annual earnings for male workers was consistently higher than for female workers.

The gender gap between the two estimates in 2023 was larger for full-time, year-round workers than all workers. For full-time, year-round workers, the difference was $11,863; for all workers, it was approaching $9,700.

The Associated Press wrote this article in October 2024 about how Census Bureau data shows that in 2023 in the United States, the gender wage gap between men and women working full-time widened year-over-year for the first time in 20 years.

Income data was sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates, which are released annually.

As with any datasets that are estimates rather than exact counts, it is important to take into account the margins of error (listed in the column beside each figure) when drawing conclusions from the data.

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of providing the standard 1-year data products, the Census Bureau released experimental estimates from the 1-year data in 2020. This includes a limited number of data tables for the nation, states, and the District of Columbia. The Census Bureau states that the 2020 ACS 1-year experimental tables use an experimental estimation methodology and should not be compared with other ACS data. For these reasons, and because data is not available for Champaign County, no data for 2020 is included in this Indicator.

For interested data users, the 2020 ACS 1-Year Experimental data release includes a dataset on Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2020 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) by Sex by Work Experience in the Past 12 Months for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings in the Past 12 Months.

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The difference between the earnings of women and men shrank slightly over the past years. Considering the controlled gender pay gap, which measures the median salary for men and women with the same job and qualifications, women earned one U.S. cent less. By comparison, the uncontrolled gender pay gap measures the median salary for all men and all women across all sectors and industries and regardless of location and qualification. In 2025, the uncontrolled gender pay gap in the world stood at 0.83, meaning that women earned 0.83 dollars for every dollar earned by men.

In 2024, the difference between average hourly earnings for men and women in the United Kingdom for all workers was 13.1 percent, compared with seven percent for full-time workers, and -3 percent for part-time workers. During the provided time period, the gender pay gap was at its highest in 1997, when it was 27.5 percent for all workers. Compared with 1997, the gender pay gap has fallen by 13.2 percent for all workers, and 9.7 percent for full-time workers. Gender pay gap higher in older age groups Although the gender pay gap among younger age groups was relatively small in 2024, the double-digit pay gap evident in older age groups served to keep the overall gap high. The gender pay gap for workers aged between 18 and 21 for example was -0.5 percent, compared with 12.1percent for people in their 50s. Additionally, the gender pay gap for people aged over 60 has changed little since 1997, falling by just 1.2 percent between 1997 and 2023, compared with a 14.9 percent reduction among workers in their 40s. Positions of power As of 2024, women are unfortunately still relatively underrepresented in leadership positions at Britain’s top businesses. Among FTSE 100 companies, for example, just 9.4 percent of CEOs were female, falling to just 6.1 percent for FTSE 250 companies. Representation was better when it came to FTSE 100 boardrooms, with 44.7 percent of positions at this level being filled by women, compared with 42.6 percent at FTSE 250 companies. In the corridors of political power, the proportion of female MPs was estimated to have reached its highest ever level after the 2024 election at 41 percent, compared with just three percent in 1979.

In 2021, female employee earnings were outpaced by male earnings across nearly all industries, with sharp disparities in the professional and technical services industry, as well as the finance and insurance industry. In that year, there were no industries in which women earned more than men.

Ireland - Gender gap in part-time employment was 17.00% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Ireland - Gender gap in part-time employment - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Ireland - Gender gap in part-time employment reached a record high of 22.60% in December of 2009 and a record low of 17.00% in December of 2024.

Ireland - Gender employment gap: Cities was 6.70% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Ireland - Gender employment gap: Cities - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Ireland - Gender employment gap: Cities reached a record high of 16.40% in December of 2006 and a record low of 6.60% in December of 2012.

The statistic shows the female to male earnings ratio in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2022, based on the median income in current U.S. dollars, by age group. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the earnings ratio of female to male workers aged between 16 to 24 years was at about 92.9 percent.

In Iceland, there is an income gap between men and women. Between 2008 and 2021, women earned significantly less than men per hour. However, the gap decreased gradually since 2013, falling to nine percent by 2022. Despite this income disparity, Iceland topped the rankings for gender equality in 2023> due to the high level of living standards, female representation in business and politics, and maternal benefits.

Ireland - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was 0.12% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Ireland - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Ireland - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.32% in December of 2012 and a record low of 0.04% in December of 2023.

Finland - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was 0.09% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Finland - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Finland - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.14% in December of 2015 and a record low of -0.03% in December of 2020.

As of 2023, South Korea is the country with the highest gender pay gap among OECD countries, with a **** percent difference between the genders. The gender pay gap displays the difference between the median wages of full-time employed men and full-time employed women.

In 2023, the gender pay gap for the median wages in Japan was ** percent. Compared to other OECD countries, Japan was one of the countries with the highest gender pay gap during the measured period.

Germany - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was -0.02% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Germany - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.17% in December of 2013 and a record low of -0.02% in December of 2024.

Hungary - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was 0.22% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Hungary - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Hungary - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.22% in December of 2024 and a record low of -0.05% in December of 2021.

Sweden - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was 0.03% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Sweden - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on May of 2025. Historically, Sweden - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.12% in December of 2020 and a record low of -0.03% in December of 2010.

Ireland - Gender differences in the relative income of older people: Persons aged 60 years and over compared to persons aged less than 60 years was -0.02% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Ireland - Gender differences in the relative income of older people: Persons aged 60 years and over compared to persons aged less than 60 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Ireland - Gender differences in the relative income of older people: Persons aged 60 years and over compared to persons aged less than 60 years reached a record high of 0.30% in December of 2012 and a record low of -0.06% in December of 2023.

Netherlands - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was 0.03% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Netherlands - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Netherlands - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.03% in December of 2024 and a record low of -0.10% in December of 2012.

In 2023, the women-to-men earnings ratio in South Korea was approximately **** percent. While this figure has increased in recent years, the gender pay gap remains significant in South Korean society. South Korea's gender pay gap A growing number of South Korean women have entered the workforce in recent years. However, the female labor force participation rate remains significantly lower than the average of countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). As of 2023, South Korea also had the largest gender pay gap among OECD countries. Challenges of work-life balance The struggle to balance childcare responsibilities with career demands disproportionately affects working women. This is especially true in South Korea, where a survey on women's equality has shown that employers do not provide adequate support for women to achieve a healthy work-life balance. One significant obstacle that makes it difficult for South Korean women to advance in their careers is the challenge of returning to work after an extended career break, such as maternity leave.

Men in the European Union earned approximately 13 percent more than women in 2022, with Estonia having the biggest gender pay gap of 21 percent and Luxembourg having the lowest at minus 0.7 percent, meaning that on average women actually earned more than men in Luxembourg during that year.

Euro Area - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) was 0.04% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Gender differences in the relative income of elderly people (65+) reached a record high of 0.12% in December of 2013 and a record low of 0.04% in December of 2024.