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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Gender Pay Gap

State: Michigan
Measurement Period: 2018-2022

This indicator shows the ratio between the median earnings of women in cents to every dollar of the median earnings of men, or cents on the dollar.

Why is this important?

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for work. Yet, women, on average, have been paid less than men, making around 84 cents for every dollar paid to men. Differences in the industries and occupations where men and women work are the single largest measurable cause of women's lower wages. However, about 70% of the wage gap cannot be explained by differences in worker characteristics and may be due to discrimination (U.S. Department of Labor).

Considerations for Equitable Approaches: Pay differs substantially by gender, race, and ethnicity. For instance, women who identify as Black and Hispanic women (of any race) experience a larger pay gap compared to non-Hispanic White women. Efforts to close the gender and racial wage gap should address the leading contributors to differences in pay. Solutions must address occupational and industry segregation, while at the same time addressing discrimination and other factors not easily captured in statistical models (U.S. Department of Labor). 

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State: Michigan

$0.68
cents on the dollar
Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
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Compared to U.S. States, Michigan has a value of $0.68 which is in the worst 25% of states. States in the best 50% have a value higher than $0.72 while states in the worst 25% have a value lower than $0.70.
U.S. States
Compared to the US Value ($0.72), Michigan has a value of $0.68 which is lower and worse.
US Value
($0.72)
Over time, the Michigan value is increasing, not significantly.
Trend
Technical note: The U.S. Census Bureau calculates 90% confidence intervals for American Community Survey estimates. Use caution when interpreting values with wide confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that are farther away from estimates in either direction indicate uncertainty due to small survey sample sizes. The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend comparing overlapping 5-year periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Use caution when comparing estimates for census tracts over time as these geographies are redefined with each decennial census according to population changes.
More details:
Data for this indicator can be found in tables B20017 (overall values) and B20017B-I (race/ethnicity breakout values) on data.census.gov.
 
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Filed under: Economy / Income, Economy / Employment, Social Determinants of Health, Women

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