The gender pay gap widens as workers age
Annual average of median usual weekly earnings for full-time salaried workers by age and gender, 2020
Column chart showing the gender pay gap by age group: 16-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65+. For men and women, pay peaks in middle age. Over time, the difference in weekly earnings increases between men and women, peaking in middle age when men ages 45-54 were paid 30 percent more than women in the same age.
