Omaha-area women earn $10,844 less per year than men.

Each year, this type of wage disparity is brought to light on a national scale with Equal Pay Day, which shows how far into the new year women must work to earn what men did the previous year. In 2022, that date falls on March 15.

Nationally, women who work full time are paid 83 cents for every dollar paid to a man. So, if a woman works a 9-5 job, she essentially starts working for free at 2:40 p.m.

The gap is even wider for women of color: Black women are typically paid 64 cents, Native American women 60 cents, Latinas just 57 cents, and Asian American and Pacific Islander women as little as 52 cents.

We track the gender pay gap in The Landscape, our community indicator project.

From our data analysis, we found that college-educated women earn $17,470 less per year than men in our community. While overall income levels rise with education, men earn a median income higher than women across all occupational areas regardless of education.

The gender pay gap in Omaha-Council Bluffs is slightly higher than national rates. Nationally, women earn 22% less than men. Locally, they earn 24% less. The pay gap between men and women has increased since 2016.

Dig into the data. Learn more about Omaha’s Workforce.