The table illustrates weekly wage of men and of women working in five different professions in 2015.
Overall, male workers earned higher average weekly salaries than female workers across every single listed category. Additionally, professional roles yielded the highest income for both genders, whereas manual labor recorded the lowest overall earnings.
Looking at the highest-paid sector, professionals earned the most significant weekly wages, with men making $2,000 and women earning $1,900. This field also represented the smallest wage gap, which was only $100. In contrast, technicians showed the largest disparity in earnings; men in this field made $1,400 per week, while women received $900, resulting in a gap of $500.
Regarding the remaining job categories, administrative and clerical workers earned $1,350 for men and $1,000 for women, while service workers had salaries of $1,300 and $950 respectively. Both of these sectors exhibited an identical difference of $350 in weekly pay. Finally, manual laborers earned the least among all groups, with men collecting $1,100 per week compared to $850 for women, creating a $250 wage difference.