Families depend on women’s wages more than ever, but women working full time, year round are typically paid less than men working full time, year round. For Black women the wage gap is even larger than for women overall, with Black women working full time, year round typically making only 65 cents for every dollar white non-Hispanic men make. The full-time, year-round wage gap for Black women varies widely by state. 

However, the wage gap for full-time, year-round workers doesn’t fully reflect the economic disparities faced by Black women. When part-time and part-year workers are included in the comparison, Black women were typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men in 2024.  This disparity varies widely by state.