Among top earners, the average woman makes just 39 cents for every dollar a man makes.
Across the US, the average income for the top 2% of all earners is $206,000.
But among women in the top 2%, the average salary is $145,000, compared to $371,000 for men, according to an analysis of the 2015 American Community Survey by labor economics research firm Job Search Intelligence (JSI).
That means the average woman in the top 2% makes just 39 cents for every dollar a man makes. Overall, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar a man makes in the US, according to a 2016 report published by the Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff.
While striking, the pay gap at the top isn't likely a matter of women being paid significantly less than their male counterparts, but rather that women are underrepresented at the highest levels of management.
In fact, in some states, so few women make it into the top 1% — which requires an average annual salary of $389,436 or more, based on calculations by the Economic Policy Institute — that, to protect anonymity, salary data is not reported by gender, according to JSI. That's why we're comparing earnings among the top 2%, rather than the more standard top 1% of earners.
Below, see the average income for the top earners in every US state — listed from the smallest gender wage gap to the largest — as well as the average income for women and men in the top 2% of all earners.
Alaska: Women earn $50,000 less.
Alaska
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $185,000
A man in the top 2%: $200,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
North Dakota: Women earn $70,000 less.
North Dakota
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $150,000
A man in the top 2%: $170,000
A woman in the top 2%: $100,000
Indiana: Women earn $80,000 less.
Indiana
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $170,000
A man in the top 2%: $200,000
A woman in the top 2%: $120,000
Wisconsin: Women earn $81,000 less.
Wisconsin
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $180,000
A man in the top 2%: $211,000
A woman in the top 2%: $130,000
Iowa: Women earn $83,000 less.
Iowa
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $150,000
A man in the top 2%: $193,000
A woman in the top 2%: $110,000
Kansas: Women earn $85,000 less.
Kansas
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $175,000
A man in the top 2%: $215,000
A woman in the top 2%: $130,000
South Dakota: Women earn $85,000 less.
South Dakota
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $150,000
A man in the top 2%: $186,000
A woman in the top 2%: $101,000
Vermont: Women earn $88,000 less.
Vermont
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $176,000
A man in the top 2%: $215,000
A woman in the top 2%: $127,000
Minnesota: Women earn $100,000 less.
Minnesota
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $250,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
Colorado: Women earn $104,000 less.
Colorado
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $225,000
A man in the top 2%: $264,000
A woman in the top 2%: $160,000
West Virginia: Women earn $163,000 less.
West Virginia
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $160,000
A man in the top 2%: $283,000
A woman in the top 2%: $120,000
New Mexico: Women earn $179,000 less.
New Mexico
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $158,000
A man in the top 2%: $304,000
A woman in the top 2%: $125,000
Mississippi: Women earn $183,000 less.
Mississippi
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $150,000
A man in the top 2%: $290,000
A woman in the top 2%: $107,000
Maine: Women earn $199,000 less.
Maine
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $180,000
A man in the top 2%: $324,000
A woman in the top 2%: $125,000
Alabama: Women earn $209,000 less.
Alabama
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $175,000
A man in the top 2%: $333,000
A woman in the top 2%: $124,000
Idaho: Women earn $210,000 less.
Idaho
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $150,000
A man in the top 2%: $316,000
A woman in the top 2%: $106,000
Hawaii: Women earn $211,000 less.
Hawaii
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $180,000
A man in the top 2%: $351,000
A woman in the top 2%: $140,000
Arkansas: Women earn $216,000 less.
Arkansas
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $180,000
A man in the top 2%: $336,000
A woman in the top 2%: $120,000
South Carolina: Women earn $217,000 less.
South Carolina
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $185,000
A man in the top 2%: $347,000
A woman in the top 2%: $130,000
Louisiana: Women earn $221,000 less.
Louisiana
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $346,000
A woman in the top 2%: $125,000
Arizona: Women earn $227,000 less.
Arizona
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $367,000
A woman in the top 2%: $140,000
Nevada: Women earn $227,000 less.
Nevada
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $180,000
A man in the top 2%: $357,000
A woman in the top 2%: $130,000
Oregon: Women earn $228,000 less.
Oregon
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $198,000
A man in the top 2%: $378,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
Utah: Women earn $228,000 less.
Utah
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $362,000
A woman in the top 2%: $134,000
Montana: Women earn $229,000 less.
Montana
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $185,000
A man in the top 2%: $354,000
A woman in the top 2%: $125,000
Kentucky: Women earn $231,000 less.
Kentucky
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $190,000
A man in the top 2%: $358,000
A woman in the top 2%: $127,000
Rhode Island: Women earn $233,000 less.
Rhode Island
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $225,000
A man in the top 2%: $383,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
Michigan: Women earn $242,000 less.
Michigan
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $194,000
A man in the top 2%: $382,000
A woman in the top 2%: $140,000
New Hampshire: Women earn $244,000 less.
New Hampshire
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $220,000
A man in the top 2%: $404,000
A woman in the top 2%: $160,000
Delaware: Women earn $253,000 less.
Delaware
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $403,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
Oklahoma: Women earn $255,000 less.
Oklahoma
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $180,000
A man in the top 2%: $375,000
A woman in the top 2%: $120,000
Tennessee: Women earn $255,000 less.
Tennessee
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $390,000
A woman in the top 2%: $135,000
Missouri: Women earn $257,000 less.
Missouri
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $190,000
A man in the top 2%: $387,000
A woman in the top 2%: $130,000
Ohio: Women earn $257,000 less.
Ohio
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $196,000
A man in the top 2%: $392,000
A woman in the top 2%: $135,000
Pennsylvania: Women earn $260,000 less.
Pennsylvania
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $408,000
A woman in the top 2%: $148,000
Nebraska: Women earn $264,000 less.
Nebraska
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $175,000
A man in the top 2%: $384,000
A woman in the top 2%: $120,000
North Carolina: Women earn $266,000 less.
North Carolina
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $200,000
A man in the top 2%: $416,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
Washington: Women earn $268,000 less.
Washington
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $240,000
A man in the top 2%: $440,000
A woman in the top 2%: $172,000
Georgia: Women earn $269,000 less.
Georgia
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $217,000
A man in the top 2%: $419,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
Florida: Women earn $279,000 less.
Florida
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $220,000
A man in the top 2%: $429,000
A woman in the top 2%: $150,000
California: Women earn $283,000 less.
California
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $250,000
A man in the top 2%: $483,000
A woman in the top 2%: $200,000
Virginia: Women earn $288,000 less.
Virginia
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $233,000
A man in the top 2%: $460,000
A woman in the top 2%: $172,000
Texas: Women earn $295,000 less.
Texas
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $250,000
A man in the top 2%: $451,000
A woman in the top 2%: $156,000
Maryland: Women earn $296,000 less.
Maryland
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $250,000
A man in the top 2%: $482,000
A woman in the top 2%: $186,000
Wyoming: Women earn $305,000 less.
Wyoming
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $170,000
A man in the top 2%: $425,000
A woman in the top 2%: $120,000
Illinois: Women earn $335,000 less.
Illinois
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $245,000
A man in the top 2%: $505,000
A woman in the top 2%: $170,000
Massachusetts: Women earn $351,000 less.
Massachusetts
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $300,000
A man in the top 2%: $551,000
A woman in the top 2%: $200,000
New Jersey: Women earn $355,000 less.
New Jersey
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $300,000
A man in the top 2%: $555,000
A woman in the top 2%: $200,000
Washington, D.C.: Women earn $357,000 less.
Washington, D.C.
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $379,000
A man in the top 2%: $637,000
A woman in the top 2%: $280,000
New York: Women earn $413,000 less.
New York
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $280,000
A man in the top 2%: $613,000
A woman in the top 2%: $200,000
Connecticut: Women earn $444,000 less.
Connecticut
Average income for:
Top 2% of earners: $360,000
A man in the top 2%: $658,000
A woman in the top 2%: $214,000
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