| Race or Ethnicity | Wage gap compared with white women | Wage gap compared with white men |
| Hispanic or Latina | 69% | 54% |
| African American | 80% | 63% |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 79% | 62% |
| American Indian & Alaska Native | 76% | 59% |
| Asian American | 115% | 90% |
Source . Based on median annual earnings of full-time, year-round workers, ages 16 and older, 2014.
AmericanProgress.org : “Researchers estimate that a portion of the overall gender wage gap can be attributed to factors such as occupation, differences in hours worked, and time spent in the labor force. These differences are not purely the result of ‘women’s choices.’ They reflect significant structural and economic realities that limit women’s abilities to compete with men in the labor force, resulting in lower pay.”