But male income decreased by more than female income in the county between 2009 and 2015
By Kevin Pryor, Analyst
Recent data shows that the male median income in Contra Costa County was $17,710 more than the female median income. In 2016, women in Contra Costa County earned $31,040 while men earned $48,750. This leads to a difference in pay where females earned 64 percent of male’s yearly earnings in the county.
The study was conducted by pansop.com, a knowledge based sharing website. In regards to this study, the data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau and represents the median income for individual males and females in the U.S aged 15 and up.
Figures show that Contra Costa County had a higher gender pay gap than state and national values. California experienced a difference in pay of $11,550 between males and females while the nation had a $12,397 difference. This contrast in pay means that Contra Costa County ranked among the higher pay gaps in the nation and the fourth highest in the state of California.
The information is best represented in the following graph.
The numbers illustrate how men generally make more money the women from county to national values. Furthermore, Contra Costa County’s income gap outperformed California by $6,160 and the national gap by $5,313. Such a large difference is partly due to the fact that Contra Costa County residents also earned a higher income last year when compared to state and national figures.
“The data shows that women in Contra Costa County have experienced a significant difference in pay than men. Such a gap between the two genders represents how the national trend of gender pay is magnified here on the county level” said data analyst for Pansop, Kevin Pryor.
Further research shows that female income in the county decreased by 0.7 percent between 2009 and 2015 while the male median income decreased by 3.7 percent.
Pay Gap Based on Education
For this study we analyzed the 2016 employee pay data based on education level for geographical locations in the U.S.
The pay disparity is usually based on education attainment and is correlated to other factors such as occupation, gender discrimination, gender bias, payment decisions, and more.
In general, the individuals with graduate or professional degree tend to earn more than those who only complete a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, school graduates.
Our key findings for individuals with less than high school education
- The gap between male and female median incomes in US for this group is $9,325
- Males in this group make $8,999 more than females in California
- Males in this group make $13,518 more than females in Contra Costa County
- California’s gender pay gap for this group is less than US by $326
- Contra Costa County’s gender pay gap for this group is more than California by $4,519
Our key findings for individuals with high school education
- The gap between male and female median incomes in US for this group is $12,237
- Males in this group make $9,743 more than females in California
- Males in this group make $8,521 more than females in Contra Costa County
- California’s gender pay gap for this group is less than US by $2,494
- Contra Costa County’s gender pay gap for this group is less than California by $1,222
Our key findings for individuals with associate degree
- The gap between male and female median incomes in US for this group is $12,217
- Males in this group make $11,472 more than females in California
- Males in this group make $12,743 more than females in Contra Costa County
- California’s gender pay gap for this group is less than US by $745
- Contra Costa County’s gender pay gap for this group is more than California by $1,271
Our key findings for individuals with bachelor’s degree
- The gap between male and female median incomes in US for this group is $20,066
- Males in this group make $20,897 more than females in California
- Males in this group make $29,807 more than females in Contra Costa County
- California’s gender pay gap for this group is more than US by $831
- Contra Costa County’s gender pay gap for this group is more than California by $8,910
Our key findings for individuals with professional degree
- The gap between male and female median incomes in US for this group is $28,155
- Males in this group make $30,221 more than females in California
- Males in this group make $41,102 more than females in Contra Costa County
- California’s gender pay gap for this group is more than US by $2,066
- Contra Costa County’s gender pay gap for this group is more than California by $10,881
Gender pay gap by education attainment
- Gender pay gap for individuals with less than high school education in Contra Costa County is less than California by 9.5%
- California’s Gender pay gap for individuals with high school education is 5.8% more than US
- Gender pay gap for individuals with high school education in Contra Costa County is more than California by 7.1%
- Gender pay gap for individuals with bachelors degree in Contra Costa County is less than California by 4.6%
- Gender pay gap for individuals with professional degree in Contra Costa County is more than California by 5.2%
NOTE: Gender pay gap is measured as the ratio of female to male median yearly earnings. The above data for the population age above 25 years. To see the graphs for each education category, click here.
For more information, please contact Kevin Pryor at 203-518-2348 or email at kevin@gridlex.com.
Pansop.com is a product of Gridlex, which has a cross functional team of software engineers, data scientists, and analysts. Pansop.com is a knowledge based analytics service. Team members research data from public sources such as the U.S Census Bureau and private databases to produce insightful studies. Pansop’s data is aimed to serve niche industry professionals and organizations so they may gain further insight into market dynamics.
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