Women in Massachusetts: Earnings and the Pay Gap
Measured median earnings for women and men who work full-time, year-round in Massachusetts, from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2024). Every figure on this page lists its source and year.
Where Massachusetts sits
In 2024, the median woman working full-time, year-round in Massachusetts earned $72,471, compared with $82,255 for the median man: 88.1 cents on the dollar, a difference of $9,784. That is above the national figure of 83.1% and ranks Massachusetts #5 of 51 (50 states plus DC, 1 = smallest gap). ACS figures are survey estimates with margins of error, so states with similar ratios may not differ meaningfully.
These are all-occupation medians. Part of any state gap reflects differences in the jobs and hours women and men work; the figures describe the gap, not its causes.
Professions: modeled estimates for Massachusetts
There is no official state-by-profession pay gap series. The Pay Gap Lookup shows measured national BLS medians for each profession (2025) and Massachusetts’s measured ACS gap, plus a clearly labeled modeled estimate: the national BLS median for women in the job, adjusted by Massachusetts’s ACS women-to-men ratio relative to the national ratio. It assumes the job’s gap moves with the state’s overall gap, which may not hold.
Representation
For the current share of women in the Massachusetts legislature, statewide offices, and Congress, see the Center for American Women and Politics (Rutgers), which updates these counts after each election.
Fields (national data)
Other US states
Related national data & research
Frequently asked
What is the gender pay gap in Massachusetts?
In 2024, women working full-time, year-round in Massachusetts had median earnings of $72,471 versus $82,255 for men, or 88.1% (Census ACS 2024 1-year, table B20017).
How does Massachusetts compare with the US?
The national figure is 83.1% ($55,678 vs $66,965). Massachusetts ranks #5 of 51 on this measure, before accounting for margins of error.
Are the profession figures for Massachusetts measured?
No. Profession medians are national BLS figures. The Massachusetts profession figures in the Pay Gap Lookup are modeled estimates and are labeled that way.