Pay Disparity Worsens for Black Women in New York City, Report Finds

By Kate King

The wage gap between black women and white men in New York City widened in recent years, while white women inched a bit closer to pay equity, according to a report by the comptroller’s office.

Black women in New York City made 57 cents for every dollar paid to white men in 2016, a difference of roughly $32,000 in annual earnings. The gap grew slightly, to 43 cents in 2016 from 42 cents in 2010, according to the report, which compared the median earnings of full-time working men and women.

White women, by contrast, made 82 cents for every dollar, or $13,600 less in annual earnings, compared with white men in 2016, the most recent year for which data was available. This marked a slight improvement from 2010, when the median earnings for white women was 81 cents on the dollar.

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Source: The Wall Street Journal (via Empire Report New York)