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Table 1 Identifying the gender of DHHS employees based on first names

From: Narrowing but persisting gender pay gap among employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services during 2010–2018

Year

Total number of DHHS employees

% of DHHS employees whose gender is not identified

Among those whose gender is identified

Average pay

Female/male pay ratio (%)

% of GS employees

% Female

Male

Female

2010

81,111

11.5%

82.2

58.9

$94,675

$82,370

87.0

2011

83,277

11.8%

82.1

58.8

$94,845

$83,653

88.2

2012

84,636

12.0%

82.2

58.8

$95,480

$84,693

88.7

2013

84,595

12.2%

82.9

58.8

$96,063

$86,090

89.6

2015

60,243

13.8%

82.7

59.2

$100,941

$90,592

89.7

2016

61,399

14.6%

83.8

59.0

$101,695

$91,689

90.2

2017

70,831

15.0%

83.7

59.4

$105,582

$95,766

90.7

2018

73,858

15.4%

83.

59.6

$109,542

$99,515

90.8

  1. DHHS US Department of Health and Human Services, GS General Schedule. The number of employees is calculated based on data reported by the FedsDataCenter.com