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Table 3 Regression-adjusted predicted real median hourly wage by occupation, gender and year

From: Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing of the gender pay gap

 

2001

Annualized

Annualized

Annualized

Annualized

Cumulative

2001–2004

2004

2004–2008

2008

2008–2013

2013

2013–2017

2017

2001–2017

% wages

% wages

% wages

% wages

% wages

Healthcare support occupations

 Female

$13.54

0.51

$13.75

−0.62

$13.41

−0.35

$13.18

−0.69

$13.55

0.07

 Male

$15.65

−1.67

$14.88

−0.19

$14.77

−0.3

$14.55

−0.05

$14.52

−7.22

 F/M wage

86.50%

 

92.40%

 

90.70%

 

90.50%

 

93.30%

 

Nurse occupations

 Female

$29.61

2.62

$32.00

0.3

$32.39

−0.14

$32.17

0.36

$32.64

10.23

 Male

$30.93

3.29

$34.08

0.47

$34.72

−0.46

$33.93

0.48

$34.58

11.8

 F/M wage

95.70%

 

93.80%

 

93.20%

 

94.80%

 

94.30%

 

Direct patient care occupations

 Female

$21.03

0.63

$21.43

−1.21

$20.41

−0.56

$19.84

0.48

$20.22

−3.85

 Male

$24.12

0.23

$24.29

−1.34

$23.01

−0.47

$22.47

0.19

$22.64

−6.13

 F/M wage

87.10%

 

88.20%

 

88.70%

 

88.20%

 

89.30%

 

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

 Female

$21.68

1.45

$22.64

0.15

$22.78

−0.04

$22.73

−0.12

$22.62

4.33

 Male

$25.60

2.88

$27.88

−0.65

$27.15

−0.24

$26.83

−0.47

$26.33

2.85

 F/M wage

84.60%

 

81.20%

 

83.90%

 

84.70%

 

85.90%

 

Physician and surgeon occupations

 Female

$56.10

6.9

$68.53

−1.32

$64.99

2.71

$74.30

1.99

$80.38

43.2

 Male

$72.43

0.33

$73.14

3.78

$84.84

1.43

$91.06

0.92

$94.45

30.4

 F/M wage

77.40%

 

93.60%

 

76.60%

 

81.60%

 

85.10%

 
  1. Sample is full-time/full-year workers, aged 18–75, except physicians and surgeons are ≥ 35 years of age
  2. Source: American Community Survey 2001, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2017