[US] Ranking of cities paying six-figure salaries to women

According to Census data, women make up less than 30 per cent of six-figure earners in the US however in at least one major city that number is closer to half, Bizwomen reports.

In a new study, SmartAsset ranked the 100 largest US cities according to two metrics: the percentage of full-time women workers who are six-figure earners and the percentage of six-figure earners who are women.

Number one on the list, for the third year in a row, is Washington, D.C., where women make up almost 45 per cent of all six-figure earners, compared to a national average of 29 per cent. Additionally, about 34 per cent of female workers in the nation’s capital earn $100,000 or more, the fourth-highest rate in the study.

Tied in second place are San Francisco and D.C. suburb Arlington, Virginia.

Census Bureau data reportedly shows that almost 40 per cent of female workers in San Francisco earn $100,000 or more annually. San Francisco ranks eighth-highest for the percentage of its six-figure earners who are women (38 per cent).

Of the roughly 52,900 full-time female workers in Arlington, 38 per cent earn $100,000 or more. Median earnings for full-time working women in Arlington were the highest in the study at $81,640.

Oakland, California moves down one place from its 2021 No. 3 ranking with the eighth-highest percentage of women earning $100,000 or more (25 per cent) and the second-highest percentage of six-figure earners who are women (40 per cent).

Tied for fifth place are New York City and Boston.

Full-time working women in New York earn a median salary of $54,900 but Census Bureau data reveals that around 20 per cent of them are earning $100,000 or more.

Boston has the 11th-highest percentage of women earning $100,000 or more (21 per cent) and the fourth-highest percentage of six-figure earners who are women (39 per cent).

Completing the current top 10 are Chicago, Sacramento, Portland, Oregon and Jersey City, New Jersey.

Source: Bizwomen

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According to Census data, women make up less than 30 per cent of six-figure earners in the US however in at least one major city that number is closer to half, Bizwomen reports.

In a new study, SmartAsset ranked the 100 largest US cities according to two metrics: the percentage of full-time women workers who are six-figure earners and the percentage of six-figure earners who are women.

Number one on the list, for the third year in a row, is Washington, D.C., where women make up almost 45 per cent of all six-figure earners, compared to a national average of 29 per cent. Additionally, about 34 per cent of female workers in the nation’s capital earn $100,000 or more, the fourth-highest rate in the study.

Tied in second place are San Francisco and D.C. suburb Arlington, Virginia.

Census Bureau data reportedly shows that almost 40 per cent of female workers in San Francisco earn $100,000 or more annually. San Francisco ranks eighth-highest for the percentage of its six-figure earners who are women (38 per cent).

Of the roughly 52,900 full-time female workers in Arlington, 38 per cent earn $100,000 or more. Median earnings for full-time working women in Arlington were the highest in the study at $81,640.

Oakland, California moves down one place from its 2021 No. 3 ranking with the eighth-highest percentage of women earning $100,000 or more (25 per cent) and the second-highest percentage of six-figure earners who are women (40 per cent).

Tied for fifth place are New York City and Boston.

Full-time working women in New York earn a median salary of $54,900 but Census Bureau data reveals that around 20 per cent of them are earning $100,000 or more.

Boston has the 11th-highest percentage of women earning $100,000 or more (21 per cent) and the fourth-highest percentage of six-figure earners who are women (39 per cent).

Completing the current top 10 are Chicago, Sacramento, Portland, Oregon and Jersey City, New Jersey.

Source: Bizwomen

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