For the first time in 20 years, the gender wage gap widened further across the U.S.  

But not in Washington state. 

The median earning of a typical working woman in Washington were $17,400 less than those of a typical working man in 2023, a $1,000 improvement from 2022, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. 

However, that still puts the state in the top 10 for widest gender pay gaps in the country. 

And while the gap in median income for women and men with earnings in Washington state lessened overall, that wasn’t the case for all women. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women and Latina women made an additional $1,000 less than white non-Hispanic men between 2022 and 2023.