2025 showed both progress and setbacks in Boston’s wage gap story. Women now earn 88 cents for every dollar a man earns—a 43% decrease from the 21-cent gap in 2023. Despite this improvement, the racial wage gap widened: people of color earn 31 cents less than white workers, up from 27 cents last year.
The Boston Women’s Workforce Council’s latest report shows women are gaining ground in executive roles, but people of color remain underrepresented in higher-paying positions.
💵 Women’s C-suite representation increased from 47% to 54%
💵 Gender pay gap widens from 12 cents to 18 cents when performance pay is included
💵 Employees of Color in executive positions earn $180,440 compared to White executives’ $336,708
💵 Hispanic women face a 51-cent wage gap and Black women face a 53-cent gap compared to White men—over four times higher than the average gender wage gap
Read more in The Boston Globe.
