US gender pay: $0.83 uncontrolled, $0.99 controlled -- gap is mostly occupational sorting
PayScale 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report finds the uncontrolled gender pay gap in the US is $0.83 per dollar; the controlled gap (same job, qualifications, experience) narrows to $0.99, indicating most of the gap comes from occupational sorting and industry concentration, not direct pay discrimination.
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