Latinas in the United States earn significantly lower hourly wages than non-Hispanic white men and, on average, less than women from other racial and ethnic groups. In California overall, Latinas earn just 49 cents for every dollar earned by a non-Hispanic white man. 

Importantly, this gap is not uniform. It varies across California's counties, reflecting differences in local economies, workforce composition, and the ways discrimination shapes access to education and career opportunities.

Published by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, which spearheads the Latina Futures 2050 Lab in collaboration with the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute.