This report expands on other wage gap analyses by focusing on hourly earnings. We draw on the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS 1-year data (released October 17, 2024) to investigate the scope of the Latina hourly earnings gap.11 We review the causes of the gap and highlight the growth and youthfulness of the Latina population. In 2023, the hourly earnings gap affected Latina workers more than most other women workers: Latinas were paid only 62 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men. Latinas in the labor force would need to complete an additional twenty-four hours of work per week to reach parity with non-Hispanic white male peers. We demonstrate that when compared to white men with a comparable level of education, the gap is widest for Latina workers who are college educated. This earnings gap, we contend, poses a serious threat to the prosperity of a large number of US workers and their families.

Published by the Latina Futures 2050 Lab.